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Google's Android operating system is gaining support in the mobile industry, with 8 million Android phones to be sold in 2009, reports Reuters, citing a Strategy Analytics forecast.

The Washington Post reports that the mobile division of BenQ may have filed for bankruptcy in February 2007, but that isn't stopping the Taiwanese consumer electronics company from launching a new smartphone on Google's Android operating system next year.

Internet giant Yahoo has pushed its mobile platform to another nine countries, taking its service offering to a total of 17 countries worldwide across more than 400 devices.

Motorola plans to release a new line of Android-based handsets in time for holiday sales, reports PC World.

Google is planning to launch a branded smartphone that will bypass mobile operators and compete with handset vendors running its own Android platform, reported TheStreet yesterday.

Video sharing site YouTube reports that in the six days since the iPhone 3GS was released, its number of mobile uploads has increased by 400 percent, notes the Washington Post.

Google is following up the launch of its open-source operating system (OS) for mobiles - Android - with news that the firm is developing an OS for personal computers.