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POPSGoogle's Newest Frienemy: Verizon After sparring off and on over wireless spectrum last year, Google and Verizon Wireless are close to a deal that would make Google the default search engine on Verizon phones, says the WSJ. The match-up makes sense. Carriers are betting big on the mobile Web and placing a Google search bar on the screen of its phones should encourage people to log on from their phones. There's also some "enemy of my enemy" logic: Verizon rival AT&T already has a pact with Google rival Yahoo! More interesting is what other alliances could follow, such as Verizon support for Google's Android project.
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POPSBlackBerry Profits From iPhone Hype Hitwise says so many iPhone stories mentioned iPhone alternatives, such as the BlackBerry Bold, that rival handsets benefited (at least in numbers of Web searches).
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POPSGoogle Shows Off Near-Final Android Software Today's demo was the most comprehensive yet from Google, giving a good sense of what Android's software will look like when it debuts later this year. A shot of the Android home screen is to the right. No sign of Android phones, though.
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POPSNokia's Trippy Ode to Web 2.0 This goofy, yet charming TV ad points up Nokia's attempt to redefine itself as a mobile content and services provider. With the mantra, "Web 2.0, let's keep it simple/It's all about connecting people," the spot runs through the joys of e-commerce, YouTube, online dating, location-based services and social networking, while reminding viewers that "With Web 2.0, you have the means/To carry the world in the back of your jeans." Bonus quirk: The ditty alternates between calling Web 2.0 "Web two-point-oh" and "Web two-point-zero."
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POPSGoogle and the UK Spectrum Auction Ofcom, the UK's FCC equivalent, speculates that Google may be interested in bidding in its 2009 wireless spectrum auction, possibly to become an international mobile operator. Google's not commenting on its carrier aspirations either here or abroad, but FYI -- it could bid for UK spectrum if it wanted.
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POPSGoogle now optimized for the iPhone? Has Google put special effort into making its mobile Web site look pretty on the iPhone? Check out the nice layout, which is not what I see on my Treo or BlackBerry.
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