Editorial: Free Data on Chrome OS Netbooks Changes Everything… Again.
It’s hard not to just start uttering a string of buzz words on the news of today’s Chrome OS netbook announcement. GOBI, CDMA, Verizon, Google, Net Neutrality, Netbooks, 100MBs. The list keeps going… But, the biggest news has nothing to do with Chrome OS itself. Rather, it has to do with Google finally achieving their […]
Google Maps for Mobile 5.0 for Android to Add Offline Maps, Navigation, Dynamic Map Drawing
Google late yesterday also announced Maps for Mobile 5.0, for Android. The application enhances several features already available on the platform. Most significant from a functional standpoint, is the addition of offline maps caching. Google Maps for Mobile will now offer to store map data on the device, and work when no data services are […]
Motorola’s Android-powered Tablet Revealed
Late yesterday, Google and Motorola formally showed Motorola’s first tablet device running Android. The unnamed device is powered by a dual-core NVIDIA processor, and is running a branch of Android 2.3, aka Gingerbread. While other publications are reporting that the device is running Android 3.0, Google has refuted this claim. The device shown appeared to […]
Android 2.3 Gingerbread, SDK Detailed
Following up on the announcement of the Samsung Nexus S, the Android Developers blog has detailed the major improvements in Android 2.3, chief among them improvements for game development, integrated VoIP support, video calling support via front camera, improved cut-and-paste functionality, NFC integration and support, gyroscope support for more accurate orientation data, improved download manager, […]
Google Confirms Nexus S for December 17th US Launch
After weeks of leaks and anticipation, Google has formally announced the December 17th launch of the successor to the Nexus One in the Nexus S along with its own dedicated page, which will introduce Android Gingerbread and the availability of NFC support in the US. Hardware specifications for the Nexus S consist of a 4.0 […]
Native Google Voice App Now Available on iTunes
Google has announced that their long promised Google Voice app for the iPhone is now available after a series of delays and a brief standoff with Apple that led to an FCC inquiry, with support for notifications and Direct Access Number support for faster call transmission. The app also supports free text messaging to US […]
Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T Launch Isis Mobile Payment Venture
A new mobile payment initiative formed by AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizonhas been formed with Discover Financial Services under the brand name Isis. The venture will utilize the payment network provided by Discover to process payments via NFC or near field communication technology while the carriers will offer compatible handsets. The venture will be based in […]
Cherrypal Confesses: CherryPad America Not Google, Android Complaint
Cherrypal has acknowledged that the CherryPad America has serious issues that the company acknowledges cannot be fixed immediately. The company’s offering has curiously included the Google Experience. PhoneNews.com contacted Google to find out if the device legally licensed Google’s superset of Android (known as the Google Experience). These apps include Google Maps, YouTube, Gmail, and […]
Reminder: GOOG-411 Ends Today, Update Friends & Family Numbers
As previously reported, Google’s 411 service (aka GOOG-411) will be discontinued after today. We recommend that you switch to 800-BING-411 as it now allows for call routing, and the same tricks that GOOG-411 offered for making free calls. For those unaware, you could place 800-GOOG-411 as one of your Friends & Family (myFaves, etc) numbers, […]
Google Sued by Gemalto Over Android
Google is once again facing litigation over Android, this time by digital security firm Gemalto over a patent claimed to be violated by HTC, Motorola and Samsung as well as the search giant which concerns “high-level languages running on resource-constrained devices†with the suit being filed in Texas. Gemalto cites its work on the JavaCard […]