NEW YORK (AFP) – Specialized blogs are all abuzz this week with rumors that Internet giant Google will soon launch the “Google Phone” or “GPhone,” a cheap mobile phone equipped with a Google operating system. High-tech product specialist Engadget said a Google announcement would come next week, adding that a Google operating system would be tailor-made for the new cell phone.According to another blog, CrunchGear, “Google is currently assessing over twenty (of Taiwan’s) HTC models” and plans to launch its cell phone between January amd March of 2008.

CrunchGear said the HTC/Google phone would have Google Talk enabled, allowing users to make free Internet phone calls.

The blog said the Google phone will not only be able to surf the net but also will include “a special version of Google Maps, compatible with built-in GPS, and compatibility with Gmail,” Google’s email service.

Indian blog Rediff said the GPhone will be launched in two weeks simultaneously in the United States and Europe, adding that Google was talking with Indian telephone operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar, and that Bharat Sanchar Nigam could be one of the manufacturers.

Google has refused to make any comment on the rumors. [Source: News Yahoo]

Personal, din experientele mele cu google e ok dar din istoria google nu e prea ok. Eu nu prea am incredere in google avand in vedere nenumaratele ocazii cand google a intrerupt anumite servicii fara nici un motiv, fara ca sa mai ai ceva de spus, fara sa fie trasi la raspundere. Ma refer la servicii gen adsense! Sau vorbind despre situatia YouTube in care google este tarat in procese ptr copyright fara ca cineva sa aiba ce’i face … plus ca nu’mi place suprematia google, devii prea dependent de o marca ceea ce te face vulnerabil.
Personal a’si prefer servicii skype say yahoo voice.