As
reported on Computerweekly.com last week, Google is due to
unveil the
Gphone today.
The Dream handset produced by Taiwan's HTC will run
Google's Android open source mobile operating system, and will
be sold to work on the US T-Mobile network.
It is expected to be commercially available next month in the US
for less than $200 (£120), which will make it competitive against
other smartphones, including
Apple's iPhone.
To help develop Android, Google formed the Open Handset
Alliance, which is a partnership of more than 30 firms aiming to
make smartphone software easier to develop.
It is still not known who is branding the device - Google, HTC
or T-Mobile. More details will be given at the New York launch
later today.
Update:
Details of the T-Mobile G1 announced