Well, it looks like it's official - Google will reportedly unveil early next month the details of its new operating system for smartphones. Exactly what the new development will be is still kept under wraps.

What was previously speculated as a new brand of mobile phone to be produced by the Internet giant was instead a foray into the software aspect of mobile phones. According to reports from Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the company will be bundling familiar Google service software along with the new OS, such as Gmail and Youtube, and will also be open to third-party developers.

While the "Gphone" software won't need a specific device to run it, there have been rumors of Google supposedly talking to HTC and LG, as well as wireless service providers like T-Mobile and Orange, about producing specialized units for it. It was however confirmed in a follow up article by WSJ that Google is already in "advanced discussions" with Verizon Wireless and Sprint on the new mobile units.

Hoping to break into the already established mobile operating system market, Google will be squaring itself off against other acknowledged open platform operating systems, including Symbian/S60, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, and Palm OS. Hopefully, we'll be hearing more concrete news from the Internet search giant in the following months to come.