Is Google Really Planning an iPhone Killer?

August 3rd, 2007

Google has developed a prototype cell phone that could be in the hands of consumers within a year, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The Journal indicated that Google plans to offer free mobile subscriptions, subsidized by ads in search results and software applications.As the Journal story goes, Google is shopping the prototype with cell phone manufacturers and network operators while it fine-tunes the technical specs to offer a mobile Web browsing experience that outdoes current software.

The Google phone story sounds like the iPhone rumors all over again. Of course, the iPhone rumors turned out to be accurate. However, some analysts have expressed skepticism about a Google phone and its viability in a competitive mobile market.

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