Apple's Siri voice control system is as a 'digital personal assistant' designed to allow you to talk to your phone like you talk to other people.
Many Google Android functions already have similar apps built in - although not quite to the specifications of Apple's much-hyped control systems.
Now it seems Google may be about to unveil an official Android rival to Siri - called Majel after Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, the actor who played the voice of the Starship Enterprise in Star Trek.
The name was reported by sources speaking to the Android and Me blog this week.
The name tallies with earlier comments from Google staffers about a 'Star Trek'-like approach.
Google is definitely working on such a system - and this week announced that it had acquired the company Clever Sense, which offers a voice control app.
'I say this year because I’ve heard that engineers at Google X are working around the clock on finishing the first release and the NYTimes previously reported that one product would be released by Google X this year,' wrote Android and Me.
Google X is the search giant's 'blue sky ideas' division - a secretive lab where engineers are free to go wild with ideas such as talking fridges and lifts that take you to space.
'A January or February release might be more realistic,' said Android and Me. 'Other more advanced features like controlling phone actions and applications with natural language commands are expected to come later.'
In earlier interviews, Google acknowledged that it was indeed working on such as product - and that it would be rather like the voice of the Starship Enterprise.
'Our approach is more like Star Trek, the Starship Enterprise - everything is voice-aware,' said Google's Matias Duarte.
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Looks like a good idea, and I can't wait to reboot my phone and hear, Last time on your nexus S!
Hope there will be a French support version ...
OMG! my dream has come true
Im glad they are doing away with the quirks and making it more serious, I don't really like the idea of my phone making jokes when I ask it to do something for me
This doesn't seem to be that big of a deal. I have never found a use, really, for Voice Recognition on my phone.
PromaneX said:
Im glad they are doing away with the quirks and making it more serious, I don't really like the idea of my phone making jokes when I ask it to do something for me
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Lol
tapa tapa tapa
Watch, Apple will try and sue. lol
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Watch, Apple will try and sue. lol
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Why wouldn't they?! They invented the telephone, all software, and talking, so it's a clear violation...
Skv012a said:
Watch, Apple will try and sue. lol
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Apple will do it 100%.. they cant keep up with us
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Not really a fan of voice command.. dun think it will be that useful as well
might just be me
pwsfinest said:
Why wouldn't they?! They invented the telephone, all software, and talking, so it's a clear violation...
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Haha this was to funny
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pwsfinest said:
They invented the telephone, all software, and talking, so it's a clear violation...
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The talking part made me spit my drink out of my mouth from laughing... so thanks for that.
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Siri-like function is really not useful in non-English-speaking countries. So I don't expect it at all.
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Why wouldn't they?! They invented the telephone, all software, and talking, so it's a clear violation...
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Apple invented ALL THAT?! youmust be f*cking kidding me
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why apple is always the first one ?
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Why wouldn't they?! They invented the telephone, all software, and talking, so it's a clear violation...
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Lol, can't tell if serious or just really dumb.
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Well, apple just applied for a patent on, well basically multitasking. Something their phone doesn't even really do.
I wonder how long it will take for them to blow all their cash suing other companies.
The sooner the better IMO.
I hope Google gets majel to do the voice for this app. Then fire a couple quantum photon torpedoes at Apple and make them have no patents and have to pay licenses to every single tech company in the world.
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bmt25 said:
Apple invented ALL THAT?! youmust be f*cking kidding me
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Sarcasm bro ...
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http://www.dailytech.com/Apples+Plo...+HTC+Nears+Fruition+With+Win/article22173.htm
This is crap. I hate Apple!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15802781
[G+ page] Appleboycott
Look what i found!!
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I'm getting really tired of this.
All these companies, including Google, need to file a class action and shut this company down forever.
Piece of ****.
"Can't compete?
Well, we will just sue for stealing even though that's exactly what we do"
Don't see it happening. Something will go down. Apple needs to be put in check. Gets to the point of absurdity.
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bahahahahhahahahahahahhaahahhha
Exactly. Sore losers... this is why the human race will never evolve to its full potential... business is a dirty word.
