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Squawk Box September 23 - Android Conference call organized by Alec Saunders
Agenda
Tomorrow is the launch of Google Android. 10:30 AM Eastern. We'll get on Calliflower at 11 AM, and start to dissect what we've heard.
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William Volk said:
T-Moble has blocked apps in the USA
Sorry I had to drop of the call. Had to take an urgent call here. Good discussion today.
William Volk said:
by blocking HTTP access to a specific URL
William Volk said:
so the app would not function
oops 218?
why 281 anyway?
William Volk said:
I expect Apple will have a tablet computer in the next year
William Volk said:
the big news will be when feature phones get Android
William Volk said:
but
William Volk said:
not likely
Jim Courtney said:
218 in Minnesota has those subsidized CO's.
Google won't lock stuff down but the carriers will - exactly Alex
William Volk said:
on the other hand, my old T-Mobile Nokia 6600 worked all over the world. That had the best 'joystick' of any phone
could be anything. I will check into it when I get off the line
Jim Courtney said:
just like Iowa..
Jim Courtney said:
1900 and 850
Jim Courtney said:
be a Quad band phone...
William Volk said:
not jim
Jim Courtney said:
I had trouble when my Bold tried to use T-Mobile; had to lock it into AT&T to get full roaming capability.
Apple has locked down Pinch/Grab etc. in so many patents no one will touch it for fear of Teams of Apple Lawyers
William Volk said:
jim
William Volk said:
Ohhh Nooooss!!!
Good Question Dan - also, why does anyone want to develop for Android when there are 8M iPhones are sold a quarter. Right now there are I think the 5 HTC phones that we saw on stage.. I think we are still 18 months from anything happening on Android
William Volk said:
on the iPhone
William Volk said:
look at what T-Mobile did in Germany with VOIP apps?
William Volk said:
does t-mobile have veto power?
Dan York said:
Apple Drives iPhone Developer To Switch To Android: http://www.podcastingnews.com/2008/09/23/apple-drives-iphone-developer-to-switch-to-android/ (because Apple killed his app)
Jim Courtney said:
Hudson, I hung up and called in again.
if a year away, then a year too late
Jim. whatever you did differently worked
Dan Rockwell said:
more slices of augmented reality
Jim Courtney said:
good question ...
William Volk said:
Oh Noooss!!!
gone again
William Volk said:
I think it may be your firewall again?
Jim Courtney said:
I have had my end muted via Skype for the past five minutes.
William Volk said:
in a month
William Volk said:
OK, A KIM1 on a 110 Baud Telenet ...
ok
Jim Courtney said:
am going to hang up and call in again.
It seems to me as if Skype's mute function is still sending us some data. I've never heard that noise before.
Dan York said:
can you open the lines back up?
Jim Courtney said:
I have a different headset on with the mic switch off as well as SkypeOut muted.
William Volk said:
wierd
William Volk said:
now that you're muted on the Calliflower end, no noise
William Volk said:
BRING ON THE NOISE!
William Volk said:
huge problem
William Volk said:
I haven't seen anything on charging for apps
William Volk said:
Jim, please mute
just raise hands when you want to participate.