Sunday, January 24, 2010

Mobile Internet - Apple and Google setting out the battle lines

[newsfactor] Google's latest salvo is the Nexus One mobile, the first mobile phone created by the company. Apple is expected to respond by the end of January with the introduction of its tablet computer, slated for a late March release. Thus, two companies that have had friendly relations until now are likely to start acting more like rivals.

When tech gurus try to project the big trends for 2010, they keep coming back to one topic: mobile Internet connections.

People want to be able to surf the web with their multimedia mobile or their netbook. Google and Apple are both lining up to be the primary provider of such services, creating a showdown between the search engine powerhouse and the creator of the iPhone.

Google's latest salvo is the Nexus One mobile, the first mobile created by the company. Apple is expected to respond by the end of January with the introduction of its tablet computer, slated for a late March release.

Thus, two companies that have had friendly relations until now are likely to start acting more like rivals.

Apple and Google Lay Battle Lines in Mobile Internet War

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