Going Mobile: The Google Phone

Rumors have run rampant for months now that search engine giant Google was
entering the wireless arena. Well, today we now Blog a glimpse - probably not
the full picture - of Google's vision.

More than 2 years ago Google acquired a start up company that has been the
vehicle for their entry into the wireless market. This venture created the
newly announced software - Android - which is expected to change the
landscape of the wireless industry. Google, along with its many
partnerships in this new adventure, created OHA (Open Handset Alliance) to
launch the new mobile software. Sprint/Nextel and TMobile have agreed to be
service providers, domestically. Several international carriers have also
signed up. Motorola, Samsung, HTC and LG have agreed to use Android in some
- not all - of their phones.

The Bottom Line - the software will be free - and is expected to be released
midyear 2008. But, to use the software consumers will need to purchase new
handsets. Android is not designed for existing handsets.