Rumor says Google rolling out music service with the honeycomb (Appolicious)

Google (GOOG) has its own subscription service, is about to roll out in-app purchases and has a web-based store app for Android: now only need one service selling music and mirroring of Apple (AAPL) will be completed.

Rumor has it and is working on such a service, which will roll out with Android 3.0 honeycomb, the operating system version is specifically geared towards Tablet devices. At least, that is according to Mashable.

The guardian has caught the list like Motorola, mobility (MMI) CEO Sanjay JHA accidentally revealed Google plans for a music service as he was touting Xoom Tablet of his company. Here's the citation: JHA

"If you look at Google Mobile Services [via Android] today, there is a service of video, there is a music service — that is, there will be a music service."

Whoops. While this is not the first we've heard about Google's music service. Honeycomb has a music Google app included with it, and Google has also showed off an online music service without name back in May. There were other committed, too, but the indication is that Android is going to get their own version of iTunes.

Powerful Tablet Xoom Motorola is going to be among the first machines enabled honeycomb and JHA said Google Music (if this is what is called) "will be based on honeycomb," according to The Guardian.

Like the rest of the efforts of Google's online service, Google Music will likely be cloud-based, allowing users to stream or download songs from wherever they are, provided they have access to the Internet. Is the system itself that the online version of the Android market uses to navigate content and applications for Android devices users, whatever they are. Mashable says that the service would offer a Google Music sort of digital locker, which stores your purchases in the cloud to access every time.

But it seems that Google has a long way to go as far as a music service and not on a technological front. The record companies are reluctant to jump in with Google on the whole "digital locker" idea, according to the New York Post, and while Google is trying to get licensing issues clarified, could be a big obstacle going forward. It could stop the whole music service, but may well kill or slow the cloud-based component.

Yet, the assumption is that especially compressed and Android devices in general are going to have access to your music store in the near future--probably not too long after the honeycomb starts to become widely available, starting with Xoom launch later this month.

Plan quickly by reducing the number of key differences between iOS and Google Android seems to make pretty good, though. Provided that the company can convince the music industry to go with the flow, Google will be removing another important point of sale from the line-up of iOS and leveling the field further.

Rumor: Sony planning ' s1 ' PlayStation game Tablet

Take Android, honeycomb, a listing of 9.4 inches and Sony PlayStation brand, and what do you get? Because a game Playstation certified tablet, what else!

Imagine: Android 3.0 ("honeycomb") on a tablet of 9.4 inches with a 1280 x 800 pixel display, an NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, front and rear cameras, USB and infrared ports (plus the ability to Guide Bravia TV), a sprinkling of buttons (volume on/off), tie-ins with his Qriocity download games pre-loaded Sony PS One, a Bravia Media Remote, a price of $ 600, and a (possible) date of September 2011 for shipment.

Think music on demand and video games through Qriocity plus courtesy Sony PlayStation Suites, a device-independent software framework announced last month alongside Sony PSP successor, codename NGP (Next Generation Portable). And all this, the cumulative efforts courtesy from Sony VAIO (lead reported), PlayStation, Sony Reader and Sony Ericsson product groups.

Thank you Engadget the scoop (if their sources of Sony are not fibbing--Hey, gave the phone PlayStation). Of course everyone was speculating about Sony PlayStation certified tablets just confirmed the game Xperia, but this would be the first evidence of a quantifiable and intimate Engadget one was in the offing for awhile now.

The mock up above is Engadget, designed to capture what you are asking a design "wrap" intended to make you feel like you're toting around a magazine or a book with a bunch of pages folded back. I know, the "bulge" or "fold" seems pretty strange, but Engadget claims that he had to move the center of gravity, making it easier to keep one hand on the tablet. Kind of reminds me of the very first Ultraportables VAIO, that something like a decade ago were only slightly thicker than the Apple Macbook Air, save to their cylindrical, removable batteries edgewise (and incredibly VAIO-violet).

If this thing makes the alpha or beta (or anywhere) it'll be fascinating to see, especially if Sony put the thing in head to head with Apple's iPad. All that is missing? A PSPgo style gamepad.

Who knows, maybe Sony got this angle covered (somehow), too.

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iPhone Nano Rumor becomes journalistic Slapfight

The overall cycle of Apple Rumors tends to be fairly predictable. A mainstream publication breaks a story, and other publications of great over time, with slight variations in the item itself, roughly approximate the product that Apple will announce a few months later.

