Private Showings Set for Gphone OS

It now seems like next week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona will be the place where some lucky journalists will get a glimpse of what the upcoming Google(GOOG Quote) phone -- dubbed the Gphone -- will look like.

The greatly anticipated Google Android mobile operating system will be previewed for select members of the media in private sessions early next week. I'll be among the first to see Android -- and will have all the details for you before the market opens Monday.

We know so far that next week the new operating system will be running on an older device powered by an ARM(ARMHY Quote) processor -- according to an ARM spokesperson.

And we also know that the working code name for the device's operating software is Android. That fact was announced in November.

Google is reportedly partnering with Dell (DELL Quote) to create the first gPhones.

I expect we'll hear more about the design at the Barcelona show.

Showing Android at this show could mean that the first Google phone will run on GSM networks worldwide -- which means either AT&T (T Quote)or T-Mobile (a unit of Deutsche Telekom(DT Quote)) will be the chosen cellular carrier in the U.S.

They're not letting our cameras inside the preview session -- but I'll describe everything I see as soon as I can get back to my computer Monday morning.