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Google Dangles $US10m Gphone CarrotGoogle is offering $US10 million in prizes for people who build the best software for the companys upcoming mobile phone operating system. The company is developing a free mobile phone software package that it says will make it easier to surf the web over mobile devices. It also will give Google more opportunities to sell ads and services. The system will be based on computer code that can be openly distributed among programmers, which Google hopes will encourage developers to create new software and improvements that could spawn new uses for smart phones. As part of the Android Developer Challenge, a panel of judges will pick 50 winners from entries received from January 2 through to March 3, 2008. Those winners will each get $US25,000 and be eligible for ten awards of $US100,000 and another ten $US275,000 awards. Google also released a tool kit on Monday for working on the new platform, which is to be released in the second half of next year. Four mobile phone manufacturers - Motorola, Samsung Electronics, HTC and LG Electronics - have agreed to use Android in some of their phones. Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said he eventually hopes the software will be integrated into thousands of different devices. Twenty-nine other companies have signed on as members of the alliance. Android will compete with mobile operating systems made by Microsoft, Palm, Research In Motion, and Symbian, which is owned by Nokia and several other major phone makers. AP Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationMyanmar Arrests Blogger, Watchdog Says...British Schools Told to Avoid Vista Upgrade... Bits: HD DVD Owners, Some Stores Want to Make Amends... Digital smiley face turns 25... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - Google Dangles $US10m Gphone Carrot |
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