Tag: device vendors

Android is Ahead of the iPhone Now

“Android is ahead of the iPhone now,” said boldly Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt today at LeWeb conference in Paris. But interestingly, while he was announcing this, the majority of his listeners were holding nothing but various kinds of iPhones and therefore it is not surprising that no storm of applause and hurrays were heard after he said this. In fact many had quite skeptical looks on their faces. But this fact, seems, did not stop Schmidt, who explained he is making these statements because of “unit volume, ice cream sandwich, price is lower, there are more vendors.”

While Google Chairman can say this because he has to say it, Apple remains one the most popular brands currently all over the world. The amount of iOS applications available now on the market is overwhelming, and many Android apps are being developed on the example of iOS soft. But Schmidt does not agree with this and says, “My prediction is that six months from now you’ll say the opposite.”

At the end Schmidt said they had thought of a mobile technology very much like a computer platform, but things changed now, because they understood they are dealing with devices meant for communication.

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December 8, 2011 | 0 Comments More

Verizon announces its requirement for an “Android Devices Expert”

Verizon has announced on its career board, that it wants to employ an android devices expert.  This works in favour of the rumour that verizon is planning to launch an android powered phone soon.

The actual job offering is as follows :

“This is a senior specialist position for mobile devices on technical track. It will be responsible for end to end delivery of innovative java based mobile applications on existing or pre-commercial handsets with an initial focus on voicemail applications. It is also expected to drive application development; conduct required testing and provides production support.”

The responsibilities that he would have to handle, are :

  • Provide leadership to a team of designers and development engineers throughout the application development process
  • Lead multi-departmental teams in an effort to deploy and integrate voicemail services on devices
  • Manage relationships with device vendors and certification bodies, as well as internal marketing teams
April 28, 2009 | 1 Comment More