HTC Insider Confirms Work In Progress On Google Phone

After months of speculation, an HTC "insider" has confirmed that the company is indeed working on the Google Phone.

Whatever design makes the final grade, it'll come with a custom version of Google Maps (GPS), Google Talk (integrated WiFi), Gmail and Google Calendar. There are probably more Google features and gadgets in there too. We're hoping for an announcement in two weeks, with an actual product launch likely taking place in Q1 2008.

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Angeblich diese Woche sollen nähere Details über das Google-Phone bekannt gegeben werden.

Google habe es bisher abgelehnt, Spekulationen zu dementieren, wonach es ein eigenes Handy produzieren wolle. So kompliziert formulierte die BBC, was in bestimmten Internet- und realen Kreisen als Tatsache gilt: Der Web-Gigant entwirft eine Familie von „GPhones“, die Googles mobile Dienste wie Suche, E-Mails und Landkarten besser aufbereiten als die handelsüblichen Handys. Natürlich auch besser als das iPhone von Apple, denn dieses ist das Feindbild der Googlianer, und nicht die Produkte von Microsoft.

„Wir haben das Internet auf den Kopf gestellt, und jetzt planen wir dasselbe mit der Handy-Industrie“, zitierte die Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) einen – ungenannt bleibenden – Software-Entwickler von Google. „Könnte Google die Handy-Industrie killen?“, fragte ein Blogger im Netz der Online-Informationsplattform CNet, und löste damit eine heftige Diskussion aus. Allerdings: Näheres über Googles Pläne wusste kein Teilnehmer.

Hunderte Millionen investiert

Laut dem Fachmagazin „Mobile Entertainment“ gibt Google diese Woche Details bekannt. Bisher war das Unternehmen nur zu einer allgemeinen Aussage zu bringen: Man arbeite mit Netzbetreibern, Handy-Herstellern und Inhalts-Anbietern, um die Dienste „überall verfügbar zu machen“. Genau dabei hat Google mit Apple kooperiert: Die Dienste sind auf dem iPhone verfügbar. Aber nur für Kunden des AT&T-Mobilnetzes in den USA.

Google-Boss Eric Schmidt will mehr. Laut dem „Wall Street Journal“ hat das Unternehmen „Hunderte Millionen Dollar“ investiert und führe Gespräche mit T-Mobile USA und Verizon Wireless. Google strebt bei Mobilwerbung eine ähnliche Rolle an, wie man sie im Internet schon lange hat.

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Why Google is Building a Phone

On the Internet Yahoo and Microsoft are playing second fiddles to Google when it comes to search and ad revenue. But when it comes to mobile phones Yahoo and Microsoft are way ahead of Google.

For years Yahoo has been making steady in roads into the mobile marketplace. Most recently Yahoo's OneSearch mobile search engine replaced Google to become browser maker Opera's mobile browser search provider.

As for Microsoft, this year nearly 20 million mobile devices will ship with a version of Microsoft software on them, according to estimates from Yankee Group. Microsoft is even mulling the possibility of creating its own mobile phone based on the Windows Mobile OS.

With all Google's competitors muscling into the mobile space it's no wonder Google is feeling inadequate when it comes to the mobile space.

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gPhone Timeline

Rumor after rumor after rumor keeps appearing that Google is to release its own mobile phone, the Gphone. Originally all these Google Phone rumors were compiled into a timeline view in April 2007. Since then, they continued to update the list, so that the confused, perplexed or just plain curious can keep track of what's come out when. Enjoy!

The full gPhone timeline can be found at Searchengineland.

December 2004 - Too Many Fragmented Devices:

August 2005 - Google Buys Phone Software Company & Operating System Coming?

January 2006 - Google Gets CDMA Patent

November 2006 - Schmidt Says Phones Should Be Free

December 2006 - Rumor Of Google Working With HTC & Orange On Phone

January 2007 - Picture Of Google-Samsung "Switch" Phone

February 2007 Google Goes After Airwaves

March 6, 2007 - Renewed Speculation Off Analysis Of Rumors & Tips

March 13, 2007 - New Picture & Info Of Google-Samsung Device (Again)

March 16, 2007 - Exec Confirms Wireless Device Activity

March 21, 2007 - No Phone, Just Software (Sort Of Again)

March 21, 2007 - Talking With O2 About Gphone

March 22, 2007 - More Patents Emerge

March 28, 2007 - More Partnerships

April 18, 2007 - HTC Making Google Handsets

May 3, 2007 - Google Goes After Different Airwaves

May 21, 2007: Google Talking With O2 (Again)

June 1, 2007: It's An Operating System, Stupid (Again)

July 3, 2007: No GPhone, But How About A YouPhone?

July 25, 2007: The Google Mobile Phone Network

July 26, 2007: Google & Sprint Partner

August 1, 2007: Setback On Those Different Airwaves

August 2, 2007: It's An Operating System, Stupid (Again, Again)

August 6, 2007: Setback On Those Original Airwaves

August 24, 2007: Two Weeks To Gphone Day!

August 27, 2007: There Really Is A Gphone Thingamajig, Promise!

August 27, 2007: HTC Is Making It (Again, Again)

August 28, 2007: It's An Operating System, Stupid (Again, Again, Again)

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even more details can be found at Search Engine Land's Google mobile section.


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