So where does this Apple guy ?....
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rrr1986 said:
this is why the human race will never evolve to its full potential...
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Seperate discussion but the human race will never evolve to it's full potential until a few things stop:
1) Ism's. {i.e. catholicism, atheism, capitalism, communism}
2) Nationalism {in the first category but such a serious problem that it needs it's own category}
3) Money. {Folks, it's a piece of paper. You assign a value to it all you want but it's a piece of paper}
wow, whats next? the copyright the action of expanding your lungs so that they can charge you for every breath and still deem air " free" ? as an other poster already said, its beyond absurd
Yeah you must have seen the zeitgeist movies huh. If not check them out on YouTube.
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Yeah you must have seen the zeitgeist movies huh. If not check them out on YouTube.
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Never have but I'll look.
Apple is stifling innovation. Why hasn't sprint stepped in this they said something about the att tmobile merger. the evo was its secret android weapon and the 3d is doing well too if their stock goes dry of those they're screwed. Google should also have something to say about this as well
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Yeah you must have seen the zeitgeist movies huh. If not check them out on YouTube.
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I have and you're right...
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Apple is stifling innovation. Why hasn't sprint stepped in this they said something about the att tmobile merger. the evo was its secret android weapon and the 3d is doing well too if their stock goes dry of those they're screwed. Google should also have something to say about this as well
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Because Sprint needs the iPhone to stay competitive.
Think like this...if the At&t BS merger goes through then Sprint will be the smallest of the big carriers....by far...and the only not to have an iPhone.
This sucks bad. HTC is the best phone company bar none.
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I need to learn how to use the xda mobile app. (;
ITT: Multiple people that don't use the quote button when replying to someone.
geez, chill guys
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http://www.dailytech.com/Apples+Plo...+HTC+Nears+Fruition+With+Win/article22173.htm
This is crap. I hate Apple!
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You hate Apple for this?? this is ridiculous,
If you must hate something, hate the patent office who granted the patents.
Hate the judge who indeed confirmed this was a violation of license.
Apple indeed patented this, and used it in their software (check the mail program in macos for example, it will parse automatically date, locations etc and create events for you, it is sweet and very well done.). Microsoft did not copy this, because it is PATENTED, HTC decided to simply use the patent without permission, who are they that they can steal other's technology while other vendors won't?
HTC violated it. Apple has to protect their assets, what's the point of patents then?
See, same thing with the great instant DHCP stuff in macos, microsoft + linux don't have that. Linux is thinking about doing something similar to improve their product, but they are intelligent enough to simply not steal macos code.
Be mad at the judge, be mad at HTC that they didn't have the R&D to come up with their own so now they'll go down, be mad at the whole Patents/copyright stuff and sure, be mad at Apple for developing the technology and protecting it.
This is ridiculous.
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You hate Apple for this?? this is ridiculous,
If you must hate something, hate the patent office who granted the patents.
Hate the judge who indeed confirmed this was a violation of license.
Apple indeed patented this, and used it in their software (check the mail program in macos for example, it will parse automatically date, locations etc and create events for you, it is sweet and very well done.). Microsoft did not copy this, because it is PATENTED, HTC decided to simply use the patent without permission, who are they that they can steal other's technology while other vendors won't?
HTC violated it. Apple has to protect their assets, what's the point of patents then?
See, same thing with the great instant DHCP stuff in macos, microsoft + linux don't have that. Linux is thinking about doing something similar to improve their product, but they are intelligent enough to simply not steal macos code.
Be mad at the judge, be mad at HTC that they didn't have the R&D to come up with their own so now they'll go down, be mad at the whole Patents/copyright stuff and sure, be mad at Apple for developing the technology and protecting it.
This is ridiculous.
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You're right, there's plenty of blame to go around.
That doesn't change the fact that instead of trying to develop, instead of trying to be innovatitve, to keep in the market...they are sinking their claws into any company that they can.
They literally probably had their programmers going through code to try to find patents that might possibly have been violated to sue, instead of having them ya know...program.
It's sick. It has to be stopped.
