Google launches G1 phone

Updated 23.19 Tue Sep 23 2008
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Web browsing giant Google is using new technology to power its answer to Apple's iPhone.

Phone company T-Mobile will roll out the G1 handset in the UK in November.

It uses a new operating system called Android, which it is claimed offers the same quality of internet access users get from a home computer

It uses a new operating system called Android, which it is claimed offers the same quality of internet access users get from a home computer.

The phone has a touch-sensitive screen, a computer-like keyboard and Wi-Fi connections.

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