Android phones still on track this year!

Posted on 02 June 2008 by Vincent Nguyen




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Recent rumors earlier today from a source familiar with the situation reported that “although a large number of people are hard at work on the Gphone and the open-source operating system/platform for mobile devices (Android) the actual Gphone will not be ready for release this year.

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The Android Dream phone demoed during the keynote wowed me along with a whole bunch of people at Google IO as well as those that didn’t attend.  As far as I’m concerned, Google along with OHA partners are on track to announce Android-powered phones this year.

Google Spokesperson had this to say regarding my inquiries into this matter: “We’re still on track to announce Android-powered phones this year. Some of our partners are publicly stating that they plan to ship Android phones in the fourth quarter.”

When asked whether Google is getting into the business of making hardware, a la the gPhone, I was given the following statement: “We hope the Android platform will spur the development of thousands of different kinds of phones. It’s too soon to tell what forms these phones will take, but we’ve excited about the possibilities this kind of open platform will engender, and the benefits that users will ultimately enjoy. We envision phones that will feature more engaging, easier-to-use interfaces and a rich portfolio of applications — all of which will make it much easier to do more with the phone than just voice calls or simple messaging.” - Google Spokesperson

Well there you have it, if Google says Android is on track to announce Android phones this year, that’s good enough for me.



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8 Comments For This Post

  1. JasonT says:

    The iphone is pretty chic and sexy. someone better come out with a phone that has accelerometer, touch screen interface, gps, and wifi to run android.

  2. Larry says:

    Sad that Gphone is held off.

  3. Robb says:

    This looks great. Do we know anything about pricing? Also, is it possible to get into beta testing for this? I’d love to be a part of that!

  4. Сергей says:

    Яб хотел узнать где можна скачать OS Android для HTS P3400

  5. Jimmy says:

    The fact that they are waiting to release android is gonna be a problem because they are going to lose those people that went for the 3g iphone instead. They should of released it earlier now those users will be stuck under contract. Might as well wait two more more years to release android.

  6. Jimm says:

    Sergei: I don’t think anyone’s announced what current devices (if any) will support Android at this point.

  7. phoenixar says:

    i am paralyzed by my anticipation for the andriod phones!

  8. Olle Eriksson says:

    What’s all this fuzz about the upcoming phones based on Android. I don’t think the first couple of phones will be anything spectacular, but I think in the long run we’ll have a really interesting road ahead of us with lots of interesting phones.

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