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Seperate discussion but the human race will never evolve to it's full potential until a few things stop:
1) Ism's. {i.e. catholicism, atheism, capitalism, communism}
2) Nationalism {in the first category but such a serious problem that it needs it's own category}
3) Money. {Folks, it's a piece of paper. You assign a value to it all you want but it's a piece of paper}
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You are so right and this is just the tip of the iceberg
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Apple is very obviously twisting the law to kill a very worthy competitor, Android. What about ios5's new pull down notification system. It is a straight rip off of Androids notification system. I have an imac at home and may just throw it in the garbage.
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You're right, there's plenty of blame to go around.
That doesn't change the fact that instead of trying to develop, instead of trying to be innovatitve, to keep in the market...they are sinking their claws into any company that they can.
They literally probably had their programmers going through code to try to find patents that might possibly have been violated to sue, instead of having them ya know...program.
It's sick. It has to be stopped.
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It might be sick, but this is the nature of the business, it has been this way for years, and every company is expected to defend their own patents/copyrights.
This is the reason you would see other companies buying out smaller companies, sometimes just for a few patents, or get rid of the competition.
In this case, i don't know what Apple and HTC exchanges were, but normally it would go something like:
Hey HTC, you are violating our patent X and Y, please remove this from your product.
HTC says, sorry no can't do.
Apple says, fine, we'll see you in court and have the judge decide.
Judge says, yup. HTC, pay up, or remove that crap out of your product.
This is normal, this is what happens in pretty much any business.
I do like HTC and their products, and not a particular fan of apple, but this is simply Business As Usual. Choose to hate apple for other reasons please.
I'm not sure if its just me, but how many people have seen and tried out the new market? It looks A LOT like windows phone 7s UI. With all of the lawsuits being filed lately, does anyone see microsoft going after google?
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nbunn said:
I'm not sure if its just me, but how many people have seen and tried out the new market? It looks A LOT like windows phone 7s UI. With all of the lawsuits being filed lately, does anyone see microsoft going after google?
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Who knows. Corporate lawsuits are always on going and will always be something excepted. Most of the time they are used as a way of stopping your competitors or at least trying to compete against you. Really not very legitimate. Apple is a prime example. They steal from others, like Microsoft has done for many yrs and start legal action. I can't make this stuff up, research it.
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Who knows. Corporate lawsuits are always on going and will always be something excepted. Most of the time they are used as a way of stopping your competitors or at least trying to compete against you. Really not very legitimate. Apple is a prime example. They steal from others, like Microsoft has done for many yrs and start legal action. I can't make this stuff up, research it.
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+1 Look at Apple, it seems like they are suing everyone in the smartphone and tablet market. I believe Samsung is one of their targets for phones being too similar to the iPhone. I had an iPhone and IMO the Epic pisses on that thing anyway. No wonder Apple is mad lol.
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+1 Look at Apple, it seems like they are suing everyone in the smartphone and tablet market. I believe Samsung is one of their targets for phones being too similar to the iPhone. I had an iPhone and IMO the Epic pisses on that thing anyway. No wonder Apple is mad lol.
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Everyone is suing everyone because the ****ty US patent system allows it. The US patent system needs a complete overhaul.
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Everyone is suing everyone because the ****ty US patent system allows it. The US patent system needs a complete overhaul.
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I like the system as the way it is. It keeps tons and tons of people employed and they make a lot of money. And no I am not a lawyer or patent holder. I am a pc deployment tech.
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havent tried it yet, but from screenshots I guess I can see why people would say that. So were going from xbox looking to winmo7 looking? I guess its a slight improvement... aside from aesthetics, does it navigate better? The thing I like about android is that it will probably change way before winmo does, just like TW will move on from its similarities to iOS way before iOS does... so who cares? As far as lawsuits, it does appear to just be corporate tactics, even if just to get a headline on engadget for a day, free advertising. I love apples one of wanting to see what samsung has coming in the future... looks like apple is developing something new, and this is how they do it!
All publicity is good publicity. "apple suing this" "apple suing that" "apple, apple, apple"
Drills it in your mind
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Microsoft is already making 5 dollars for every android device that is activated. Due to some patents they soaked up and now use it against Google.
