Apple’s market lucks: Do they need a Verizon iPhone or the 4G now?

Up till newly Apple had observed irresistible in the market for cell phones, but latest statistics released divulge that Google Android are starting to make an influence on their lead. Android gadgets, for instance the Nexus One and Droid are now doing well even though the Apple iPhone is still at the topmost of the (Read More)

Be a great Android designer, get a free Android handset

Word cycling around the Internets is that Google is giving away Droid and Nexus One smartphones for free to Android creators who have nonetheless one app that’s scored 3.5 stars or superior and over 5,000 unique downloads. And for once, everyone appears on the same page as to why this is virtuous. First, gratifying creators for abundant (Read More)

Google Comments on Apple vs. HTC Patent Lawsuit

Without being asked, Google decided to whip out an email to TechCrunch anyway and comment on the Apple vs. HTC patent lawsuit announced yesterday:

“We are not a party to this lawsuit. However, we stand behind our Android operating system and the partners who have helped us to develop it.”

This is interesting in light of suggestions that the real target of Apple’s patent offensive isn’t HTC but rather Android and Google. While some maintain it isn’t like Apple (or at least ..read more

Apple suing phone maker HTC over iPhone patents, HTC makes rival phone for Google

Apple litigating handset creator HTC over iPhone copyrights CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple is litigating Taiwan’s HTC, saying the phone creator has desecrated copyrights connected to the iPhone. HTC Corp. was the first company to manufacture cell phone based on Google Inc.’s Android operating system, which as emerged as a momentous competitor for the iPhone. It is also making the Nexus One handset (Read More)

Best of Smartphone Experts, 28 Feb 2010

Nexus One coming to Verizon on March 23rd? ..read more

HTC Device — Similar to Nexus One — Clears FCC

Documents on the FCC web site today revealed details about an unannounced HTC device. The device, which bears the model number PB99300, has dual-band CDMA EVDO and Bluetooth radios on board. The FCC documents don’t confirm any other details. …(follow link to read)

Google Earth Now Available in the Google App Market

Google Nexus One owners today can download the first version of Google Earth for the Android platform. While a version of the app has been available on the Apple iPhone OS for some time, Google’s own Earth-sized mapping app …(follow link to read)

Google Brings Earth To Android

At the MWC event in Barcelona, Google CEO Eric Schmidt demoed Google Earth running on a Nexus One. Google Earth Mobile was previously only available for iPhone.

HTC Desire = Nexus One + Sense UI — The Competition

While yesterday’s Mobile World Congress news was all about Windows Phone 7 Series (henceforth WinPho7s), the Android invasion has returned with news of the HTC Desire, which looks to be Nexus One-style hardware running a new version of Sense UI, and the HTC Legend, a unibody update to the Hero.

Android Central has your details and your HTC Desire hands-on.

In terms of competition to the iPhone, it’s probably not too different than the Nexus One either. The specs remain over the ..read more

HTC Desire Is Nexus One with Less Google, More Sense

Among the new phones that HTC unveiled at Mobile World Congress today in Barcelona, the HTC Desire leads the pack in raw power. With specs almost identical to the Google Nexus One, the HTC Desire offers a 1 …(follow link to read)

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