谷歌正开发手机操作系统
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Q: When will Google offer its much-discussed cellphone for sale?
问：请问谈论已久的谷歌(Google)手机何时会发售？
A: Google says it isn't planning to build or sell mobile phones. Instead, it is developing a cellphone operating system, or software platform, called Android. And it has assembled an alliance of companies, including phone makers and cellular network providers, to create phones based on this new platform. This group is called the Open Handset Alliance. In addition, since Android will be so-called 'open source' software, Google expects numerous developers around the world, large and small, to modify the operating system and create programs that will run on it.
If all goes according to plan, Google says it expects to see many different Android-based cellphones and other mobile devices, from a variety of manufacturers and carriers, in various designs and with differing functionality and capabilities. Some may be larger-screen 'smart phones,' similar to an iPhone or BlackBerry. Others might be smaller, simpler phones. Still others might fall somewhere between an iPhone and a small laptop.
Google officials say they expect the first Android devices to be available later this year.
答： 谷歌已表示没有制造或销售手机的计划。不过该公司正在开发一套名为Android的手机操作系统，这是一种软件平台。而且该公司已召集了包括手机制造商和 网络运营商在内的一批联盟公司，打算推出一种以Android系统为平台的手机。这个联盟命名为开放手机联盟(Open Handset Alliance)。此外，由于Android系统将是一种“开放源代码”软件，谷歌预计全球众多大大小小的手机开发商将对这套系统进行修改，并开发出与 之兼容的应用软件。
谷歌表示，若一切照计划进行，基于Android系统的手机及其他移动设备从制造商到运营商，从设计到各种功能都将呈 现百花齐放的局面。有的可能是类似于iPhone或BlackBerry的大屏幕智能手机，有的则可能是小巧的经济型手机。也可能会出现介于iPhone 与小型笔记本电脑之间的设备。
谷歌官方表示，预计首款采用Android系统的设备将于今年晚些时候面市。