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"Talk about a single, branded GPhone more or less died down after the announcement of Android, but it seems that you just can&#39;t completely kill a good rumor. According to TechCrunch, an Android phone made by Google may actually become a reality, based on two new bits of information-the first being a quote in The Hollywood Reporter from a press conference with Larry Page, Sergei Brin and CEO Eric Schmidt. Update: Silicon Alley Insider says the quote is actually inaccurate, noting none of the other major news orgs there picked it up.\n\nThe reporter noted that &quot;The trio of Google execs also used the opportunity to talk about the inroads the company is making with its own branded mobile phone as a replacement for the iPhone.&quot; [That appears to be a mix-up by the reporter, with Sergey and Larry actually talking about not producing their own phone, according to Reuters&#39;s Ken Li&#39;s notes in SAI.]\n\nBut, TechCrunch does have its own source, who &quot;swears&quot; that the Ammunition Design Group &quot;is designing the Gphone and that it is a seriously beautiful device.&quot; They&#39;ve worked with companies like Palm, Hewlett-Packard, Dell Computer and Logitech in the past (a phone they designed for Sprint is pictured above). Not a confirmation by any means, but TechCrunch usually has decent info-so take that for what it&#39;s worth.\n\nThe more probable explanation for any sort of design work on a handset for Google is that they could be prototypes for marketing or other promotion-no one can make the call whether it&#39;s for production yet. [Tech Crunch and Mediaweek via BGR, Silicon Alley Insider]\n\n"
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