“Nexus One” name gets a trademark filing from Google, not HTC

We have sure seen plenty of Nexus One information over the past few days, and one of the latest bits comes in the form of a trademark filing. The intent was originally filed on December 10, which ironically was just before all of the “Nexus One” hype hit the online world.

The surprising part here is that this is being filed by Google and not HTC, despite the handset being manufactured by HTC. Of course, this just further adds to my belief that we are going to see the Nexus One be released in a manner similar to the original G1 with T-Mobile and Android Developer handset that was available as an unlocked handset.

My guess is that we will see the Google Nexus One and we will also see the same handset released with T-Mobile, possibly under a different name. Either way, at least we have confirmation of a “Google Phone.” Still I am not sure that really means anything exciting, especially considering from what we have seen the Nexus One is limited to T-Mobile in terms of 3G support, and that means unlocked or not, I am not going to be popping my AT&T SIM in just to enjoy EDGE speeds.

Via [AndroidOS.in]