But the current and back on a rumored iPhone Nano is rare. Do you see the New York Times often directly refutes rumors of Apple that appear in the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. And certainly do not see the type of clash undertone that ooze in his scoop.

Yes, the Times ' Miguel Helft and Nick Bilton writes, Apple wants to broaden the appeal of the iPhone with a cheaper model (and more voice commands), but no, there is no iPhone. The article goes on to take the iPhone Nano rumor piece by piece: a small device would not necessarily cheaper to manufacture, says one source, and it would be more difficult to operate. Also would force developers to rewrite their applications, causing fragmentation that Apple doesn't want it.

The nail in the coffin is the Times ' final paragraph, which calls out the Wall Street Journal (but not by name) to trip the codename of iPhone smaller as "n97." In fact, the Times says, that has been designated the codename for Verizon iPhone 4. Ouch.

I am persuaded by the Times ' version of the story, but I don't know if there is one big takeaway is different from the fact that sometimes the Apple Rumors are wrong (and I'm guessing most people I know already). Still, there's another Nugget in the report the Times ' which seems plausible: a cheaper iPhone reportedly would be a way to Apple to penetrate the market, in particular pre-paid telephone outside of the United States where the carrier grants and contracts are rare. I hadn't thought of that when I said carrier subsidies are the key to profits of Apple.

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Rumor: Apple to expand the lineup with new models of iPhone

Reportedly, Apple is working on new versions of the iPhone in an attempt to slow the growth of mobile competitors based on Google's Android platform. According to an entry, as reported by Bloomberg, the company effectively is developing an alternative smaller and cheaper to its existing model that would sell for about $ 200 without constrain users to a contract.

The new model is described as a third less than current models but Bloomberg notes that it is its market launch, but a certainty, as the company often works on products that eventually get scrapped. Meanwhile, a similar report in the Wall Street Journal suggests Apple may cut or ditch entirely internal storage and rely exclusively on a renewed free MobileMe service, which could serve as a base Cabinet for cloud apps, photos, music and video.

Doing away with internal flash memory would certainly cost but also Ignores the reality of wireless networks--limited signal poor coverage in many areas and restrictions on carriers ' bandwidth. Although Wi-Fi could mitigate some of these issues would be too unwieldy for iPhone users. It is not of character for Apple to take a popular yet pricey product and make smaller versions that are more accessible price-conscious customers-the iPod is a great example of this--but we still have reservations on this entry.

Another newer escape, courtesy of DigiTimes says that fifth generation smartphone actually will feature a large 4-inch display to take on Android devices like the Galaxy S 2 and the desire for HTC HD. Once again, you should take all this with a grain of salt, even more if you consider the timing of entries (during MWC), leaves only the fact that having multiple devices with different screen size would make it more difficult for developers who feed the iOS platform.

Rumor: Sony working on Tablet PC PlayStation

Sony is working on a tablet that will be certified as PlayStation, Sony Ericsson Xperia smartphone to Play. The talented engineering team working on device dependent bays, Reader, Sony VAIO, PlayStation and Ericsson product groups. The team is led by the VAIO, but probably not launch under said branding.

Currently codenamed S1, the device will have a 9.4-inch capacitive touch screen (1280 x 800 resolution), run Android 3.0 and will be powered by Tegra 2 processor, according to the "two highly trusted independent sources" quoted from Engadget. Is focused on the company's Qriocity, music, games, eBooks and video on demand service that recently launched in Europe. The game pad is preloaded with Sony PS One games and a Media Remote Bravia. It also has front and rear cameras-as well as a USB port. Buttons include volume on/off, and possibly a q for Qriocity. There is also a built-in IR port allows you to control other devices.

The tablet will have a "wrap" an open design that imitates stuffed in a Pocket paperback, or magazine folded back on itself, such that one page is visible. In terms of functionality, this will presumably the Tablet viewing angle enough to comfortably touch-type when placed on a table, make the operation with one hand, a little less taxing on the wrist and to reduce the pair that makes 10-inch Tablet uncomfortable to hold a hand for an extended period of time.

The price for the WiFi-only version of S1 is $ 600 with a target date for the ship September 2011. Remember, this is still very early, so that nothing can change. The product can also be canned, but hopefully that won't happen.