Google has created its own repositories for its linux software applications.
http://www.google.com/linuxrepositories/index.html
At the moment the only software available is Picasa and Google Desktop.
Today, the news broke that the HTC Dream, the first handset to run Android (aka "the Google Phone") has been approved by the FCC. In the documents provided, it appears that we have now a release date for this highly anticipated phone: November 10th, 2008.Another challenger appears! Read the full article at readwriteweb.com