Would hope they won't go after this too.
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Microsoft is already making 5 dollars for every android device that is activated. Due to some patents they soaked up and now use it against Google.
Would hope they won't go after this too.
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No they aren't
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No they aren't
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This, not settled yet (patent purchases from nortel still need reviewed by trade commission and fcc), and...
Firstly, love the new market.
Second, good freaking luck if microsoft tried that. Remember, this just the market's new interface. The "look and feel" you're refering to is windows phone 7's entire homescreen UI. Apples to oranges
On a side note; this is exactly why I think that a lot of apple's suit against samsung I going to go down in flames. They're trying to compare iOS's homescreen UI to touchwiz's app drawer. This would make te other half of the suit, that the external hardware appearance of the device's look similar, also somewhat shaky. I have a hard time believing that a judge will buy the arguement that people are choosing one device over another because of the external aesthetics alone (if you go with my first theory that the UI part will be thrown out), considering there have certainly been other devices with a middle select button that were never taken to court.
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Pete720 said:
+1 Look at Apple, it seems like they are suing everyone in the smartphone and tablet market. I believe Samsung is one of their targets for phones being too similar to the iPhone. I had an iPhone and IMO the Epic pisses on that thing anyway. No wonder Apple is mad lol.
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Apple thinks that they invented electronic devices. They have some pretty wild claims. Glad they don't make cars.....could you imagine that mess? They'd be claiming they invented the wheel, anything with 4 wheels is just copying them. They'd be trying to trademark items like "Sports Car", or "Coupe", and "Windshield Wiper".
They need to be slapped down with common sense approaches in the legal system.
They can't Sue Samsung because Samsung had a phone that looked similar to iPhone before it came out look it up
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Wizard Knight said:
All publicity is good publicity. "apple suing this" "apple suing that" "apple, apple, apple"
Drills it in your mind
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Good post, this is actually pretty spot on in my opinion. All these apple lawsuits accomplish 2 objectives for Apple as far as I can see.
1) Gets Apples name out in the tech blogs/sites regularly and gets the publicity.
2) Makes software and hardware manufacturers spend more time dealing with public/court/etc. After all, time is money.
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No they aren't
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Yeah they are.
From cellblock D
Indeed I used to admire Apple a few years ago but now I find them distasteful due to their haughty attitude. It isn't like that they invented the entire world.
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Zor Omega said:
Yeah they are.
From cellblock D
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No they aren't. Leave statements of fact to people who know what they are talking about.
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As Apple said, its about the "Ecosystem" they don't have to be right...they just have to point fingers....
It kinda works like this, if you keep claiming a person is a "murderer" and spread the word around, people somewhere deep down will partly believe it. Negative news travels faster then positive news. So the general public will gain the impression that everyone is "Stealing" or "Copying" Apple regardless of whether its true or not...
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They can't Sue Samsung because Samsung had a phone that looked similar to iPhone before it came out look it up
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Which phone is this? But I think the problem is that most likely Samsung didn't actually patent the design of their phone. Thats what Apple does. They patent everything in the broken patent system, especially generic non-tangible things like the rough layout of their UI. They even go as far as to trademark the "highway 280" logo for their IOS maps app. Then they go off and sue everyone that relatively may somewhat be sorta kinda similar to them. All this instead of simply making a new and more innovative product. Hey if you can't beat em, litigate em.
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I don't see the resemblence to WinPhone 7. I'm not seeing any two tones, overly huge fonts and cut off words in this interface.
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I don't see the resemblence to WinPhone 7. I'm not seeing any two tones, overly huge fonts and cut off words in this interface.
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Haven't you heard? Microsoft invented square boxes...
Google aquiring Motorola Mobility.
