Seasoned tech pundit Gary Krakow has a real puzzler here. He's claiming that while the Android OS should be ready for launch through a couple manufacturers by the end of the year, an unnamed source has told him that the actual "Gphone" from Google has been delayed into next year. That's great and all, but we thought the whole Gphone buzz was pretty much killed dead when Android got real. Sure, there was that one-off Samsung rumor about a couple Google-branded handsets supposedly due for September, but there was never much followup there. Google itself has never done much hinting at a Google-branded handset, instead choosing to work with Open Handset Alliance in building an OS for everybody. We'll be keeping an eye on this rumor, but obviously if it proves true we won't be seeing anything out of Google until next year -- which basically puts us right where we started. Thanks, Gary. Join discussion...

Google unveiled its long-awaited wireless plans this morning, announcing an ambitious software strategy intended to make cell phones much cheaper and Web browsing on them much easier. Join discussion...

Previously, we predicted the so-called Google Phone (gPhone) would be nothing more than a bundle of existing Google mobile apps loaded on a standard handset(s). On Friday, the Wall Street Journal seemed to agree with that assertion. Join discussion...

Quoting "inside sources" for the tipoff, TheIndiaStreet says the next Google phone will be built by e28. The smartphone includes WiFi wireless, and the report seems to be particularly impressed by the wording of the e28 web site blurb: Join discussion...

Consumer Electronics Show Tech Tuesday NEWS ARCHIVE HOT TOPICS Video: FOX NEWS FLASH FOX News Election Coverage Celebrity Gossip SECTION MAP SEE MORE - Cybersecurity - Video Gaming - Personal Technology - Patents and Innovation Send news tip to FOXNews.com SUBMIT FOXNEWS.COM HOME > TECHNOLOGY Report: Google to Announce Cell Phone Within Weeks Tuesday, October 30, 2007 E-Mail Print Digg This! del.icio.us More details have come to light about the all-but-certain Google phone. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that the search-engine giant plans a series of announcements over the next two weeks about Google mobile-phone software, which would bundle together most Google applications — search, maps, YouTube, instant-messaging — on a mobile platform. Join discussion...

Rumors of a Google phone, or "Gphone" for short, have circulated since late 2004 and hit a fever pitch over the last few months, according to a handy timeline on the Search Engine Land blog. Join discussion...

Will Google announce its much-rumored cell phone today? If so, analysts expect it not to be an actual handset but a bundle of software and infrastructure systems. Based on patents and other filings, analysts also predict the phone will be advertising-supported and feature tools such as search, mapping and instant messaging. CNET (10/24) Join discussion...

SEATTLE — Google's (GOOG) widely anticipated — and top secret — GPhone mobile phone project could trump Apple's (APPL) glitzy iPhone — by going low cost and low tech, tech analysts say. Join discussion...

Pssst, here’s the latest Google rumor: A UBS analyst has confirmed that Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC will ship about 50,000 cell phones (Gphones)running on a mobile operating system made by the Mountain View, Calif.-based search giant by the end of this year. Join discussion...

hough some believe that Google is building a full-featured Gphone to rival Windows Mobile, there is speculation that the GPhone may actually be a lot simpler. A report from USA Today says Google is aiming to keep pricing low with low-tech phones equipped with something called a "Gbutton." Join discussion...