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The Wall Street Journal has an interesting piece, talking about the upcoming Google Motorola X phone which should apparently be released at some point next year. Dennis Woodside, a former Google top sales turned Motorola’s chief executive, didn’t want to discuss products under development, but he did say that they’re “investing in a team and a technology that will do something quite different than the current approaches.”
The X phone initiative is led by former Google product manager Lior Ron who worked on the Google Maps team, and he and his team want top-notch features for the phone’s camera and photo software. Moreover, they are also exploring innovative concepts and designs which could include materials such as ceramics and bendable screens.
The plans don’t stop there with Motorola looking to launch the X tablet following the phone’s announcement.
It’s too early to say anything but my thinking is that if anyone can pull this off — introduce some true novelty in the mobile world — that’s Google. After all, they don’t need to make that much cash upfront (from the hardware sales) and could rather wait for all the ad dollars pouring in at a later date. We’ll see where this goes…
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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