After Apple touted the iPhone's Siri voice recognition feature in a TV commercial with Santa Claus, Google today released this video featuring Santa (who can be tracked in Google Earth), a few Googlers and a list of search tips for Santa, including using Google Voice to search his Google phone. And if you haven't tried Google's "Let it snow" Easter egg, click here.

I bring you good tidings of joy: The Google phone is near.  

The Internet whipped into a furry this weekend on news that the Google phone, dubbed the “Nexus One”, had been released into the wild. Twitter began to buzz Friday afternoon as various Googlers (employees of Google) tweeted about their gift of the unlocked smartphone.

Not yet available for sale to mere plebes, the HTC-manufactured smartphone is expected in stores in early 2010. The phone will be sold unlocked, meaning that the consumer can choose any GSM service provider. Translation: Verizon’s Droid can breathe easy, as GSM limits consumer choice to AT&T and T-Mobile.Continue reading...