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/supercharging-android-google-to-acquire.html?m=1
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Sounds like google is finally gonna get some type of protection from that cry baby *teve $obs, i mean he can only have some many lawsuites before people start getting tired of his failed attempts to keep iPhone on top
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I like the name Motoroogle (from an article i read on Extreme Tech) Has a nice ring too it. Lol
This is great! We now know who is bringing the next nexus phone! and they will probably be doing it for a long time. This was probably the best company to merge with
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This is great! We now know who is bringing the next nexus phone! and they will probably be doing it for a long time. This was probably the best company to merge with
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Yeah i agree,and if they stay sensitive to allowing us control of our phones then when Htc or other partners get outta line Motoroogle will tell'm shape up or no more for you.
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This is great! We now know who is bringing the next nexus phone! and they will probably be doing it for a long time. This was probably the best company to merge with
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Do we? Don't most of the rumors still strongly point to Samsung?
Personally I dig it only because I like Google and want to see them armed with an arsenal of patents so that Android won't be killed by patent trolls. Never had a Moto phone myself but I haven't heard great things. Aren't they known for having crappy, break apart build quality?
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jesusice said:
Do we? Don't most of the rumors still strongly point to Samsung?
Personally I dig it only because I like Google and want to see them armed with an arsenal of patents so that Android won't be killed by patent trolls. Never had a Moto phone myself but I haven't heard great things. Aren't they known for having crappy, break apart build quality?
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yeah its still up in the air to who the next nexus phone is going too.
Well I will probably get flack for this, but here goes. Before you get all happy about this aquisition by Google. Remember who Motorola has been in bed with for the better part of their phone "Greatness" , Verizon . The original we're going to throttle your data, you better not be tethering (even though your paying for unlimited) , if we can't charge you for it you can't do it, we're going to control everything you do on your phone carrier. So even though it's Google new company, the employees are still the old regime. With the old habits, especially the Executives. I'll always remember a quote from one of Verizon's press releases stating " the Companies bottom line is always the most important aspect in considerations involving customers" . I understand this true for any company. But to say it in a press release like that says a lot about how they perceive their customer base. Yes, I understand this is only my opinon
No flack here,you make avalid point
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Google should have bought HTC.
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Google should have bought HTC.
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Yeah but do they have the patent portfolio tomake themselves as attractive? Hardware would have been superior.
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Google should have bought HTC.
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Couldn't agree more. I was just thinking that when I read about it our newspaper this morning.
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Couldn't agree more. I was just thinking that when I read about it our newspaper this morning.
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Wouldn't make sense. HTC makes great phones but do not have the large patent portfolio that Moto has built up over many years in the mobile industry.
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i live in seattle and googles from redmond, theyve been on the news about this quite a bit and theyve even said themselves they just wanted the patent portfolio to help in defending android and the developers against apple, microsoft and the rest of the other bull**** patent trolls.
I see where this will certainly help Google, and Motorola, with regards to patent lawsuits. But how will this help Samsung, and HTC? Is Google going to step in, and say "Get out of here, patent troll....check this out....PWNT!!!"
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I see where this will certainly help Google, and Motorola, with regards to patent lawsuits. But how will this help Samsung, and HTC? Is Google going to step in, and say "Get out of here, patent troll....check this out....PWNT!!!"
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I'd imagine that since these patents are typically incredibly vague such as "scrolling menus" that if Apple sues HTC or Samsung over infringing on one of their vaguely worded patents then Google could jump in and brandish one of their equally vague patents and say that Google actually has the patent for it, not Apple.
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just so yall know i didnt see a splash screen for this new motoroogle or googlerola or whatever you want lol (it has only been a day) so i decided to make one. I posted it on im.nick.hellos new thread for splash screens along with some others i made.
I just have to wait for him to convert them into splash img format and a flashable.
SO GO CHECK IT OUT
BTW: I hope im not hijacking the thread. I dont think i am because it is technically about the thread in a way. but if i am please set me straight!
Edit: In regards to the post above there is no real reason to buy HTC
1)they are doing great on there own
2) HTC would not give up sense and google would not want sense
3) HTC would be like 3X the amount that Motorola was
4)Motorola already had made the commitment to android and that was its sole operating system unlike HTC where they make phones for WP7 and Android.
