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Friday, January 06, 2006
Motorola adds a Google button
DoCoMo has since the introduction of i-mode had a dedicated i-mode button on its phones for launching the browser to the i-mode portal, and Sony Ericsson was very early with a dedicated button for WAP/Internet on some models. Nowadays this is commonplace but normally for accessing the operator's mobile portal rather than an external service like Google.
Accessing Google via a button is of course technically very simple as the phones already have a web browser. It's more like a URL shortcut button than anything else. Even so, it makes access a bit easier.
I'm wondering what operators will think of this if there's not also an operator portal button. After all, Motorola sells phones to (and via) operators, not Google.
Motorola Phones to Get A Google Button - Mobile News - Designtechnica
Accessing Google via a button is of course technically very simple as the phones already have a web browser. It's more like a URL shortcut button than anything else. Even so, it makes access a bit easier.
I'm wondering what operators will think of this if there's not also an operator portal button. After all, Motorola sells phones to (and via) operators, not Google.
Motorola Phones to Get A Google Button - Mobile News - Designtechnica
