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January 11, 2008

Android doesn't show its face at CES

The Android smartphone OS, pioneered by Google, was notable by its absence at CES 2008.Chinese OEM Wistron showed off a handset that they said would be running Android in the near future, but at the moment was running ...

November 06, 2007

Google shows its hand and the future is open

Google shows its hand and the future is open A broad alliance of leading technology and wireless companies today joined forces to announce the development of Android, the first truly open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices. Google, T-Mobile, HTC, Qualcomm, Motorola and others have collaborated ...

November 05, 2007

E28 denies business relationship with Google

Rumours that Chinese smartphone manufacturer E28 was to build the forthcoming Google phone have been strongly denied by the company.A spokesperson for E28, who specialise in creating smartphones using the Linux operating system, said, "We have no business ...

August 29, 2007

Rumour: More Google phone titbits

The Google phone (gPhone?) may remain as yet unconfirmed by the big G itself, but the rumour mill is cranking up.Most of the information is reportedly coming from 'company insiders' at Google and HTC with these being the ...

August 24, 2007

Rumour: Google Phone is nigh

Today's rumour is one that has been presented with cast-iron certainty by the originating source, but as far as we can tell, has no more evidence to back it up than when we first reported on it.Yes, it's ...

July 31, 2007

Bill Gates dismisses the 'Google phone'

Bill Gates, outgoing founder and supremo of Microsoft, has dismissed the rumoured entry of Google into the smartphone market as being no challenge to his company.Talking to the New York Times, Gates said that the hype surrounding the ...

June 25, 2007

Google tops the SmartPhone hit list

M:Metrics, has announced the rankings of the top mobile Web companies among smartphone users in the United States and the United Kingdom, for the month of April. Google appears to own the mobile web, withover 62% of traffic ...

June 24, 2007

Rumour: LG set to announce 'Google phone' - but is it the real thing?

Rumour: LG set to announce 'Google phone' - but is it the real thing? A leaked (for which read, possibly inaccurate) press release suggests that LG is to announce what is described as a 'Google phone' in the European market this week.The handset, which bears a striking resemblance to the LG Chocolate ...

January 08, 2007

Samsung and Google Align

Samsung, a leading provider and innovator of mobile phones, and Google Inc. today announced a global cooperation to enable mobile phone users worldwide with quick and easy access to Google products and services - directly from their Samsung ...

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