Google will allow developers to sell applications for its Android cell phone operating system beginning next week in the United States, as the search giant strives to expand in a smartphone arena dominated by Apple Inc.
Google’s announcement marked an important step in the search giant’s quest to catch up with Apple in the fast-growing market [...]

I thought we were done with big phone announcements for the year, but it looks like Nokia had one last trick up its sleeves. Behold the N97, a sleek new touchscreen handset with 3G data access, a slide-out QWERTY keypad, customizable widgets, and more.
Nokia invited a small group of reporters and bloggers—including me—to check out [...]

Arriving along with the official launch of T-Mobile’s G1 is Google’s Android Market, a place where G1 owners can download mobile applications
It’s all about the apps. Concurrent with the launch of the T-Mobile G1 Android-based mobile phone, Google launched Android Market. Conceptually, the one-two combination of the Android operating system and Android Market takes aim [...]