I have seven e-mail accounts synced to my BlackBerry, and I’m always getting e-mails from random companies that have my address(es) on distribution lists.
Perhaps the most far-reaching feature to be found in Android 2.0, in terms of impact on the wireless and consumer electronics industries in general, is Google Maps Navigation. Google’s free turn-by-turn Nav app debuted in Beta form on Verizon’s Motorola Droid phone, and basically adds a nav system with voice prompts to the Maps application already found in Android. The little “Navigate” button has already sent shockwaves through the tech world and caused Garmin and Tom Tom’s stock prices to tumble earlier this week.
Sorry for the corny sitcom nostalgia headline. Me want Sony Ericsson Xperia X3/X10/Rachael/Infinity
(Disclaimer: Excited man holding the Droid not included in the purchase of the device) Considering that the Motorola Droid launch (and if rumors are to be believed, the Droid line itself ) are likely to be Verizon’s largest release of the year, it’s understandable that the company wants to spend as much effort and energy promoting it as possible.
While some of it has been reported via leaks and the like over the past few months, Sprint’s David Owens sat down to discuss the carrier’s upcoming strategy in regards to smartphone development.
According to finance and investment site TheStreet, Google is getting ready to dive into smartphones with a custom Android phone of its own, slated for this year. If this is true, not only would it be the search giant’s first direct entry into the wireless market, but the arrival of such a device would also turn the industry on its ear, says the site. Why?
As a tot watching The Last Starfighter , I thought that the language translation contraption in the movie was way cool.
