Archive for October 17th, 2008
The T-Mobile G1 officially goes on sale Oct. 22, but reviews are already flooding in. Early reviews are polarized, with some signaling the first Google Android-based device is a true iPhone challenger, others calling it an iPhone rip-off, and still others expressing overall disappointment.The G1 touts touchscreen functionality, a QWERTY keyboard, and a Google-centric mobile 
Web experience. Google-centric means the phone comes fully loaded with Google Maps Street View, Gmail, YouTube and other popular Google software familiar to PC users.
“Whether or not you would want this phone is going to depend a lot on whether or not you are a Google customer and make use of tools like Gmail and Google Calendar,” said Michael Gartenberg, vice president of mobile strategy at Jupitermedia. “If you don’t, this is probably not the device for you.”
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October 17th, 2008
The browser wars are alive and well. While Google is working out the kinks in its beta version of Chrome — a Wednesday update fixed issues with crashing and video playback — Firefox is pushing a beta 3.1 version that promises new features and better performance. Meanwhile, market leader Microsoft still dominates with Internet Explorer 7.”The browser wars continue. But consumers already have plenty of choices with IE, Safari, Firefox and Opera. The real question is if Google can get those users to shift. Mainstream consumers are wondering why they need to make the transition,” said Michael Gartenberg, vice president of mobile strategy for Jupitermedia. “Chrome is still a solution in search of a problem.”
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October 17th, 2008
The Microsoft Yahoo circus is open for business again. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Thursday said a Yahoo acquisition would still make sense for both companies. He spoke at the Gartner technology conference in Orlando, Fla.While Ballmer insisted that Microsoft has no interest in acquiring Yahoo and is not currently holding any discussions with the search giant, he also said the companies could consider a partnership on search engines in the future.
“It’s clear that Yahoo did not want to sell the company. It didn’t want to sell when we offered $33,” Ballmer said, according to Bloomberg News. Microsoft later issued a statement Thursday afternoon, saying: “Our position hasn’t changed. Microsoft has no interest in acquiring Yahoo; there are no discussions between the companies.”
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October 17th, 2008
