An unusual-looking Google Android phone could be headed to AT&T. That's according to the Phandroid blog, which was tipped off to the new Motorola handset by an anonymous source.

"With handsets on multiple carriers, from multiple manufacturers, and numerous Android device models expected to be in the U.S. market by January, the Android platform is rapidly shaking up the smartphone market."

If you're trying to decide which phone platform your IT department will support, Google's open-source Android is likely moving into your sights very quickly. A key reason is that the Android Market now has a critical mass of third-party applications.

With the launch of the Droid and the hype around the Google phone Nexus One, Android phone buyers and users are hunting for the top free and paid apps for the suddenly hot mobile operating system.

Do you remember Google’s Android mobile OS a year ago? Back then, it was just launching its app store and releasing the first phone powered by Android, the T-Mobile G1.

The Taiwanese government on Thursday announced support for a new project based on Google's Android mobile operating system, one of a number of moves by Taipei this year to support Android.