Google Nexus One Phone

In a recent blog post, Google said that their new phone will combine the hardware from an as yet unnamed partner with its Android software. This software is crucial in Google’s efforts to make its search engine and other services as accessible on mobile phones as they are, on personal computers.

Google handed the device out to employees across the globe so they could experiment with the new mobile features and capabilities and to also give some quick feedback on the phone’s new technology, according to Mario Queiroz, vice president of product management, on the company’s blog.

The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, reported Sunday that Google plans to sell the phone directly to consumers, instead of through a wireless carrier. Such a move would mean Google would go head-to-head with Apple’s iPhone and Research in Motion’s Blackberry, as well as current makers of Android phones.

Mountain View, California-based Google launched its first Android phone in September 2008, the G1 sold by T-Mobile USA. Verizon Wireless last month released the Droid, the first smart phone to run Android 2.0, and expects to launch another Android phone this year.

Details of where to buy the new Google phone will be released in due course.

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