Google Unveils Superphone

Google is stepping up the ante against smart phones like the iPhone and Blackberry with the release of its own phone the Nexus One. The search engine aims to maintain its online advertising kingdom as individuals continue to increasingly sift through the Internet on smart phones and not PCs.

Employees at Google were the first to receive the device three weeks ago but T-Mobile users will have the opportunity to buy the Nexus One for $179 upon committing to a two-year service contract – the phone’s standard sales price will be $529, which the company will sell directly from a new online store.

Dubbed the first “superphone” by Google, the touch-screen Nexus One is lighter and thinner than other smart phones. The Nexus One is set to offer consumers more ways to “customize the phone’s home page and use voice recognition technology to perform more tasks, including composing e-mails and navigating Google’s mobile mapping products.”