Google-Motorola acquisition

While plenty of ink has spilled over the acquisition of Motorola by Google, this merger has a good chance to push the Android platform past the tipping point.  While Android has been languishing, this move gives Google a little bit more control over the hardware required to produce a cell phone.  While Google is unlikely [...]

T-Mobile’s HTC G2 almost rooted

T-Mobile’s latest handset offering, the Google-branded G2, is proving to be more difficult to root than other Android devices.  The G2, which is the first T-mobile phone to fully take advantage of their HSPA+ network, was expected to be an important step forward for T-Mobile’s Android lineup, which lacks the splash of Verizon’s Droid X [...]