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Nexus One Sales: Slow Month is No Surprise

admin — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:54:26 +0000

Sales of Google’s Nexus One didn’t improve over the smartphone’s first month
according to Flurry, the same firm that reported limp debut week sales.
Flurry says Google sold 80,000 Nexus Ones in January, after selling 20,000 during week one, the Wall Street Journal reports. Those figures aren’t official; they’re based on mobile app usage by newly-detected phones, divided by the types of phones detected. The numbers suggest that Nexus One sales haven’t significantly sped up or slowed down over the course of a month.

By comparison, Flurry says Apple’s iPhone sold 600,000 units in its first month, and Motorola’s Droid sold 575,000 units (an interesting comparison in itself).

Read the full story on PC World

Google’s Foray Into Mobile Phones Is Risky

admin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:29:29 +0000

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The apparent plan of Google Inc. (GOOG) to produce a mobile phone under its own brand has unsettled the wireless industry, but the Web giant won’t find it easy to replicate the same success it’s achieved on the Internet.

Last weekend, the company issued Google-branded phones to some employees, fueling reports it will sell its own handset directly to consumers by early next year. Yet Google has been cryptic about its wireless strategy and its motives remain shrouded.

Until now, Google has focused on developing Android, its own mobile software platform for wireless phones, and licensing it for free to …

Read the full story on the WSJ

Oh hai, Google Phone: Nexus One

admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:49:47 +0000

the Google Nexus One will be sold by Google online directly. But that’s also the “first retail channel” and it will be sold by a carrier/s. Apparently the Wall Street Journal is running a story tomorrow saying what we just told you. And heck, we don’t charge subscription fees…

UPDATE: So, we’re hearing Best Buy should sell this as well when it launches.

Source: BGR