Archive for November 10th, 2008

Google fixes world’s most stupid bug (The Register)

Android demonstrates inability to conquer world Google has issued a fix to the G1 handset, to stop it executing commands just because they appear in an entered text message - preventing punters from rebooting the handset just by typing the word "reboot".…

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Google considers opening its platform (The Inquirer)

GOOGLE COULD BE mulling a move which would allow outside developers to play around with the firm’s development stack, according to comments by Google exec, Dave Girouard at a Web 2.0 Summit panel in San Francisco on Friday.

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Sun Java piggybacks Microsoft searchbar, divorces Google (The Register)

The old checked-by-default trick Sun is now distributing Microsoft's Live Search toolbar atop its Java Runtime Environment, after parting ways with Google's browserware.…

Monday, November 10th, 2008

T-Mobile to Run a Billion Adverts for its Google Phone (Cellular-News.com)

T-Mobile USA is about to launch a major online advertising push for its Google Phone, the T-Mobile G1 - delivering one billion internet advert impressions in just two days.

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Google CEO turns down Obama tech boss job (Silicon.com)

'I love Google too much'

Monday, November 10th, 2008