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Googlephone Could Be Powered by Linux and Free of Charge

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 6, 2007

[ Thanks to Jim
Bobbin
for this link. ]

“Although Google itself refuses to budge from the official
company line of confirming or denying nothing, it looks
increasingly likely that a Googlephone is in the offing. Several
sources are now claiming that prototype phone devices have been
touted around the US mobile carriers in recent weeks (ironically
you need just go Google to reveal the details) and the Wall Street
Journal has reported that hundreds of millions of investment
dollars have been poured into the project.

“Amongst the more interesting developments to break recently has
been speculation that Google might be contemplating becoming a
mobile operator itself, fueled by insider gossip suggesting it is
considering a bid for radio spectrum space…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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