GPhone Still In the Works At Google

Technical Writing Geek writes "According to sources at a Taiwanese manufacturer, Google will definitely be launching its own branded phone. An article at DigiTimes states that the company has yet to finalize the handset's specifications, OS, production contractor and operating partners. 'TI's handset chipsets will find their way into the Google phone should the company decide to roll out an EDGE-compliant handset, but Qualcomm could turn out to be the winner if Google decides to bet on a 3G model ... However, the choice of a 3G platform might force Google to postpone the launch of the so-called Gphone to the first half of 2008 instead of the latter half of this year as expected due to the change of platform and problems related to licensing of patented technologies ...'"

Eh?

[taupin]

So there's not actually any information here. Everything is still up in the air - OS, partners, specs, producers, launch date - except that Google *will* be making a phone.

Wake me up when something actually is known.

Other thoughts...
How long will it be in beta?
September Fools' ?

Re:Data collection

[blhack]

Think of all the data they could collect but owning the platform, they could mine
where your contacts live how often you talk to each of them,

From what I hear, the google brothers closest from Brad Dunglhorfingshtick owns the worlds foremost tinfoil hat manufacturing facility. This is, IMHO, simply an attempt by google to gift their friend Brad D. some cash; tax free. Informants inside of google have even gone so far as to state that Sergey is PERSONALLY fronting the operating capital for They're Watching, Brad's hat conglomorate. IN this way, Sergey is said to be "double-dipping", a term coined the the mid-90's hit comdedy television show "Seinfeld". Sergey will make money not only off the phone, but on the "back-end" as well from all the whack-tards out there who will sell their entire Second Life Real Estate portfolio and convert it to tin foil hat bonds.

A wise move comrad, a wise move.

Or......you're an idiot.

Clearly

[geekoid]

the iPhone is the one to get, it's two better.