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The T-Mobile/HTC G1 smartphone, the first handset to be based on Google’s Android mobile operating system, carries a Bill-of-Materials (BOM) cost of US$143.89, according to a virtual teardown conducted by iSuppli and published by Cellular News.

A new study by research firm iSuppli suggests that the new HTC-manufactured G1 smartphone is 10 percent cheaper to produce than Apple's iPhone 3G, one of the G1's principal competitors.

Mobile handset vendor HTC has unveiled a new device that claims to be the world's first integrated GSM/WiMAX handset.

Nokia has announced that its much-anticipated first touchscreen device - the 5800 XpressMusic - is now shipping in selected markets around the world, including Russia, Spain, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Finland.

Nokia, the world's largest handset vendor, has used its 'Nokia World' event in Barcelona this week to unveil its first touchscreen Nseries device and a host of new products in its 'Ovi' mobile Internet services portfolio.

Cellular News reports that Taiwan's HTC has acquired US-based 'lifestyle design' firm One & Company Design (One & Co).

Information Week notes that HTC reported a record US$528 million in profit for November, thanks to the success of its smartphones.