Google Announces Open Handset Alliance; There Is No GPhone

Google confirmed the worst-kept secret in tech, that they have developed an operating system for cell phones, called “Android”, and have built the “Open Handset Alliance” to develop open phones that support it. This caps year-long rumors that Google was making a “GPhone”, rumors “confirmed” by every major tech blog.
Will those blogs apologize for getting it wrong?
Lets get to the news, first. According to Google, “Android™ will deliver a complete set of software for mobile devices: an operating system, middleware and key mobile applications”. The idea behind all of this is to be open, so applications will have access to all of the phone’s technology and functions (as opposed to Verizon phones, which disable features except for VCrap/VCast paid application).
Android is built on Linux, making it familiar to many current software developers, and it is open source. Phones will not be able to lock out third […]

Original post by Nathan Weinberg