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Some information has been spotted about the next two version of the Google [GOOG] smartphone operating systems. The next version, expected next week, is Android 2.3 AKA Gingerbread. Following that we hear that it’s Honeycomb or Android 3.0 in number terms.

The information was gathered from AIRBench who gathers information on benchmark tests on various phones. It appears that some users who are testing the operating systems have been using this service to record scores. AIRBench is a system that measures how well the Adobe Air software will run on a particular device. [Read more…]

The Samsung Nexus S has reappeared at the FCC again, but this time has a couple of new antennas.

Rumors originally hinted that the Nexus S could be getting a dual-core processor although this second trip to the FCC now suggests that this wont happen. [Read more…]

Over at the Web 2.0 summit, Eric Schmidt decided it was time to show off the Google Nexus S. The Nexus S was demonstrated running on the T-Mobile network. Interesting features included NFC (near field communication) which Schmidt expects to replace credit cards in the future.

The device its self was not officially announced as the Nexus S and the manufacturer of it also wasn’t made known (the name was covered in tape), but indications hint that the new smartphone will be landing soon. [Read more…]

Yesterday, information about a new Google Nexus S smartphone started to leak out. The images were sent in to Engadget who comment that the phone pictures were actually captured about a month ago.

The Nexus S is believed to run Android 2.3 Gingerbread and is expected to be announced soon. [Read more…]

An interesting tweet went out recently by Alvaro Fuentes that indicates the Google Nexus One will be getting an OTA update this week (developers handsets only) bringing Android from 2.2 to version 2.3 aka Gingerbread.

Translated, this particular tweet says…

Prepare your Nexus One (Developer version) for Android OTA update 2.3 (Gingerbread) for the next few days 😀

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Last week, a number of details about the Google Nexus Two were leaked. The information said that rather than HTC making the Nexus Two, the responsibility this time would be Samsungs. A Nexus Two device was spotted and described as looking similar to the Galaxy S class smartphone.

Samsung has now stepped up to confirm that this rumour is actually untrue and that the rumours reported were actually a false alarm. [Read more…]

We haven’t heard much at all about the Google Nexus Two since initial rumours several months ago. Suddenly we heard this week that Carphone Warehouse will be getting an exclusive on it here in the UK. We now hear that Google and Samsung (not HTC) will be making an announcement on November 8.

As written on Android and Me…

Google and Samsung will announce the “Nexus Two” at a press conference on November 8th in New York city. The phone will be the first device to ship with stock Gingerbread (Android 2.3) and it will be available soon on multiple carriers.

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Around Christmas time this year, the UK might get to see a new Google Nexus Two smartphone. Some reports today are hinting at Google [GOOG] selling the phone exclusively through Carphone Warehouse who specialise in selling unlocked handsets in the UK.

As for technical specs, it is expected to of course be better than the Nexus One in that it will have a quicker CPU, perhaps a higher resolution screen (at a guess) and it will run the latest Google Android operating system 3.0 (2.3?) codenamed Gingerbread. [Read more…]

Pocket Now managed to get hold of an LG Panther Windows Phone 7 smartphone. The new smartphone is obviously pre-release as WP7 hasn’t launched yet. This means the hardware might not be final and the OS is certainly not final.

Just to see how Windows Phone 7 is shaping up it’s self though, Pocket Now decided to run some tests of browser speeds between the Windows Phone 7, Apple iPhone 4 and Google Nexus One to see which was the best of them all.

Each was running the latest OS available at the time. [Read more…]

Adobe has finally pulled Flash 10.1 out of Beta for the Google Nexus One Android smartphone.

The latest/final and stable version of Adobe Flash 10.1 is 10.1.92.8 and is available for Google Nexus One owners to download from the Android Market. If you have already installed a Beta version then the latest will upgrade you to the latest version.

We also hear that those using the Motorola DROID will also be able to get Adobe Flash from the Android Market some time soon. However for those using the HTC EVO or Motorola DROID 2, the wait seems to be a little longer. [Read more…]

If battery life for you is important and you want to squeeze more out of your Nexus One than normally possible, check out the tests done by Jeff Sharkey.

He managed to figure out that you could power each specific colour on the OLED screen used by the Nexus One. In doing so, the battery life is preserved.

Jeff performed a number of tests on the Nexus One switching off colours and modifying the settings and managed to find out when using just the red LED’s the battery life on the Nexue One was almost doubled. [Read more…]