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Submission + - 'Nexus One' Is First Google's Android Phone (wiseandroid.com)

Submitted by xchg on Sunday December 13, 2009 @03:55PM

xchg writes: It's still not called the "Google Phone", but the Nexus One — to be made by HTC — is as close as I think we're going to get. The WSJ cites sources familiar with Google's plans and says that Google has designed this handset and plans to sell it directly to consumers, unlocked.

Comment They are brave judges! (Score 1) 1

by xchg on Thursday December 03, 2009 @07:11AM (#30308962) Attached to: Russian Judges Resign After Condemning the Kremlin

I live in Russia. And this event is very unexpected in our country

Submission + - Google gears up for attack on the mobile market (wiseandroid.com)

Submitted by xchg on Friday November 27, 2009 @07:21AM

xchg writes: Google is gearing up for an all-out assault on the mobile-phone market that will include a new, Google-branded handset and the first comprehensive Google phone service with unlimited free calls.

Submission + - Brin : Chrome and Android will merge in the future (wiseandroid.com)

Submitted by xchg on Sunday November 22, 2009 @11:41AM

xchg writes: Google is currently working on two operating systems for different platforms. One of the OS is Chrome, which targets Netbooks and the other one is Android, targeting smart phones. Apparently, the two operating systems could potentially merge in the future.

Submission + - Apple says booting OS X makes an unauthorized copy 9

Submitted by recoiledsnake on Sunday November 01, 2009 @02:45PM

recoiledsnake writes: Groklaw has an extensive look at the latest developments in the Psystar vs. Apple story. There's a nice picture illustrating the accusation by Apple that Psystar makes three unauthorized copies of OS X. The most interesting however, is the last copy. From Apple's brief: "Finally, every time Psystar turns on any of the Psystar computers running Mac OS X, which it does before shipping each computer, Psystar necessarily makes a separate modified copy of Mac OS X in Random Access Memory, or RAM. This is the third unlawful copy." Psystar's response: "Copying a computer program into RAM as a result of installing and running that program is precisely the copying that Section 117 provides does not constitute copyright infringement for an owner of a computer program. As the Ninth Circuit explained, permitting copies like this was Section 117’s purpose." Is Apple seriously arguing that installing a third party program and booting OS X results in copyright infringement due to making a derivative work and an unauthorized copy?

Android 2.0 — Competition Against the iPhone and the Rest 347

Posted by Soulskill on Friday October 30, 2009 @10:05PM from the just-stop-the-commercials dept.

GMGruman writes "Every few months, it seems, there is a new 'iPhone killer.' Android 2.0, in the guise of the Motorola Droid, is the latest such 'killer.' But what will it really take to beat or match the iPhone (single page), and does Android or any other mobile OS have the right stuff? There's a lot more to the answer than is usually discussed. This article takes a look at the strengths that may allow Droid and Android 2.0 to provide strong competition to devices like the iPhone and the Blackberry, as well as the obstacles it continues to face that could inhibit adoption."

Submission + - Garmin, TomTom stock tanks due to Android, results (wiseandroid.com)

Submitted by xchg on Friday October 30, 2009 @10:24AM

xchg writes: Shares of GPS device makers Garmin and TomTom plummeted today through a combination of their quarterly results and the launch of Google Maps Navigation. Following both low guidance for Garmin's next quarter as well as poor results from TomTom, shares for the two fell 16.4 percent and 20.8 percent respectively and remained low through the entire trading day after news of Google's free, turn-by-turn mapping service became public.

Save the Planet, Eat Your Dog 942

Posted by timothy on Monday October 26, 2009 @01:16AM from the children-too-stringy dept.

R3d M3rcury writes "New Zealand's Dominion Post reports on a new book just released, Time to Eat the Dog: The real guide to sustainable living. In this book, they compare the environmental footprint of our housepets to other things that we own. Like that German Shepherd? It consumes more resources than two Toyota SUVs. Cats are a little less than a Volkswagen Golf. Two hamsters are about the same as a plasma TV. Their suggestions? Chickens, rabbits, and pigs. But only if you eat them."

Submission + - Android goes to Battlefield (wiseandroid.com)

Submitted by wiseandroid on Friday October 23, 2009 @07:00PM

wiseandroid writes: Google's mobile operating system Android has won plenty of adherents among cellphone makers and gadget manufacturers since its 2007 debut. Now defense contractor Raytheon is preparing it for a more urgent mission: saving lives in places like Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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