Google Makes Its Entry Into the Wireless World
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| Google took its long-awaited plunge into the wireless world today, announcing
| that it is leading a broad industry alliance to transform mobile phones into
| powerful mobile computers that could accelerate the convergence of computing
| and communications.
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| [...]
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| “They may be delivering one component that is free,” he said. “You have to
| ask the question, what additional costs come with commercializing that? I can
| tell you that there are a bunch of phones based on Linux today, and I don’t
| think anyone would tell you it’s free.”
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| [...]
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| Mr. Rubin, who is 44 years old and is a veteran Silicon Valley designer, said
| the software system that Google has designed is based on the Linux operating
| system and Sun Microsystems’ Java language. It is designed so programmers can
| easily build applications that connect to independent Web services.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/05/technology/05cnd-gphone.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
OFFICIAL: Google debuts Open Handset Alliance
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| Now called the Open Handset Alliance, the push will see 34 different
| companies working together to create an open-source software platform that
| takes away licensing fees while adding the ability to easily modify code for
| new devices or features.
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http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/11/05/google.mobile.official/
Related:
Linux Sees 'Astronomic' Growth in Mobile Devices
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| "We were very aware that the growth in mobile for Linux was huge, but we
| didn't know it was so astronomic," Amanda McPherson, marketing director for
| the Linux Foundation, told LinuxInsider. "These are very encouraging
| numbers." Why Linux has drawn significant support from the community of
| handset manufacturers can be explained on several fronts, McPherson said.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/59162.html
Forget iPhone, the Gphone is here
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| Google, the nearly $13.5 billion search engine major, is believed to be a
| fortnight away from the worldwide launch of its much-awaited Google Phone
| (Gphone) and has started talks with service providers in India for an
| exclusive launch on one of their networks.
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http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/aug/24gphone.htm
Google spending hundreds of millions on mobile
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| Anian, a Reuters company that tracks industry trends for institutional
| investors, reported last month that Google had engaged Taiwan's High Tech
| Computer Corpto design a Linux
| software-based phone for launch in the first quarter of 2008.
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http://investing.reuters.co.uk/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=media&storyID=nN02242073
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