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Google will launch an Android gPhone
Google-branded handset to launch in retailers this year 21 October 2009 9:19 GMT
The much-rumoured gPhone turned out to be "not one, but a thousand gPhones" when Google announced the launch of Android, its mobile phone operating system, but that is about to change.

While it's unclear what has prompted the internet giant to make the switch...
VIDEO: Megawhat News - Yahoo rejects Microsoft ... again
All of Monday's headlines in a lovely little vid 15 July 2008 12:01 GMT
Want to know the latest news but don't have time to read the stories we've written?

Well why not take a peek at the top stories on video.

In today's headlines: Yahoo rejects yet another Microsoft takeover bid; rumours of the Google gPhone and the...
More gPhone and Android rumours emerge
T-Mobile to launch Dream, Google to launch own-branded handset 14 July 2008 10:30 GMT
Android and gPhone rumours have been given a boost over the weekend with two news stories suggesting movement in both areas.

The first comes from TechCrunch, and suggests Google is still planning the once much rumoured gPhone, thanks to a quote from Google...
Google and Dell to announce gPhone hardware?
Unlikely rumours see Android handset coming soon 31 January 2008 12:07 GMT
Marketing Week reports that "speculation is mounting that Google is plotting the launch of a mobile phone in partnership with computer giant Dell".

Citing "senior industry sources" the site says that the two companies are due to reveal their plans to the world...
2007: A year in review, March
The PS3, 360 Elite and Nokia N95 all appear while YouTube gets Beeb backing 27 December 2007 9:00 GMT
Let the battle begin!

March kicked off with the launch of the PS3 but hot on its heels was the arrival Xbox 360 Elite.

Shivering gamers waited outside the Virgin Megastore in Oxford Street in London for the latest launch from Sony.

It...
HTC Google "Dream" Android protoype revealed
Coming in 2008? 5 November 2007 21:29 GMT
Google didn't exactly confirm or deny that they would eventually produce the fabled gPhone during the Open Handset Alliance conference call.

Forbes is reporting on an HTC device codenamed "Dream" that they suggest is possibly the much-awaited hardware that...
Will Google unveil "Android" mobile platform tomorrow?
Strong rumours of gPhone OS press conference for 5th 4 November 2007 19:05 GMT
It looks as if the wait for Google to reveal its gPhone plans might soon be over.

Over this weekend, there's been a mass of rumours pointing to Monday as "the" day, with Google expected to call a press conference and unveil their new mobile phone platform....
Google shares go over $700
$100 increase in a month 31 October 2007 14:55 GMT
Google Inc. shares have gone past $700 in pre-market trading in the States, adding $100 in less than a month.

New advertising programs and talk of the imminent arrival of the gPhone, as reported in the Wall Street Journal, are thought to be the cause for the...
Google to make gPhone announcement with 2 weeks
"Google-powered phones to market by the middle of next year" 30 October 2007 11:12 GMT
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that "Google Inc. is close to unveiling its long-planned strategy to shake up the wireless market".

"People familiar with the matter" are attributed to providing this insider knowledge that sees Google's applications and...
gPhones start shipping - for research and development
50,000 HTC handsets leave Taiwan 17 October 2007 9:39 GMT
CNN is reporting that Google phone has begun shipping. But, before we all get too excited, it appears that the handsets are for further development only.

"These initial phones are not going to be for sale", Benjamin Schachter, a UBS analyst said. "These are...
More gPhone rumours emerge
On T-Mobile for $400 3 October 2007 9:21 GMT
Rizzn's Mark Hopkins claims to have the scoop regarding more details of Google's gPhone.

The information apparently comes from a number of sources: "Deep Throat, NDA'ed entrepreneurs, NDA'ed employees of various related vendors and trusted internet sources",...
Google buys Zingku - mobile social networking company
Shopping to strengthen the gPhone OS? 28 September 2007 12:45 GMT
Google has bought Zingku, a company that offers mobile social networking.

Confirming the purchase with a brief statement, the online company stated that Zingku's assets can "help build products and features that will benefit our users, advertisers and publishers"....
Yahoo planning to launch a mobile phone too
Expect the yPhone next year 4 September 2007 15:33 GMT
gPhone? Old hat. Okay, so it hasn't actually launched yet, but it's old news, things move fast in the tech world and it's now all about the Yahoo phone.

Really. It seems that Yahoo have set up a massive research and development centre in California with 120...
Google patents "GPay" SMS payment system
A new app for the gPhone or a mobile Google Checkout? 3 September 2007 9:14 GMT
Although logically an extension of the Google Checkout service, fuel for the gPhone rumours can be found in a recent Google patent.

In February this year Google patented the "GPay" system which lets you order and pay for products and services via SMS. The patent...
gPhone rumours get "confirmed" by insiders...
Coming soon: a VoIP, GPS-enabled, HTC-made $100 Google mobile 29 August 2007 0:01 GMT
Those gPhone's-launching-in-2-week's-time rumours did seem a little on the optimistic side, but new intel via "insiders" gives more life to the gPhone story.

For anyone completely in the dark on this latest development from the search engine massive, the gPhone...
gPhone launching - in 2 week's time?
Indian reports see UK, Europe and US Google phone launch imminent 24 August 2007 9:22 GMT
We're all looking forward to seeing just what Google is planning to offer with their gPhone, but "looking forward" is the key phrase here, with nothing expected until early-2008.

Reports from India then suggesting that an exclusive launch is imminent are somewhat...
65% of Pocket-lint.co.uk readers want a Google phone
gPhone gets the thumbs-up from the large majority 17 August 2007 15:37 GMT
In the most recent Pocket-lint.co.uk reader poll, we asked you if you would like a free advertising-supported Google mobile phone.

Well, it seems you do: 65% of you would be interested in a mobile from the search engine behemoth, with 35% of you not so keen....
The gPhone exists - Google showing off prototypes
Mobiles designed by the web giant to launch early next year 3 August 2007 8:37 GMT
Is the world's favourite search engine about to make that long rumoured push into the phone market?

The Wall Street Journal thinks so and has published reports that Google has been touting a prototype of its phone product, nicknamed the gPhone, in the States....
"Wistron NeWeb" working on the Google phone?
Or just a phone with Google Talk? 2 August 2007 18:22 GMT
The DigiTimes is reporting that Taiwanese company Wistron NeWeb has "entered design-in development for Wi-Fi phones with Google Talk compatibility".

Apparently the manufacturer has already been selling Skype-enabled Wi-Fi handsets (pictured) since late last...
Gates lashes out at the idea of a Google phone
"They’re going to have the world’s best phone and it’s going to be free?" 30 July 2007 13:30 GMT
In a wider interview with the New York Times about his planned departure from Microsoft next year, Bill Gates has lashed out at the idea of a Google phone.

During the interview Gates said: "How many products, of all the Google products that have been introduced,...
Google Spain confirms Google Phone rumours
Will allow you to access information on the move 16 March 2007 22:31 GMT
Google has confirmed that it is working on a mobile phone however hasn’t given any more details as yet to when it will be released.

The rumour, which has been floating around the ether for sometime, was confirmed to Spanish newspaper Noticias by Google Spain...