Disposable Google Android Phone Coming from Hop-on MobileMag Fri, 24 Oct 2008 1:34 PM PDT Hop-on is a company that prides itself in making ridiculously affordable cell phones, including a $10 disposable phone and an el cheapo iPhone 3G competitor . With all this fervor surrounding the T-Mobile G1, Hop-on has developed some interest in the open source platform too. Lots in (App) Store For Smartphones InternetNews.com Fri, 24 Oct 2008 3:11 PM PDT Google launches Android platform, software storefront and development race is on. Technology Week in Review: Better solar cells, car navigation EETimes Fri, 24 Oct 2008 2:40 PM PDT All-spectrum solar cells, Google’s Android mobile phone and new car navigation aids highlight this edition of Technology Week in Review.

An Android in Every Pocket? That’s Google’s Plan InternetNews.com Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:41 AM PDT Google sees mobile as critical to its information-centric business — which is why it has big ambitions for getting Android on as many devices as possible. An Android in Every Pocket? That’s Google’s Plan InternetNews.com Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:11 AM PDT For Google, mobile is critical to its information-centric business — which is why it has big ambitions for getting the OS on as many devices as it can. Virtual keypads set to grace Android phones CNET Fri, 24 Oct 2008 9:48 AM PDT Developers are planning to add a touchscreen option early next year for phones using Google’s Android OS. Android to get virtual keyboard in 2009 MacNN Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:21 AM PDT The highly-anticipated T-Mobile G1 handset shipped to eager buyers earlier this week, bringing with it the first application of the Android operating system developed by Google. Users are already pointing out the lack of an iPhone-like virtual keyboard as a shortcoming, as they are forced to turn the phone sideways and open up the screen to access the QWERTY keyboard, which is a two-handed … Android apps just as unrevolutionary as iPhone apps [Stats] Valleywag Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:11 PM PDT Medialets, a company which tracks which iPhone apps users of Apple’s smartphone download from the company’s iTunes store, reports that Google’s Android Market, a similar service, buy mostly the same… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Want A T-Mobile G1 Without A Contract? Prepare To Pay ChannelWeb Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:25 AM PDT As the T-Mobile G1, the first Google Android smart phone, continues to sell briskly, some are looking to make a quick buck flipping the devices on eBay.

Hop-on Will Launch Its Google Android Alliance Phone at 2009 International CES PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 24 Oct 2008 6:40 AM PDT Hop-on will be launching its new open “Android Platform” device at the Consumer Electronic Show, in Las Vegas January 2009. Hop-on Commits to Android Phone Scoop Fri, 24 Oct 2008 7:49 AM PDT Hop-on announced that it will be launching a new handset at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show that runs Google’s Android platform. Hop-on did not provide any details of the forthcoming device, save that it will cost less than … (follow link to read) MySpace makes bid for socializing on Google phone The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Fri, 24 Oct 2008 8:31 AM PDT NEW YORK – Social networks MySpace and Facebook have already courted iPhone users with programs that let people stay connected on the Apple Inc. smart phone. Now MySpace is first to unveil one for owners of the just-released G1 phone powered by Google Inc.’s Android operating system. Google’s Geolocation API Comes to the Browser Search Engine Roundtable Fri, 24 Oct 2008 5:37 AM PDT First go read Greg Sterling’s write up at Search Engine Land named Location in the Browser: What Does It Mean? Now that you read that, you will realize that the implication of Google adding geolocation capabilities to your desktop browser can be huge. The Geolocation API can run on any browser that has Google Gears and automatically will run on Android and Google’s browser, Chrome. … Security in an Age of Openness Fast Company Magazine Fri, 24 Oct 2008 5:15 AM PDT Google’s mobile operating system, Android, is the most open platform yet. And that’s not necessarily all a good thing.

PDA: Telegraph launches application for Google Android Guardian Unlimited Fri, 24 Oct 2008 4:37 AM PDT Telegraph Media Group, publisher of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph and Telegraph.co.uk, has launched an application for Google Android mobile operating system. The launch coincides with this week’s release of the first Android phones in the US. TMG, which claims to be the first UK publisher to develop a news service for Android, has published the application to the Android Marketplace … Will the ALP be the next mobile Linux OS? ZDNet Fri, 24 Oct 2008 4:41 AM PDT With all of the news surrounding the Google Android Linux device (see my full review) it seems that ACCESS didn’t want people to forget they are still working on a mobile Linux operating system called the ACCESS Linux Platform (ALP). We learned about some screenshots that were shown in August 2007 and it seems that ACCESS continues to work on the operating system. PalmInfocenter has the latest … Developers invited for AndroidDevCamp CIOL Fri, 24 Oct 2008 2:32 AM PDT BANGALORE, INDIA: SpringStage, a nationwide startup network, and Big in Japan, the developer of the ShopSavvy application for Google Android phones , are joining forces to present the first AndroidDevCamp in Dallas.

