Google Enters the Mobile Field with an Open-Source Platform

November 6th, Beijing Time. According to the latest reports from foreign media, Google has finally admitted that it will enter the mobile phone market. On Monday, Google said that the company is currently developing a free mobile software package, which will enable the internet search giant to more easily provide ads and services to users who do not use personal computers or rarely use them.

Google's announcement has finally turned numerous rumors into reality, thus putting an end to months of speculation within the industry about Google's entry into the mobile phone sector. In the statement, Google also revealed that the first phone using Google’s "software" will be launched in the second half of next year.

Google will neither manufacture phones nor...