Research In Motion and Apple better move over because there’s a new kid on the block and it’s an alliance between search giant Google and the USA number one carrier Verizon Wireless, and they are set for a bloody battle in the smartphone wars.

An article on businessweek claims that the partnership between Google and Verizon Wireless has the potential to create a potent alternative to the iPhone and BlackBerry smartphone in the US smartphone market.

Google and Verizon have announced they are to collaborate on services, mobile phones and software for the Android platform, and this pairing gives Android its biggest wireless industry backer yet and could accelerate the development of Android and Android apps; for the full article follow the link.