From Htcyou: At Google I/O, much was made about Android 2.2 FroYo’s behemoth speed increase over Eclair. Thanks to the JIT compiler, the unofficially available FroYo ROM is already 600% faster than fully optimized Eclair. More »

Freshly announced today at Google I/O, Google TV requires a set-top box or a standalone television, and Logitech is the first company to partner with Google for the former solution, offering the Harmony Companion Box, which, naturally, works with the popular Harmony line of universal remote controls. More »

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Back in the ’90s, controlling television meant ruling the world. Google owns the internet, so branching out to TV is logical. Google TV works with existing cable networks by way of Google TV televisions (Sony has signed on), Logitech’s Google TV Companion Box, and even Blu-Ray players. More »

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From Htcyou: Mobile Syrup is reporting that Telus Canada has snagged the HTC Desire and has rebranded it as the Triumph. US Cellular is releasing the Desire in July, so the likelihood of a similar Canadian launch is high. More »

Ryan Stewart’s Adobe Flash 10.1 video demonstration is in fact running off Google’s unreleased Android 2.2 “Froyo” operating system. Not only will the latest Android OS be manifold faster than Eclair 2.1, but it will also have USB tethering and a Wi-Fi hotspot feature. More »

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Looking to take on AT&T and the iPad, Verizon Wireless Chief Executive Lowell McAdam has told The Wall Street Journal that his company and Google are working on tablets. Whether the device runs Android, a smartphone OS, or Chrome OS, a cloud OS, is not known, but I would rather have the former. Imagine an 8-10″ slate that has 3G and voice calling on Verizon. More »

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“Spend what you can afford,” and “You have to spend money to make money” are two cliches that immediately come to mind when I view this chart. Among seven major corporations, only eBay uses more than 1% of its revenue on advertising. Thrifty companies like Google play Scrooge and divvy up a measly .05% of its revenue towards marketing, but then again, when you are Google, the internet runs through you, so who needs to advertise? More »

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From Htcyou: BumpTop is software that morphs Windows and Mac OS X desktops into interactive 3D interfaces –it is almost like having a real desktop on your computer. Google has bought out the small group, and the likelihood is that Android and ChromeOS home-screens will soon be in 3D too. More »

From Htcyou: The Nexus One for Europe, as I tend to think of the HTC Desire, is landing on US Cellular in July, but it is being packed with an 8Gb microSD card instead of the 16Gb of some other markets. More »

From Htcyou: …and it is sound advice because no one, in his/her right mind, on Verizon would choose the Nexus One over the Droid Incredible, unless the former is meaningfully cheaper. In some glad tidings, Verizon is throwing in a free 2Gb microSD card with the Droid Incredible. More »

At Atmosphere Cloud Computing, Google co-boss Eric Schmidt talked up Chrome OS, which should be finalized by the end of this year. Google has grand ideas for its web-based, cloud operating system, hoping that it can fill a market that Windows and OS X have not. More »

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From Htcyou: Google Android is more than just an operating system; it is a way of life. Make a statement about yourself by wearing Android gear and showing everyone that you support the geekiest smartphone OS of them all. More »

From Htcyou: Speaking with Bloomberg, HTC chief financial officer Cheng Hui-ming states that under the right conditions, his company could run its own operating system for its smartphones. Throughout HTC’s history, it has relied on Windows Mobile and Google Android. Were HTC to use a proprietary OS, there are many significant factors to consider. More »

From Htcyou: Pictured is the HTC HD2 next to the Samsung Galaxy S. Mobile Review has a brief video and a deep written review of the forthcoming smartphone, which is slated for a June Russian launch at 30,000 Rubles ($1,000 USD), a king’s ransom, but Europeans usually get gouged on high-tech gear, so the North American versions should be much cheaper. More »

From Htcyou: Making the rounds today allover the internet is a supposed snapshot of Verizon’s inventory page, which lists 156,709 HTC Incredible units on order, meaning that the smartphone could be making its way to store shelves by the end of April. More »