4) Motorolas patent portfolio is much bigger
5) Motorolas not getting sued lol
Just my 2 cents theres probably other reasons too
Google did it for the Patents
I heard its to help cover their a$$ with apple lawsuits
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You know it is,to go from having 317 patents to over 17,000 sure change the game. Literally from defense to offense,see if they give apple some of their own medicine .
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it appears that Samsung and Google have decided not to launch the Galaxy Nexus (or Nexus Prime, or whatever it's called) and Ice Cream Sandwich at their October 11th Unpacked event. The two companies sent out a joint announcement reading:
Samsung and Google decide to postpone the new product announcement at CTIA Fall. We agree that it is just not the right time to announce a new product. New date and venue will be shortly announced.
The press event on the 11th was expected to be not only the debut for the successor to the Nexus S, but our first good look at the next version of Android. For whatever reason the companies have decided to delay that launch. But, if Eric Schmidt is true to his word, we shouldn't have to wait too much longer... he did promise us that it would launch by November. We'll let you know as soon as we get a new date to expect "something big."
Update: A Samsung spokesperson issued a follow up statement to CNET, confirming speculation that the reveal was postponed out of respect, following the passing of Steve Jobs. "We believe this is not the right time to announce a new product as the world expresses tribute to Steve Jobs's passing," the spokesperson explained.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/07/samsung-and-google-postpone-ice-cream-sandwich-and-galaxy-nexus/
Ladies and gentlemen, a national tragedy has happened this past week
the delaying of ICS..many of us shall be in mourning
Something called respect. ICS would totally over shadow the passing of Jobs. Its a classy move on part of Google and Samsung.
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Do the people from columbia have a different definition of respect?
(even though I joke I do agree it was the right call by google and samsung)
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Something called respect. ICS would totally over shadow the passing of Jobs. Its a classy move on part of Google and Samsung.
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Couldnt agree more. Not only that, but if they did go through with the event they probably would have gotten a lot of criticism from people who didnt realize this was planned out far in advance.
Totally understandable and couldn't expect less...
Nice move.
Respect where respect is due. RIP Steve!
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I understand the whole "respect for the dead" thing, but it still feels "weird" that they would delay this with all the lawsuits that Apple and Google had.
Would anyone else here do the same thing if you were constantly getting sued?...
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would steve have put off the apple keynote if eric schmidt had died?
no
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would steve have put off the apple keynote if eric schmidt had died?
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Oh, great. You know what Steve would have done. Cool.
Quick! Put in for a job with Apple. And on your resume, don't include anything but the phrase "I know what Steve would have done".
You, sir, will single-handedly lead Apple into the new era.
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Oh, great. You know what Steve would have done. Cool.
Quick! Put in for a job with Apple. And on your resume, don't include anything but the phrase "I know what Steve would have done".
You, sir, will single-handedly lead Apple into the new era.
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My thoughts exactly...
Lol
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ifalldownalot said:
Oh, great. You know what Steve would have done. Cool.
Quick! Put in for a job with Apple. And on your resume, don't include anything but the phrase "I know what Steve would have done".
You, sir, will single-handedly lead Apple into the new era.
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Rayan said:
My thoughts exactly...
Lol
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you can be sarcastic all you want, but the truth is, other people respected steve, but steve respected noone publicly.
i can almost guarantee that he would not have put off a keynote due to someone else's death.
the man, while brilliant and revolutionary, was a ****
If you read.....they are only delaying the announcement not the release date. The delay of the announcement days after Steves passing is respectable and I actually like google/samsung more for doing so. Without the launch of the phone I think smartphones wouldn't be where they are today due to competitiveness.
It's basically just good public relations.
You don't want to make a major product announcement in an environment where it is not the biggest story of the day. The tech press and the mainstream media are still focused on Jobs and Apple.
Pirateghost said:
you can be sarcastic all you want, but the truth is, other people respected steve, but steve respected noone publicly.
i can almost guarantee that he would not have put off a keynote due to someone else's death.
the man, while brilliant and revolutionary, was a ****
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All I'm gonna say is for those that want to know "more" about Steve Jobs (and Gates for that matter), watch "Pirates of Silicon Valley".
You can find it in YouTube for free to watch.
IMO that is a 4 star movie (lots of drama too in there), and definitely worth watching!...
