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Google Will Unveil Android Phone Next Week

First glance at iPhone competitor

By Laurel Jorgensen, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 17, 2008 3:25 AM CDT

(Newser) – Google’s hyped Android phone will make its debut next week in New York, the Los Angeles Times reports. Google and T-Mobile—the gadget's first carrier—plan a press conference to show off the handset, a new rival for the iPhone and Blackberry. The "G1” won’t go on sale until October, but pricing details are expected at Tuesday's press conference.

Google's G1 phone is expected to compete with the iPhone and Blackberry. (AP Photo/Uwe Lein)

A man demonstrates Google's Android software platform at the World Mobile Congress, in Barcelona, Spain, earlier this year. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Google's Android-powered phone will be able to use all Google applications. (AP Photo/Walter Bier)

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