Google confirms the end of its modular Project Ara smartphone

Google has confirmed reports saying its modular Project Ara smartphone project has been suspended. When asked about the status of Ara, a Google spokesperson told VentureBeat the phone would not be coming to market, despite the company saying as recently as May that an Ara phone would ship to developers this fall. The decision was reportedly made by Google hardware chief Rick Osterloh, who's been trying to streamline the company's seemingly disorganized product lineup. News of the suspension was first reported earlier today by Reuters.

This is a sad turn of events for fans of the ambitious modular concept, which was put forth by Google's experimental ATAP group under former chief Regina Dugan, who left Google for Facebook earlier this...

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Google confirms the end of its modular Project Ara smartphone
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