Google announces Android and the Open Handset Alliance. There is no single gPhone, the trick is getting carriers to create many gPhones! I wonder what the response from the carriers and other mobile platforms will be?

A great profile in the NYT about Andy Rubin, head of the gPhone initiative at Google.

Quoted: With battle lines being drawn for dominance in the smartphone market, Google is placing its mobile bets in the hands of Andy Rubin.

The HTC Touch Dual Slider looks quite nice in this video from Expansys. It has 3G support, which the iPhone does not.

Speculation about the forthcoming Google phone. I'm excited to see what they do, especially with HTC as a partner. Google has the oomph to really change things in this industry. It might make sense to strike while all the iPhoners are pissed about the lack of hackability.

Quoted: Quiet Taiwanese company could become Google phone partner.

A detailed speculation about the rumored Gphone from Google. I think the move makes a lot of sense for Google and I hope they bring it to market. From day 1, they'd have a tighter set of web enabled apps on the phone considering their online office suite.

Quoted: Note: Gphone concept sketches by Lorin Wood. If done right, the Gphone and not the iPhone will be the one to change the face of the ...

This may have to be my next phone...