Orange and Google work on "Google Phone"
17 December 2006 by axxxr Google has held talks with Orange about a multi-billion-dollar partnership to create a 'Google phone'
The Observer is reporting that Google might be working with HTC and mobile/telecom giant Orange to build a Google Mobile Phone, which could possibly have Google software inside the device, and would be able to do many of the web tasks smartly. The device, article speculates, could go on sale in 2008. Their plans centre on a branded Google phone, which would probably also carry Orange’s logo. The device would not be revolutionary: manufactured by HTC, a Taiwanese firm specialising in smart phones and Personal Data Assistants (PDAs), it might have a screen similar to a video iPod. But it would have built-in Google software which would dramatically improve on the slow and cumbersome experience of surfing the web from a mobile handset. Among the potential benefits are location-based searches: aware of your handset's geographical position, Google could offer a tailored list of local cinemas, restaurants and other amenities, and maps and images from Google Earth. source:gigaom
Comments On 18 Dec 18:20 JonathanMorris wrote What exactly is the point of a dedicated Google phone? Every mobile we've got, or reviewed, can access Google in one way or another. Most browsers have Google installed as their search engine (because the manufacturer gets a small commission for each search and click through) anyway! On 18 Dec 02:07 funny wrote non of that....the next phone is a Dcc+ & eMule phone On 18 Dec 01:47 thatguy wrote I happen to have 3 windows mobile phones if that answers your question ;) htc are awesome at pda phones.this one sounds just as good. On 17 Dec 21:26 antichrist wrote yeah right! how about cooking phone? On 17 Dec 21:10 Raptor46 wrote If we followed thus soon it is going to have Esato phones On 17 Dec 20:46 Anand wrote guys..its actually good there will be good new technology after all On 17 Dec 20:42 awave wrote if it were free then yeh...that'd be good...just have google ads come up on your background every half an hour or so...or something like that ;) -|- awave On 17 Dec 19:04 AlSadounQ8 wrote Skype Phone ? mIRC Phone ? ;-PpPp On 17 Dec 18:26 lol wrote My space is 4 nerds and so is google On 17 Dec 17:57 007 wrote iphone google phone... whats next? yahoo phone? msn phone? myspace phone? |
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