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Google Phone Rumors Just Won't Die

by Terrence O'Brien on April 19, 2007 at 09:31 AM

Google Phone Rumors Just Won't DieSome products, like the iPhone, take on a life of their own once they hit the rumor mill and the Google phone is officially one of those items. Google phone rumors have circulated before: Not that long ago Samsung was said to be manufacturing the device. According to the latest rumors, HTC is the lucky developer.

The word on the poverbial street is that by late 2007, HTC will ship a handset under Google's brand name with 3G, which is the latest generation cell phone technology that provides fast download and upload speeds (excellent for downloading apps and music to your phone). Like pretty much every other phone on the market, the Google device will supposedly come packaged with Gmail and Google search apps, but it looks like it won't have GPS (Global Positioning System) functionality for use with Google Maps. With no mention of whether the phone will run Windows Mobile or some custom Google mobile operating system, it's hard to tell what, exactly, would set this apart from other phones other than the colorful Google logo.

Of course, Google says it has no interest in building or selling a Google branded handset.

From Engadget and DigiTimes

Tags: breaking+news, cellphone, google, iphone, rumor, Top

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