Google Offers $10M in Software Prizes
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google Inc. is offering $10 million in prizes for people who build the best software to enhance the company's upcoming cell phone operating system.
The Mountain View-based company is developing a free cell phone software package that it says will make it easier to surf the Web over mobile devices. It also will give Google more opportunities to sell ads and services.
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