Archive for August, 2007
I am not sure Don Reisinger over at c|net really gets it. He posted an entire article about how the Google Phone will fail because Google does not have any experience in the hardware market. I have seen not one single indication that Google has any plans to get into the hardware (handset) market. It […]
August 30th, 2007 | Posted in Google Phone Functionality, Google Phone Rumors | No Comments
John McKinley over at Great Falls Ventures has a very thought-provoking post about what he would like to see in Google’s Phone. With all the hype around a possible OS and this whole 2 week time line, it is nice to see someone take a step back at look at the bigger picture. We will […]
August 30th, 2007 | Posted in Google Phone Functionality, Google Phone Apps | No Comments
I just stumbled across this site and found it very interesting in light of all the chatter around the Google Phone.
With Kakiloc you can :
Discover where your friends are
Follow their journey in real-time on Google Maps
Send messages to them
Be notified when they physically reach a specific place
Create reminder for yourself when you are near a […]
August 29th, 2007 | Posted in Location-Based Information, GPS, Google Phone Apps | 1 Comment
Danny Sullivan over at Search Engine Land has posted a great timeline outlining the major events over the past 3 years as it relates to the Google Phone. The post is actually dates back in April, but he has updated it to reflect the most recent events.
Rumor after rumor after rumor keeps appearing that […]
August 29th, 2007 | Posted in Google Phone Rumors | No Comments
Stories keep coming out of the woodwork. I think we can honestly say, something is certainly going on over at the GooglePlex. I imagine it will only be a short time before we hear something official from Google. However, if the launch really doesn’t take place until early ‘08, they might just sit on this […]
August 28th, 2007 | Posted in Google Phone Rumors | No Comments
The guys over at Engadget are reporting that the Google Phone will be running a version of the Linux operating system.
We understand that the “Gphone OS” (our name for it, not theirs) began development after Google’s very quiet 2005 acquisition of mobile software company Android, started by Danger cofounder and former-prez / CEO Andy Rubin. […]
August 28th, 2007 | Posted in Google Phone Rumors | No Comments
I know this name has been passed around for a while, but we have a hard time believing it. Sounds much more like a Apple ad campaign than a Google branded product. Of all the different rumors we have seen thrown around, I would say this is this least likely.
We are still not sure about […]
August 27th, 2007 | Posted in 700MHZ Wireless Spectrum, Google Phone Rumors | No Comments
Mark Hopkins over at Rizzn.com has a post up saying that he has spoken to an anonymous source at Google who can confirm the Gphone’s existence. This source goes so far to say that Google’s even demoed the Gphone in public.
Mark makes some great comments, several that are the exact same ideas we have been […]
August 27th, 2007 | Posted in 700MHZ Wireless Spectrum, Google Phone Rumors | No Comments
Fake Steve Here, Fake Steve There posted a very thought-provoking post about the implications of a Google Phone and local user generated data.
Imagine Google is giving everyone a phone with a GPS and a nice GPS application integrated with Google Maps. Then they ask the users nicely (they can do that) to fill the […]
August 26th, 2007 | Posted in Google Phone Apps | No Comments
Wow, the media has really grabbed a hold of this story. We are barely keep up with all the rumors and hearsay. In just the last couple of hours, check out all the press hits we found:
Google, the nearly $13.5 billion search engine major, is believed to be a fortnight away from the worldwide launch […]
August 26th, 2007 | Posted in Google Phone Rumors | No Comments