The Washington Post interviewed Google CEO Eric Schmidt: Google chief executive Eric Schmidt favors net neutrality, but only to a point: While the tech player wants to make sure that telecommunications giants don’t steer Internet traffic in a way that would favor some devices or services over others, he also believes that it would be [...]
Archive of entries posted on October 2009
Big Cellphone Makers Shifting to Android System
The New York times reports that big cellphone makers are shifting to Android. There are several reasons for this. Android is free, while Windows Mobile costs manufacturers $15 to $25 a phone. Android is intended for finger tapping, while WIndows Mobile is built for stylus use Developers get access to the Android source code Windows [...]
Verizon and Google has found a common ground for an open Internet
Net Neutrality debate in the U.S. has at times been relatively intense. Today Verizon and Google published a joint statement on finding a common ground for an open Internet. I agree with the six points they make. They are relatively high level, and as always the devil lies in the details. Time will tell if [...]
Google E-books and web vs apps
Paid Content reported yesterday on Google´s E-books store. Google Editions will be device agnostic. Basically, this means that you can read the titles on any device with a browser. They report that users will also be able to access the texts they have purchased when they’re not connected to the Internet via a cached version. [...]
Will the Android Market be fragmented?
Business Week Tech Beat has an interesting story “Will Moto Fracture the Android Market?“. It Motorola will introduce signature apps for it´s upcoming Android devices. The move seems reasonable from an end user experience and a differentiation strategy perspective. On the other hand, this move may lead to a Android as a fragmented platform if [...]
