TheNexusOne website have posted a few videos of the Google Nexus One. Unfortunately they don’t really show anything too interesting other than a boot up animation and what the home screen looks like. However, it’s still good to see what the phone looks like on video rather than relying on just pictures.

Check out the two videos below to see a brief view of the phone. [Read more…]

BGR managed to get hold of a couple of Google Nexus One photo’s. The first seen above and below shows the profile vs that of a T-Mobile G1. As can be seen, the Nexus one is very thin. Some things to note here is that the G1 does have a physical keyboard though that does add a little bulk.

The second picture shows a nice crisp screen showing the home screen icons. [Read more…]

Google’s [GOOG] App Market is ticking along quite nicely for them it seems. Google haven’t published details of how many apps are included, but another company have and have said that there are now 20,000 applications available for download.

The distribution graph created by AndroidLib says that of the 20,056 applications 62.2% of them are free vs the 37.8% paid apps. [Read more…]

Thesearethedroids hjave taken a look at the ROM on the new Google phone that will be called the Nexus One. The Nexus One appears to be running a Snapdragon processor due to some specific Snapdragon libraries found in the ROM.

Other details include a proximity sensor/light sensor along with a 3 axis accelerometer and a magnetic compass. WiFi and Bluetooth have also been found. [Read more…]

If you own a first or second generation Apple iPhone, your phone will now be capable of recording video without any hacking. Up until now the only way to get video recording on an iPhone or an iPhone 3G was to jailbreak the phone and install software that wasn’t approved by Apple. Thanks to Apple releasing details on the API regarding video capture, official applications can now be made that are compatible with the older phones.

Ustream is one of the first applications that allows video recording officially on older iPhones. Ustream is a video streaming application that is free to download. As well as being able to stream with the software it also has the ability to work as a video recorder too allowing you to capture movies from the camera. [Read more…]

A couple of weeks ago we reported that Google Maps Navigation had been modified so that it could work in Europe as well as the rest of the world where available. Google officially have it restricted to just the USA. After just a couple of weeks Google managed to block access to Google Maps Navigation by throwing up an error… well, it’s been done again and Navigation is back.

The new update comes courtesy of the people at XDA-Developers again who have been working on this for the last few days. [Read more…]

I’m guessing there will be quite a lot of information today about the Google Nexus One phone over the coming days and weeks. The next information to be revealed shows that the Nexus One has had approval by the FCC. In this case there is only the image above that shows what’s happening at the moment. What the image does confirm is that the phone is called the Nexus One (see NEXUSONE) and that it has a microSD slot along side the SIM card slot.

According to the FCC filing the phone has UMTS/HSDPA along with quadband GSM/EDGE and can support both AT&T and T-Mobile in the USA due to triband 850/1700/1900 radios. [Read more…]

Late last week, Google [GOOG] handed out new phones to some employees which some are calling the official Google Phone. The phone is actually called the Nexus One and runs the Android 2.1 operating system that offers a few enhancements over what the DROID uses, ie, Android 2.0.

The phone is similar in looks to the HTC Passion although it’s a little slimmer. For now, it runs on the T-Mobile network as well as using WiFi.

In Android 2.1 there are new 3D elements to be found in the app tray along with a new grid icon that can be used to get a preview of all the home screen pages (which also have been increased in number to allow for more icons to be stored). [Read more…]

Skype have released a beta version of Skype for Symbian based phones. The beta version is still in testing, hence the version, but still allows you to make Skype to Skype calls along with Skype Out being available too. Calls can be received to your Online number on this version and other features such as Instant Messaging and file transfer is also available.

With it being a beta version of the Skype software they are asking that you do provide feedback if you witness any problems with the software.

Right now the software is compatible with handsets running Symbian and to use it you will need either a wifi or 3G data connection (they recommend using an unlimited data plan) to make and receive calls. [Read more…]

VMWare are known for allowing multiple desktops to run on a computer by virtualizing the operating systems. The company are now bringing the same type of software to smartphones that will allow the phones to run a couple of OS’s at the same time.

When used on a desktop you boot up in to your regular operating system and launch VMWare where you can load up another operating system within a window. VMWare want this same kind of functionality on phones allowing both a personal and a work operating system to be used on a single phone at the same time. Right now the only way two operating systems can happen is by dual booting the phone which is limited in that you have to choose one or the other OS, but not both. [Read more…]

Expansys in the UK are now selling the Motorola MILESTONE (aka, DROID in the US). According to SlashGear, eXpansys currently have an exclusive agreement in place that gives them full rights to selling the phone. You can choose to have the phone unlocked where it will set you back £449.99, or chose to buy a subsidized model which will lower the price, but lock you in to a contract for a certain amount of time.

If you sign up for an 18 month contract on the T-Mobile network the cost per month is £35 which allows you to get the phone for £49.99 which isn’t a bad price for what you get. [Read more…]

We have heard a few rumours about an iPhone 4 being launched in 2010. One of the rumours started just a few weeks ago when a label called iPhone 3,1 was spotted in some statistics software. When spotted, 3,1 was an unknown designation and I believe this is still the case.

Reports are going around today that say Foxconn have taken an order for the next generation of iPhones, perhaps the iPhone 4. The company already makes the iPhone for Apple, and word from Cupertino said to start preparing the next batch of iPhones. [Read more…]