May, 2011

Matt Hershenson and Joe Britt, two of the three brains behind the Sidekick and, less illustriously, the Microsoft Kin at Danger have reunited with their former party, Android boss Andy Rubin. The pair are now working within a new Google group called Android Hardware.

They pair have been at Google for the past 12 months, reunited with Rubin who left Danger in 2003 to create Android, 5 years before Microsoft acquired Danger, killed off the Sidekick and then, in turn, the Kin. After its failure, Brit and Hershenson left Microsoft on the same day. So what are they working on now?

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Chrome OS laptops, Windows Phone, Nokia X10: US UpdateRise and shine boys and girls it’s that time for your daily US Update. Here are five must-read stories breaking cover on our side of the pond. We kick things off with the new Chrome OS laptop leasing model, take a look inside new research which suggest Windows Phone will dominate by 2013 and wrap up the show with the Nokia X10 concept phone.

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Nokia X10 concept packs quad-core processor and 15-megapixel cameraEarlier today we showed you a report from Pyramid Research forecasting the rise of Windows Phone by 2013. Now it’s time to show you a glimpse into the hardware that may help the companies reach their goal. Introducing the Nokia X10, a concept smartphone with a blistering fast processor and imaging skills that might have DSLRs shaking in their boots.

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Finally. The first ever Google Chromebook laptop has just been officially outed: say hello to the Samsung Series 5, the first laptop designed entirely around Google’s cloud-based Chome OS.

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As expected, the new Google Chromebook – the Samsung Series 5 – is going to hit a damn tempting price point.

The Wi-Fi only version will cost just £349 form PC World, while the Wi-Fi & 3G model will cost just £399.

Both models will be available from 24th June, from both PC World and Amazon.co.uk.

And just incase you’d like to start dreaming now, here’s those specs in full…

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Wondering what’s so special about the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook? And what exactly Google’s Chome OS is all about? Well, allow us to present this achingly trendy – and rather idiot-proof – video which neatly makes sense of Google’s Windows-buster…

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Panasonic launches new range of Smart Viera TVs, regular TVs run and hideWhat’s better than a Panasonic Viera TV? How about a Smart Viera. Today, the company unveiled its new line of Smart Viera TVs, complete with IPTV, Facebook, apps, games and Skype calls. At launch Panasonic will offer ABC’s iView and Plus 7 for catch-up services, but more are expected to follow. Could a Panasonic Smart Viera be your next TV?

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Pyramid Research explains why Windows Phone will become dominant OS, beat AndroidNo need to re-read the title, Pyramid Research does believe Windows Phone will become the dominant OS and now they’re explaining why. In this post-analysis interview, the firm cites the recent deal between Nokia and Microsoft as the primary catalyst for the rise of Windows Phone. If that’s not crazy enough, the research also suggests Windows Phone may rise to glory as early as 2013.

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