CNET News Daily Podcast: Google unveils its 'superphone'
We've got all the details you need to know about Google's new smartphone, the Nexus One; plus Apple makes a mobile ad acquisition and Microsoft sets Office 2010 pricing.
After months of rumors and information leaks, Google today finally unveiled the Nexus One, the newest smartphone running its Android mobile operating system. While the phone has some cool new features, the bigger news is that Google's now selling the phone exclusively online and directly to consumers. People can order an unlocked version for $529, or pick the phone up for $179 by agreeing to a two-year service agreement with T-Mobile. Reporter Tom Krazit stops by the studio to give us all the details.
Also in today's podcast: Apple makes a mobile ad acquisition, Microsoft sets pricing for Office 2010, and a glitch with Windows Mobile mistakenly marks text messages as coming from the future. Get those stories and more of today's top headlines on today's podcast.
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Apple acquires Quattro Wireless
Microsoft sets Office 2010 pricing
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