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gPhone rumors heating back up…

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Feb 17 2008

Robert X. Cringley, seems to have a scoop on the Google gPhone.  He lists the following:

…But Google is not like other companies, which means they are sometimes bolder and sometimes more foolhardy, because a Google-branded gPhone — two of them, actually — is on the way.

Here is what little I know, dropped in my lap this week by a loyal reader (you know who you are). There are two gPhones slated for release with the first coming in September and the second probably not appearing until after Christmas. Given that the first is the high-end model and the second is cheaper, Google will probably expect to make as much money as possible on the higher-margin units at Christmas before revealing the budget model even exists. How Apple-like, eh?

Both will include WiFi, which makes me wonder if a VoIP client will be there, too. The high-end phone will look somewhat like a Blackberry Pearl, but the screen flips up and there is a keyboard for texting. No word on pricing for the high-end phone, but the second model is intended to be less than $100 — AFTER Christmas.

The actual manufacturer of these gPhones will be Samsung (rumors to this point had indicated HTC, so this is a change) and Google is still talking with both T-Mobile and Verizon as potential carriers (rumors also said Verizon had passed — not). That means there are both GSM and W-CDMA versions in the works. Given AT&T’s success with the iPhone I can’t imagine Verizon will let the gPhone pass, but it will be interesting to see if Google will be able go with a nonexclusive deal and get both U.S. carriers.

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FoxNews confirms "Mobility" Apple event for January

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Dec 30 2009

Clayton Morris at FoxNews is going on record saying that Apple is indeed holding an event in January as the Financial Times mentioned last week. He goes a step further saying that the event will focus on “Mobility”.  This event would likely follow a Google January 5th event that will showcase the Google Phone or Nexus one.

I’ve spoken to a source inside Apple who confirmed a “big” event for January. While nothing official has been handed down from the notoriously tight-lipped company, my source took the Financial Times report one step further by saying this event will focus on the mobility space, meaning we’ll see something related to the iPhone/Touch product line.

Obviously this event screams tablet, but might we also see such things as iPod touches with cameras, new software or iPhone upgrades as well?

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Google CEO Eric Schmidt talks about Android and iPhone and everything else

Avatar for Seth Weintraub Aug 5 2010

Google CEO Eric Schmidt talked to reporters at yesterday’s Techonomy conference about all things Google. Of interest to Apple watchers specifically is his take on Android and how Apple’s iPhone led the way, especially in browsers. He also mentions that Google makes a fair amount of money on each iPhone through the ads on Safari (and Admob?)

Here’s a shortened, quieter (but better lit) version on Youtube.