Motorola Adopts Android as One of Mobile Platforms NewsFactor via Yahoo! News Wed, 29 Oct 2008 1:51 PM PDT The Wall Street Journal reports Motorola Co-CEO Sanjay Jha has decided to adopt Google’s Android mobile operating system as one of the company’s three platforms for building next-generation cellular handsets and smartphones. Will Motorola Bet the Farm on Android? TechNewsWorld.com Wed, 29 Oct 2008 3:06 PM PDT Struggling wireless phone maker Motorola will cut more jobs and focus on designing handheld devices that run Google’s new open source Android operating system. The company will pare down the number of operating systems for which it currently creates mobile phones to just three: Android, Microsoft’s Windows Mobile and Motorola’s proprietary P2K platform. CNET News Daily Podcast: Digging in to HP’s new batch of Netbooks CNET Wed, 29 Oct 2008 1:21 PM PDT Yahoo-Google ad deal faces more scrutiny; Sony’s profit tanks; and Motorola looks to Android to bring its phones back to life.

Running Google Android On iPhone Clones Slashdot Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:52 AM PDT wooby writes “With the release of Android’s source code, we may see iPhone and Nokia clone phones of Chinese origin capable of running Google Android. These phones, often available for less than $200 without a contract, are available on DealExtreme and elsewhere. But the software running on them is universally awful. Is the clone phone market a vast, nascent install-base for Android, and part of … Report: Motorola, cutting jobs, looks to Google’s Android San Francisco Business Times Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:24 AM PDT Troubled Motorola Inc., which will report quarterly results on Thursday, is likely to cut jobs and narrow the focus of its mobile devices onto Google’s Android software platform, the Wall Street Journal reported. (MOT) (GOOG) Motorola to use Android for showcase phones: WSJ AFP via Yahoo! News Wed, 29 Oct 2008 1:05 PM PDT Motorola Inc. plans to use Android, Google’s open-source software platform, as the operating system for its showcase mobile phones, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. EA announces three Android games CNET via Yahoo! News Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:51 AM PDT Electronic Arts announced Wednesday three games for Google’s Android mobile phone platform. Report: Motorola To Hang Up On Thousands Of Workers, Focus on Android Software ChannelWeb Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:32 AM PDT Stuggling Motorola reportedly is serious about belt tightening efforts, and is rumored to be slashing thousands of employees, and turn its focus to Google’s Android software. Motorola Going to Focus on Android Brighthand Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:30 AM PDT Motorola’s future flagship phones will run Android. Going forward, Google’s new operating system will be one of just three supported by this company. Motorola Betting it All On Google Red Herring Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:29 AM PDT Analysts expect the phone maker to announce a focus on Android that would make Google the centerpiece of its handset business. Announces Three Games for the Android Platform Tetris, Bejeweled and MONOPOLY Here and Now Edition are First INO News Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:45 AM PDT LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 29, 2008–EA Mobile(TM), a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced the development of two games for the T-Mobile G1 with Google, the first Android(TM)-powered mobile phone. Asus EeePhone Coming Next Year, Powered by Android MobileMag Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:35 PM PDT HTC isn’t the only company that knows a thing or two about making Android-powered smartphones, because everyone’s favorite netbook-maker is entering the Google market as well. Yup, from the same people that brought you the Asus Eee PC comes an EeePhone. I wonder if they’ll change that name. Motorola picks Android in mobile phone shakeup. Ammunition for smartphone war? ZDNet Wed, 29 Oct 2008 9:50 AM PDT Motorola is tapping Google’s open-source Android operating system to inject new life into its struggling mobile phone division, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The company is expected to lay out its new strategy, which could involve laying off thousands and scrapping phone designs that are already in production, when it reports quarterly earnings later this week.

