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Google phones face delays
The company was originally scheduled to have phones based on its open-source Android software for sale during the third quarter, but that has now slipped to the fourth quarter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Google has become bogged down with launching Android phones through T-Mobile USA, pushing back launches with Sprint Nextel in the United States and China Mobile, the newspaper said, citing unnamed sources. Sprint won't be able to launch any Android phones this year, while China Mobile, the world's largest cellphone carrier with 400 million customers, also will be delayed until late this year or early next. The newspaper said Android has yet to win broad support from third-party software developers, who say it is difficult to program for an operating system that is not yet finished. China Mobile is also said to be having difficulty translating Android from Roman characters into Chinese, as well merging its own branded data services into the operating system. Earlier this month, Google denied a delay but told the Wall Street Journal that giving its cellphone partners the ability to lobby for new features was taking time. "This is where the pain happens," said Andy Rubin, director of mobile platforms for the company. "We are very, very close." For the full story, click here! Posted at 01:53PM Jun 23, 2008 by Kevin P McAuliffe in Produce | Comments[0] 
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