With Google’s Android software, the smart phone is like toting a pocket PC Dallas Morning News Fri, 24 Oct 2008 1:14 AM PDT The first smart phone with Google’s Android operating system lacks the iPhone’s polish, but it already beats most other smart phones. The G1 is actually made by a company called HTC, but everyone associates it with Google and its new operating system. Google’s new G1 phone: What it’s all about Pensacola News Journal Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:59 PM PDT There’s been a bit of a buzz recently surrounding Wednesday’s release of the T-Mobile G1 — a “smartphone” said to take on Apple’s iPhone — and its Android operating system. Here’s what you need to know: Q&A with Peter Chou, HTC’s chief executive and co-founder San Jose Mercury News Fri, 24 Oct 2008 1:03 AM PDT The head of the company that manufactured the Android phone talks about how he came to partner with Google, how he thinks the G1 compares with the iPhone, and what tech company has the best cafeteria.

Google Launches Android Market Washington Post Thu, 23 Oct 2008 6:10 PM PDT It’s all about the apps. Concurrent with the launch of the T-Mobile G1 Android-based mobile phone today , Google is launching Android Market . Conceptually, the one-two combination of the Android operating system and Android Market takes aim at Apple’s iPhone operating system coupled with its App… Kansas City-based Handmark develops applications for Google-based phone The Kansas City Star Thu, 23 Oct 2008 8:32 PM PDT The first mobile phone based on Google’s Android operating system went on sale Wednesday. On Thursday, Kansas City-based Handmark started selling games and applications for the new phone. Android phone launch day relatively quiet InfoWorld Thu, 23 Oct 2008 5:25 PM PDT The first day of sales for Google’s Android phone hasn’t quite echoed the frenzy surrounding initial iPhone sales, but a few hardy souls across the country got up early to buy the first devices available in stores. The G1, an HTC phone offered by T-Mobile that is the first to run Google’s Android operating system , went on sale on Wednesday at stores across the United States.  San … Android Market to open to any app Monday InfoWorld Thu, 23 Oct 2008 5:25 PM PDT The Android Market currently has about 50 applications, but that number should go up next week when Google opens the market to developers. Starting on Monday, any developer will be able to register for $25 and upload their application to the market. The registration and fee will help make sure that “each developer is authenticated and responsible for their apps,” Google’s Eric Chu wrote … Move over, Android: Here comes BlackBerry Bold InfoWorld Thu, 23 Oct 2008 5:26 PM PDT Research in Motion doesn’t mind stealing Android’s thunder. Details about the long-delayed BlackBerry Bold , RIM’s new weapon in the 3G battle, were revealed Wednesday — yep, right smack in the middle of Google’s G1 release day glory. RIM says its BlackBerry Bold phone will become available on AT&T starting Nov. 4. Bold’s price tag isn’t too timid, either: The phone will sell for a … Q&A with Peter Chou, chief executive and co-founder-HTC San Jose Mercury News Thu, 23 Oct 2008 7:30 PM PDT The head of the company that manufactured the Android phone talks about how he came to partner with Google, how he thinks the G1 compares with the iPhone, and what tech company has the best cafeteria. PDA’s Newsbucket Guardian Unlimited Thu, 23 Oct 2008 8:21 PM PDT David Hepworth: ‘Magazines should stop doing cheap TV’ Press Gazette Banbury Guardian helps catch criminal using YouTube Press Gazette LiveRail Lets iPhone Developers Put Commercials In Apps, Get Paid TechCrunch Don’t Hold Your Breath For The Facebook Android App TechCrunch Financial apocalypse leads Google to lay off a café Valleywag Almost 2 million Swedes read blogs Media … Letter: India gives UK space Guardian Unlimited Thu, 23 Oct 2008 5:21 PM PDT Letter: It was satisfying to see the coverage of India’s Chandrayaan-1 mission to the moon Related Stories Why your boss should never be your Facebook friend Six of the best: Earphones PDA: Telegraph launches application for Google Android Microsoft reports record first quarter on Windows Server and Office success Click to download: Eminem, Bjork and Justice … Click to download: Eminem, Bjork and Justice Guardian Unlimited Thu, 23 Oct 2008 5:21 PM PDT Chris Salmon on a frank chat with Eminem, a 3D wander with Björk and justice for Justice Related Stories Why your boss should never be your Facebook friend Six of the best: Earphones PDA: Telegraph launches application for Google Android Microsoft reports record first quarter on Windows Server and Office success Letter: India gives UK space