Google Phone Confirmed

Google is working on a mobile phone, a Google executive confirmed, but you may not see it in the States. It would, after all, steal some Apple thunder, and Schmidt and Jobs are billionaire buddies. Engadget reports that Isabel Aguilera, a Googler heading up things on the Iberian Peninsula, said there is a Google phone being developed, but are intended for the the markets in…

Skype, Vodafone Move Forward Together?

Vodafone’s getting deeper and deeper into this whole Internet thing - the latest reports indicate that the company is exploring options with MSN, Yahoo, and AOL.  It has also displayed several mobile phones designed to work with Skype, and has presented some VoIP technology.

Will Consumers Accept Mobile Ads?

Harris Interactive, a market research company has announced the results of new research into consumer acceptance of mobile phone advertisements. The research looked at current levels of consumer interest in mobile phone advertisements, preferred advertising methods and the willingness of consumers to be profiled.

Google Loses Lenovo, Microsoft Comes Out Ahead

Today is the Ides of March - the same day that Julius Caesar was betrayed and assassinated so many years ago.  And although it’s not likely to go down in history in quite the same way, another betrayal has taken place - Lenovo has chosen Microsoft’s software (in place of Google’s) as its default search application.