Friday, November 20, 2009

Sharp reportedly to offer Google-based phone in Japan

SAN FRANCISCO -- Sharp Corp. will offer mobile phones in Japan that run on Google Inc.'s Android operating system as early as the first half of next year, according to a company executive cited in a report Wednesday.

Nikkei reported that Sharp executive Masami Ohbatake made the announcement -- though he did not specify which carriers will offer the phones.

However, the report said, market leader NTT DoCoMo Inc. "is expected to be first in line."

DoCoMo currently offers a Google-based phone made by Taiwan's HTC Corp.

Sharp holds the largest mobile-phone market share in Japan, according to the report.

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