[0]According to the Wall Street Journal, Google has invested "hundreds of millions of dollars in the cell phone project." T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless have both reviewed prototypes of handsets from Google--the company hopes multiple manufacturers will make the phones and multiple carriers will offer them. (Article [0])

Back in January, the WSJ claimed the Google phone wouldn't be available until next year--at the earliest. However, in August media outlets began claiming that Google would be launching its handset in September. (Article [1])

As the end of September draws closer, and the gPhone is still nowhere to be found, Google is not sitting around idly. Google has been busily working on mobile search (article [2]), mobile payment systems (article [2], article [3]), speaking with carriers (article [4]) and even stirring up the pot in the 700 MHz auction (article [4]).

Acting on past patents for mobile ad systems (article [4], article [5]), Google just yesterday launched their mobile adwords program--giving it out free until November 18. (Article [5], Article [6])

With all this activity, the Google Phone release must be right around the corner.

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