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We have been playing with the Android prototypes scattered through the Mobile World Congress here in Barcelona. ARM had theirs running on one of their lower-end processors. No fancy graphics demos, no iPhone-style multimedia fizzbang, just a humble ARM9 processor in a plain white prototype “to demonstrate the scalability of Android” and serve as a “development platform.” Our verdict: it works, it’s fluid, but it’s boring. Qualcomm’s Android prototype, however, is a real beast.
In addition to the chipmaker ARM, everybody and their mother is showing off their own flavour of the first official prototype Google Android phones at MWC today: ARM, Texas Instruments, Marvell, Qualcomm, NEC and ST Microelectronics, to name a few. Definitely expect some first gropes of Android on real hardware later today—hopefully these are the droids we’re looking for. [Yahoo!/AP]
ARM, the chip manufacturer that makes many of the processors in many of the phones you’re currently using, says they’re going to show a prototype Google Android phone at Mobile World Congress next week. That’s pretty much all we know so far. Chances are the prototype will have the same SDK that’s available for emulation on your PC right now, and will mostly be used to show phone manufacturers (HTC & friends) that the ARM processors will handle an Android phone just fine; a.k.a. “please use our processors in your phones!” [Reuters]
The official Android developer blog says that a new and improved version of the Android SDK is on the way. According to Quang Nguyen, the new SDK will feature “UI and API enhancements” among other things. It’s good to know Google has its ear to the tech world after reports that the initial sdk was rough around the edges. [Android Blog via MoCo News]
That very unlikely joint Dell/Google announcement rumour that popped up yesterday? It’s false, says GearLog, who confirmed with Dell that they wouldn’t even BE at 3GSM this year. [Gearlog]
“Senior industry sources” are making the bold claim that Dell and Google are going to announce a joint effort to make THE GOOGLE PHONE at the 3GSM conference in February. That sounds unlikely to us, and with Dell’s history of putting their name on other people’s gadgets (the iPod, for example), so if anything it’s probably just another manufacturer announcing that they’ll make an Android phone. What else could be announced at a phone conference? [MarketingWeek]
newVideoPlayer("androidarmy_giz.flv", 475, 376); Here’s an example of the kids of unique programs we can expect on the upcoming Android platform: WiFi Army, a game that takes place in the real world using GPS and your phone’s camera. Basically, when you get in range of other players your phone will let you know and show you who your enemy is. You then take them out with “weapons” and “ammo” that I assume come up when you point the camera at them.
Google is the Tetsuo of tech. It’s already massive, but it grows uncontrollably in a million different directions and almost feels like it’s on the verge of creating its own gUniverse. [Ed. note: "Gooniverse"?] At times, it’s both amazing and scary to watch. 2007 was the biggest year yet for Google, but crazily enough, most of it seemed to be merely setting the stage for the total world domination that will occur in 2008.
Though 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.”
