Dell is preparing to launch a Googlephone on AT&T’s iPhone-happy US wireless network.
According to sources speaking with The Wall Street Journal, the PC seller could introduce its Android-based phone as soon as early next year. This would give Google’s open source mobile OS a foothold on all four major US wireless networks. Earlier this week, Google and Verizon Wireless announced a partnership around Android phones, following Googlephone landings on the Sprint and T-Mobile networks.
via Dell preps Googlephone for AppleT&T network • The Register.
This is really exciting news. If Dell can move the Android market to commodity pricing — like they’ve done with PCs, I think the other manufacturers may have to watch out.