Google’s smartphone, Nexus One, could hit the United State market as quickly as the next three weeks. According to wire reports, the handset is being tested by Google’s 20,000 employees, who received the device just before last weekend.
Google already has a foot in the mobile business through Android, its operating system used to power smartphones from vendors like HTC, LG and Samsung. With Nexus One, it will be the first time the search giant is getting into the hardware business. Its move is seen as an effort to gain more influence over how the web is used on mobile phones.
Google declined to comment on the reason for Nexus One’s development. The phone is made by Taiwan’s HTC Corp but it would carry only Google’s branding. It is likely to be unlocked, meaning that it can be used on any telco. Consumers will be able to buy it directly from Google.
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Google already has a foot in the mobile business through Android, its operating system used to power smartphones from vendors like HTC, LG and Samsung. With Nexus One, it will be the first time the search giant is getting into the hardware business. Its move is seen as an effort to gain more influence over how the web is used on mobile phones.
Google declined to comment on the reason for Nexus One’s development. The phone is made by Taiwan’s HTC Corp but it would carry only Google’s branding. It is likely to be unlocked, meaning that it can be used on any telco. Consumers will be able to buy it directly from Google.
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