Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Google’s Nexus One Is Bold New Face in Super-Smartphones | Walt Mossberg | Personal Technology | AllThingsD

The Fake Steve take on this review will probably be entertaining…  Perhaps it will help to cheer Motorola and other Open Handset Alliance members as they head back to their respective drawing boards.

One carrier is ready to support the Nexus One on day one: the U.S. arm of T-Mobile, a longstanding Google (GOOG) partner. The new Google Phone, built by HTC of Taiwan, will cost $529 unlocked direct from Google, at google.com/phone. It will cost $179 from T-Mobile online with a two-year contract that will set you back $79.99 a month.

Verizon Wireless (VZ) in the U.S. and Vodafone (VOD) in Europe will sell the Nexus One eventually at subsidized prices that haven’t yet been announced. All of this will take place on a Google-hosted Web site, a much easier way to buy a phone and service than is typical today, and one that promises to further weaken the power of the carriers.

Google’s Nexus One Is Bold New Face in Super-Smartphones | Walt Mossberg | Personal Technology | AllThingsD

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