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by Baedon Glendower | August 2, 2007 at 05:32 pm
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Reports say Google has developed a customized handset, is talking to cell phone manufacturers and wireless carriers.Ben Ames
PC World
Thursday, August 2, 2007; 7:20 PM
Google has developed a prototype cell phone that could reach markets within a year, and plans to offer consumers free subscriptions by bundling advertisements with its search engine, e-mail and Web browser software applications, according to a story published today in The Wall Street Journal.
Now, I"m not sure exactly what this is going to mean for us the consumers, but it could be interesting. I know, Google has it's fingers in too many pots, but still intersting. Lord knows it has to be better than the iPhone.
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at 04:11 on August 3rd, 2007
Baedon Glendower, weird stuff! I'd always dismissed the GooPhone rumors -- why the heck would Google want to get involved in hardware development -- but if the WSJ is reporting it...