Google sees mobile ad rates passing PC rates

Google Inc said that it expects the rates that companies pay for search ads on mobile phones could surpass the rates of its existing PC-based ad business thanks to the growing popularity of powerful smartphones. Google Engineering Vice President Vic Gundotra did not say when he expected the crossover in the so-called cost per click of its search ads to occur, during a webcast to analysts about the company’s mobile business on Monday. But he said that mobile ad rates have increased “dramatically” in recent years. And he noted that the number of Google searches on mobile phones have increased five-fold in the last two years. “We hope and believe that there’s even a chance that we could exceed desktop in the future,” Gundotra said in reference to the cost per click of mobile ads. He cited the availability of technology, such as the GPS data that can tell Google a phone user’s physical whereabouts, as helping the company create more “relevant” online ads.

Google, the world’s No.1 Internet search engine with $23.7 billion in 2009 revenue, has stepped up its mobile efforts as consumers increasingly access the Web from smartphones like Apple Inc’s iPhone. Google offers its own Android operating system that handset manufacturers like Motorola Inc and HTC use in their devices, and in January, Google began selling the Nexus One phone directly on its Web site. In November, Google announced plans to acquire mobile advertising firm AdMob for $750 million, though the deal is currently facing regulatory review. The mobile briefing comes as Google is in a standoff with China, the world’s largest Internet market by users, over the future of its Internet search website in the country. Google has said it will no longer censor search results in China, a move that some analysts believe could mean the end of its Chinese language web site Google.cn. Asked what the search situation might mean for Google’s mobile plans in China, Google CFO Patrick Pichette said on the webcast on Monday that Android was an “open source” platform that’s available to everybody and that the company thought China represented “another great market in which Android should flourish.”

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Reuters – Tuesday, March 16

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HTC HD2 verses iPhone

I currently own an iphone and was waiting for the new version to come out in June or so.  However, I am not over happy with the iPhone and even hate some aspects of the phone.  Especially bluetooth and lack of Flash and other simple things I would expect to work like other phones.

So, I would like to hear from others that have experience with the NEW HTC HD2 or any other phone that might compete.  The looks of the new HTC has got me interested.  The iPhone screen is also a bit small for my tastes.  I would love to see it increased in size, even if the phone itself is larger.  I use my iphone for so many things that a larger phone would be nice.

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Awesome Android

Well…. All is well here, it’s been a while since I last posted, but I don’t guess anyone’s been reading anyway. In my previous posts, I’ve been talking about my new HTC Droid Eris from Verizon, and I told that I debated purchasing a netbook from Verizon, but decided to purchase an Acer from Wal-Mart. Well, I’m sure glad I did. Verizon’s netbook costs ~ $100 and then there’s a minimum service addition of ~ $40 per month. Well, with my new HTC Eris and my netbook, I’m able to tether completely free! That’s right, I downloaded easy tether lite to my Eris and to my netbook, and here I am, in the middle of nowhere, making a blog post on my netbook . I spoke with Verizon, and the Eris does not natively support tethering, so they have no way of adding the service to my account. Apparently, lots of Eris users have been able to achieve the same results! Very excited!

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HTC Snap - Simply Stylish

This stylish handset has all the features that make it uncomplicated to use so that the users can enjoy using it. HTC Snap makes the users make use of it in an effortless manner and also adds some style to their persona due to its heart throbbing looks. 

HTC Snap

If one looks at the features and the specifications of this cell phone then it can be known that it has been designed with the priority of making the users enjoy a hassle free usage and that too when they are enjoying a wide array of features. The elegance that this cell phone has makes it look simple yet greatly classy one.

E-mail prioritization feature

This is the highlight of this cell phone and is definitely one that most of the users are expected to enjoy also.  HTC snap comes with an inner circle feature that allows the users to prioritize their E-mails into groups and only those recipients whose name the user has defined are going to appear. 

Most of the mobile phone users feel distracted when E-mails from unimportant sources arrive and they have kept an important chore aside to check that, but with this inner circle feature, HTC Snap has eliminated this problem completely.

