Five new rumors for the Google Phone

Rumors have again surfaced concerning the HTC-produced Google Phone. Even though its just a rumor, its still a juicy piece of information that would keep some people on their toes. The Boston Globe has come across some rather interesting Google Phone details that will make you salivate until the search engine giant decides to release some sort of official statement.

First of all, the proposed Google Phone will not be running on Windows Mobile like other HTC products before it. Instead the operating system will be a mobile variant of Linux, same as that with Motorola Phones. Of course, it will be capable of running a Java Virtual Machine. Next, the applications on the Google Phone will all be Java-based - including the music/video player. Third, it will include a search box made with Java. Fourth, its web browser is, you guessed it, Java. And lastly, there was initially one prototype, but since then the mobile OS has been seen running on between 3 and 5 devices, all of which rock the QWERTY.

Google Phone Wishlist

Rumors of the up and coming google phone has been circulating around a lot these days. In fact, we have covered quite a few stories about it here in Mobilewhack as well. But with all the rumors, the phone needs to deliver to satisfy its target customers and not just rely on the hype that it's generating.

We've seen this article from gizmodo about the type of functions that the google phone should have in order for it to become a big hit, and even surpass the iPhone.

Tight integration with Google Apps: • Picasa: A 2MP camera with decent color and low light performance should take a shot, and upload it directly to your Picasa web storage as a mirror. Likewise for YouTube uploads.

• Google Talk: Both IM and VoIP makes this a fancy web communicator. The carriers may not like this, but we've got a feeling Google will sell this sans carrier. Oh, and other IM client support.