By Claudine Beaumont
Yesterday may have marked the launch of Google's first ever mobile phone, the T-Mobile G1, but thoughts are already turning to is next device.
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The G1 runs Android, Google's open source operating system, which is designed to bring the desktop computing experience to mobile devices. In the coming months, scores of mobile phones will be launched that run Android - the G1 was simply the first in a long line of "Google phones".
Motorola is recruiting a 350-strong team of Android developers to help ring the changes at the ailing phone giant. Sanjay Jha, the company's new co-chief executive, is reported to be focusing his attentions on the platform in an effort to help showcase Motorola's range of handsets. The company is having a tough time of it - it's at a 16-year low on the stock market, hasn't turned a profit since 2006, and is struggling to come up with a new mobile phone design that will become as successful and iconic as the Razr, which sold more than 110 million units globally.
The company is expected to launch its first Android-based phone by next Christmas, and it is thought that it will be similar in design to the G1, with a large touchscreen and slide-out Qwerty keyboard. Rumours suggest the device will place a strong emphasis on social networking, perhaps with applications from services such as Facebook and MySpace tailored for the Motorola device and more easily accessible with a single click. Continued...
"The T-Mobile G1 has really spurred competition in the mobile phone industry."
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