Google unveils Nexus One phone

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Google unveils Nexus One phone

 

Google will host a web store that will sell the Nexus One

Google has unveiled an own-brand smartphone called the Nexus One.

 

The wraps were taken off the handset at an invitation-only event held

at Google's Mountain View HQ.

 

The Nexus One is a slim, touchscreen phone built in partnership with

Taiwanese manufacturer HTC and runs Google's Android operating

system.

 

It will be sold via Google's website and initially be available on T-

mobile in America followed by Vodafone in Europe and Verizon in the

US.

 

Direct from Google it will cost $529 (£331) and on contract with T-

Mobile $179 (£112). Google said the phone would ship from launch day.

 

Mario Queiroz, Google vice president for product management,

described the unveiling as " the next stage in the evolution of

Android " .

 

Mr Queiroz said there were now more than 20 Android phones available

from 59 carriers in 48 nations.

 

The release of the Nexus One is seen as a move to ensure Google

remains relevant as people search the web using mobile phones rather

than typing queries into a PC.

 

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