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Based on recent FCC filings and other tidbits, it looks like the Google Nexus One may soon be available for use on AT&T and Sprint’s 3G networks. As it stands now, the Nexus One is only compatible with T-Mobile 3G in the US, and is relegated to the Edge network for AT&T customers and is completely incompatible with Sprint’s service. [click to continue…]
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According to Business Week Apple is considering making Bing the default search engine for the iPhone. The speculated change comes amidst an ever heating rivalry between Apple and Google. Now that Google is in the mobile smart-phone race with the Nexus One, Apple is said to be knocking on Microsoft’s door.
Bing would greatly benefit from being the iPhone’s default search engine in market share, but would Google suffer? Probably not too much. Maybe this is a win-win for every one.
Bing may just be a band-aid as there are rumors of a search engine from Apple. Techcrunch talked about it back in 2008. With Google CEO Eric Schmidt off Apple’s board, there is little stopping them from the venture.
[via Business Week]
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The Nexus One is one of the hottest items at CES 2010. The Nexus One booth was packed in tight and required swift moves and jockeying for position just to get my hands on one for a few minutes.
After throwing a couple of elbows, I spent several minutes playing with Google’s new toy. The first takeaway for me was how fast the phone was. Moving from app to app was a speedy and smooth transition. From what little you can learn about a phone in 10 minutes or so of use, I’m pretty impressed.
The video capture and still camera capability is pretty cool. While it doesn’t really rival what you can do with a real camera, it does its job well and, based on my first impressions, I like the interface better than my iPhone 3G.
After the jump, you’ll find a quick video that I shot with one of the display samples, followed by a photo from the same. I emailed these to myself from the show floor. The email process was noticeably quicker than what I get out of my iPhone. [click to continue…]
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Chalk this up in the “amazing” category. This is one of those things on the Internet that sneaks in quietly, but the significance continues to grow and shape the web for years to come.
Google uses the same algorithm that it uses to translate voice mails in Google Voice. (What? You didn’t know about that? It’s wicked.) While it’s not perfect every time. It’s miles ahead of what was previously available.
Think about it. By throwing a switch, Google just made YouTube so very relevant to the entire world’s deaf population. (It’s only on certain channels now, but it should be everywhere soon.)
Did I mention that the new feature is also capable of translating the captions in any of 51 languages? Smell the significance now?
Get all the details on the Official Google Blog.
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