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T-Mobile To Be First Carrier Of Google Mobile Phone, Android

Smartphone Is Expected via Google from the New York Times reports that T-Mobile will be the first carrier of the Google’s Android powered mobile phone.

HTC is the manufacturer of the phone’s hardware, while Google is heading up the software for the phone. The phone is expected to launch as early as October, well before the Christmas holiday season. It is expected that we’ll hear Google announce the details of the phone sometime in September, according to the New York Times.


Sprint has also been working with Google, but has not yet confirmed when they will officially service the phone. AT&T and Verzion Wireless have both not made a commitment to provide service for the phone.

Google has officially confirmed the phone is coming this year.

How the release of the Google phone will impact Apple’s iPhone still remains to be seen.

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