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Pirateghost said:
you can be sarcastic all you want, but the truth is, other people respected steve, but steve respected noone publicly.
i can almost guarantee that he would not have put off a keynote due to someone else's death.
the man, while brilliant and revolutionary, was a ****
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I have to say I agree.
what exactly is ics and will atrix get it? or is it just for other android phones
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ltdanno360 said:
what exactly is ics and will atrix get it? or is it just for other android phones
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My mistake, sorry.
Phoneguy589 said:
Its just an optimized operating system like cm7 without all the extra junk manufacturers add to the phone like blur.
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oh kool
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Phoneguy589 said:
Its just an optimized operating system like cm7 without all the extra junk manufacturers add to the phone like blur.
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no, ICS is the next Android update that Google is making. it's going to merge Honeycomb and Gingerbread into one OS, and then it will be released to companies like Moto and Samsung. then we will see an ICS update in the future, with blur or touchwiz incorporated into the system.
it's just the next major update to Android ICS = Ice Cream Sandwich.
Now that Apple has got an injunction to stop the sale of the Galaxy Nexus, do you guys think they may go after the Nexus 7? Or is it more of an issue with Samsung?
You can never tell who Apple might go after next, but i think google would've covered themselves from all angles. It ****ty even thinking about it, patent wars are killing the tech industry and innovation.
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Big_Den said:
You can never tell who Apple might go after next, but i think google would've covered themselves from all angles. It ****ty even thinking about it, patent wars are killing the tech industry and innovation.
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Now that Jobs is gone the world could do without Apple
The Apple business model has replaced innovation with litigation, so they might sue anyone for anything.
I especially like the cartoon showing that, from the right angle, an IPad looks a lot like a refrigerator. Based on that, they got an injunction against selling refrigerators.
... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743042
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Yes they will. Both legally (cause they're apple) and with a 7in iPad.
Nospin said:
Yes they will. Both legally (cause they're apple) and with a 7in iPad.
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If apple realeases a 7inch perhaps then Google will go and sue them.
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If apple realeases a 7inch perhaps then Google will go and sue them.
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Annoying thing is, google arent that type of company and dont actually copyright loads of their stuff anyway. Apple will make a tablet after google then claim google copied them and sue google. Because thats how they understand things...
I think no
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If apple realeases a 7inch perhaps then Google will go and sue them.
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didnt steve jobs state that no one wants a seven inch tablet
BrianDigital said:
didnt steve jobs state that no one wants a seven inch tablet
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Well, Tim Cook isn't Steve Jobs. Rumors have been swirling that prototypes were being produced, success of the Nook, Kindle, and Nexus will pressure Apple to make a competitor.
BrianDigital said:
didnt steve jobs state that no one wants a seven inch tablet
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He also said that no one would want to watch videos on an ipod.
It's up in the air. Especially if the GN lawsuit succeeds, there's no reason they wouldn't use the same patents to get rid of the Nexus 7. If it seems like an open-and-shut case, Apple has more incentive to pull the trigger.
Reasons they might not: I haven't seen Apple suing Asus yet, either because of lack of popularity or because Asus has a large enough defense portfolio. If the former, it could quickly happen. I don't personally have much confidence in the latter.
I just hope I receive my N7 before Apple stops them. I'm sure they will try.
mr mystery said:
Now that Jobs is gone the world could do without Apple
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They want to keep his "vision" alive...
What a shame. All the money in the world and all the legal shenanigans can't bring Steve Jobs back from the dead.
The vindictive SOB can't go "thermonuclear on Android" - his words, not mine.
Questions go in the Q&A section
Why has the GNexus been banned? Which patent did it infringe?
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Why has the GNexus been banned? Which patent did it infringe?
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One of them was "Slide to Unlock". You know, the thing we have been doing with deadbolts for 200 years.
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One of them was "Slide to Unlock". You know, the thing we have been doing with deadbolts for 200 years.
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Its quite pathetic
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They'll probably go after google trying to say the new Google Search is too much like Siri. Even tho we all know it's nothing like Siri or IOS.