Nexus One does not offer any outstanding design features. Its design is quite typical for HTC, and is somehow similar to many recent touchphones. Big screen certainly catches the eye, but without a direct comparison with other phones, it doesn’t look that special. Metal edge encircles the screen and goes to the back cover. This is where you can engrave your name or something memorable when ordering the phone.
We all know that HTC are working hard to update Hero’s interface to the Android 2.1. While that work is not finished, there are few options to install the latest version of our favorite mobile OS to the Hero. Unfortunately, all of these options involve some sort of hacking and cracking. There is nothing stopping the technologically advanced users from upgrading the OS to the latest version. All other users will need to wait for the official update. The good news is that according to recent leaks, the official upgrade is coming out in the near future.
HTC Hero is rumored to get Android 2.1, together with the Sense interface, sometime around mid-March. The interface is rumored to include new Friend Stream widget , improved support for MS Exchange and some other benefits.
Google decided to warm up public’s interest in its Nexus One phone. They did it in a rather interesting way – by showing a story of its creation. A series of five videos will be made available on the Nexus One channel on YouTube. These videos will demonstrate the process of creation, design, architecture, component selection, testing, manufacturing and so on. And instead of seeing just a technological piece of plastic, potential customers will see the whole story, including people working on the device. A special channel got opened on YouTube, which will have video clips in which specialists from HTC and Google tell a story of Nexus One.
Earlier today I have installed Android 2.1 Update 1 to my Nexus One. The update bring the long awaited multi-touch, pitch-to-zoom functionality. It works very nicely in Google Maps, browser and photo gallery. The update also includes Google Goggles application, an update to Google Maps Navigation, including a driver friendly night mode, and some updates to the 3G connectivity.
Engadget reports that the rumored desktop dock for Nexus One is now available for $US45.
Similar to Motorola Droid, dropping the phone into the dock triggers the Clock application to fire up to give you access to alarms, music, and weather , but the special sauce lies out back where you’ll find a 3.5mm jack that connects to your stereo system using an included 3.5mm-to-RCA cable. A charger is included to keep the phone topped off while it’s resting in the cradle, too.
I think that it would be appropriate to remind that the phone is made by HTC, and that the only thing it’s got from Google is the name, a cardboard box (which is still made in HTC’s style, and coloured by Google), and a logo on the battery cover.
Great news for the Android community! User Agent Profiles for seven new devices have been added to the HTC website. All seven phones are Android-based. Some of them are brand new; others have already had some details leaked.
Images of Gigabyte’s first Android smartphone have been leaked to the Internet. At this stage it is unclear whether this phone will form part of the Gigabyte’s Smart line, or whether the company will create a new brand for its Android devices.
LG’s first android smartphone (called GW620) has been recently revealed during a blogger conference in Seoul. To be honest, the whole purpose of this event was to show the device to the public and start the PR campaign. The device is already available in Europe, but not in Australia – so there may be some interest in it. In this article I will briefly talk about the device and try to describe its prospects in Australia.
In this article, I want to think out loud about people who would be interested in Nexus One. At the same time, if possible, I would like to find out what you think about the prospects for this device. After all, whatever one may say, Google Nexus One enthused up the masses, even though the wave was raised by PR-departments of several companies and word of mouth.
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