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Here is another rumor concerning the Google phone: according to a UBS analyst HTC plans to release 50,000 handsets running on the Google's upcoming mobile OS by the end of 2007.

Although most analysts believe that the search giant will release only the operating system, if the Google/HTC partnership really exists, we all can expect first Gphones to appear sometime in 2008.

Google has released a new version of its mobile Gmail application.

Gmail Version 1.5 offers less data consumption, syncs better with the full version on PC, and provides better search functionality.

Other enhancements include one click access to contact info, direct calling from Gmail, and the ability to save letters as draft.

Google has developed a version of Google Maps application compatible with GPS-enabled smartphones running on Symbian S60 (3rd edition) OS.

Native means that the application comes integrated in the phone's GPS capabilities, delivering much faster performance than its java-based version.

Apparently, Google will not be launching its much anticipated Gphone.

Instead the company plans to integrate its services and software, including a new mobile operating system based on open-source Linux, in handsets from popular manufacturers.

So, as you can see, Google's strategy is different from what we thought at first: they're not here to rival Apple with a new phone, but to create an open-source alternative to Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS and to expand their dominance in mobile online environment.

LG has partnered with Google and will include Google services and applications in its forthcoming handsets.

The manufacturer has already introduced several models featuring Google Maps, Gmail and Blogger, and one click access to Google search site. They will be available throughout Asia, Europe and North America in the second quarter of 2008.

Google Phone is coming soon... for real!

An HTC "insider" has confirmed that information and said they're still working on the device, but we can expect the official announcement in about 2 weeks from now. The Gphone will be packed with all kings of Google apps and services, including Google Maps (internal GPS), Google Talk with VoIP (integrated Wi-Fi), Gmail, Google Calendar, and more.

Some details on the upcoming and long-awaited Google phone have been recently revealed by GigaOm.

Gphone is a Linux-based handset with full Java support. It will have a familiar Java UI, a multifunctional Java web browser, similar to those on the iPhone and Symbian devices, and be able to run all kinds of Java applications.

According to rumors the much awaited Google phone, or Gphone, will be launched sometime in the coming weeks. The company is now negotiating with India's leading mobile phone carriers Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar and Bharat Sanchar Nigam. It looks like Google plans to launch the handset simultaneously in the U.S. and Europe. For that occasion the company has prepared around $8 billion.

Google is supposedly working on its own cell phone that will probably reach markets within a year. The device is targeted at U.S. and European cellular operators. Today American service provider Sprint offers handsets bundled with Google's services and applications, and AT&T and Verizon Wireless are yet to follow, with the first already offering Google as a Web search option.

Sprint and Google are working together on a new mobile Internet portal, which uses WiMax wireless technology to offer Web search and social networking. Sprint network bandwidth, location detection and presence capabilities will be matched with Google's popular communications suite - Google Apps - that includes Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Talk services.