After a lot of speculations, some of the mysteries around the so called Google Phone or gPhone have been solved.... Google announced last Friday its Android software platform for mobile phones. The technology behind Android was invented by a company by that name which was acquired by Google 2 years ago.
Basically it's an OS for handsets, that is supposed to make things easier for application developers, be portable etc. Of course the proof remains in the unreleased pudding... But soon enough developers and analysts will be able to get their hands in the technology, as an early look SDK is said to be released on November 12.
By the way, the Android initiative has another name you might know and that's the Open Handset Alliance, and as the name suggests it's not just Google that is in it, but also several mobile operators (T-Mobile, NTT DoCoMo, Sprint), handset manufacturers (LG, Samsung, Motorola), platform vendors (Qualcomm, Esmertec) and other mobile companies (You can find the full list here).
So Google is trying to make an industry play here and so far so good. What remains to be seen if it will be truly open or Google oriented.... In any case the word on the blogosphere is that Google services would probably be easily accessible...
P.S. - Check out Luca Passani's new comment in my Porting 101 post regarding a new mailing list for J2ME developers. Luca is the driving force behind WURFL, and moderates that list, so if you want to tap in to his knowledge and influence WURFL for J2ME, you should join.
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