Google plans to release their own phone

Recent reports out of TechCrunch are informing us that the Google Phone is no longer a rumor, and will in fact be released within a reasonable amount of time. The initial plan was to release the phone by the holiday season of this year, but we can now expect to see it early in 2010.

While there has recently been an influx of Android phones making their way to the market, this one will actually be branded by Google, and I think it’ll be what we’ve been waiting for with Android. Much like Apple and the iPhone, these will be the first device where the hardware and software are actually designed and branded by Google.

With such great engineers and smart minds over at Google, I’m sure the hardware on this phone will be among the best we’ve seen packaged with Android. Also, since it will have the power of Google behind it, you can bet it’s going to be a big deal when it’s launched. If you ask me, I’d say that Apple should be watching this closely as Google is certainly going to be eyeing them as their main competition. With an open source operating system and choice of carrier, Google has the potential to make a very strategic move against Apple and AT&T here, and I’m sure they will.

This is getting good.