Today is the big day for the Android side of the house. It is today when Google is finally going to unveil its latest darling to take on the iPhones, Droids, Pres and the HD2s of this era. Folks at Engadget, who got their hands on the device before Google’s announcement has put up an excellent review which covers all the pros and cons of the said phone. Their final verdict on the handset hasn't changed much from a couple of days ago when they first got hold of it.
Folks over at AllDroid have managed to port the multitouch capable web browser from the European version of Droid i.e. Motorola Milestone over to the Motorola Droid on Verizon Wireless. For those of you who don’t know, Motorola Droid on Verizon Wireless in US doesn’t support multitouch functionality in most apps even though the hardware is fully capable of running it. This is probably due to the US iPhone patents because of which even the Google Nexus One wont be able to support multitouch functionality.
The final price plan for Google Nexus One which was leaked last week reveled that the unlocked version of the said phone will go on sale for US $529.99, and the one locked with T-Mobile for 2 years contract will cost US $179.99. So as it turned out, these prices are only good as long as you are getting the phone from US, either from Google itself or from T-Mobile because internationally, Nexus One is going to cost a lot more.
The latest Nexus One firmware with Android 2.1 (Build ERD79) has been successfully ported over to Motorola Droid. Support for landscape mode, live wallpapers, installation of paid apps from Marketplace and keyboard with backlight are all said to be working in this version of Android 2.1 for Droid, compared to the last one which was leaked earlier this month.
Swype keyboard, which is currently officially available only on Windows Mobile based Samsung Omnia II has been leaked for Android devices. This leaked preview version of Skype is optimized for high resolution Android devices such as the Motorola Droid and HTC Droid Eris. This preview version of Swype for Android devices is said to be incompatible with the older WVGA screens.
T-Mobile G1 has to be one of the most customizable device that you’ll ever see. Folks over at AndroidSpin forums have managed to port Android 2.1 ROM from Motorola Droid over to the first Android powered phone, the T-Mobile G1/HTC Dream. The Droid ROM ported over to G1 is said to be fully functional and a stable release is expected to be made sometime this week.
Sources at BGR has confirmed that Google Nexus One phone is coming to T-Mobile US on January 5th. The phone will be sold directly online by Google while T-Mobile will act as its service partner. Here is what the text read on the leaked T-Mobile internal online page.
Google is set to announce its plans for the upcoming Google Nexus One phone in an Android press gathering to be held at its Headquarters in Mountain View, California. Engadget has grabbed a screenshot of what looks like an invitational card for the said event. This is what it reads.
More details have emerged regarding the upcoming Google Nexus One, and this time they are about the accessories of the said phone. Engadget has the latest scoop on the desktop dock for Nexus One which is said to have been cleared by FCC. The dock includes Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR module which is quite strange, given that the leaked specs of Nexus One already shows it being capable of it.
HTC Espresso's Sense UI is the sequel to the already popular Sense UI which is a feature experience of Android based HTC phones like HTC Hero and Droid Eris. This new user experience is going to be the part of the upcoming HTC’s Android 2.1 based handsets, which are expected to released in the first half of 2010.
