Google's Android Isn't Free

TV or not TV - Google's TV partners omit major networks Monsters and Critics.com San Francisco - Google announced its content partners for its new television technology on Monday, but the list failed to mention any of the three major US networks - ABC, NBC or CBS. The device, called Google TV, aims to leverage the company's ... See all stories on this topic »

Skype Expands Availability To All Android 2.1 Devices InformationWeek Nearly eight months after Skype debuted on Verizon Wireless' Android handsets, Skype has made its VoIP software available to all Android smartphones running Android 2.1 Eclair and up. By Eric Zeman Skype on Tuesday released Skype for Android, ... See all stories on this topic »

'Call of Duty: Black Ops' goes 3-D USA Today When Call of Duty: Black Ops arrives Nov. 9 ($60, ages 17-up), fans of the popular military shooter video game series can answer the call in 3-D. All of the game's modes -- single-player, multiplayer and training -- can be played in 3-D. A 3-D TV and ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Samsung Galaxy Tab to get Gorilla Glass display treatment ZDNet (blog) By Rachel King | October 5, 2010, 5:38am PDT It's less than a week now until the Samsung Galaxy Tab will be put out on display, and there's already some additional news about the screen courtesy of Corning. Andrew J. Nusca is an associate editor for ... See all stories on this topic »

Eyes-on, glasses off, with Toshiba's glasses-less 3D TV CNN By Erica Ogg, CNET A spokeswoman for Toshiba unveils the Regza GL1 Series tv at a preview at Ceatec, Asia's largest electronics trade show. (CNET) -- Ceatec doesn't officially start until tomorrow, but Toshiba is already getting the lion's share of the ... See all stories on this topic »

One More Choice for iPad Shoppers: Amazon.com TMCnet By Mae Kowalke Comparison-shopping prices at different retailers online can be a way to uncover bargains, especially with consumer electronics products. Savvy buyers, especially those who prefer online shopping to brick-and-morter stores, ... See all stories on this topic »

Apple wants halt to $600m patent case Register By John Oates • Get more from this author The computer giant wants an emergency stay on the verdict found against it last Friday. The court found Apple guilty of patent infringement and awarded damages of $208.5m for each offence. ... See all stories on this topic »

Ballmer: Google's Android Isn't Free InformationWeek By Paul McDougall Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said rival Google's Android mobile platform, an open source operating system that doesn't come with licensing fees, isn't as free as the search giant would have users believe. "Android has a patent fee," ... See all stories on this topic »

Verizon to repay customers for accidental data fees Washington Post By Cecilia Kang Verizon Wireless is trying to make good with its customers for wrongly billing them $50 million for data services they didn't intend to use, but it still faces scrutiny from federal regulators that could expose the company to more ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Post