The role: Communications Manager, Android As a member of the Communications team based at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California you will work cross functionally to: (1) help communicate Android product and partner messaging; (2) create specific campaigns that target consumer and developer audiences; (3) establish solid contacts with journalists and industry partners, and develop [...]

The Nexus One is really a beautiful handset. The phone so far seems to be a hot selling point for the current companies involved in selling the phone. The first US carrier to announce the Nexus One was the T-Mobile, and now the Nexus One is also compatible with AT&T (and the Rogers) networks. Soon, [...]

“We’ve Always Been Shameless About Stealing Great Ideas” –Steve Jobs It was inevitable that the competition would catch-up to Apple’s iPhone, and its App Store eventually. My guess is that in the near future we will see an Android based equivalent to iTunes either built by, or endorsed by Google that will sync media from [...]

Android TV could possibly be here in the near future, thanks to Google, Intel and Sony. It appears that the three are in the early stages of designing set-top boxes and Internet-ready TV’s.   As we all know, Google does not comment on any type of rumors.  However, the claims are supported by a variety of [...]

Remember the HTC Incredible? HTC Incredible is the latest handset and it will be available soon on Verizon Wireless. The first pictures of the Incredible hit the web in the first week of February. Then we saw it rolling into Verizon’s inventory list. Two days later it appeared in a video running on the Verizon network. [...]

This is a question that some of us may ask ourselves when we start to use our new Android based phone. More specifically, why is my new phone running an operating system that is a year or more old and does not have the latest functionality and in more recent cases, why can’t I install [...]

The HTC Desire is one of the most beautiful Android powered handsets, a phone to be called the sibling of the Nexus. Unfortunately, the handset is not officially announced by any US Carriers as of yet, but the fellows in the UK get their hands on it in April via Vodafone. The Desire that everyone [...]

Arguably, smart phones lose a lot of smart without apps. In fact, the more than 150,000 apps available in the Apple App Store are one of the strongest selling points for iPhones, Pods and soon Pads alike. Fortunately for us, as Android phones increase in popularity, the Android Market grows proportionately, which in turn refuels the the popularity [...]

Tired of Apple’s tight reign on your iPhone? Want the true feeling of open source? AT&T users rejoice! Today, Google releases the sale of the Nexus One compatible with 3G UMTS bands (850/1900/2100 MHz) and four GSM radio frequencies (850/900/1800/1900 MHz). This means full 3G for AT&T customers. This also means that our friends to [...]

As you may have heard, Tim Bray, co-inventor of XML, notable tech blogger and former Sun Microsystems employee has joined Google as a Developer Advocate.  Most people are talking about the negative things he has said about Apple, but in the spirit of Tim’s new job and a fresh start, I would like to focus on his more [...]

The day is near when Verizon will officially launch the Google Nexus One. 20 days ago, the FCC approved the CDMA version of the Google Nexus One, and it was rumored that it is the Verizon-ready Nexus One. According to Chinese-language Economic Daily News, HTC is shipping the CDMA version of the Nexus One to [...]

Vodafone has updated it’s “Coming Soon” section with three of the hottest Android handsets around. Starting in April, Vodafone will make available the HTC Legend and Desire and still listed as coming soon but believed to also be available in April, the Nexus One.  Have a look on the screenshots: As you may know, the  [...]

I think this is the HOT! news of the day. We heard a lot about the HTC/Google Nexus One for Verizon Wireless. Things are getting clearer day by day. From the first day, when the Nexus One was launched in US via T-Mobile, Google also announced that they will bring the Nexus One to Verizon. [...]

Is there a cold war going on between Motorola and Google?  Motorola today announced that from this quarter, Microsoft’s Bing will provide search and maps services on its Chinese Android-based smartphones. As you may already know, MS Bing is a true rival to Google. In China, Baidu is the most popular search engine.  According to [...]

Ever wanted to go biking but didn’t know your way? Google has fixed that with its latest update to Google Maps. The new bicycling layer for Google Maps, accessible via the “More…” drop down menu at the top of the map, will display an overlay of the various bike-friendly roads and trails around town. The [...]