dillonstars
msg:3290159 | 8:17 pm on Mar 22, 2007 (gmt 0) |
This is mentioned in the article discussed here [webmasterworld.com]. Google are working with Orange (and probably other service providers in other countries) to bring an HTC built but Google branded phone to the market. I wonder if their software will run on other mobile operating systems (symbian, windows mobile, OSX iPhone) or if they are building their own operating system entirely.
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jtara
msg:3290289 | 10:19 pm on Mar 22, 2007 (gmt 0) |
As long as they stick to GSM phones, (which I assume they will) they can just do this in Java and be OS-agnostic. For CDMA phones (Sprint, Verizon in the U.S.) there is no Java with Verizon, and I don't think Java with Sprint has access to GPS data. It's a big ho-hum. They are just doing what many other software vendors have been doing for years. They will be competing with companies that have a great deal more experience than they do.
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vincevincevince
msg:3290298 | 10:32 pm on Mar 22, 2007 (gmt 0) |
I'm sure Google are experienced enough to buy in what expertise or companies they need when they need them.
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oldpro
msg:3290389 | 12:51 am on Mar 23, 2007 (gmt 0) |
G Phone...cool Wonder how long before Google trademarks the letter "G"?
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gibbergibber
msg:3292182 | 11:13 pm on Mar 24, 2007 (gmt 0) |
This completely contradicts what a Google executive actually said. She said they were working on a phone aimed at emerging markets. Apple's iPhone is $600 and as such aimed at the rich world, not emerging markets.
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dillonstars
msg:3292381 | 8:40 am on Mar 25, 2007 (gmt 0) |
| This completely contradicts what a Google executive actually said. She said they were working on a phone aimed at emerging markets. |
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Unless they said they were exclusively doing this, it doesn't contradict anything. They may well be doing both!
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auroinf0
msg:3296580 | 5:45 pm on Mar 29, 2007 (gmt 0) |
thats wonderful and is a better idea indeed. If they build phones then they have limited reach but if they build software for all phones then they can reach everywhere [:)]
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herb
msg:3304503 | 7:23 pm on Apr 6, 2007 (gmt 0) |
| LG Electronics and Google Team Up to Enhance the Mobile Experience Seoul, Mar 28 (Korea Newswire)-- LG Electronics (LG), a leading worldwide provider of advanced wireless handsets and accessories, and Google today announced a global collaboration to pre-install Google’s services on millions of LG mobile phones Through this new partnership, LG and Google will jointly market LG-Google handsets, then further extending their collaboration to develop digitalized home in the future. LG plans to launch mobile handsets pre-installed with Google and products and service for the next few years with at least ten new handsets in 2007. Korea News Wire [koreanewswire.co.kr] |
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Google Calling
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mattglet
msg:3304532 | 8:00 pm on Apr 6, 2007 (gmt 0) |
How many people jumped on LG's bandwagon?
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