gPhone

I was hoping that more info would come out about the supposed gPhone that CrunchGear wrote about earlier this week CG Exclusive: HTC Insider Confirms Existence of the Google Phone
but I have not seen any new information about this so here are my thoughts....
As previously reported the new gPhone is really a device made to Google specs utilizing a Google OS. What has not been discussed is what carriers will allow this new device on their networks? What carriers have any type of public partnership or affiliation to Google? I seem to recall a little announcement by Sprint that Google is partnering on the Xohm effort. At the time of the Google/Sprint press release I really didn't understand where they were going with this partnership, but now it's more clear. It's my opinion that this new device sporting the Google OS will be utilizing the Xohm network. What I'm not clear on is the supposed use of VoIP from the device, and if Sprint is going to allow Xohm devices to utilize VoIP instead of utilizing the Sprint wireless (CDMA) voice network. If the Xohm devices are allowed to utilize VoIP then I think we are seeing an evolution of the wireless industry and Xohm really could be as revolutionary as Sprint is saying it will be. Q4 2007 and 2008 should be a lot of fun to see how Xohm and the gPhone are accepted and utilized.

UPDATED!
Check out this article from InfoWeek
Sprint press release announcing the Google Collaboration
Here's an exerpt from the Sprint press release:
"Sprint network bandwidth, location detection and presence capabilities will be matched with Google's popular communications suite - Google Apps™ - that combines the Gmail™, Google Calendar™ and Google Talk™ services. Customers will be able to experience a new form of interactive communications, high speed Internet browsing, local and location-centric services, and multimedia services including music, video, TV and on-demand products."

Another 4G UMPC

Raon Digital has announced a new WiBro device for Korea and it makes me wonder if devices like this will be successful in the U.S. when Sprint has completed their XOHM roll out? UMPC devices really facinate me, because I'm not sure the right design has been demonstrated yet and the other question I have is who do you market it to? Is it the business traveler, the student? It will be interesting to see if these ever gain any market share from laptops. More details from aving.net below.
"SEOUL, Korea (AVING) -- Raon Digital announced the release of its new UMPC ‘EVERUN’ equipped with built-in WiBro module in Korea market, which supports 802.11b/g WLAN, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity and HSDPA/Wibro. In particular, the new EVERUN enables users to enjoy 3G mobile communication service via a SIM card. Weighing only 460g, the EVERUN adopted 4.8-inch WVGA(800x480) LCD featuring auto-rotation and auto-brightness control function. It offers up to seven hours (12 hours with a large battery) of battery life thanks to its power saving AMD Geode processor and high capacity lithium-ion battery. It is available in October of this year."

Samsung 4G Forum 2007 in Korea

aving.net is covering the Samsung 4G Forum 2007 in Korea and captured the below information and images of an updated UMPC that I previously posted about. You can also see these images on Giz.

"SEOUL, Korea (AVING) -- Samsung Electronics unveiled its compact UMPC 'Deluxe MITs(model: SPH-P9200)' at the Samsung 4G Forum 2007 in Korea market. As a successor model of SPH-P9000, it can connect to wireless internet and VoIP phone via Mobile WiMax. Running on Windows XP, the SPH-P9200 adopts 5-inch touch screen, folding QWERTY keyboard and 30GB HDD."

Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are a very interesting team. The 2007-2008 season should be fun viewing every week. I expect a play off appearance, but not so sure about the Super Bowl. Watch for more Cowboys talk on the blog as the season gets going.

Sports

I have not commented on North Texas sports lately so I thought I would take this opportunity.
Baseball - Rangers: The Rangers's season was over at the all-star break, we have been able to see the results of the trades made at the deadline this year and the verdict..... In my opinion the outfield and future DH positions are of concern to me. I also wonder about catcher. What do the Rangers want to do with Saltalamacchia? He's listed as a catcher on the Rangers's website. Don't we want him playing First Base? I guess the Rangers are not happy with Laird, or want to carry two good catchers with one playing everyday at either first base or catcher. Not sure what the Rangers will do at first base either with this situation? Won't even get into the pitching situation. I think there are more questions than answers about the Rangers for 2008.

More WiMAX

Business Week has a great article about the history of how Intel has been seeking the next broadband technology and their bet on WiMAX.

Samsung and Sprint have another big WiMAX announcement today. Samsung will be building out the new network in New York city. Check out the articles that have already hit the net.
Reuters via Yahoo
CrunchGear
PhoneScoop
The Washington Post has also picked up the Reuters article by Marie-France Han.

Update!
Sprint has a press release announcing the NYC deal with Samsung for the Xohm build out. The Sprint WiMAX press releases are always so well written!

Latest Images of Upcoming Palm Centro

A new image of the upcoming Palm Centro that was displayed at the Sprint meeting a few weeks ago has hit the net web. Supposedly this device will have EVDO, and if the image is authentic then it will have an IM client like the 755p. The price is supposed to be around $99. Reference previous posts for a brief description of the device. Here's a link to the Engadget post.