Microsoft Trying To Split Google, Verizon WebProNews Mon, 10 Nov 2008 2:58 PM PST Late last week, Steve Ballmer mocked Android and Google’s position in the mobile market.  The insults seemed genuine.  But even if Microsoft really doesn’t see Google as a threat, it’s taking no chances, as new reports have the Redmond-based company trying to grab a deal with Verizon Wireless.

Google Android Not Getting Firefox Mobile After All MobileMag Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:50 AM PST Part of the reason why people are getting so excited about Google Android is that the smartphone platform is completely open to development from all sides. Google fixes Android root-access flaw ZDNet UK Mon, 10 Nov 2008 9:46 AM PST The company says it has already fixed a bug that lets Android phone users run command lines, from any application, with root privileges Happy birthday, Android! TG Daily Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:16 AM PST Analysis – Google’s mobile software platform turned 1 last week. However, even if Android was officially unveiled on November 5 last year, there is only one Android cellphone available at this time. While analysts are still trying to figure out just how successful Android’s G1 launch has been, we know that conquering the cellphone market is much more difficult now than it seemed to be the case … Billing Revolution Brings One-Click Payments To iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android Apps TechCrunch Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:39 AM PST When it comes to charging for mobile apps, payments usually have to go through either the carriers or one of the emerging mobile app platforms such as Apple or Google’s Android. The problem with charging for an iPhone app through iTunes is that Apple takes 30 percent. A startup called Billing Revolution wants to charge about one tenth as much for a seamless, mobile one-click shopping … Google fixes world’s most stupid bug The Register Mon, 10 Nov 2008 8:49 AM PST Android demonstrates inability to conquer world Google has issued a fix to the G1 handset, to stop it executing commands just because they appear in an entered text message – preventing punters from rebooting the handset just by typing the word “reboot”.… T-Mobile, Google plan Android ad onslaught CNET Mon, 10 Nov 2008 8:52 AM PST AOL’s Platform-A ad group will show a billion ads for the smartphone over two days next week, AdAge reports.

Google starts fixing Android ‘reboot’ bug CNET Mon, 10 Nov 2008 7:36 AM PST The first Android phone listens for Linux commands from the keyboard. Typing ‘reboot’ at any time would in fact reboot the phone. CompanionLink Synchronizes Microsoft Outlook With the T-Mobile G1 Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 10 Nov 2008 7:00 AM PST CompanionLink Software, a leader in mobile synchronization solutions, has released two-way synchronization for Microsoft Outlook and the T-Mobile G1. The software is a complete solution for synchronizing Microsoft Outlook contacts, calendar, and tasks with Google and Google Android phones.

Ballmer doesn’t see Google Android as competitor yet Macworld UK Mon, 10 Nov 2008 2:42 AM PST Google’s Android mobile platform doesn’t “bubble up to the top” of Microsoft’s list of toughest competitors to Windows Mobile in the market for smartphone OSes, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said late last week.

Android apps market is a hit, Google says Linux World Australia Sun, 09 Nov 2008 8:39 PM PST The average user of the Android-based G1 phone has downloaded 14 applications, out of 200 now available on the Android Marketplace, a Google executive said.

Let the buying begin! telecomasia.net Sun, 09 Nov 2008 4:52 PM PST Hackers have cracked controls in the Google Android operating system, used on T-Mobile’s G1 phone. The G1 is the first Android-based phone available through T-Mobile . It went on sale in late October.

First Look: T-Mobile G1 vs. iPhone MacNN Sun, 09 Nov 2008 8:56 AM PST When Apple released the iPhone, they set the standard for mobile phones with its innovative touch screen. While people have lined up to buy an iPhone, competitors have released various iPhone clones in hopes that lower prices and different features will appeal to consumers. Now Google has finally released their Android open source mobile phone platform and the first incarnation has appeared as …

Hack paves way for unlocked Android iTNews Sun, 09 Nov 2008 6:35 AM PST Google’s first foray into the world of mobile phones, the Android G1, has been hacked just days after being released into the wild. MacDailyNews – Where Mac news comes first Mac Daily News Sun, 09 Nov 2008 7:56 AM PST “Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer on Thursday dismissed the Android mobile operating system, saying he believed that building it was financially unsound for Google,” Suzanne Tindal reports for CNET.