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...

Welcome to an action-packed edition of Take 5, a regular feature where we at Over The Air ask an industry insider five questions about their company and the mobile business market as a whole. This week we focus on the gPhone. Our guest is Scott Rockfeld, group marketing manager at Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT). Join discussion...

The race to capture the richest piece of real estate on the planet - the screen on your mobile phone - is about to start in earnest. Apple has fired the latest shot to claim this space from manufacturers and operators with its iPhone. Soon it will be joined by Google, which will launch if not a phone, then customised specifications for a range of mobiles. Yahoo! and Microsoft are preparing their plans to prevent Google from using the leverage of its search pre-eminence to gain pole position in the potentially lucrative mobile market. Join discussion...