Hear that America? That’s the sound of the hammer dropping on our beloved cartel of carriers.

Google’s bid for the 700MHz “C Block” is on. Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman and CEO, says the following: “We believe it’s important to put our money where our principles are. Consumers deserve more competition and innovation than they have in today’s…”

Read more at engadget.

Rumours are doing rounds saying Google might be buying Skype from eBay.

London’s webbist community is rife with rumour that Google is negotiating to buy Skype from eBay. Although this is nothing more than a rumour it fits nicely into Google’s plan of shaking (read scaring the hell out of) the mobile industry. This is particularly significant due to Google’s recent announcement about their own open mobile OS named Android.

What are your thought on this?