Brian X Chen
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Disposable Phone Maker Hops on to Google Android

Just days after the first Google-powered handset hit stores, disposable phone maker Hop-on announced its Android phone is on the way, too. Scarce with details, Hop-on said in a press release that it expects to launch its Android-powered phone at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this coming January. The phone will cost […]

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Just days after the first Google-powered handset hit stores, disposable phone maker Hop-on announced its Android phone is on the way, too.

Scarce with details, Hop-onsaid in a press release that it expects to launch its Android-powered phone at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this coming January. The phone will cost under $200.

Though Hop-on is known for its low-cost, disposable phones, the company did not specify whether the Android-powered handset would be disposable as well.
It certainly does make sense, however, for Hop-on to adopt Android, since the operating system is freely licensed and would keep costs down.

Press Release [PR News Wire]

Photo: Hop-on