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Rgds, "M" On Oct 7, 2009, at 8:18 AM, Agus Hamonangan wrote: > > Verizon has enlisted Google's Android mobile platform to help as it > fights to regain lost marketshare from rival carrier AT&T. Verizon has > also revealed that it will fully support Google Voice. > > > > Google and Verizon are teaming up to bring the Android mobile platform > to Verizon's network. In a joint announcement issued today, the two > companies revealed that they are collaborating with handset makers to > develop new Android-based smartphones. > > Verizon was originally skeptical of Android and snubbed the platform, > expressing a preference for the competing LiMo initiative. Verizon > made a strong commitment to LiMo last year but didn't rule out the > possibility of adopting Android too. Although the first major LiMo > smartphones are beginning to show up in the European market, the > platform has attracted very little attention here in the US and hasn't > gained much traction with third-party developers yet. This being the > case, Verizon seems to have lost interest in LiMo and is moving > forward with Android. > > Verizon's plan to offer Android phones will come as no surprise to > many of our readers. It's been well-known for some time that > Motorola's second Android device, codenamed Sholes, was designed for > Verizon. As we mentioned in our recent coverage of the Android 1.6 > release, the latest version of Google's platform introduces CDMA > support, which is needed to make Android work on Verizon's network. > > The Motorola Sholes, also known as Tao, is one of the first Android > devices with compelling hardware specs. Rumors indicate that it will > include an OMAP 3430 processor and a WVGA display. It is said to be a > Google Experience phone and will not have Motorola's custom MotoBlur > interface. Verizon says that it will be launching two Android handsets > within a matter of weeks. There is some evidence indicating that the > second one will be an HTC touchscreen device with HTC's Sense UI. > > Verizon has been feeling a lot of pressure from AT&T, which has won > converts by being the exclusive iPhone carrier in the US. Verizon's > handset offerings have historically lagged far behind other carriers, > but the company has made a strong effort in recent months to make its > device lineup more appealing. Launching a top-notch Android handset > will boost Verizon's competitiveness on the device front. Verizon is > also quick to point out that its network offers broader coverage; in a > recent advertisement, Verizon takes aim at its rival's network > coverage and mocks the iPhone. AT&T, for its part, has faced strong > criticism recently from iPhone users over the growing number of > dropped calls and other technical problems. > > In another potshot at AT&T, Verizon has stated unambiguously that it > will fully support Google Voice on its network. AT&T and Apple have > received close scrutiny from the FCC over their rejection of the > Google Voice application for the iPhone, though AT&T maybe bending on > this issue, and the carrier recently revealed that it will be opening > its 3G network to VoIP software in response to the FCC's concerns. > > Ultimately, Verizon's adoption of Android marks an important step > forward for Google's mobile platform, which was previously only > available through T-Mobile in the United States. As the second-largest > carrier, Verizon has the clout to bring Android to many more users. > > http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2009/10/robot-invasion-android-and-google-voice-coming-to-verizon.ars > > > -- > Salam, > > Agus Hamonangan > [email protected] > > > http://groups.google.com/group/id-gtug/ > > http://groups.google.com/group/id-android/ > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Google Groups "Indonesian Android Community [id-android]" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To request to subscribe to this group, please visit the following page: http://groups.google.com/group/id-android/subscribe?hl=en-GB To send a message to the owner, visit the following page: http://groups.google.com/group/id-android/post?sendowner=1&hl=en-GB or [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/id-android?hl=en?hl=en-GB To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Indonesian Android Community on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112207700729 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
