More details on the upcoming Android phone. This time partner developer PacketVideo gives its take, in an interview with Forbes.com. Joel Espelien, VP of strategy, at the San Diego-based company, which provides Android with its media software, says the phone is much faster in loading web pages, because it’s built on a “clean slate.” He also reveals that the phone won’t be smothered in Google (NSDQ: GOOG) branding, an won’t support any new form of ads. Eventually, Android phones will be able to act as remote controls, as PacketVideo plans to adapt its “PVConnect” software to let users send content such as video, photos, and even TV shows between their computers, TV’s and game consoles, similar to AT&T’s (NYSE: T) recent announcement that it would link the iPhone to its high speed internet and video U-verse service. There will also be an app store, much like Apple’s. The applications come from big and small developers, with 50 chosen from its Android Developer Challenge.

With the OS wars intensifying, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is launching an application challenge of its own to drum up sales for its Symbian-based handsets. Its “Calling All Innovators” contest is especially aimed at emerging markets, where phone sales have been particularly good to Nokia’s bottom line in the last few quarters. Such applications might include real-time market updates for Indian farmers, for example, or tailored weather reports sent via SMS, reports ZDnet.co.uk. The other two categories include “Eco Challenge,” focusing on apps that help consumers reduce their environmental impact, and the other “Technology Showcase,” is looking for cutting edge applications.

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