The Economics of Android

Posted in Chronicle by wmuscato on October 20, 2008
T-Mobile G1 Google Android phone full review
PDA Buyer’s Guide Mon, 20 Oct 2008 2:43 PM PDT
The first Google Android phone is here, and so is our in-depth review with companion video coverage. The T-Mobile G1, made by HTC, runs Google’s open source phone operating system and it sits somewhere between a feature phone and …
Google strips meat, gristle off Android Market’s bones, leaves just 13 apps
Engadget Mon, 20 Oct 2008 2:21 PM PDT
Filed under: Cellphones , Handhelds Prior to the G1’s stealth launch , Google’s on-device Android Market was a busy place, teeming with some 50-plus apps seemingly ready to win the hearts and minds of early adopters anxious to outfit their G1s with… oh, you know, simple pleasures like a video player or the ability to change the UI’s font size. We guess that wasn’t part of …
Google Android Adds Microsoft Exchange Support
InformationWeek Mon, 20 Oct 2008 4:40 PM PDT
Developers have created an application that will enable Android users to connect with Exchange servers and load contacts onto their phones.
Motorola Developing an Android-Powered Smartphone
NewsFactor via Yahoo! News Mon, 20 Oct 2008 2:10 PM PDT
When Motorola joined Google’s Open Handset Alliance under former CEO Ed Zander, there was speculation that Motorola would develop a smartphone using Google’s Android mobile operating system.
Motorola readies its own Android social smartphone
telecomasia.net Mon, 20 Oct 2008 2:51 PM PDT
As the wireless world awaits the Oct. 22 debut of the first phone based on the Google-backed Android software, engineers at Motorola (MOT) are hard at work on their own Android handset.
Google Takes Down Applications from Marketplace, World Gets Weird Deja Vu [Android]
Gizmodo Mon, 20 Oct 2008 1:01 PM PDT
This one is strange: Nobody knows exactly why, but Google has taken down most of the more than fifty applications that were supposed to be in the Android Marketplace. Although I’m getting an Apple…
Google shows off Gmail on Android
iTNews Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:50 PM PDT
The first Android-powered phoneis se t for release by T-Mobile this week, and Google has been showing off the Gmail experience running on its new mobile platform.
Google Android: Some of the new apps work wonders, others are duds
Orange County Register Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:34 AM PDT
The Gadgetress reviews the initial apps offerings for the new Google phone.
Will Motorola Take Android Down Social Path?
LinuxInsider.com Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:15 PM PDT
Motorola is reportedly working to create its first Android-based smartphone. The first phone based on Google’s open mobile operating system — T-Mobile’s G1 — will show up Oct. 22, and Motorola will apparently be joining the party at an undisclosed later date. Still, a fashionably late entrance could be just fine.
Motorola prepares its Android phone
InfoWorld Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:55 AM PDT
Motorola is clearly gearing up to enter the iPhone-killer market with its own Android-based phone. Motorola has had posted several job openings for software engineers for Google Android applications (we spotted one on Monster.com, but the post has disappeared). [ Special report:  All about Google Android ] Motorola’s commitment is sparking excitement and speculation among Android
Details Starting to Trickle Out on Motorola’s First Android Smartphone
Brighthand Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:36 PM PDT
A basic description of Motorola’s first smartphone running Google’s Android operating system has leaked out.
Motorola Working On Android Smartphone
InformationWeek Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:25 AM PDT
The company’s first crack at Google’s operating system is expected to feature strong social networking features, but it may not debut until the second quarter of 2009.
Report: T-Mobile sells out first 1.5 million G1s
Linux Devices Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:49 AM PDT
— Oct. 13, 2008 — T-Mobile sold out its first 1.5 million pre-orders of HTC’s G1 phone, the first handset based on the Google Android Java/Linux stack, says The Motley Fool.
Motorola Joins Google Android Craze
ChannelWeb Mon, 20 Oct 2008 7:25 AM PDT
Just days before the first Google Android-based smartphone hits the market with the T-Mobile G1, Motorola is hinting at readying an Android device of its own.
Google shows off Gmail on Android
VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Mon, 20 Oct 2008 7:00 AM PDT
The first Android-powered phone is set for release by T-Mobile this week, and Google has been showing off the Gmail experience running on its new mobile platform.
Google shows off Gmail on Android
vnunet.com Mon, 20 Oct 2008 6:55 AM PDT
David Neal, vnunet.com , Monday 20 October 2008 at 14:44:00 Marketing man touts mobile mail capabilities ahead of G1 launch The first Android-powered phone is set for release by T-Mobile this week, and Google has been showing off the Gmail experience running on its new mobile platform….
Motorola prepares Android phone
Infomatics Mon, 20 Oct 2008 5:47 AM PDT
Motorola is readying a mobile phone based on Google’s Android platform, according to reports, although the device may not ship until sometime next year.
Motorola preps its own Android phone
CNET Mon, 20 Oct 2008 6:48 AM PDT
The phone maker is gearing up to release a social-networking smartphone that uses Google’s mobile operating system by the second quarter, according to a BusinessWeek report.
Google’s G1 or Apple iPhone? Experts Weigh In
IT Management Mon, 20 Oct 2008 6:19 AM PDT
Ahead of the hotly anticipated T-Mobile G1 smartphone’s arrival in stores next week, early reviews show not everyone is convinced that the Android-powered handset is ready to take on the Apple iPhone or muscle onto the turf of Windows Mobile or the BlackBerry.
Motorola prepares Android phone
VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Mon, 20 Oct 2008 4:30 AM PDT
Motorola is readying a mobile phone based on Google’s Android platform, according to reports, although the device may not ship until sometime next year.
Motorola prepares Android phone
vnunet.com Mon, 20 Oct 2008 4:25 AM PDT
Daniel Robinson, vnunet.com , Monday 20 October 2008 at 12:12:00 Handset based on Google platform may ship in 2009 Motorola is readying a mobile phone based on Google’s Android platform, according to reports, although the device may not ship until sometime next year….
Motorola Android Phone rumored for Q2 2009 Release
I4U Mon, 20 Oct 2008 2:43 AM PDT
The T-Mobile G1 is the first Google Android phone, but that does of course not mean that there will be plenty more in 2009. BusinessWeek reports about Motorola’s efforts to release a Android smartphone in 2009. With the rumored Q2 release Motorola will mos…
Motorola’s Android slider getting social in Q2 2009?
Engadget Mon, 20 Oct 2008 4:06 AM PDT
Filed under: Cellphones , Handhelds Motorola: a name that oozes with apathy amongst gadget aficionados these days. But what if we added the words “Android” and ” Social ” to the mix, would you once again take notice of the world’s most invisible number 1 seller of handsets ? According to BusinessWeek, Moto’s Google-ified handset will feature an “iphone-like touch-screen, a slide-out …
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G1 phone a good first step
Richmond Times-Dispatch Sun, 19 Oct 2008 9:17 PM PDT
NEW YORK Given Google Inc.’s reputation as a trend-setter on the Web, I expected great things from its first mobile phone — especially since it is emerging more than a year after Apple Inc. launched the enormously popular iPhone. While it’s far from perfect, the G1 powered by Google’s Android operating system is packed with plenty of consumer-oriented features that may even make iPhone fans …