Big Tech Google October 21, 2009 Sprint will offer Android device in 09 eWeek reports that Sprint CEO Dan Hesse told Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference-goers that Sprint will offer a mobile phone running the Google Android operating system in 2009. Motorola is deemed to be a likely manufacturer. By Mobile World Live
Big Tech Google Microsoft October 21, 2009 Microsoft searches with Yahoo Microsoft and Yahoo have inked a 10-year web search deal to better compete against market-leader Google but stopped short of combining their display advertising businesses. By Mobile World Live
Big Tech Devices Google October 20, 2009 Motorola talks up Android devices strategy Motorola has reaffirmed plans to focus on Google's Android platform as it attempts to spearhead a recovery in its handsets division. By Mobile World Live
Big Tech Google North America Operators T-Mobile US October 20, 2009 Android targets the enterprise Google will soon compete harder with Research In Motion to nab mobile professionals with its Android mobile operating system, notes InformationWeek. By Mobile World Live
Big Tech Google October 20, 2009 Google bolsters video push with On2 deal Google is to acquire video compression software maker On2 Technologies for US$106.5 million, stepping up efforts to foster the spread of Internet video, reports Reuters. By Mobile World Live
Apple Big Tech Devices Google October 20, 2009 Google and Apple prepare for Chinese battle Google and Apple are set to go head-to-head in the fast-growing Chinese smartphone space having struck landmark deals with China's two largest mobile operators. By Mobile World Live
Devices Google North America Operators Verizon October 20, 2009 Motorola shares up as US Android support grows Shares in Motorola rose 8.3 percent yesterday - to US$8.50 - off the back of major US operator support for its new Android-based handsets, reports Reuters. By Mobile World Live