Many news stories in the mobile phone world tend to be rather narrow in focus, passed along amongst the geek blogs, but I’m sure everyone, geek or not, has heard of this story by now. Google is acquiring Motorola’s Mobility division. It doesn’t take a professional geekster to know why this move was made: to compete head to head with the iPhone. Google, which did not make its own hardware, typically partnered with manufacturers like HTC, Samsung, Motorola, and Sony Ericcson for its Android phones. Now, with the purchase of Motorola Mobility, this gives Google a hardware division, which presumably means more direct control over it’s Android smart phones, and means they have a more complete smart phone “ecosystem.”
What do you think? Was this a wise move for Google? Should Steve Jobs be looking over his shoulder?
After some failed attempts at the social web with Wave and Buzz, Google has unwrapped its new social agenda: Google+. It’s still in soft launch flavor right now as an invitation-only product; however, Google spilled all the details in a blog post for the product’s launch.
Check out the above video and link for details, or head straight on over to Google+ to sign up for your invite.
If web surfing and web based applications serves your computing needs then the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook may be the answer to prayers.
The Samsung Series 5 Chromebook is a 12.1 inch notebook boasting an Intel dual-core processor, 0.79-inch thin case, full-size Chrome keyboard, oversized multi-touch trackpad, 16:10 resolution, starts up in less than 10-seconds, resumes instantly from standby, ip to 8.5 hours battery life, 2 USB ports, media card slot (SD, SDHC, MMC), HD Webcam, built-in digital microphone and stereo speakers. The Series 5 Chromebook will be available in 2 colors, Arctic White and Titanium Silver. [click to continue…]
Meet the Nexus S, Google’s newest smartphone addition. Built by Samsung the Nexus S follow the footsteps of of the Galaxy lineup of mobile devices with a few leaps along the way. The Nexus S brings a host of newness with it, like a curved display, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, improved keyboard with multi-touch and the best part is that the Nexus S will be available unlocked.
After December 16, Nexus S will be sold unlocked and carrier-independent initially through Best Buy stores in the U.S. and after December 20 at Carphone Warehouse stores in the UK. Jump past the break for additional info and a spec rundown in the press release.
Greg Peters from Netflix product development just addressed the mounting concern over the lack of Netflix on Android devices. Obviously, there’s been some outcry about the lack of Netflix streaming on Android phones since the iPhone has had it for a while now and the new Windows Phone 7 has it as well.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is an Android-powered tablet that features a 7-inch touch screen display, a 1GHz processor and 512MB of RAM, along with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 and 3G connectivity. While Steve Jobs has dismissed the 7-inch Android tablet genre as a fad, there is a lot of buzz surrounding the Samsung Galaxy Tab as the first bit Android-powered tablet, which is headed to all major cell carriers. Check availability on Amazon.com.
The first batch of reviews for the Galaxy Tab are out. I’ve collated several reviews below and will attempt to update this list as additional, relevant reviews roll in. [click to continue…]
Isn’t this kinda like getting to the end of the Internet?
I’m currently sitting at around 13% and have been in that range for several months now. As much email as I get, I still can’t imagine catching up with the Gmail storage cap. Of course, I recall getting my Gateway Desktop in 1998 with a Pentium II 266MHz processor and 8GB hard drive. I’m pretty sure I uttered the words “I’ll never use up that much storage.” And then there was Napster…
This two minute video from Google explains the soon coming Google TV. Google along with the likes of Intel, Sony, and Logitech, Best Buy, DISH Network and Adobe will bring the power of the internet to your high-def TV in your livingroom with ease. [click to continue…]
A recent market study from Janco revealed that the adoption rate of Windows 7 has been much higher than Vista over the first few months of each OS release. Windows 7 outpaced Vista’s growth by a significant margin over the first 9 months of its release. By month nine, Windows 7 captured more than 14% of the OS market share. Whereas, Vista had only claimed slightly more than 6% of the market share during the same period after its launch. Windows 7 eclipsed the Vista OS user base after only 7 months on the market. Perhaps those “I’m a PC” commercials had something to do with it?
Other interesting findings from Janco include Internet Explorer’s continued decline as browser of choice – down 3.71% from April 2009 to April 2010. IE now has 67.73% of the browser market share, while Firefox grew 0.79% over the same period and now possesses a 17.88% market share. Google Chrome is up to 5.4% and sits in third place on the browser board after growing 1.49% over the past year.
