T-Mobile USA to unveil Google phone

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Stuart O'Brien Sep 22 2008, 10:37am

The HTC-built G1 will be the first handset based on Google's Android OS when it's unveiled tomorrow.

T-Mobile USA will tomorrow unveil the first handset powered by Google's Android OS.

It's called the G1, is being manufactured by Taiwan's HTC and is expected to retail for £199 when it goes on sale in October.

There's been much excitement around the device (and Android in general), primarily because of its potential to upset the iPhone apple cart and Nokia's hegemony of the smartphone OS market.

T-Mobile and Google are also widely expected to open an Android content store to showcase all the lovely apps they hope the open nature of the OS will encourage development of.

Analysts expect the G1 (or maybe other Android devices made by the likes of Samsung or LG) to make the jump to Europe in time for Christmas.