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Google's Nexus One raises bar in smartphone war

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Long known for its free online services like search and e-mail, Google has launched what it calls a 'superphone' that could tempt users of internet-ready mobile telephones from the major handset brands.

Hong Kong is one of three markets outside the United States where Google is now taking online orders for the recently launched Nexus One, a touch-screen handset that is widely expected to rival Apple's popular iPhone.

Local mobile network operators say they are interested in adopting the Google handset for their subscribers.

'We're looking into this ... but first we need to test the device and get more details about its key differentiating features,' said Stephen Chau Kam-kun, the chief technology officer at 3G network operator SmarTone-Vodafone.

Nexus One runs the Google-developed Android operating system. The software is also found on some smartphones already in the market, including models from Samsung Electronics, Motorola and HTC.

'Our subscribers have a positive response to the Android-based smartphones,' said a spokesman for CSL, the city's largest mobile network operator. 'This is a good sign for the marketability of the new Google device in Hong Kong.'

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