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Exec Confirms Google Phone

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the let-the-battle-begin dept.

cyberianpan writes "The head of Google in Spain and Portugal has confirmed that Google is working on a mobile phone. "Some of the time the engineers are dedicated to developing a mobile phone," This could be the 20% free time development but publicizing that would be stupid. Obviously this phone could link in with Google Earth/Maps... it is a marketers dream for targeted advertising."

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  1. oh jolly be golly gosh willakers! by tomstdenis · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I can't wait to not buy this. Been waiting my whole life.

    Granted real-time google maps + GPS does sound fantastically neato, you know for a fact that the data plan will be lik $100/mo or some shit. So while it may seem like a good idea, it's not going to be fiscally practical. In the end, people will have to resort to good old fashion, planning and asking strangers for directions.

    Tom

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    Someday, I'll have a real sig.
  2. Connecting text searches with your voice and face. by AHuxley · · Score: 0, Redundant
    In Capitalist West dedicated CIA engineers make you want google phone.
    In Soviet Russia dedicated KGB engineers find google phone targeted you.

    The CIA will have so much fun with the targeted advertising backend.
    Links google cookies, voice recording and phonecam?
    NSA can link your web searches with your voice and face for free.

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    Domestic spying is now "Benign Information Gathering"
  3. I thank Myou for y0ur time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    feel Obligated to notwIthstanding,