Asus develops Google Android Phone I4U Wed, 29 Oct 2008 6:21 AM PDT The Google pushed Android mobile phone platform gets broad support from mobile phone makers. Now Asus also works on an Android phone to be released in the first half of 2009. Asus recently introduced the Asus P552w Glide touch-screen smartphone. This Wi… Motorola to use Android for showcase phones: WSJ AFP via Yahoo! News Wed, 29 Oct 2008 9:05 AM PDT Motorola Inc. plans to use Android, Google’s open-source software platform, as the operating system for its showcase mobile phones, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Will Android Be Motorola’s Savior? PC World Wed, 29 Oct 2008 7:03 AM PDT Motorola says it will adopt Google’s Android operating system for a new line of mid-tier phones. Will it be enough to save Motorola’s handset division? Hop-on Contracts Bay Area Compliance Laboratories for FCC Google Android Phone PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 29 Oct 2008 6:35 AM PDT Hop-on announced today that its new Android Alliance Phone is being homologated at Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp. www.baclcorp.com. Motorola Putting Its Faith In Android WebProNews Wed, 29 Oct 2008 7:00 AM PDT Reports indicate that Motorola may be preparing to lay off thousands of employees, and this doesn’t bode well for all sorts of projects and divisions.  However, it seems that Google’s Android is being regarded as a potential company-saver, since it should both survive the cuts and become a central focus. read more Asus to launch Android-powered smartphone Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Wed, 29 Oct 2008 6:50 AM PDT What’s the betting Asus are going to call this the EeePhone? Fairly high, I’d imagine, given their tendency to slap the Eee label on everything they produce. The Taiwanese company recently brought out a Windows Mobile-powered smartphone, but this one will run Google’s new mobile OS – Android. Hesse: Google phone not good enough for Sprint, but Wal-Mart will sell the G1 The Kansas City Star Wed, 29 Oct 2008 7:51 AM PDT It’s not like Dan Hesse was talking bad about Eric Schmidt’s mama. But maybe he was a bit disrespectful of the Google CEO’s new baby. Indeed, techno scribes are trying to create a bit of a kerfuffle between Hesse, Sprint’s CEO, and Google. Hesse included a few words about Google’s new Android system for cell phones among an hour-long presentation last week at the National Press Club. Wal-Mart to sell G1 Android phone for less InfoWorld Wed, 29 Oct 2008 5:28 AM PDT T-Mobile’s G1 Android phone is about to get cheaper — at least, if you look in the right place. Wal-Mart will start selling the Google-powered device at a discounted rate this week, the company has confirmed. Attention Wal-Mart Shoppers… The G1 will become available Wednesday in select Wal-Mart stores for $148.88, with a two-year agreement. That’s $31.11, or about 17 percent, less … Will Motorola Go All-In On Android? It Has No Other Choice. TechCrunch Wed, 29 Oct 2008 8:55 AM PDT Motorola’s new co-CEO Sanjay Jha has a plan to save the beleaguered mobile handset maker: go all-in on Google’s Android mobile operating system. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal (behind the pay wall): The rumor is that Motorola will focus all of its efforts around three core operating systems for its phones, with Android becoming the central platform for “mid-tier” phones … Google Partnership Key to Visa Mobile Payments Strategy Finance Technology Network Wed, 29 Oct 2008 7:03 AM PDT Visa launches new m-payments services to boost adoption, including compatibility with Google’s Android platform.

Motorola to switch to Google’s Android system, layoffs loom Chicago Sun-Times Wed, 29 Oct 2008 3:10 AM PDT Motorola is reportedly preparing a new round of layoffs and changing its cell-phone software platform to Google Inc.’s Android operating system for its mid-tier and multimedia phones, according to unnamed sources in Wednesday’s editions of the Wall Street Journal. Windows Mobile Doesn’t Fear iPhone, Android InternetNews.com Wed, 29 Oct 2008 4:42 AM PDT As the media fawns over the iPhone and emerging line of Google Android-powered devices, Microsoft claims there’s plenty of innovation in Windows Mobile. Asus to launch Android handset The Inquirer Wed, 29 Oct 2008 5:06 AM PDT ASUSTEK COMPUTERS , makers of the little Eeeee PC will apparently be releasing a Google Android-based smartphone during the first half of 2009. Eee PC maker readies Android phone for 2009 The Register Wed, 29 Oct 2008 2:34 AM PDT Could be more successful than its Windows Mobile devices Eee PC maker Asus will release a Google Android-based smartphone during the first six months of 2009.… Cheap T-Mobile G1 shipping in the US PC Advisor Wed, 29 Oct 2008 2:18 AM PDT Wal-Mart cuts cost of Google Android phone T-Mobile’s G1 Android phone has had its first price cut, just a week after going on sale in the US.

Can Motorola?s Big Bet on Android Pay Off? New York Times Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:12 PM PDT Motorola will cut jobs, simplify the number of operating systems it uses with a big bet on Google’s Android OS, according to WSJ Asustek to launch Android handset in 1H09 Digi Times Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:03 PM PDT Asustek Computer plans to launch its first Android-based Google phone in the first half of 2009, according to company sources. Asustek may initially sell the Android-powered handsets under its own brand in the Taiwan market before also launching customized models for overseas clients, said market sources close to the company. Motorola to call on Google in cell overhaul CNET Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:06 PM PDT Company is expected to focus on Android operating system in a revamp of its struggling handset division, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Caller ID For Android Adds Location Detection To Your Incoming Calls [Google Android] Gizmodo Tue, 28 Oct 2008 5:25 PM PDT Caller ID from WhitePages is an add-on for the default Android caller ID that enables location detection. The service tells you two bits of info whenever someone (whether they’re on your contact list… Motorola to focus on Android, dump others? MacNN Tue, 28 Oct 2008 9:11 PM PDT Motorola is expected to focus efforts on Google’s Android operating system as a nearly exclusive platform for its phones, which could lead to even more layoffs and restructuring, according to sources that spoke to The Wall Street Journal. Recently appointed co-CEO Sanjay Jha will allegedly unveil a new set of plans, which could include a new round of layoffs, adding to the already staggering … G1 price drop: Wal-Mart to sell Android for less IT World Tue, 28 Oct 2008 5:51 PM PDT T-Mobile’s G1 Android phone is about to get cheaper — at least, if you look in the right place. Wal-Mart will start selling the Google-powered device at a discounted rate this week, the company has confirmed.