Om sees evidence that a Google phone is in the works and that it will contain Google software that could solve the slushy Internet surfing that we all suffer on our cell phones. He points to the hardware being made by HTC. I owned their Cingular 2125 and it was an awesome phone while it lasted. He also mentions the involvement of Danger & Android founder Andy Rubin, who has always seemed to me to be one of the brightest lights on the ceiling.
I've written a lot about phones and price recently, but we all have frustrations with performance. With entries from Apple with its history of product elegance and now Google with its internet software superiority, mobile computing may be headed a significant click up.