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Project Ara: Will Google's modular smartphone slot into our future?

Project Ara, Google's modular smartphone is intriguing, but we haven't heard much about it - until now. Last week we learned a lot more about how the system works, how it fits into the current landscape of modular phones and why we should be at least cautiously excited about it.

Google's Project Ara modular smartphone will go on sale in a limited trial later this year

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Google's Project ARA to get trial run in Puerto Rico

At Project Ara's second annual developer conference, Google has just shown off a working prototype of its Project Ara modular smartphone, and says an initial pilot program will begin in Puerto Rico in the second half of 2015.

Google is planning to release its Project Ara modular smartphone in January 2015 (Image: Google)

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Project Ara modular smartphone to get off the blocks in early 2015

At the first Project Ara developer conference this week, the project's leader Paul Eremenko revealed that Google's modular smartphone is set for a January 2015 release date. To come in drab gray so as to encourage personal customization, the device will start at a price of around US$50.