Google's Smartphone Slated for This Fall

The search-giant's Android operating system to rival Apple's

By Clay Dillow, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 15, 2008 11:05 AM CDT

(Newser) – Google’s long-rumored Android-powered smartphone could have customers surfing the Web and chatting by as early as October, the New York Times reports. The gadget, the product of a partnership between T-Mobile and HTC, is expected to challenge Apple’s iPhone and other smartphones that... Read full story »

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