Google officially acquires AdMob
It was only a (brief) matter of time once it cleared the FTC's final approval last week (with a special thanks to Apple's iAd ): Google is now the proud owner of one AdMob. According to Product Management VP Susan Wojcicki, the company is now integrating all the teams and products together. Full details are at the Official Google Blog, and after the break, check out an email purportedly from AdMob CEO Omar Hamoui
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: acquisition, apple, breaking-news, ceo, engadget, entry, final, final-approval, ftc, matter, officially-acquires, product, special
Samsung Moment update to Android 2.1 available at long last?
Sure, it's been leaked already -- but is Moment -gate 2010 finally about to draw to a close? Quite possibly, because folks running the firmware update executable found on Sprint's site are apparently ending up with a phone powered by Android 2.1 when all is said and done. Considering the fact that the Moment runs stock Android, the update feels long overdue -- but Eclair updates are still pretty hard to come by no matter what kind of phone you're using, so we're just delighted to see it finally happen.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: because-folks, cellphones, engadget, firmware-update, Kind, matter, moment, result, samsung, samsung-moment, sprint, update, upgrade
WSJ: Apple ‘developing new iPhone,’ plus another for Verizon (update: iPhone HD?)
You heard right, folks -- according to the Wall Street Journal, Apple is currently "developing a new iPhone to debut this summer," and as if that weren't enough, it's also "working on another model for US mobile phone operator Verizon Wireless." As of this moment, details about the break are nowhere to be found, but it's not like either tidbit is shocking. This summer will mark the one-year anniversary of the iPhone 3GS , and if the Cupertino-based company keeps with its historical refresh pattern , we're just a few months out from seeing the latest and greatest iPhone. There's also been no shortage of iPhone-to-Verizon rumors over the years, with the latest of 'em happening during the run-up to the iPad's launch
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: apple, cdma iphone, cupertino-based, hon hai, iphones, matter, news, operator, report, verizon-iphone, wallstreetjournal
Sony prepping new line of handhelds, including PSP phone?
You know who knows everything? People familiar with the matter. In particular, they know everything when "the matter" happens to be Sony's handheld strategy for 2010, which is said to finally include an honest-to-goodness PSP with phone capabilities -- something the world's been demanding for as long as they've wanted a Zunephone
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: ecosystem, entry, handhelds, kunimasa-suzuki, matter, Monster, netbook, online, playstation, playstation portable, psp phone, reader, remote-play, result
Nexus One coming to Vodafone UK in April, says Telegraph
Without citing its sources, the Telegraph is reporting matter-of-factly that the Nexus One will launch on Vodafone in April for a to-be-determined price, though it's "likely to be priced very similarly to comparable smartphones such as the iPhone." It's no secret that Vodafone's picking up Google's Snapdragon -powered beast -- but we've yet to lock it down to a 30-day window like this, so it's progress. Coincidentally, this is going to collide head-to-head with the European release of the Desire , HTC's remix of the Nexus One with Sense and an optical pad thrown in, so it'll be fascinating to see which of these monsters comes out on top at retail. Nexus One coming to Vodafone UK in April, says Telegraph originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:43:00 EST.
Categories: htc, Mobile Phone, nexus one Tags: breakingnews, engadget, european, iphone, matter, monsters, nexus, nexusoneforverizon, optical-pad, result, ukcharts, vodafone, vodafone-uk, vodafoneuk