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Microsoft Gets In On The Action 2007-12-20 11:15:00 Microsoft wants a slice of that mobile ad pie too! The "big M" recently began banner and text ads on its MSN mobile portal in the United States. This one was kind of a no brainer. I'm only surprised it took them so long to do it. You can read the full article here on eWeek.AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ... Microsoft

Yahoo's Approach To Spreading One Search 2007-12-20 10:52:00 Yahoo is taking a different approach to the mobile phone search market. Rather than reinvent the wheel like Google's Android is attempting to do, Yahoo is striking deals with carriers that will make their oneSearch engine a part of their portal. In other words when you log on to search the web on your phone this browser will be the default search engine. According to an article on SearchEngineLand they have already inked deals in Asia, Europe and most recently Latin America. You can read the complete article here. Yahoo Go is already available on several platforms in the world, including Symbian, Windows Mobile, and RIM. I personally use it myself and I swear by it. While it does run better on handsets that feature decent processor speeds and memory it has become my ultimate all in one solution for checking email, getting directions, and finding restaurants. I fully expect Android based handsets to have Google's own version of Yahoo Go pre-installed. Google are you listening?A ... Yahoo

Google Closer to Acquiring Double Click 2007-12-20 09:49:00 According to Google's Developers Journal the FTC has ok'd Googles acquisition of DoubleClick. "The FTC's strong support sends a clear message: this acquisition poses no risk to competition and will benefit consumers," said Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO, Google. Google is still awaiting a decision from the European Commission before the deal can be finalized. You can read the complete article here.AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ... Google

Bold Moves In Google's Future? 2007-12-20 08:40:00 Computer World asked several analysts to predict some of Google's moves for the future. What's interesting is that Androidguys.com discussed some of these moves in our earlier podcasts. "They'll move into radio and television at some point," says Rob Enderle, principle analyst at Enderle Group in San Jose." You can read the full article here, but I have listed their predictions below.You're Watching ABC GoogleGet Your Free Google PCCome See The Softer Side of GoogleGoogle Buys An Ad AgencyGoogle Applications Finally Take OffGoogle Offers Local ReviewsGoogle Takes Another Stab At Social NetworkingGet Ready For The Google Operating SystemAndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ... Google

Google's Android The One To Watch in 08'? 2007-12-20 08:19:00 DialAPhone lists their phones to watch in 2008 and Google's Android tops the list. "While many were disappointed not to see a shiny new piece of hardware to go face to face with the iPhone, for true mobile lovers Android represents something just as exciting. Seamless integration with Google’s maps, email, search and countless other applications, and an open source platform for developers to create their own mobile software." Expect Android based handsets to top many more lists such as this in the future. Rounding out the top 5 is a 3G Apple iPhone, the Nokia 8800 Arte Series, the Samsung Armani series, and the Nokia 3110 Evolve. You can check out the full article here.AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ... Google

20/20 Podcast (Secret Bonus Level Edition!) 2007-12-20 07:41:00 Thanks to everyone for being patient as we were getting our podcasts in place the way we wanted them to be. More importantly, they are the way they should have been set up all along. As a gift, we are throwing the standard 20/20 podcasts up with an an extra 20 minute segment. Sit tight for another day or so and you'll get three more by the end of the week as most of the AndroidGuys were able to get together last night and tackle a variety of subjects. Now that the podcasts/feed are working properly, you'll see the content more regularly.You can expect at least two podcasts a week, maybe more. Thanks to anyone and everyone for their help and patience!20/20 Podcast #4A - MP320/20 Podcast #4B - MP320/20 Podcast #4C - MP3Be sure to subscribe to both the standard AndroidGuys feed as well as the podcast only version!About the AndroidGuys 20/20: We feel that 20 minutes is a sufficient amount of time to cover one subject in depth, without beating a dead horse. At the same time, it also ...

Android On RIM??? 2007-12-20 00:27:00 Is this the Android OS running on a BlackBerry?! Settle down. The answer is a resounding "NO." To put it bluntly, Lukai, one of the AndroidGuys doesn't believe the photo on Gizmodo is legit enough to warrant all the recent hype. He is calling that image a HOAX. In fact, he said it would be easy to replicate that on any type of phone so he spent about 10 minutes in PhotoShop last night making it appear to run on his BlackBerry 8230. We want to see video of Android in the wild and not the same wallpaper/menu that has been showing up in pictures online over the last few weeks. So consider this a call to action. We want a video of someone running Android in whatever capacity. On top of that, we want to know how you got it and what you are running it on.What say you? Did Lukai shoot holes in the Gizmodo article or is he just being a Debbie Downer?AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ...

Sadko Mobile Says 'Get Your Freq On' 2007-12-19 11:55:00 Another new Android application has found its way onto the internet. CallFreq, is a new generation of a phone dialer that filters for user the most relevant contacts. At present CallFreq retrieves contacts based on frequency of incoming and outgoing calls over a period from one hour to one month. At least according to their site. It's a pretty cool concept when you think about it. Why scroll through all of your contacts when you only need around 5-10 of them on a daily basis?There is a flash demo that you can play with on their website. You'll also find a note stating "Unfortunately, we cannot actually dial the numbers yet - so the call will most likely not get through. If the call is dropped, you will see a prompt, and then you will return back to the dialer. However, keep trying and you will be rewarded!"Someone out there with plenty of free time on their hands?AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ...

