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Android: Lacks Polish, But Shows Promise
After spending some time with Google's Android platform as realized on the HTC G1, I am reluctant to call it a 1.0 mobile operating system. So much is missing, it feels more like a 0.8 beta. But that shouldn't stop anyone from being excited about the possibilities. read more
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Sounding Board: Readers Weigh In
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"It's nice that Google is adding features for students. But it shows a 'split personality.' Is it really making a serious bid for the enterprise? In this respect it seems to be failing."
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Google Chrome's Shine Is Fading
Many analysts believe that Google isn't interested in waging a market-share battle with rivals, but launched Chrome to compete with Microsoft's Office software suite. read more
Video: Hands On With The Android Software
Here is a video tour of the basic user interface and operating system known as Android. read more
Sergey Brin: 'I'm A Bit Of A Geek'
That couldn't be a bigger understatement. Yesterday, at the Android launch, Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page showed up on in-line skates. You'll never guess what the first application is that Sergey wrote for the Android phone. read more
Google Helps Users Navigate New York Public Transit System
The nation's largest transit system could be a bit easier to navigate with Google's new tools, including translation into 23 languages. read more
Google Founded By Sergey Brin, Larry Page... And Hubert Chang?!?
Chang claims that he collaborated on Google's original PageRank algorithm and should be recognized as a company founder. read more
Google's Android: A Quiet Revolution
Android-powered phones are set to compete with the iPhone, Nokia's Symbian, Windows Mobile, and all the rest -- and the way I see it, it'll be in much the same way Google itself competed with AltaVista, Yahoo! Search, and so on: quietly, but decisively. read more
Five Things To Like About The HTC G1 Google Phone
The G1 is an interesting device from smartphone maker HTC. Here are five things about it that are really cool. read more
Five Things To Dislike About The HTC G1 Google Phone
Android and the HTC G1 aren't perfect. In fact, there are some glaring flaws. Here are five of them. read more
Google, T-Mobile Unveil Android-Powered G1 Smartphone
Available Oct. 22, the handset will include a touch screen, QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi, GPS, Google App integration, and support for Amazon's music download service. read more
Details Of HTC G1 Android Phone Leak Ahead Of Press Conference
The feverish readers of TmoNews.com have discovered some images and specifications of the G1 phone from HTC, set to be announced later this morning. What's surprising is what isn't included. read more
On Android Eve, Google Ponders The Future Of Mobile
Tomorrow in New York City, Google, HTC and T-Mobile will unveil the world's first handset based on the Android platform. It is sure to be a spectacle. OverTheAir and InformationWeek will be on hand to provide you with all the news. In the meantime, Google gives us its glimpse of the mobile landscape of tomorrow. read more
Web 2.0 Expo: Microsoft, Mozilla, Google Discuss The Future Of The Browser
I was hoping to see some real bloodshed at the Web 2.0 Expo panel with representatives from Microsoft, Mozilla, and Google. But sadly, everybody was cordial and informative. The one time sparks flew was when a developer in the audience complained about how much work it is to write apps for multiple browsers, and challenged the vendors to fix that. read more
Analyst Predicts 400,000 Android Handsets Sold By End Of 2008
Strategy Analytics has been doing some number crunching. According to its computations, Android will grab 4% of the market for smartphones in the United States during the fourth quarter of 2008. That amounts to some 400,000 units sold. What do you think, is that bullish or bearish? read more
Former Google Exec Launches VC Fund
David Hirsch, one of Google's earliest New York area employees and the first manager of its business-to-business vertical markets team, is now officially in the venture capital business. Hirsch and a partner have launched Metamorphic Ventures, a New York investment firm for startups in digital media, mobility, and financial technology. read more
Can't Access Gmail Via Webmail? Google Says Not To Panic, Offers Tips
I don't use a desktop e-mail program. I use Gmail's Webmail client as the one and only interface for my e-mail accounts. That means if Webmail's down, so am I. Google recently posted some tips on what to do if you can't get into Gmail through the Web. read more
5 Web Lessons From Google's Analytics Guru
Google's Avinash Kaushik offered a series of tips -- squeezed in between an impressive series of one-liners -- for how Web analytics professionals and those driving Web businesses must evolve in a Web 2.0 world. Kaushik, who describes himself as an author, blogger, and analytics evangelist -- delivered his insights at a Web 2.0 Expo New York session. read more
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Editor's Note
The Android Platform Will Curb Apple's Arrogance
Google and T-Mobile have finally brought the first Android-powered mobile phone to the market, and not a moment too soon. Apple's iPhone needs some competition.
I love my first-generation iPhone. It's three devices in one: a phone, an iPod, and a game player. That alone is enough for me: Carrying one piece of hardware rather than three is worth the drawbacks. And the iPhone is a nice looking piece of hardware.
What I don't like, more than AT&T's slow network, is Apple's highhandedness. The company's refusal to allow iPhone applications that duplicate the functionality of Apple applications is anti-competitive. I'd have thought that Apple, after living through the 1990s under Microsoft's thumb, would be more sensitive to monopolistic behavior.
Now that's not to say that Apple is entirely in the wrong here. There may be issues with the Podcaster app that made Apple reject it for misusing iPhone resources. But if that's the case, Apple hasn't communicated its reasoning clearly to the public.
Apple could do with a lesson here from Google in monopolist message management. Google engages with the Internet community when confronted by user concerns related to its services; Apple just leaks internal e-mails from Steve Jobs when contrition is necessary.
Up until today, Apple could afford to be arrogant. The iPhone hasn't had any real competition. But Android phones should change that. The Android platform won't change the mobile phone business overnight. But it should promote a more competitive, more innovative industry.
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