Google’s Nexus One to be Launched this Week?

The much-anticipated Google mobile phone Nexus One is expected to be launched this week.  Google will be having a press event on January 5 at its Mountain View, California headquarters and it is widely expected that it will come out with the new phone during that event.  There was no mention of Nexus One in the invitation but there is one on the Android, Google’s operating system for mobile phones.  The event will be held prior to the CES exhibit that will be held in Las Vegas and this timing adds more excitement to the rumored and much-waited launch.  A collation of online sources suggest that the Nexus One will have the following features – GSM connectivity, Wi-Fi capability, 3.7 inches AMOLED touchscreen, compass, accelerometer and 5 megapixels camera.  How much it will cost and if it is to be offered unlocked, we may probably know before the week ends.

Google to Introduce its First Mobile Handset

Google is coming out with its very first mobile handset, the Nexus One. It will be made by HTC and will be run by a customised version of Android.  The phone is already being test driven by Google employees as reported from the Wall Street Journal.  This is being confirmed by a number of Googlers who are tweeting on the details of the Google phone.  The report also says Google will market the device itself (not through any mobile operator) so end-users will have to secure their own SIM cards for the phone to work.  The introduction of Nexus One in the market will surely have an impact on the smartphone market being currently dominated by Nokia and Apple.  Some of the tweets said the new device is an iPhone plus a bigger screen plus the Android OS.  If the release of the much-awaited phone happens in early 2010 as many are expecting, it will be a big threat to the iPhone and its Nokia counterparts.

Acer’s first Android phone – Acer Liquid

Acer Inc, the world’s second largest PC brand will launch Acer Liquid, an Android phone that features a 5MP camera, 3.5” WVGA touch screen, on a Snapdragon CPU. Its other features include speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps though its HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) connectivity and Wifi synching. This quad-band marvel also allows synching with popular social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
By keeping its smartphones relatively cheap, Acer aims to capture 6 to 7 percent of the market for smartphones in the next 3 to 5 years. They also plan to come out with 8 to 10 good quality phones each year, which is a far from what is being produced by top mobile phone manufacturers each year.

Dell to launch Android smartphone in the US next year

Since Michael Dell himself confirmed it at a recent event, we tend to believe it. The Dell boss has confirmed the fact that the company is planning to release a smartphone in the United States next year. the phone, which will run Google’s Android mobile operating system, is rumored to be the object of a partnership between Dell and AT&T. The launch will probably happen in the first few months of 2010.
Dell has already developed a smartphone, together with Chinese mobile operator China Mobile. It is called the mini 3i oPhone and it runs a custom version of Android, that they named the oPhone OS. The phone has been officially confirmed by China Mobile. It has a 3.5” display (360 x 640 pixels resolution).

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