According to Sina.com, Google will release its first cell phone by the end of this year or early next year (recently reported as a rumor). The handset is being developed by Taiwan-based HTC Co., who also manufactures the Apple iPhone.  The Google cell phone will be able to access to the Internet and will feature Google's Gmail and search engine services.  According to Isabel Aguilera, CEO of Google's Spain and Portugal regions, Google is developing a mobile phone for users in developing countries so that they can get easier access to information.Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft Corp are developing mobile services such as e-mail, online maps and search engines to gain consumers who want to surf the Web while on the move.  Mobile devices outsold personal computers by more than four to one last year, according to market research firm Gartner Inc.  [Read]

High Tech Computer Corp. today launched 2 smart phones from its Q1 2007 product portfolio at the 3GSM World Congress Conference and Exhibition. TC showcased the HTC S710, which has a semi auto-sliding QWERTY keyboard and is one of the first devices to use Microsoft Windows Mobile 6. Windows Mobile 6 offers new capabilities to view emails in rich HTML format, easier email management through new shortcuts and new calendar views that enhance how people can stay on top of their work when away from the office.HTC also showcased the HTC P3350 which is primarily for music and multimedia on the move. The HTC P3350 is a powerful mobile device that offers a full range of PDA features such as Microsoft Office Mobile for reading and editing Word and Excel documents, combined with HTC's powerful Media Hub for playing and managing music and videos tracks/clips, or creating ringtones. [Read]

Every day between now and December 25, 2006, T-Mobile is giving away a sleek new T-Mobile Dash™ Windows Mobile® Smartphone (announced last October). Write and exchange e-mail easily. Access your calendar and contacts with Microsoft® Office Outlook® Mobile. Take and view pictures and video. Browse the Web or download large attachments using superfast Wi-Fi connectivity.The Dash is a slim Windows Mobile smartphone. Slightly thinner than the Motorola Q, the Dash is the thinnest Windows Mobile handset in the world. Like many other Windows Mobile phones, the Dash is manufactured by HTC. Super sleek at just 0.51 inches thin and weighing 4.2 ounces, the T-Mobile Dash is built upon Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 5.0 platform, including Outlook Mobile for up-to-date e-mail, calendar and contact information.    [Read]