Google expected to launch first mobile phone today

Google is expected to launch its first mobile phone today, the Nexus One, as it bids to end the iPhone’s dominance.

The touchscreen phone, produced by Taiwanese company HTC, is expected to be unveiled at a press briefing for US journalists in California.

It is understood that the handset, which uses Google’s Android operating system, will go on sale in the US first, available direct from Google and unlocked for any network. Reports also claim that Google has approached Vodafone and T-Mobile about offering contract versions of the handset.

According to reports on technology blogs, the phone has a 3.7 inch long screen and a five megapixel camera.

MediaTel Group’s recent ‘Future of Mobile’ seminar looked at the evolution of mobile phones and asked whether the future of mobile lies with operators or the devices themselves…