venturebeat.com - 2/10/2009
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One of the bigger complaints about T-Mobile’s G1, the first phone based on Google’s Android platform, is that its touch screen doesn’t use multi-touch, the technology which allows for a screen to accept multiple points of contact as simultaneous input. Now we may know why. Apple, which ...
google.com - 2/4/2009
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google.com —
Google Latitude is a feature of Google Maps
for mobile on these phones: Android-powered devices, such as...
the T-Mobile G1 iPhone and iPod touch devices (coming soon) most color BlackBerry devices most Windows Mobile 5.0+ devices most Symbian S60 ...
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Google Latitude
guardian.co.uk - 2/12/2009
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guardian.co.uk —
Samsung has delayed the release of its first
mobile phone based on Google's Android operating system until...
the second half of this year. There had been speculation that Samsung, which recently leapfrogged Nokia to become market leader in the UK, ...
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Samsung delays launch of Android phone
googlemobile.blogspot.com - 2/9/2009
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googlemobile.blogspot.com —
One of the hardest parts about switching phones
is getting your address book and calendar to your...
new device. We're making that process a little easier by releasing a beta version of Google Sync for the iPhone and Windows Mobile phones as well as a ...
(more)
Official Google Mobile Blog: Google Sync Beta for ...
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Did Apple Ask Google to Omit Multi-Touch from Android?
Tech-Ex —
... Well, according to VentureBeat, an Android team member told them that Apple requested (nicely, I imagine) that multi-touch be left out of the platform, and Google agreed to it. ...
Google axed multi-touch support at Apple's request?
TechSpot —
... by third party developers, so perhaps the decision not to include multi touch was a political one rather than technological. At least according to VentureBeat which, citing an unnamed Android team member, claims Apple asked for the little favor. [image] If true, then it would confirm what we've been hearing from Apple lately: the company is ready to protect the technology behind the iPhone and has even hinted at legal action against Palm for using multi touch technology on its new Pre smartphone. The idea of a company crippling its own product just to keep Apple happy seems ...
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The Tech Report: News —
... customer switching lawsuit VentureBeat has source: Apple asked Google not to use multi-touch in Android, and Google complied TG Daily has ...
The reason behind the G1's lack of multi-touch
Fudzilla —
... knowing that Apple s allegedly considering legally pursuing Palm for the company s usage of multi-touch technology on their Pre phone. So, if this is indeed true, then it seems Google will try pretty much everything not to stir Apple s waters, but this would still be a lame reason for the G1 s lack of support. On the other hand, if you re really keen on getting this feature, we re sure that we ll see some workarounds, probably of dubious legality, such as this one . More here .
Did Apple Bully Google over Multi-Touch?
Maximum PC —
It's hard to imagine anyone being able to bully Google into submission, but according to Venture Beat, that's exactly what Apple did. The report claims Apple encouraged Google not to use multi-touch technology in the Android-based G1 mobile phone, and Google agreed, Venture Beat says citing an un-named Android team member as the source."Further, the Android team member went on to say that they were relieved that Google didn't go against Apple's wishes, given the legal storm that appears to be brewing between Apple and Palm, which is using multi-touch technology in its new Pre ...
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technologyexpert.blogspot.com 7/28/2009 — I wrote earlier about the new BlackBerry and Android Google Voice apps that Google had released. They offer great functionality, allowing you to dial directly from your phone with your Google Voice number, but there was no iPhone version. Well, we'll never see it, unless Apple relents. Word ...
Apple, AT&T, Google Respond to FCC Over Google Voice Rejection
technologyexpert.blogspot.com 8/21/2009 — Early this month, the FCC sent requests to AT&T, Google, and Apple, asking them a series of questions about the way applications are accepted or rejected from the App Store. This all began with the rejection of Google Voice , BTW. The deadline was August 21st. Naturally, all 3 companies ...
Microsoft readies smartphone assault on Apple —
CNN.com - Technology 2/10/2009
Microsoft is gearing up to take on rival Apple in the smartphone market. The software giant is getting ready to launch an online marketplace akin to Apple's App Store and an upgraded version of its mobile operating system, according to reports.
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