Google Jumps In Cell Phone Market

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Google hopes to change wireless retail game with Nexus One

Tue Jan 5, 2010 2:42PM EST

It wasn't much of a secret, really, but the sleek, Android-powered Nexus One is finally here, and yes: you can buy it directly from Google, over the Web. As expected, the unlocked, no-contract Nexus One will cost you a pretty penny, but subsidized versions will also be available from T-Mobile and ... what's this, Verizon Wireless? You betcha.

Announced Tuesday during a press conference at Google's Mountain View headquarters, the Nexus One (designed by phone maker HTC under Google's strict supervision) is available for purchase right now on Google's new Web store rather than through a carrier—a twist that some observers see as a paradigm shift in the wireless market, where the balance of power is usually tipped in the carrier's favor.

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/63313

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Funny Seth talk about a Google product with a link to a Yahoo site

I wouldn't mind having one