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Apr 10

iPhone 3GS, Motorola Droid lead mobile Internet use



The flagship Android and iPhone devices are the models that dominate mobile Internet traffic, according to new data from AdMob. Among Apple devices, the iPhone 3GS had by far the most use at 39 percent of all its hardware; the Motorola Droid had almost as much control of Android phones at 32 percent of all Google’s traffic.

…the Motorola Droid had almost as much control of Android phones at 32 percent of all Google’s traffic. Apple remained the leader and held on to 46 percent of traffic worldwide after Android and Symbian gained slightly to reach 25 and 21 percent each.Among iPhone devices, the analysts found a relatively even split between the second-generation iPod touch (25 percent of all Apple traffic) and the iPhone 3G (20 percent). The HTC Hero was the next most popular in Android phones at 19 percent. The devices occupying the bottom of the ranks were in stark contrast, however: while the original iPhone logically accounted for just two percent due to its age, the critically well-received Nexus One also occupied just as little market share. Google’s strategy of only selling the Nexus One through its own site, and refusing to advertise beyond its search page, is believed to have hurt the phone’s chances….

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9
Feb 10

Google’s Next Venture: Universal Translator

It’s not quite Star Trek, but Google is working on instant translation over Android phones. Google wants to pioneer the first smartphone technology to translate foreign languages almost instantly, able to convert spoken words into a different language in real time, and could be on the market in a few years.

…Google wants to pioneer the first smartphone technology to translate foreign languages almost instantly, the search giant told British daily The Times. The technology will be able to convert spoken words into a different language in real time, and could be ready within a few years.
Just as Google Translate converts text in 52 languages, the voice translation service will mimic a human interpreter. To achieve this, Google plans to combine the technology behind its text translation service with a voice recognition system, similar to the one found on Android smartphones.
The idea behind the feature is to allow users to easily communicate in other languages using a smartphone. The system would “listen” to the speaker until it understands the full meaning of the words/phrases and then send it to Google’s servers for translation. The person at the other end of the line would listen to a robotic voice translation and vice versa.
This all sounds good in theory, but it will be some time until we get to use live…

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6
Feb 10

Google’s Phone: Rumors, Facts and Speculation

What we know, may know, and don’t know about Google’s new Android smartphone.

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31
Jan 10

SDK Showdown: Apple IPhone vs. Google Android

In this corner: the current champion of the mobile phone market, the iPhone. In the other corner: a scrappy open source challenger, Android.

…In this corner: the current champion of the mobile phone market, the iPhone. In the other corner: a scrappy open source challenger, Android.While the iPhone has without a doubt been the big success story of the past year in the mobile phone world, many other companies are planning to release similar devices this year to challenge its status as the undisputed king of smartphones. Some of the more intriguing competitors for the iPhone will be those devices that are powered by Android, Google’s open source mobile platform.Google said in November that it developed Android to spur innovation among developers to create applications for mobile phones that wouldn’t be exclusive to particular carriers or devices. In contrast to the iPhone, which developers previously had to unlock in order to create and distribute their own applications, Google said that Android would create a truly free environment for third-party developers.Months later, Apple decided that it wanted to encourage third-party application development…

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