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Google, T-Mobile Unveil New Phone
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After more than two years of rumors and enticing previews, the first phone with Google software was shown off Tuesday at a news conference in Manhattan.
The G1 is Google's way of getting into a market dominated by the iPhone and the BlackBerry.
The actual phone is made by a Taiwanese company, HTC. The service is being provided by T-Mobile.
A video of the new phone showed off its features. It has a touch screen — a little like the one on the rival iPhone.
Unlike the iPhone, however, this device has a separate keyboard that can be pulled out to write text messages and e-mails.
The phone will hit shelves Oct. 22 and will cost $179 with a two-year contract.
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Corrected October 21, 2008 at 10:00 PM PDT
In some broadcasts, the opening to one of the hours of "All Things Considered" referred to the new Google phone as "Android." It is actually called the G1; Android refers to the cell phone software.
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