Google’s already announced their plans for the mobile space and there’s still no end in sight for rumors regarding the GPhones. HTC, already rumored to be the manufacturer of the Android-based prototype Google “Dream” Phone, is now reportedly expected to ship 1 million handsets based on Google’s mobile OS Android in 2008. Morgan Stanley is…
Details on Google “Dream” Phone – could it be the HTC Omni?
Ahh, the Google Phone (GPhone, if you will). It’s been the stuff of our dreams for quite some time, and with Google’s recent announcement that their entry into the mobile space is a mobile platform, dubbed Android, it looks like the GPhone is going to stay in our dreams. But wait, according to Forbes, Google…
Google announces open mobile OS Android and Open Handset Alliance
We expected Google to break the seal on their mobile OS plans today, and they didn’t disappoint. The search giant has formally announced their plans for the mobile space (in part, at least) with their new open mobile operating system, Android. Google has also announced the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) – a group of 33…
Is this what Google’s mobile phone will look like – leaked pics of the gPhone?
Take a look at this smartphone from the obscure Linux smartphone manufacturer e28. New rumors peg the Chinese handset-maker as a possible partner in Google’s mobile phone venture – and e28’s experience with Linux-based, open-source smartphones gives this rumor some legs (short legs). We’re not sure if the rumor will pan out, and we’re not…
Google courting Sprint and Verizon for new mobile phone platform
Google’s entry into the wireless industry has everyone up in a tizzy, but all this hype means nothing if Google can’t get wireless operators to back their new mobile platform. All the best software in the world means nothing if you can’t get it in the consumer’s hand. Well, The Wall Street Journal is reporting…
The power of speculation – Google stock breaks $700 on Google Phone rumors
Google is not only a huge player in the online search game, they’re a veritable bull on Wall Street. Trading as GOOG, the online search giant has seen incredible gains on the stock market in recent months. We hope you got in early, Google just broke the $700 mark after news broke of Google’s impending…
Google is about to make some moves in the mobile industry – Google Phone announcement in mid-November?
Word on the street has it that Google is set to finally firm up all the rumors surrounding the search giant’s entry into the super-competitive mobile market. According to “sources,” The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google is planning to officially announce its plans for the wireless industry “within the next two weeks” –…
HTC reportedly to ship 50,000 handsets with Google OS installed
We love hearing about the near-mythical Google Phone, the GPhone if you will. Will it be a fully-branded Google handset? Will a Google Phone just be some smartphone using the Linux-based Google OS? We’re still not 100% on those questions, and now there’s yet another rumor to throw into the mix. According to UBS analyst…
The Google Phone – GPhone as handset or mobile OS?
With Google’s looming entry into the wireless industry, the question remains – will the Google Phone be a hardware entry or a software solution? There were GPhone rumors from the very beginning saying that Google’s entry into the mobile space would be software-based. And then there was the recent DigiTimes report that pegged HTC as…
Google considering 3G GPhone solutions – could we see a 3G Google Phone from HTC?
We’re all eagerly awaiting Google’s entry into the mobile phone market. The near-mythical Google Phone (or GPhone, if you will) has spurred rumors and speculation from the get-go – and it looks like the rumor mill has been cranked back up. Grapevine news has Google considering a 3G solution for the GPhone. We initially expected…