Now that the Nexus One is official I thought it’d be a wonderful time to see whose predictions were spot on and who was under the influence of psychotropic drugs. Since I’ve been making fun of Ashok Kumar from Northeast Securities for a while, let’s take him first: October 20, 2009: Ashok told The Street…
T-Mobile Announces HTC HD2
As expected, T-Mobile has announced the HTC HD2, arguably the most impressive Windows phone out there to date. Clocking in at a 4” screen, 1 Ghz processor, 5 megapixel camera, and (comparatively) snazzy TouchFLO user interface on top of Windows Mobile 6.5, the HD2 is a handset many North Americans have been waiting for. Take…
AT&T Announces 5 Android Handsets for First Half of 2010, webOS and BREW on the Way
AT&T kicked off CES with the announcement of five Android handsets within the first half of 2010, and we’ve got some good guesses as to what they’ll be. AT&T hasn’t touched Android with a ten-foot pole until now, and arguably, it’s high time they did. First up is the Dell Mini 3. The Dell Mini…
Video: Google Releases Real ‘Superphone’, The “F*** You iPhone” Phone
With yesterday’s news on Google finally announcing the Nexus One dying down a bit today, it seems Google also released another phone that didn’t get the attention it deserved. Dubbed the “F*** You iPhone”, Google’s other handset apparently just messes with iPhone users. No need to worry about data & voice plans with this handset…
BillShrink Compares ‘The New Generation of Smartphones’
The good folks at BillShrink.com have put together a ‘comprehensive guide’ on some of the hottest smartphone devices on the market today. The list contains the iPhone 3GS, the Palm Pre, the Motorola Droid, AND… *drumroll* the Nexus One. Check out the table/graphic below for the full comparison. When it comes to flat out cost,…
Video: Flash 10.1 beta running on the Google Nexus One
Full Flash support on the Android phone is here folks. Adobe has worked with few companies to optimize the experience for the Google phone (and I guess other Flash capable handsets) and voila… it works. Some games work, flash banners are there, and so on. A short video features Adobe’s Adrian Ludwig who demos Flash…
Rogers’ HTC Magic to get Android 2.1 update!
Good news for the HTC Magic owners on Canada’s Rogers Wireless. The carrier along with HTC is working to deploy the Android 2.1 update ala Nexus One to the first all-touchscreen Android smartphone. Of course, the Magic’s specs are far from the Google phone, but I’m sure things (apps) will run more smoothly with the…
Google Nexus One coming to France in Q1 for 450 EUR unlocked
We’ve no doubts a number of carriers will jump on board to offer the Nexus One. For a start we have the information confirmed by Le Point for the launch in France, where SFR will start selling the device for 200 EUR on a contract later in the quarter. Alternatively, interested users will be able…
Google Earth coming to Android soon!
With all the Nexus One hubub, Google made a couple surprising announcements today that almost slipped through the cracks. One of the surprises was Google’s announcement that both Verizon and Vodafone would soon offer the Nexus One on their respective networks. The second surprise was Google’s preview of the Google Earth app for Android. As…
Google’s official Nexus One videos are worth a watch
Now that the Google Nexus One is live and ready to give Android fans a cutting-edge user experience, there’s been a glut of Nexus One content hitting the web. We have our own Nexus One announcement live blog and hands-on/unboxing video to tickle your Nexus One itch, but there’s so much more to drool over.…