UPDATE: Google and Verizon just finished their press conference and while they didn’t announce any new handsets, they did announce a strategic partnership. This is great news considering our recent poll which showed Verizon needs to gain the Android community’s trust.
Highlights of the agreement include:
- Multiple Android handsets (to be announced in a few weeks)
- Android market will ship on all devices
- Verizon will support Google Talk (unlike AT&T)
For full details you can view the official press release.
It is getting late and we are in San Diego to cover the Motodev Summit which is taking place in the morning. We were about to go to bed early when we received the following email.
VERIZON WIRELESS AND GOOGLE LIVE WEBCAST 10 A.M. EST TODAY (October 6, 2009)
WHO: Verizon Wireless, the nation’s leading wireless provider, and Google™
WHAT: Verizon Wireless and Google will host a webcast today. Speakers include:
- Lowell McAdam, chief executive officer, Verizon Wireless
- Eric Schmidt, chairman and chief executive officer, Google
Hmmm, I wonder what it could be?
What are the odds that Google and Verizon make a major announcement only hours before Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha will be giving a keynote at the Motodev Summit?
We have no idea what the Google/Verizon announcement is, but we will let you guys debate it over the next 9 hours.
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17 Comments
Awsome!!!! My dream phone is coming :]
i guess ill start lol….sholes please??
It’s obvious, they are finally going to announce Motorola sholes with verizon.
Nice, I guess I’ll be returning my Samsung Rogue now.
its about damn time.. i hope they say oct 30th.. LOL
how do i watch?
http://www.thomson-webcast.net/us/dispatching/google-verizon-wireless_20091006
Yeah yeah, I want to hear about the sholes not the “bond” between google and verizon lol. Few hours away from Moto’s keynote, if not then I’ll wait till CTIA XD
That would be “Google Voice” not “Google Talk”, fyi.
“Verizon to announce Android phone today? CONFIRMED”
That was wrong and then you confirmed it? tsk tsk
Looks like it might be time to peruse the verizon plan prices and see what itll cost to break my tmobile contract.. Motorola Droid = want
Pics of the phones?
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/second-verizon-android-phone-to-be-the-htc-hero-motorola-sholes/
http://howardforums.com/showpost.php?p=13083463&postcount=1820
phone is comming on or before Oct 30th, i guarantee it. This guy is very credible (Bill23)