Archive for January, 2010

Strong business demand for iPhone

Business customers have been waiting for the iPhone to come to Vodafone before signing up for the popular Apple handset, according to the operator, which cited the phone’s ease of use combined with Vodafone’s technical support and 3G network reliability.
Vodafone made the iPhone available on its network on 14 January, joining Orange, Tesco Mobile and [...]

Free navigation apps on Nokia Smartphones

Nokia announced plans to offer maps and navigation software free to its smartphone customers. The content comes from digital maps maker Navteq, which Nokia acquired in 2007, and the Ovi platform. Currently ten smartphones can access the service. Combining the maps and navigation with the camera and GPS on the phone opens up a whole [...]

Silent Call in Nexus One

I have encountered one major problem with nexus one.  The issue is silent calls.
When dial a number I cannot hear ringing, when answered by the called number, they cannot hear me and i cannot hear them.  This problem dose not occurs all the time but when it dose, it will continue to occur until you [...]

Cost of Nexus one

What is the cost of Google Nexus one.  I decided to guy one from Google.  Here is the break down of the cost:

Order date: Jan 6, 2010 12:xx AM GMT
 Google order number: 2xxxxxxxxx9 – Google Phone Webstore Order #xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 
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 Shipping Status 
 Qty 
Item
  Price
 

  Not yet shipped
 1
Nexus One phone
$529.00
 

 
 1
AC adapter  -  Country-specific AC adapter
$19.99
 

 
 1
Shipping  -  DHL international
$29.65
 

Tax :
$0.00
 

 
Total:
$578.64

The Phone Cost [...]

Specification for Google Nexus One

 

Size and weight
Height
119mm
Width
59.8mm
Depth
11.5mm
Weight
130 grams w/battery
100g w/o battery
Display
3.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen WVGA AMOLED touchscreen
800 x 480 pixels
100,000:1 typical contrast ratio
1ms typical response rate
Camera & Flash
5 megapixels
Autofocus from 6cm to infinity
2X digital zoom
LED flash
User can include location of photos from phone’s AGPS receiver
Video captured at 720×480 pixels at 20 frames per second or higher, depending on lighting conditions
Cellular [...]

Google Nexus one is Unleashed

Google has unveiled its highly anticipated “Google Phone,” or the Nexus One, an Android-powered smartphone and the first device the company will sell directly from a new online store
At a Google press event held Tuesday afternoon at the company’s Mountain View, Calif. headquarters, Google vice president Mario Queiroz billed the new Nexus One as a [...]