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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
The Google Phone, Unlocked (Confirmed And More Details) — Last night, we started seeing some Tweets from Google employees and others about a new Android-powered Google phone that was apparently handed out at an “all hands” meeting. Now Google is confirming that it is indeed “dogfood” …
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Nexus One, The Google Phone, Captured In The Wild (Picture) — Apparently, Googlers aren't supposed to be tweeting the details of the Google Phone, but they have no problem tweeting about how awesome it is. And they also apparently have no problem showing it off.
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Jessica E. Vascellaro / Wall Street Journal:
Google to Sell Own Phone — Google Inc. has designed a cellphone it plans to sell directly to consumers as soon as next year, according to people familiar with the matter. — The phone is called the Nexus One and is being manufactured for Google by HTC Corp., these people said.
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Mario Queiroz / Google Mobile Blog:
An Android dogfood diet for the holidays — At Google, we are constantly experimenting with new products and technologies, and often ask employees to test these products for quick feedback and suggestions for improvements in a process we call dogfooding (from “eating your own dogfood").
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
ZOMG The Google Phone Is “Like An iPhone On Beautifying Steroids” — We told you the Google phone was confirmed. And now some Googler's seem to be confirming it, too. There is a lot of chatter on Twitter about Google employees with HTC-built unlocked Google Phones running Android 2.1.
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Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Brainstorm Tech:
Nine ways of looking at a Google phone — The long-rumored gPhone has surfaced, but no one can agree about what it means — The purported Google phone. Photo: Cory O'Brien — Google (GOOG) announced on its mobile blog Saturday what dozens of staffers had already leaked …
Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
The Real Google Phone: Everything Is Different Now — It wasn't supposed to exist. “The” Google Phone. Then we (and others) heard otherwise. And now, Google isn't just handing this “sexy beast” out to employees, they're going to sell it directly. Everything has changed. Here's what we know.
Randall Stross / New York Times:
AT&T Takes the Blame, Even for the iPhone's Faults — I LOVE my iPhone. I just wish it were matched with Verizon Wireless, the carrier with the most envied reputation as fast, ubiquitous, reliable, nigh perfect. — Consumer Reports has just released its annual survey of cellphone service …
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
The End Of Hand Crafted Content — Old media loves nothing quite so much as writing about their own impeding death. And we always enjoy adding our own two cents - the AP not knowing what YouTube is, the NYTimes guys reading TechCrunch every day, etc. — Speaking broadly, I like what Reuters …
Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:
Graphics issues force Apple to delay iMac orders, resellers report — Shipments of 27-in. model delayed after users complain of flickering screens, other problems — Computerworld - Apple has delayed shipping new 27-in. iMacs until it can figure out the cause of flickering screens …
Enigmax / TorrentFreak:
Christmas Comes Early For BitTorrent - Demonoid is Back — In September, Demonoid, one of the world's most important and well-loved trackers, went down with overwhelming hardware problems. — An update on the situation was not good, with the site owners forecasting severe data loss.
New York Times:
Twitter Tapping — The government is increasingly monitoring Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites for tax delinquents, copyright infringers and political protesters. A public interest group has filed a lawsuit to learn more about this monitoring, in the hope of starting …
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