A ‘Dream’ Come True: U.S. Approves the First Google Phone

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Aug 19, 2008 9:17 AM EDT
The New York Times; By Laura M. Holson
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Last week, we told you that Taiwan-based HTC, one of the largest mobile device makers in the world, was readying the first smart phone to use Google’s Android operating system. Well, on Monday the Federal Communications Commission approved the device for use in the United States. The F.C.C. posted certification documentation on its Web site. The documents confirm is the name of the new phone: Dream. Most important, though: with the smartphone’s certification behind it, it is possible for T-Mobile, the nation’s No. 4 wireless carrier, to go ahead with plans to debut the phone next month and begin selling it ahead of the Christmas shopping season.

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