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Google Talking With Verizon

Google applications may appear on Verizon phones

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 30, 2007 11:51 PM CDT

(Newser) – Google is in talks with Verizon Wireless, the number-two U.S. mobile carrier, about putting Google applications on its phones, Reuters reports. The Google-powered phones are expected to meld several of its applications into a single package for Verizon customers, including Google Maps, News, YouTube and Gmail. Google shares rose 2.3 percent on Tuesday to $694.77.

"There are good useful talks going on and they could result in a deal," one of the sources cited by Reuters said. Denny Strigl, Verizon's chief operating officer, said during an investor call Monday that the operator talks to a lot of companies, including Google, but he did not elaborate.

A woman walks past a Verizon Wireless store in San Francisco in this Oct. 30, 2006 file photo.  Verizon Communications Inc., the nation's second largest telecommunications company, is in talks with Google Inc. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file)
A woman walks past a Verizon Wireless store in San Francisco in this Oct. 30, 2006 file photo. Verizon Communications Inc., the nation's second largest telecommunications company, is in talks with Google...   (Associated Press)
The exterior of Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. is seen Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007. Google is reported in talks with Verizon over installing Google applications on cell phones.  (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
The exterior of Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. is seen Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007. Google is reported in talks with Verizon over installing Google applications on cell phones. (AP Photo/Paul...   (Associated Press)
A Google sign inside Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., June 18, 2007. Google Inc. is reported to be in talks with Verizon Wireless over installing Google applications on Verizon cell phones. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
A Google sign inside Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., June 18, 2007. Google Inc. is reported to be in talks with Verizon Wireless over installing Google applications on Verizon cell phones....   (Associated Press)
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