Techtree News Staff, Nov 05, 2007 1538 hrs IST
Google last cleared the air when it said that the Google Phone is not going to be a phone to compete with the likes of Apple Computer's iPhone; rather a software to rival Microsoft.
Is it a phone, is it a software? Rumor mills have been running over-time, whipping up plausible answers to this million dollar question.
And today is supposedly d-day when Google will lift the shroud of secrecy enveloping its Google Phone project.
Google last cleared the air when it said that the Google Phone is not going to be a phone to compete with the likes of Apple Computer's iPhone; rather a software to rival Microsoft.
The latest story is that the Google Phone will be made by a carrier (s) who will bring to market a mobile device with the Google operating system (OS) on it. The Google Phone will likely be available by mid next year. And US-based Verizon Wireless is tipped to be the chosen carrier for launching the device powered by Google's OS.
Turns out, unlike Apple or Microsoft, Google's approach is to make an open platform for the handset, which can take to third party applications running on it. Meaning, handset makers will be first given the Google software, and subsequently, developers will design applications for the Google Phone.
While some sort of official announcement is expected today, Google's Director of Mobile Platforms, and one of Google Phone's primary architects, Andy Rubin, is said to be busy overseeing dozens of software engineers working 'at the Google Phone' at the company's sprawling Silicon Valley campus.
All said, in an age where cell phones are increasingly turning into mobile PCs, Google's software (standard) might just give it the kind of edge (in the smart phones market) which say a Microsoft enjoys courtesy its Windows OS.
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Google Rules the world,,,,,,, G- GoD This is just the beginning!!!!! cheers,,,,,,
pravish | ahmedabad | 19/11/07 01:11 PM | Report abuse Reply
Common Google team up with Linux Guys, develop an Open Source OS as good as Windows and teach MS a lesson.
Arnov Sarkar | New Delhi | 09/11/07 09:54 AM | Report abuse Reply
guys.. there are no gphones.. its just a hype.. its always been an hype with this. They are just having a platform for mobile phones. Google is just using brand name "google" to create hype and making people think "Google" can do anything anywhere. Just remeber the Sprite add "DIkhawe pe mat jao..."
Gaurao | Scottsdale | 07/11/07 10:35 AM | Report abuse Reply
i LOVE you, Google *sigh* ... guess I will wait patiently, with my crap phone, until the Google phone appears on the scene. Please hurry. I hate my crap phone.
Lexie | LA | 05/11/07 11:05 PM | Report abuse Reply
Boy, Google gives MS a big blow again.
Alex | HitechCity | 05/11/07 05:02 PM | Report abuse Reply
Wonderful Up Mozilla-Wish all was cross platform
P Phillips | Sydney | 05/11/07 09:21 PM | Report abuse
THIS PHONE WILL BRING LVLT STOCKS. OVER THE TOP AROUND 98.00 BY JULY. IF NOT MORE? GOOGLE SHOULD OF BOUGHT LVLT WHEN THEY HAD THE CHANCE WITH OUT LVLT GOOGLES NEW PHONE WILL JUST BE A PHONE. THEY WON'T RULE WITH POWER.LVLT WILL STILL BE THE DOLLY LAMA OF FIBER OPT?
KEVIN KONG | COLOSPRINGS | 05/11/07 07:46 PM | Report abuse Reply
This article contains an iPod advertisement. I guess Apple is ready for the competition. :)
Ankit | India | 05/11/07 05:47 PM | Report abuse Reply
I need a new OS for my PC, anyone in Google listening?
Samir | Pune | 05/11/07 05:12 PM | Report abuse Reply