The Economics of Android

Posted in Chronicle by wmuscato on November 15, 2008
Google Offers Search By Voice, and iPhone Gets It First
NewsFactor via Yahoo! News Fri, 14 Nov 2008 1:33 PM PST
Google is pushing its voice-recognition technology to Apple’s iPhone first, before devices running its own Android mobile platform.
Review: T Mobile G1
Independent Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:28 AM PST
With business aficionados Blackberry having just released their new Storm model, and Apple’s iPhone a firmly established competitor, T Mobile’s G1 may seem the weaker option in the crowded field of touchscreen smart phones. Or at least it would do, that is, if it wasn’t for tech giants Google, who are supporting the new HTC handset with both integrated search and their new ‘Android‘ operating …
Video: Unboxing Sony Xperia X1 Windows Mobile Smartphone
MobileMag Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:19 AM PST
Windows Mobile may be getting lost in the mix with the continuing rise of the iPhone and the recent launch of Google Android, but the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 could seriously change things for Microsoft’s mobile platform.
First Android phone BOM about $144, iSuppli says
Planet Analog Fri, 14 Nov 2008 4:43 AM PST
SAN FRANCISO—The first wireless handset based on Google Inc.’s Android mobile operating system carries a bill-of-materials (BOM) cost of $143.89, according to an analysis conducted by market research firm iSuppli Corp.
CompanionLink lets you synchronize your Outlook data with the G1 Android
ZDNet Thu, 13 Nov 2008 4:54 PM PST
My T-Mobile SIM card has been living in my T-Mobile G1 Android device now for a few weeks and I continue to use it for phone calls, email, and web surfing. I was pleased to read that CompanionLink Sofware now has a way for you to sync your PIM data (no email) between Outlook, Lotus Notes, Palm Desktop, Novell Groupwise, and other clients to your T-Mobile G1. CompanionLink for Google Android is …