Japan's DoCoMo eyes 'Google phone' launch next year

November 19, 2008 A customer looks at a demo model of the new T-Mobile G1 phone

A customer looks at a demo model of the new T-Mobile G1 phone during a launch party in October 2008 in San Francisco, California. Japan's top carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. aims to launch next year a cellphone developed with Internet search giant Google, an official said Wednesday, a move that could counter Apple's iconic iPhone.

Japan's top carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. aims to launch next year a cellphone developed with Internet search giant Google, an official said Wednesday, a move that could counter Apple's iconic iPhone.

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