Windows Phone 7 on October 11
Posted by Steve Fravel on Friday, October 1, 2010 · 
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According to the Wall Street Journal, Windows Phone 7, originally announced as a new platform in February will debut on October 11. The WSJ article reports that AT&T will serve as Microsoft’s exclusive “operator partner” for Windows Phone 7. Three WP7 phones will be introduced to the public on November 8 from HTC, Samsung and LG Electronics.
Windows has promised a more user-friendly design. Windows Phone 7 is distinguished by a series of “hubs” that integrate content from the Web, applications and services. Games from Microsoft XBox platform are brought to the mobile platform in addition to music and video. The new phones will also include a built-in FM radio.
Productivity features, including Office, OneNote and SharPoint, also will be integrated along with Pictures and a simplified photo and video handling tool.
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