Rumor: Droid Eris to sell for USD 99
Market sources claim that HTC Droid Eris is likely to be launched later this month for just around USD 99 after mail-in rebates.
This would make it a fantastic purchase as it is similar in features to HTC Hero which retails for around USD 180 in the US market.
This [...]
Sony Ericsson Rachael Prototype User Interface Video!
Google is not making Android smartphones!
Google has done a Microsoft. The company has clarified that they are not working on their own smartphone powered by Android.
Google is already involved heavily in the development of the Android platform. Several top mobile phone makers have adopted this new platform.
Motorola Droid is the latest Android smartphone [...]
Google updates its robots.txt to celebrate Halloween
Google has updated its robots.txt file on Google.com to celebrate Halloween.
This is the interesting part in the file:
User-agent: Kids
Disallow: /tricks
Allow: /treats
Checkout: Google.com robots.txt file
It is unlikely to matter much to the search engine bots that try to index Google.com but it still highlights the funny side [...]
Google now use RSS/Atom feeds for discovering new sites
Google has some good news for web publishers.
Google Webmaster Central team has revealed that they are now using RSS and Atom feeds to discover new content on the web.
This means that if your brand new site has a RSS feed associated with it, there [...]
Google Fading Homepage: This space intentionally left blank
Google has been testing a new version of their homepage which fades all the text content on the homepage after the user loads it.
The aim is to have the entire focus on the search box. User can move the mouse to reveal the buttons or just press [...]
YouTube U2 event had around 10 million streams!
Variety Magazine claims that the U2 live event broadcast on YouTube was watched through as many as 10 million streams worldwide.
This is probably a record for an online streamed event.
YouTube had this to say about the event: “This was a big win for the YouTube [...]
Google: Google Voice block calls to limited numbers
Google has revealed in a letter sent to the Federal Communications Commission claiming that their free Google Voice service blocks access to just around 100 numbers most of which are adult chat lines and free conference call services.
Google is facing criticism from the FCC after AT&T protested [...]
Google OneBox Music Search service launched
As expected, Google has launched their new music service named OneBox.
Google OneBox has been launched in collaboration with Lala.com and MySpace-owned iLike.
This would now make it very easy for web users to find and acquire new songs simply by using the search engine.
Google said: “We are very [...]
Motorola Droid on Verizon for USD 199 with 2 year contract
Verizon Wireless has finally revealed the details on their new Google Android smartphone named Motorola Droid.
It has been priced at USD 199 with a 2 year service contract after a USD 100 mail-in rebate.
Customers would be required to get the following plans (or [...]
