Why Google is Building a Phone
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| On the Internet Yahoo and Microsoft are playing second fiddles to Google when
| it comes to search and ad revenue. But when it comes to mobile phones Yahoo
| and Microsoft are way ahead of Google.
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http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/005352.html
Also new:
Who’s Afraid Of Apple & Google? Not Symbian
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| When asked about Google OS, Symbian folks said that all that is out there has
| been rumors. When it happens, they will talk about it at that point.
| Panagrossi said that the company has spent over $750 million on developing
| its OS, and has a developer network, along with partnerships with handset
| makers and carriers, that others will have to develop.
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http://gigaom.com/2007/09/07/symbian-vs-apple-google/
Watch Linux in Japan's smartphones market. It's like 30%.
The iPhone ignited interest, but devices will remain niche products
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| Google supposedly shows its gPhone to investment community. The intent here
| is to move a search and advertising platform to smart phones as part of the
| company's growth strategy.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/iphone-ignited-smart-phone-mania-moment/story.aspx?guid=%7B6D938C8E-92B5-4BC6-82BA-AFB8995FD153%7D&siteid=yhoof
http://tinyurl.com/2l53zt
Related:
Five Facts About Google Phone
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| Initially there was one prototype, but over past few months Google has the
| mobile OS running on 3-to-5 devices, most of them likely made by HTC, a
| mobile phone maker, and all have Qwerty apps. The model that folks have seen
| is very similar to the T-Mobile Dash. Around 3GSM, there were rumors that
| Google, Orange and HTC were working together on mobile devices.
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http://gigaom.com/2007/09/03/google-phone-facts/
Linux Sees 'Astronomic' Growth in Mobile Devices
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| "We were very aware that the growth in mobile for Linux was huge, but we
| didn't know it was so astronomic," Amanda McPherson, marketing director for
| the Linux Foundation, told LinuxInsider. "These are very encouraging
| numbers." Why Linux has drawn significant support from the community of
| handset manufacturers can be explained on several fronts, McPherson said.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/59162.html
Forget iPhone, the Gphone is here
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| Google, the nearly $13.5 billion search engine major, is believed to be a
| fortnight away from the worldwide launch of its much-awaited Google Phone
| (Gphone) and has started talks with service providers in India for an
| exclusive launch on one of their networks.
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http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/aug/24gphone.htm
Google spending hundreds of millions on mobile
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| Anian, a Reuters company that tracks industry trends for institutional
| investors, reported last month that Google had engaged Taiwan's High Tech
| Computer Corpto design a Linux
| software-based phone for launch in the first quarter of 2008.
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http://investing.reuters.co.uk/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=media&storyID=nN02242073
Closed iPhone opens road for Linux phones
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| With iPhone a closed platform, Linux gets an wide-open road for phones and
| other smart devices
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/yager/archives/2007/08/apple_gives_lin.html?source=rss
My summer fling with iPhone
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| So like many a summer fling, the iPhone has left me with a tinge of
| disappointment. But since I am locked into a long-term relationship, I am
| trying to make the best of it.
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9764195-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
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