Though Google recently announced the launch of its Android Developer Challenge, the company has not given any indication of when any Android-powered hardware may appear.

That gives OpenMoko a head start in developing additional Linux software for its phone and claiming marketshare.

According to CNET, upgrades to the phone include “a faster processor, Wi-Fi networking, and better graphics abilities. It’s also got built-in hardware for 2D and 3D graphics along with new motion sensors that can trigger automated behavior. The wireless networking supports the 802.11b/g standards.”

With much of the mobile market restrained by phones locked into single networks, OpenMoko is on the leading edge of a revolution in mobile computing.

On its site, the company writes, “mobile phones, currently closed and self limited, will rival broadband computers. When based on Open standards, they will deliver ubiquitous computing and vanish.”