A glance at the general specs  

This cell phone is 12mm thick and the overall design somewhat resembles to the Blackberry Bold. Snap features many other interesting features also QWERTY keyboard, 3G HSPA connectivity, good battery back up, E-mail support and calendar support.

To make the typing experience more enjoyable and easy navigation, there is a presence of intuitive track ball.  This cell phone measures 4.5 inch * 2.4 inch * 0.4 inch.  The 2.4 inch QVGA non touch display makes the overall using experience an effortless one.  It can be surely said that the feature set supported by HTC Snap proves that the attention that it is getting is not an undue one.

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Is the motorola back flip or htc tilt 2 better?

Question:
i like bulky phones so i like the tilt but the motorola is supposed to be better. what do u think? add detail please!
Answer:
ive got a motorola pebble + a sony erriccson walkman both are fat

Counting patents: Apple, Google, HTC

With 3,013 patents in its portfolio, Apple would seem to have a significant advantage

Click to enlarge. Source: Deutsche Bank

In the context of Apple vs. HTC (and by proxy, Google), the bar chart at right could prove to be pretty important.

Buried on page 5 of a note to clients issued Sunday by Deutsche Bank’s Chris Whitmore, it compares the number of patents issued over the years to Apple, Google and HTC.

It turns out Apple’s (AAPL) patent department has been pretty busy, especially in the past few years; the company has amassed a total portfolio of more than 3,000 patents. Google (GOOG), by contrast, has been issued 316 and HTC only 58. Writes Whitmore:

“HTC has had comparatively few patent filings leading up to the introduction of the original iPhone in June 2007. Specifically, HTC filed zero patents with the US Patent office between 2004 and 2007 while Apple filed 507 and Google filed 67 over the same period.”

To be sure, not all patents are equal and not all these Apple patents were iPhone-related. But the numbers are suggestive because they represent the ammunition each company’s lawyers will bring with them when the battle is joined.

Apple seems to be heavily armed, Google less so and HTC even less.

The cases could take years to be resolved, but if Apple wins, it will have effectively established the validity of its portfolio. Meanwhile, Whitmore writes:

“The suit has a twofold benefit of applying pressure to additional handset manufacturers using or contemplating use of the Android OS (e.g. Samsung and Motorola). In addition, Apple’s suit could have the effect of slowing investment from developers currently working on or considering developing on the Android platform.”

See also:

• Steve Jobs: A man aggrieved
• Apple vs. HTC: What the experts say
• Apple strikes back, sues HTC

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Curvaceous HTC Tatto

The HTC family has some of the most stunning handsets in the league and HTC Tatto is one such phone with 3G Smartphone features. The HTC Tattoo handset has some remarkable features that make it distinctive from the rest of the lot. The phone has a curvaceous body and that is a high point in the phone.

The basic dimensions and specifications of the phone include following:

HTC Tattoo

There are lot many qualities in the handset and to start with, the basic dimensions of the phone are 10.6cm by 5.52cm by 1.4cm. The total weight of the phone is 113 grams along with the weight of the batteries.

• The HTC Tattoo handset is in possession of a touch screen that is 2.8 inches when you measure it diagonally. The screen displays 65 thousand colours so that the user can enjoy wallpapers and snaps.
• The phone comes with the most perfect Qualcomm processor and that makes the speed of the phone quick. The A GPS navigation of the phone enables the users to find locations and directions for themselves even when they are roaming worldwide.
• Technologically also there is a lot to look forward in the phone. There is EDGE and GPRS technologies, Bluetooth facility, GPRS, WLAN WiFi and indeed the USB port is always there.
• Otherwise the phone works on the quad band GSM technology and to support it is the 3G HSDPA technology which together are responsible for the excellent network coverage we get in the phone. 
• The basic memory of the phone is 256MB and 512 MB respectively that is the RAM and ROM. Other than the two, one can use memory card to expand the memory.
• The battery fitted in the phone offers six and a half hours of talk time and on standby it can provide up to five hundred and twenty hours.

The HTC Tattoo Blue phone has an excellent digital camera of 3.2 megapixels that can even take videos. HTC Tatoo is an excellent phone with music player and video player integrated for more entertainment.

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