Google has unveiled software it hopes will power a variety of future mobile phones and boost the web on the move.
The software could lead to cheaper phones as it is designed to speed up the process of making mobile services.
The firm is working with four mobile manufacturers - Samsung, HTC, Motorola and LG - but a Google branded phone was not announced.
The first phones using the so-called Google "software stack" will be available in the second half of 2008.
"This is going to bring the internet into cell phones in a very cool way," Andy Rubin, Google's director of mobile platforms, told the Associated Press news agency.
Mr Rubin's firm, called Android, was bought by Google in 2005 and the software it developed forms the basis of the new stack.
Google has formed the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), made up of 34 companies, including chip manufacturers and handset makers.
The move will be seen as a major competitor to Microsoft, Research in Motion, Palm and Symbian, who make the leading software systems for mobiles.
Google's Android software will be provided to handset makers free of charge and could lead to a price war for operating system licenses and potentially cheaper handsets. In the United States mobile networks such as Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile will carry the Google-powered phones.
'Unleash potential'
China Mobile, Telefonica in Spain and Telecom Italia are among the carriers that have signed on to provide services outside the US.
"This partnership will help unleash the potential of mobile technology for billions of users around the world," Eric Schmidt, Google's chief executive and chairman, said in a statement.
Rene Obermann, chief executive of Deutsche Telekom, said Android would offer a "better than internet experience for mobile users".
Comprehension Questions
1. Which mobile manufacturers is Google going to be working with on the project?
2. What has Google formed that is made up of 34 companies?
3. Which mobile networks in the United States will be carrying out the Google powered phones?
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