Google phone to be unveiled tomorrow
FOR months the technology world has been gossiping about Google's most closely guarded secret - the arrival of its first very own mobile phone.
Despite the growing anticipation of a smartphone rumoured to be capable of challenging the iPhone's market dominance, no previews have been given and leaks about it have been few and far between. Tomorrow the clamour will end when Google reveals the Nexus One, its touchscreen phone named after the "replicants" in Ridley Scott's science-fiction film Blade Runner.
The phone, which uses Google's Android mobile phone operating system, marks a significant step for the search giant that, until now, has offered phones only in partnership with other companies. Reports suggest that the Nexus One will be sold online at around $US500 ($558). It is understood that it will be available initially in the US and later in Europe.
