Adding a Google phone to that menu could give HTC a big shot of adrenaline.
One search-industry executive saw an early Google phone model made by a Shanghai firm called e28.
"I just don't see the Google phone as a vehicle for Google in the U.S., " Golvin says.
According to CNET, the introduction of another major Google phone demonstrates its influence as an Android vendor.
Well here you have it folks, honest-to-goodness pics of the Google Phone...
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Interesting, but hardly the groundbreaking business model that was expected as soon as the words "Google phone" began to make the rounds.
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The audience was unimpressed with Fujifilm's FinePix 3-D camera or Samsung's Nexus S Google phone, both of which are already available on the market.
And soon we'll have the Google phone, which will be manufactured by others but will include a Google operating system, browser, search, e-mail and video.
"We want there to be thousands of types of phones, not just a Google phone, " says Andy Rubin, who has run the Android project since its inception.
"A Google phone could change the economics of what a phone is, how you get it and whether you pay for it, " says Avi Greengart, an analyst at Current Analysis.
Tapping on the preferred network type option, you can select either LTE on its own, or a mix of LTE, GSM and CDMA. According to the videos, the Google phone then taps into your carrier's LTE network if Band 4 is available, and you're good to go.
The likeliest scenario is that Google goes in with a partner such as T-Mobile or Sprint, both of which are already in the Google phone alliance, or it joins with Frontline Wireless, an upstart whose powerful backers, billionaire venture capitalists John Doerr and Ram Shriram, are also seeking to open the nation's airwaves.
The likeliest scenario is that Google goes in with a partner such as T-Mobile or Sprint, both of which are already in the Google phone alliance, or it joins with Frontline (nyse: FRO - news - people ) Wireless, an upstart whose powerful backers, billionaire venture capitalists John Doerr and Ram Shriram, are also seeking to open the nation's airwaves.
Facebook is on every iPhone and Google Android phone, while Google and Apple both launched social networks in the past year.
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Google and phone manufacturers will need to dig a bit deeper for a viable candidate to emerge.
Interestingly, China Mobile did not choose a Google Android phone as its flagship.
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It remains our go-to keyboard for those times we don't like what Google or phone designers have to offer.
If Google has phone aspirations, then Chairman Schmidt's seat on Apple's board gives him a peek into the operations of Apple's new phone partner, Cingular Wireless.
At first, the Strand-1 satellite will be controlled by a standard onboard computer, but in phase two of the mission, a Google Nexus phone will take the reins - equipped with a number of special apps.
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As recently as yesterday, Google was explaining its auto-redirect of Google Maps on Windows Phone devices to Google.com as a question of incompatibility rather than one of choice.
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As recently as yesterday, Google was explaining its auto-redirect of Google Maps on Windows Phone devices to Google search as a question of incompatibility rather than one of choice.
The upgrade comes after web giant Google announced Monday it is developing a free software package for cell phones that would give it a new platform on which to sell ads and services (See "Google Wants Your Phone, Too" and "Google's Call").
The upgrade comes after web giant Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) announced Monday it is developing a free software package for cell phones that would give it a new platform on which to sell ads and services (See "Google Wants Your Phone, Too" and "Google's Call").
Most notably, an update to Apple's mobile operating system left the phone's map, which replaces Google Maps as the phone's default travel tool, a spotty mess with lots of locations missing.
Instead, it is the business model powering Google's phone that promises to be something completely new.
Search engine Google's phone project may be grabbing all the headlines this week.
More people spending more time with Google's phone will mean more money.
In addition to sales through wireless carriers, Google sells the phone directly through an online store, taking a small cut of the sales.
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