"Verizon and Google have formed a strategic partnership that will 'leverage the Verizon Wireless network and the best of the Android open platform to deliver leading-edge mobile applications, services and devices.' Apparently the new dream team has plans that involve co-developing several Android-based devices that will come pre-loaded with innovative applications from not only Verizon, but also 3rd-party developers."
also see: Google Links Up With Verizon to Fight Apple
"For those following the travails of Google Voice on the iPhone, Verizon says that it plans to ship its first Android device with Google Voice. Lowell McAdam, Verizon’s president and CEO, said that none of this is a response to the FCC’s net neutrality push but rather a smart business decision that was begun almost a year ago when Verizon execs met with Google to discuss Android."
