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Multiple Android Phones Expected In 2009
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| Samsung is reportedly readying a touch-screen Android phone that could have a
| similar form factor as the company's Instinct or Behold smartphones. These
| devices would require Android's virtual keyboard, which is on track for the
| first quarter of 2009. Samsung executives told ETnews the company has sped up
| its Android development, and a handset is expected for Sprint and T-Mobile in
| the second quarter of 2009.
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| Motorola is also betting big on Android, having ditched other operating
| systems to focus on Google's OS for all of its midtier handsets. Very few
| details have emerged on Motorola's Android phones, but the first handset is
| reportedly going to have strong integration with social networking sites like
| Facebook and MySpace.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/smartphones/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212501692&subSection=OpenSource
Android G2 Has Rumor Mill Buzzing
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| Could a new T-Mobile Android phone be just around the corner? The rumor mill
| is spinning, and word is that a G2 follow-up could come as early as next
| month. Reports describe features such as a fully touchscreen-based interface
| and a forward-facing camera for video calls. However, a new device coming so
| soon after the G1 landed could leave a lot of early adopters feeling burned.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/65599.html
Samsung Might Release Android-Powered Phone in Q2 2009
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| According to several rumors that have been circulating in the latest hours,
| mobile phone maker Samsung would be on its way to release the second
| Android-powered smartphone through T-Mobile.
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| The "T-Mobile G2" would seemingly hit the North American market in Q2 2009,
| although other websites said that the device could actually be released to
| the American public as soon as January 26th, 2009, citing an anonymous
| tipster as its source.
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http://www.isedb.com/db/articles/1952/1/Samsung-Might-Release-Android-Powered-Phone-in-Q2-2009/Page1.html
Recent:
Android ported to Nokia N810
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| If you're looking for a nice read, something interesting to engage you while
| you sit and have a coffee and a pastry over at your favorite coffee shop,
| look no further than this writeup over at LinuxDevices. It's an excellent
| in-depth discussion about porting Android 1.0 to the Nokia N810, written by a
| guy who actually did so.
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http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2008/12/08/android-ported-to-nokia-n810
A Sprint Android Phone for 2009?
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| Bloomberg.com reports that Sprint will be one of the first wireless providers
| to take advantage of the open Google Android platform and hopes to have a
| model available within a year. T-Mobile released the first Android-run
| smartphone, the G1, a couple of months ago.
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| The site reports that by offering an Android-based smartphone, Sprint plans
| to take a bite out of the iPhone's market share. Apple's smartphone now
| commands 16 percent of the world's smartphone market.
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http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2008/12/2008-12-10-A-Sprint-Android.html
LiMo Says Vodafone's Android Support Shouldn't Fragment the Mobile Linux Space
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| Vodafone's membership in the Google-led Open Handset Alliance isn't
| necessarily a bad thing for the LiMo Foundation, which makes an open-source
| mobile operating system based on Linux that some see as vying for smartphone
| supremacy with Google's Android mobile and wireless stack. LiMo's Morgan
| Gillis says overlap among Android, LiMo and Symbian camps is par for the
| course as they combat Windows Mobile, RIM and the Apple iPhone.
|
| [...]
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| Despite this hole, is Vodafone still backing LiMo? Absolutely, a Vodafone
| spokesperson told eWEEK, noting that joining the OHA means Vodafone will be
| able to work with the Android platform alongside other operating platforms
| such as LiMo, Symbian, Microsoft and RIM, improving customer choice.
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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/LiMo-Head-Says-Vodafones-Android-Support-Shouldnt-Fragment-The-Mobile-Linux-Space/
Android alliance adds 14 members
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| The Open Handset Alliance (OHA), which oversees the Google-sponsored Android
| mobile Linux specification, has added 14 members. New members include AKM
| Semiconductor, ARM, ASUSTek Computer (Asus), Atheros Communications, Borqs,
| Ericsson, Garmin International, Huawei Technologies, Omron Software, Softbank
| Mobile, Sony Ericsson, Teleca AB, Toshiba, and Vodafone.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3115924222.html?kc=rss
Android Devices Likely From Sony Ericsson, Asus
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| Sony Ericsson, Toshiba and Asus could launch as soon as next summer new, less
| expensive cell phones, based on Google's mobile operating system - Android.
| The companies have stated today their interest in developing devices based on
| Android, and joined the Open Handset Alliance together with 11 other members.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/155195/android_google.html?tk=rss_news
Android answers call for free smartphone software
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| Google decided to create a better operating system for mobile phones, just as
| Microsoft’s Windows helps a user to operate a PC. Unlike Windows, however,
| Google’s software for mobiles, called Android, would be free and “open
| source”.
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| The open source concept has been used in other technological advances ranging
| from web browsers, such as Mozilla’s Firefox, to operating systems, such as
| Linux. It means that programmers and developers can have access to the code
| behind the software, essentially its DNA.
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http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/related_reports/business_solutions/article5308969.ece
MontaVista touts Android readiness
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| To show off its Android chops, MontaVista will demonstrate the
| Google-sponsored Android mobile stack running on top of MontaVista Linux on a
| Texas Instruments OMAP3 system-on-chip (SoC). The demo will be held this week
| at Embedded Technology 2008 in Yokohama, Japan. Last month, MontaVista
| announced that its distribution had been optimized for the Cortex-A8-based
| OMAP3 SoCs.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3442336407.html?kc=rss
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