It's official: Google announces open-source mobile phone OS, Android (ars technica)

ars technica has some coverage of the long-rumored gPhone announcement, which is not a phone at all, as has also been rumored. It is, instead, a Linux-based platform for mobile applications. Google also announced the formation of the Open Handset Alliance. "Google's handset partners upon launch will include Motorola, HTC, Samsung, and LG, confirming many of the recent rumors that Google would not be developing the hardware on its own. Google has a number of carrier partners worldwide as well, such as T-Mobile and Sprint in the US, T-Mobile/Deutsche Telekom in Europe, and China Mobile in China, to name a few."

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