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Here we go again with the GPhone rumors and speculation. Yesterday’s confirmation rumor basically validated what we had expected from the Google Phone – a low-cost, ad-supported phone with built-in GPS, running on a Linux kernel.
This time around, the rumor mill brings us another little tidbit about the mythical GPhone. Well, it’s more than a simple rumor – CrunchGear has reportedly gotten an inside scoop from an HTC employee. It looks like the Google GPhone will indeed be manufactured by everyone’s favorite smartphone manufacturer, HTC – just like we were speculating. Interestingly, there is also talk that Samsung will be making a GPhone of their own, leading us to believe that the GPhone platform will be more of a software-suite that will be loaded onto various hardware – but that’s pure speculation.
Count us in for at least one GPhone from HTC. We can’t resist a GPS phone with integrated support for Google Maps – at a $100 price point!
[Via: CrunchGear]
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