FCC Announces Full Bidder List... Chevron? 2007-12-19 10:47:00 Yup, Chevron has an intent to bid on the 700MHz spectrum come the end of January. Guess who else wants to own some airwaves? Paul Allen. If you're not familiar, he co-founded a little company called Microsoft. To be accurate, he is not bidding alone, but rather with an entity known as Vulcan Spectrum, LLC. Currently, Allen heads an investment company called Vulcan Capital. He's also a majority shareholder in U.S. cable operator Charter Communications.The FCC has accepted 96 applications and reported 170 as incomplete. The latter needs to be completed by Jan. 4. A mock auction is slated for January 22nd, with the actual one starting on January 24th and likely to take weeks to complete.Among the list of incomplete applications were smaller mobile operators Alltel and MetroPCS Wireless Inc. Cox Communications Inc., an archrival of the telecommunications companies, is also preparing an application as is cellular technology vendor Qualcomm Inc. who is already building a mobile ent ...

When it Rains, it Pours 2007-12-19 09:11:00 Looks like the only news about Android over the last day and a half is only negative. It seems as if everyone wants to rip into Google for how bad their SDK allegdely is. We've seen more than a few sites this morning tell us how buggy and unrefined the kit is and how Google is not helping developers.Has Google stretched themselves too thin? AndroidGuys doesn't think so. Look, we need to remember that we're only one month in here. Props to Google for not slapping 'beta' on the end of the SDK version to get a free pass. We feel very comfortable with the direction Android is going and look forward to newer versions. Look at it this way, we're getting ready to see Windows Mobile 6.1 and yet people still complain about it. You know the adage; You can please some of the people...Nobody complains (as much) when a game comes out. People are eager to try it out regardless of glitches. You're five levels into a game and it locks up? "Oh well, I expected that. After all, it ju ...

5 Megapixel Cameras Standard in Mobile Phones? 2007-12-19 08:12:00 We came across a couple of posts on some other sites this morning that mention Motorola's new line of phones for 2008 possibly having a 5MP camera. We also found an article mentioning phones in the near future with 3X optical zoom and we're all for that. Currently, most people are stuck with these 1.2 and 2.1 cameras that just don't seem nearly as nice as those 5MP+ cameras you can get for under $100 right now.This seems like a logical step to make as far as hardware is concerned. We're being told from all sorts of people that 2008 will be the year that people stop using 'phones' and start using 'mobile devices.' Shouldn't these people get something a little more comparable to a stand alone camera? Ever try to record a video of a child blowing out candles at a birthday party? With the lights out?For a brief period, the cameras in a smart phone were more than adequate as they weren't really being used by consumers so much as realtors taking pictures of that home they were ...

Not Ready for Prime Time? 2007-12-18 16:02:00 According to developer Adam MacBeth, Android has so far brought nothing but headaches and frustration. He goes on to say that "functionality is not there, is poorly documented or just doesn't work." He's not the only one complaining either. Tim Wisniewski is one of the more outspoken coders and he finds it "shocking" that some of the "basic" platform architecture don't yet work. Is this the case for all developers? Hardly.Rick Genter, a professional software engineer who is writing an Android application in his free time, said that while Google's mobile software is buggy, it is not necessarily any worse than any other software at such an early stage. He said there should be plenty of time for Google to tidy things up before Android handsets hit the market next year. It's not uncommon to see the unhappy people being the loudest in the room. As with anything new, there are going to be plenty of people taking shots at the next big thing. Expectations are running especially h ...

Welcome New Readers! 2007-12-18 14:32:00 We're seeing a steady increase in traffic this week so we wanted to welcome our newest readers. Thanks for stopping by AndroidGuys! If you're looking for a few places to start, may we suggest here, here, and here? You might also want to read through our growing resources like the FAQ, and Glossary.We've recently launched a few new things here so bookmark us or subscribe to our feed!AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ...

Slow News Day 2007-12-18 10:51:00 Not a lot of Android stuff to talk about today. The biggest headline likely to get us nerds and geeks all excited has to be that Peter Jackson has signed on officially as producer for The Hobbit and its sequel.Yesterday saw the first picture of an actual Android phone in use, so it's okay with us that there is not a great deal to report on. If you have followed our posts on the Bug Labs device, you might be interested in knowing that they've announced a WIKI project for the recently released SDK. Maybe someone will create some good hardware and/or software to convince fellow AndroidGuy Lukai that it might be worthwhile. For anyone out there looking to help AndroidGuys gain a little exposure, click here.It's a 1-step process. Thanks!AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ...

20/20 Podcast #3B 2007-12-17 22:28:00 This is the second half of last week's 20/20 podcast where we discussed the comments made by Ralph de la Vega from AT&T and how they claim that they are the most open network in the wireless industry. Also covered, customer satisfaction, expectations for users, and of course the 700MHz spectrum auction. To save a copy of this podcast, right-click here or click the title of this post.Again, this is a slightly different format for the podcast as we hope it resolves any issues out there for people looking for the mp3's in a 'non-iTunes' capacity. Please tell us if you run into any snags.UPDATE: To subscribe to our podcast only feed, please click here.AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ...