The long awaited Google Phone has been delayed for its Australian launch. The Android mobile phone, manufactured by Kogan Agora, will not be released in Australia until January. Ruslan Kogan, the manager of the phone company in Melbourne, stated in October that he planned to release a Kogan branded phone that would utilise the Android platform. The original date of release was December 15, and the phones were set to sell for AU$199.

However, not only is the release date worse, but the price has gone up also. Ruslan has blamed the increase in price on the worsening economic conditions that have been witnessed over the past months, including the siginifcant devaluation of the Australian dollar.

Kogan now says that the launch date will be 29 January, 2009, and two models will be released, one priced for the $299 and another model, containing extra features, for $399.

The mobile phone handsets will be named Kogan Agora and Kogan Agora Pro. The pro model will have the additions of GPS and Wi-Fi connectivity and also a built-in camera. Both models will be compatible with 3G networks.

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