Google Phone Officially A Reality… To Come
Rumors have floated blogs and news sites for months about an upcoming Google Phone. Some rumors were backed up also by solid proofs and it was just that Google officials didn’t like it that way. Now, Google are announcing their intention for open phone coalition. Current Google listed partners on this are Sprint, Motorolla (must be a thin phone!), Samsung, and NTT DoCoMo from Japan. The OS for that phone is so called now G-System, which is based on Linux (remember sometime back people talked about Google version of Linux… here it is!), and is promising to give internet access at PC-type speed. The phone will also be open for developers through developer tools to integrate and implement applications on top of it. Google here is playing it real smart, utilizing the love of the public to their advantage, contrary to what Jobs did to his fans for the initial launch. It didn’t stop them though from running even World of Warcraft did it?
No solid release date is given yet, but a worldwide shipping is planned for Spring. I somehow don’t feel like buying that promise, but it still raises the question. Shall I hold on to my half-dead Nokia 6600 until the Google Phone, or will it be a beta thing that is not worth the trouble?
[CORRECTION!] Contrary to all posts, Google have clarified there is not going to be a GPhone. Instead, there is going to be Andriod, and Open Handset Alliance that is hoped to be the foundation for many new phones to come. A completely open platform for mobile devices that includes the operating system, user interface, and applications. What’s going to be unique about this platform is that all applications are treated equally. I.e., core phone apps and 3rd party apps have the same access to the phone’s capabilities, removing any borders on what developers can do. Mobile development has been a disputed area for quite some time, specially for J2ME apps which some kept promising will pick up, and up till now it didn’t as they’ve hoped for. If such a framework can give higher and more standard integration to phone capabilities, many among my selves are gonna be interested in giving it a thorough look.
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Ok so they will actually have a device?
like the prada LG phone?
ya3ni google moto mathalan?
or just the phone’s OS?
i hope they dont get into crazy rules like Iphone … Apple basicaly made their customers beg.. Finally the customers went into hacking the iphone!
Victor: I am more of a Google fan than Skype fan, so that’s why :). I never saw this before. Their approach is different. The phone doesn’t look appealing, but having free VoIP calls makes it super. However this also means it will be a crime to have it in Kuwait. MOC will make sure of that :(.
Blue Dress: The most important thing is the OS, but it seems they will ship Google Phones. The hardware part ofcourse will be from the motorola and other partners I assume. I think however you just got ur self a new phone, so no GPhone for you :>
Rayboy:
I really doubt Google will do this. It’s not their way, and besides, they are counting on customers to enrich the phone with apps.
As for Iphone/Ipod touch development docs are available, Got a mail from apple developer connection Nov 3rd saying “Iphone Dev Center is here” just login and one can browse all sample codes and tech docs about development. Well if there work is based on widgets is gona be a hell of an easy job by Job’s :-)
PS: Iphone + Ipod touch (its an Iphone without phone functionality)
Hohi: Well still, iPhone is not gonna be as open as Google Phone is hoped to be, Jobs him self confirmed that. Not any 3rd party app can be installed for security reasons. This is ofcourse an issue Google has to address with their openness.
iPhone has been named invention of the year by the way for Apple fans to celebrate. List of reasons as to why it was chosen remains questionable to me. They are naming it invention of the year because it created big fuss not because it got something new!
Google phone is great but have you seen the new 3 mobile skype phone? I saw a video at weshow and it’s revolutionary! I have to buy one when it comes out… Here is the video if you haven’t seen yet.
weshow.com/us/p/21483/3_mobile_releases_a_skype_phone
cool isn’t it? =D