Google Phone Announcement Today

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.

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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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USER COMMENTS

Hello; My name is Amos and I have a Barber Shop and getting ready to move. I have a list of people that I need to call. To let them know were I am going I am looking for some free OR CHEEP web-based software that will allow me to upload a list of contacts for this. After it dials, it will give the message And go to next number on the list The system should be very simple to use.

by amos hesser, spokane wa, on Nov 27, 2008 07:15 PM, Report abuse Reply

Google Rules the world,,,,,,, G- GoD This is just the beginning!!!!! cheers,,,,,,

by pravish, ahmedabad, on Nov 19, 2007 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.

by Arnov Sarkar, New Delhi, on Nov 09, 2007 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..."

by Gaurao, Scottsdale, on Nov 07, 2007 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.

by Lexie, LA, on Nov 05, 2007 11:05 PM, Report abuse Reply

Boy, Google gives MS a big blow again.

by Alex, HitechCity, on Nov 05, 2007 05:02 PM, Report abuse Reply

Wonderful Up Mozilla-Wish all was cross platform

by P Phillips, Sydney, on Nov 05, 2007 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?

by KEVIN KONG, COLOSPRINGS, on Nov 05, 2007 07:46 PM, Report abuse Reply

This article contains an iPod advertisement. I guess Apple is ready for the competition. :)

by Ankit, India, on Nov 05, 2007 05:47 PM, Report abuse Reply

I need a new OS for my PC, anyone in Google listening?

by Samir, Pune, on Nov 05, 2007 05:12 PM, Report abuse Reply