• The Wall Street Journal, Wednesday, May 12, 2010 2:22 PM

Verizon Wireless just revealed that it's working together with Google on an iPad killer. According to The Wall Street Journal, the effort is part of a larger push to "catch up with iPad host AT&T in devices that connect to wireless networks." Verizon and Google are already quite close. Last year the carrier promoted the heck out the Motorola Droid, which runs Google's Android software.

Discussing "the next big wave of opportunities" with The Journal, Verizon Wireless head Lowell McAdam said: "We're working on tablets together, for example ... We're looking at all the things Google has in its archives that we could put on a tablet to make it a great experience." Google, for it's part, has said it is working with hardware makers and carriers to create lightweight computers that run its software, but declined to address the idea of a Verizon-supported iPad killer specifically.

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