Verizon Tablet Rumored to Get Chrome Finish

In a May interview with The Wall Street Journal, Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam said the carrier was working with Google to develop an iPad rival. “We’re working on tablets together,” he said. “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.”

So a report making the rounds today claiming Google (GOOG) is working with Verizon (VZ) on a tablet isn’t exactly noteworthy. But its claim that the tablet will run Google’s Chrome OS, not Android, is. The expectation had been that it would run the latter, though Chrome–in a future-perfect form–would obviously be perfectly suited to the task. In any event, sources tell Download Squad that HTC is building the device and Verizon is looking to launch it on November 26–Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year.