Google has reportedly canceled its Project Ara plans to build modular smartphones

Reuters reports that Google has reportedly shelved Project Ara, the company’s ambitious program to develop modular smartphones with interchangeable components like cameras, batteries and speakers. It’s an odd turn of events, especially since the company said in May that it would begin shipping Project Ara devices to developers this fall. According to Reuters’ sources, Google has decided not to release the product itself, but it may license Project Ara to hardware manufacturers. The company frequently partners with gadget makers to build its Nexus smartphones and tablets, so this wouldn’t be out of the ordinary for Google. Project Ara was being…

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