Verizon Wireless promises two new Google Android phones

Verizon Wireless and Google Inc announced today a partnership which will leverage the Verizon Wireless network and boost Google’s efforts to compete with Apple’s iPhone and AT&T.

Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam said the partnership could result in the introduction of multiple co-developed Internet connected devices per year going forward. Verizon also announced that it will have two Android based phones in the “coming weeks.” According to the rumors Motorola Sholes and the HTC Hero are likely the candidates.

HTC introduced Hero in June, during that time Sprint said it will offer the HTC Hero on its network. This makes Verizon a possible candidate to offer HTC Hero.

The Motorola Sholes is still under wraps. Motorola hasn’t announced the device yet but leaks online suggest that it is strong candidate for Verizon. The Sholes is expected to have a 3.7-inch touchscreen, a 5 megapixel camera, GPS, and Wi-Fi.

Android based phones from Verizon Wireless will also support the Google Voice software application which allows consumers to make low-priced international calls and which Apple has yet to approve for its iPhone.

Google has said that Apple rejected Google Voice, while Apple contends it is still evaluating the software, in a high-profile spat that has attracted the attention of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. “You either have an open device or not. This will be open and we expect to bring that application to market when we bring the first device out,” Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam said regarding Google Voice.