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By: Is Gphone For Real? - GigaOM

Is Gphone For Real? - GigaOM — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:47:31 +0000

[...] Malik, Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 5:45 PM PT Comments (0) For a long time there were quite a few rumors about Google making a Gphone, its own hardware device. In the end it came out with Android, [...]

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Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:45:06 +0000

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By: U-Quick.com » Five Facts About Google Phone

U-Quick.com » Five Facts About Google Phone — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:00:42 +0000

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Five Facts About Google Phone « GigaOM — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:01:29 +0000

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By: Sudhanu Kumar

Sudhanu Kumar — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:09:34 +0000

gPhone might become a reality faster than we think in the US if Google wins the next battle of FCC spectrum auctions. Google is also in talks with Intel on WiMax in India to provide free voice&data on phone (ad subsidized of course!). There was a company IceNet in India that did a tie-up for free WiMax services, but its Investor/Board Member Vishnu Varshney of GVFL got involved in some financial scams and company got liquidated!

By: ayd

ayd — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:43:53 +0000

You Can See Google gPhone Concepts
http://gphonegoogle.blogspot.com

By: Jesse Kopelman

Jesse Kopelman — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:08:44 +0000

Todd, that there is no 700 MHz WiFi would be the thing stopping them. I do, however, agree that some sort of mobile Linux device like the Neo would be the platform behind the gPhone.

By: David Mackey

David Mackey — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 03:07:54 +0000

Here's hoping. :-)

By: Todd

Todd — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:09:32 +0000

OpenMoko's "Neo" has a plain Jane GSM radio, but there is nothing stopping them from adding a WiFi chip that runs on 700Mhz!

I severely doubt you will see an actual hardware device for sale from Google directly - BUT - that doesn't mean you won't see a big underwriting option as you go through the OpenMoko check out cart:

"...enter your Gmail user name and password to receive a 90% discount on your purchase of the Neo with 700 Mhz support..."

By: Libran Lover

Libran Lover — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:11:09 +0000

That report on Rediff.com was speculative indeed! And with contradictory / erroneous comments too. A couple of gems:

At the top they write that Google "is believed to be a fortnight away from the worldwide launch of its much-awaited Google Phone (Gphone)"! Towards the end, they talk of reports which "suggest that Google has developed a prototype that will hit the markets in a year's time." Big contradictions within the same report!
They also write: "Globally, Google is likely to participate in the upcoming auction for 700 MHz spectrum for which it is prepared to spend up to $4.6 billion." Ugh! Globally?

This is why I am not a great fan of tech reporting in India.