The following clause is reprinted from theToday@PC World blogatPCWorld.com .
Sony Ericsson , Toshiba and Asus could launch as before long as next summertime new , less expensive cell telephone , based on Google ’s roving operating organization Android . The companies have stated Tuesday their sake in developing devices based on Android , and fall in the Open Handset Alliance together with 11 other members .
Joining other large French telephone manufacturers such asMotorola , Samsung and LG in the Open Handset Alliance ( OHT ) , Sony Ericsson , Toshiba and Asus are set deploy newAndroidbased devices within the coming yr . And looking at the big picture , there ’s no good reasonableness why they should n’t .
Sony Ericsson ( SE ) had no prominent smartphone offerings this yr — that is unless you reckon theXperia 1 , which lastly got released after almost a year of teasing us with pictures and specification from SE . And now that the Windows Mobile powered phone is out , not many are rushingto buy it . On the other hired man , Toshiba and Asus only resign twist based on Windows Mobile , and besides the powerfulAsus P565 , there was n’t much success in for them either .
Now , the uncouth denominator for all the trial of these big mobile phones manufacturers is clearly Windows Mobile . It seems that a absolute majority of users arefalling out of lovewith Microsoft ’s WinMo , driving down sales of handsets featuring this roving o . Also , while others such as Sony Ericsson take ages to actually deploy new smartphones , Applegained a lot of traction with itsiPhone , reaching over30 percentof the U.S. smartphone market .
The current economical climate also factor in inSony Ericsson , Toshiba and Asus ’ decision to join the OHT . Google ’s Android OS is a tinny alternative ( in reality free ) to Microsoft ’s Windows Mobile operating system . By its open nature , Googledoesn’t requireroyalties to manufacturerswho use Android on their handsets . In order , manufacturers will be able-bodied to produce cheaper smartphones and sell more equipment during this recessional .
And for consumer , well , the good thing is that we will have more choice . For the moment , the only Android telephone out is theT - peregrine G1 , which has a hopeful future tense . But lease ’s face it , G1is no multimedia human dynamo nor a man of affairs ’s dreaming . However , with more companies rise on theAndroid bandwagon , we will see more variety — Sony Ericsson could plunge a more multimedia oriented speech sound , something like the Android Walkman , while Toshiba could place business concern users with it ’s new devices .
Meanwhile , if you ’re on the lookout for speech sound already harbinger for next year , check outThe Next Wave of Awesome Cell Phones .
