COMM 207: Pun-ishing copydesk humor ...

It's in The Guardian (U.K.), with a real groaner of a pun in their technology section.

The head:

Google aims to take a bite out of Apple with new G1 phone

· Company unveils its first mobile in New York
· Search giant's handset designed to rival iPhone

And the story, at least the lede:

Google is taking on the might of Apple and the world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia in a three-way battle for the Christmas market with its first handset, the G1.

Launched in the US yesterday and coming to the UK with T-Mobile in November, the G1 is larger than the iPhone but has a touchscreen which flips out to reveal a full keypad. Its launch comes after a prepay version of the iPhone - aimed at the festive market - and just days before Nokia unveils its first touchscreen phone.

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And so on ...

Richard Wray of the Guardian's New York bureau wrote the story. While the writers of headlines are never identified, an unsung hero on the copydesk in London would have written the head.