Menlo Park (ip-192.com): Google has discontinued the sale of the Nexus One smartphone in the US. After disappointing online sales Google indicated earlier in the week that it plans to end its direct sales pitch for good. Visitors to the Nexus One website are now greeted with the message "Sorry, folks... The Nexus One is [...]
Menlo Park (ip-192.com): Android 2.2, Google's operating system for mobile devices, is coming to the Nexus One smartphone via an over-the-air update. The new version codenamed Froyo is significantly faster and supports features like push-through notifications. Android 2.2 will allow users to turn their handset into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. With the update installed, the [...]
Overland Park (ip-192.com): Nexus One, Google’s smart phone, will be available on the Sprint network. For Google, this is a new chance to tap into another potential customer base since sales to T-Mobile customers have so far been rather disappointing. Sprint Nextel also needs access to new technology. Sales of the Palm smart phone have [...]
Mountain View (ip-192.com): Nearly 40 percent of current Blackberry users consider switching to Apple’s iPhone as their next smartphone purchase, a new report from Crowd Science says. Only Android users rival iPhone users in loyalty, with about 90 percent of each user group planning to stick with their current brand when buying their next phone. [...]
Menlo Park (ip-192.com): Google and Dish Network Corp. are testing a new television programming search feature, several news outlets report. New TV set-top boxes that run on Google's Android software will allow users to find programming on the Dish Network and videos on websites, including Google’s YouTube. While currently in a testing phase, Google seems [...]
