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phandroid.com - 12/22/2008

Google Staffers Get Dream Phone as Xmas Bonus

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Google is certainly feeling the pain of recession, most recently evidenced by the Xmas bonus given out. Valleywag is reporting that instead of the $20,000 or $30,000 bonuses the company has given in the past, every single Googler will get an Android Dream Phone. A T-Mobile G1 you mean? ...

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valleywag.gawker.com - 12/22/2008

Google Hands Out 'Dogfood' as Christmas Bonus [Googlefreude]

— valleywag.gawker.com — Groans are issuing from the Googleplex over this year's holiday bonus. In the past, the search engine... paid cash — as much as $20,000 or $30,000 per Googler, we hear. This year? A cell phone.... (more) Google Hands Out 'Dogfood' as Christmas Bonus [Googlefreude]

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modmygphone.com - 12/19/2008

Samsung's Android phone - Android Forums | G-Phone Forums

— modmygphone.com — No spy shots this time, but there is enough info to get you excited because this one's... heading Stateside. Samsung is currently busy readying its Gphone for Q2 next year to be released via Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile. There are 30 Linux and Java ... (more) Samsung's Android phone - Android Forums | G-Phone Forums

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gizmodo.com - 12/22/2008

Google to Employees: No Christmas Bonus, Here's a G1 Instead [Screwged]

— gizmodo.com — In holidays past, when money flowed like hot Santa tears and melted gum drops , Googlers looked... forward to cash bonuses that topped $20,000. This year, they're getting $180 worth of "dogfood" —a G1. Updated 1:05PM Yep, they're all getting ... (more) Google to Employees: No Christmas Bonus, Here's a G1 ...

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