Wednesday, 22 October 2008

Google's mobile phone(T-Mobile G1 ) goes on sale today for $179


Chris Laddish, right, gets instructions from T-Mobile employee T.J. Martinez while purchasing the T-Mobile G1 with Google phone in San Francisco, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008.
Jeff Chiu

NEW YORK Google is jumping into the mobile phone business with its new G1 phone. The G1 is available starting today for $179 with a two-year contract from T-Mobile.

The new gadget features a touch screen, slide-out keyboard and a trackball.

This alternative to Apple's iPhone is the first cell phone powered by Google's Android operating system.

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