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Google [GOOG] had plans to sell the Google Nexus One on the Verizon [VZ] network. This has now changed and the Nexus One will not be going to Verizon.

Not many reasons have been mentioned, if any at all, although a statement released by Verizon indicates that they have never had an official stance on the Nexus One and have not once mentioned it.

‘Verizon had never made a comment or statement about the product coming to our network, says Verizon Wireless spokesman Marquett Smith.

‘In the beginning, Google made the statement about the product coming to the Verizon Wireless network and we never made comment around it.

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Vodafone UK have updated their website to include the Google Nexus One availability. The phone is up for pre-order at the moment for an April 30 launch although deliveries are not shipping till May 5.

The Google [GOOG] phone has been available in the US for a while now. It runs a 1GHz Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm, has a 3.7 inch touchscreen and a number of features that make it one of the flagship Android devices available.

Regarding prices, they are quite good for us in the UK where you can actually pre-order on the Vodafone website rather than through google.com/phone. The phone it’s self is free on 24 month tariffs for £35/month. If you opt for an 18 month tariff you can still pick up a free Google Nexus One for £40/month. Full prices available here. [Read more…]

Mobile-Review managed to get their hands on a Nokia N8 recently for review to see if it’s as good as expected, or if it will be a flop for the mobile phone company.

We first heard about the Nokia N8 back in March where a leaked picture of the phone was found. Since then the phone has been spotted a few times in XML files and another location. Mobile-Review now have a hands on with the device.

The Nokia N8 is set to be the first ever Symbian^3 phone launched with launch dates being scheduled for for Q3 (previously Q2) with an unknown announcement date although it is expected to be announced in May or June. [Read more…]

This morning we heard that Google Maps Navigation could possibly be heading to the Apple iPhone. Google [GOOG] have now stepped up to confirm that this is NOT the case and have said that this will not be happening.

It’s a shame as this feature would have been well accepted by the iPhone community and it’s bound to disappoint a few people.

Google are continuing to support the Android OS version of Google Maps Navigation (not a surprise there) and hopefully will continue to roll the service out to more users around the world. [Read more…]

We are hearing today that Google Maps Navigation, the free satnav service, could be coming to the Apple iPhone. This hasn’t been confirmed or set in stone yet, but the indications come from comments made by Google [GOOG] saying they are looking at bringing the free navigation software to other platforms.

Apple [AAPL] already uses Google Maps on the iPhone for mapping services, so the possibility of that being converted to a free navigation application is too far out of question.

With Google also bringing Google Maps Navigation to the UK just this week, this also indicates that Google do have plans to expand the service beyond the US and beyond the Android platform. [Read more…]

Four other Dell smartphones were unveiled this morning which included three Dell Android handsets and a Dell Windows Phone 7 handset.

The next (and final we believe) is the Dell Aero. The Dell Aero has a launch date of Q2 this year making the launch anytime within the next 2 months.

The technical specs reveal that it will run a 624MHz Marvell processor and have a 3.5 inch capacitive multitouch screen. The device also has handwriting recognition and a capacitive stylus will be included allowing you to scribble on the screen. [Read more…]

This morning we wrote about three new Dell Android devices that are due to launch late this year and next year.

The next smartphone we hear of (leaked from Dell) is the Dell Lightning. The Lightning is a Windows Phone 7 device that is a portrait slider. Inside a 1GHz QSD8250 Snapdragon processor is to be found. The screen measures 4.1 inches and is a WVGA format. The screen is OLED.

The Dell Lightning has a 5 megapixel camera that can autofocus. Memory wise it has 1GB of flash, 512MB RAM and 8GB of storage built in that due to Windows Phone 7 requirements will be non user changeable. [Read more…]

The HTC Legend is on it’s way to India from what we read today. This follows shortly after the UK launch that has already happened.

The HTC Legend runs a 600MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. The OS running is Google Android. The device has a 3.2 inch capacitive touchscreen.

Features include WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth along with an FM radio. Storage capacity can be increased via a microSD card. [Read more…]

Google [GOOG] has updated Google Maps for Android smartphones that now allows Google Maps Navigation to work in the UK. Previously only the US had this functionality and those in the UK had to resort to rooting their Android phone and installing a hacked version.

The new version works just as it does in the US where you load up the application, select a destination and you now get an option to navigate in the menu system. After selecting the option you then get navigation ability in the UK.

The only Android smartphone I have here to test on is a T-Mobile G1 running 1.6 and I can confirm that it works on this device, so I assume that it will work on most smartphones running at least 1.6 or above. [Read more…]

The last time we heard about the LG GT540 was back at CES in January. Back then the launch date of the phone was said to be April this year and then I don’t ever remember hearing of the phone since then.

Today the LG Blog in France gave an update to the handset and revealed it will be known as the LG Optimus when launched. The Optimus runs the Google [GOOG] Android 1.6 (donut) operating system.

Other specifications include 5 keys on the front of the device with 3 being physical and 2 being touch keys. The display on the LG Optimus measures 3 inches and has a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels. The processor running inside is a Qualcomm Qualcomm MSM7227 that runs at 600MHz. [Read more…]