November 5, 2007 at 10:58 pm · Authored by Ewan · Filed under Google

So it’s a platform. We kind of new this. The chaps at Gizmodo have done a good job at rounding up what’s been announced so far with the gPhone. Useful primer at their site.

Link: Gphone: Everything We Know About the gPhone, Android, and Open Handset Alliance

The details on Google’s gPhone Open Handset Alliance are coming to light. Here’s what we know:
•They’re hoping to make a better phone, ultimately. (And sell a ton of ads and services, of course, along the way.)
•Android, an open system for handset dev, is the first joint project and core product of the alliance.