Dell Mini 5
Posted by Kevin McGuire on Friday, January 29, 2010 · 
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Given some of the recent announcements, I have to think that computer and gadget manufacturers have been “holding back.” They’ve been waiting for some sign that consumers are ready to spend again before they release all of their top secret things they’ve been working on for the past year (or so). Or more plausibly, they’ve been waiting on the competition.
While discussed at CES, we now can see the Dell Mini 5 in action (sort of). And not to be outdone by the man in the black turtleneck and jeans, we get to see the brief glimpse from none other than Michael Dell himself. Video after the jump. Read more
Report: Google to Sell Android Smartphone to Public
Posted by Jesse Ward on Monday, December 14, 2009 · ·
Google plans to begin selling an Android-based smartphone directly to consumers as early as next month, according to published reports in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.
Sources familiar with the matter say the phone will be based on GSM technology, and that the device, manufactured by the Taiwanese company HTC, is thinner than Apple’s iPhone, with a slightly larger touch screen. It is named Nexus One, according to various reports and digital traces that the phones have been leaving on Web sites.
The move is reportedly designed to offer Google the flexibility to distribute its own voice and data services without adhering to typical carrier restrictions.
Needless to say, if the rumor comes to fruition it could shake up the fundamentals of the cellphone market in the United States, Read more
Verizon Wireless Partners with Google
Posted by Jesse Ward on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 · ·
A year after Google introduced its Android operating system on T-Mobile, the smallest of the major wireless carriers in the United States, it announced a deal to offer handsets with Verizon Wireless, the nation’s largest carrier.
Verizon Wireless and Google plan to co-develop several Android-based devices that will be pre-loaded with applications from both parties, as well as third-party developers. The manufacturers have yet to be announced, but one is expected to be made by Motorola. Read more