Google preps for the new OS launch

Oct 15, 2009 07:05 GMT  ·  By

Mobile phone maker Motorola and wireless carrier Verizon are expected to release into the wild in the very near future a new handset powered by Google's Android operating system, the Motorola Sholes / Droid, which has just surfaced in a high-quality image. This appears to be the first clear photo of the device, following the series of blurry images we encountered until now, and it also provides a few more details on the phone.

One of the new pieces of information that can be extracted from the image is that the upcoming Motorola Sholes might actually feature Android 2.0, the Eclair flavor of Google's mobile OS. In case this pans out, the Motorola Sholes will become the first Android mobile phone to run under Eclair, and it should also sport a wide range of new capabilities, based on what we've already learned about the upcoming OS version, such as Multi-Touch, Google Maps 4.0, Chrome Sync, 3D Enhancement, Flash 10 and more.

Since Android 2.0 is seen as a great update for Google's platform, and the previously spotted specs of Motorola Sholes seemed pretty attractive too, the combination between the two can only be a winner. And if you're wondering whether Eclair is indeed as close to launch as it seems, considering that Android 1.6 (Donut) has just seen the light of day, you can rest assured. Google is getting ready to deliver the new sweet flavor to the market.

Or at least this is what a recent post on leakdroid suggests, in the form of a series of videos that show said Android flavor and some guys at Google's headquarters that place it in line with the previous flavors of the OS. Take a look at the video below to see the final stage of the action, or head to the news site to watch the entire set of clips. Let's hope that Motorola Sholes / Droid and its Android 2.0 OS won’t make us wait too long before they arrive.

According to phandroid, the second Motorola Android device might indeed make an appearance on Verizon in the really near future, or at least this is what a series of recent tweets seem to show. Head here to learn more on this.