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Google’s ‘GPhone’ Delayed Until 2009
June 2nd, 2008 by Head RobotPosted today on informationweek.com (the trusted source for technology and network security news),
Before you get all bent out of shape, it’s worth pointing out that the GPhone and Android (Google (NSDQ: GOOG)’s Linux-based smartphone operating system) are two entirely separate things. Was anyone waiting for the actual GPhone, anyway?
Prior to Google’s big announcement about Android and the Open Handset Alliance, many believed that Google was hard at work developing an actual Google Phone, or GPhone. The phone was supposed to be a serious competitor with Apple’s iPhone. Those beliefs were pretty much dashed when Android and the OHA came to light. Rumors persisted here and there, but for the most part, people began to believe that known hardware manufacturers, such as HTC, were the ones building official Android-powered “GPhones”.
In fact, just last week Google engineer Steve Horowitz declared at Google’s I/O conference that there will be no GPhone.
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