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In addition to announcing entry into the overseas market in fiscal 2010, Keisuke Ishii, director of Panasonic’s Mobile Terminal Business Unit, has said they’re “seriously considering developing an Android-based handset”. About every other manufacturer has at acknowledged their interest in Google’s mobile OS, if not gone out and actually done it already (as Samsung and Motorola have), so it’s not a huge surprise to see Panasonic getting into it. Studies are showing a bright future for Android, and Panasonic is apparently eager to get their piece of the pie. The first year for the platform was a little slow, but 2009 really is shaping up to be a busy one as manufacturers other than HTC start having their hand at Android.
[Tech-On via AndroidGuys]
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
