AT&T’s CEO Ralph de la Vega says that AT&T will not only be releasing Android phones, but webOS ones too! Whoaaa. Maybe a better Palm Pre and Palm Pixi? Only CES brings the best tech stories, doesn’t it?
[Via Giz]
Android · Breaking · Dell · Google · HTC · Motorola
AT&T has finally decided that Android is a great way to make more money off of you and me, so they have decided that they would relrease 3 different Android handsets this year. They are (in speculation):
Besides those three, there are phones like the Nexus One or Motorola Calgary, which is another strong contender.
Android · Google · Mobile · News
With the launch of the Google Nexus One complete, we know have a hold of all the videos, which are the next best thing besides owning the phone, no? The videos cover a variety of subjects, from a complete overview to the voice-to-text feature. Check them out after the jump. [TechCrunch]
Android · Breaking · Google · HTC · Mobile
It’s Official and Specs
Google’s Nexus One is official, and who didn’t think it would be? Sporting a 3.7 AMOLED display, Snapdragon processor, Android 2.1, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, light and proximity sensors, GPS, Wi-Fi, accelerometer, 3.5mm audio jack, dual microphones for noise canceling, and you can get custom engraving on the metal bezel back. The Nexus One is the official gPhone everyone has dreamed of for so long. According to Google it’s thinner than a #2 pencil and lighter than a Swiss Army knife. Also, don’t call it a smartphone, because according to Google it’s a “superphone”. Interesting. I wonder if that will take off.
Customization
Customization is something that Google seems very passionate about. The News & Weather widget allows you to grab feeds of you guessed it — news and weather. The live wallpapers that react to touch is another nice touch, courtesy of the Snapdragon chip. And did I mention Google Earth is finally on Android handsets? It’s about time. Oh, just a minute — apps are now finally stored on the SD card. Yessss.
Pricing & Availbility
As for pricing: The Google Nexus One will be $189.99 on T-Mobile and $529.99 unsubsidized, with a Verizon Nexus One coming soon to the States and Vodafone carrying it in Europe. Both models would come in Spring 2010, with the Verizon model being CMDA based. As for US customers who are interested in getting a Nexus One right now, there’s the $529 option and the $189 option, and you can get it at google.com/phone. One note for subscribers who are interested in getting the Nexus One with AT&T: it will only work on EDGE bands. Sorry, suckers guys.
Full press release and video after the break.
Apple has turned the switch and has eaten up Quattro Wireless, a mobile advertising company. While we don’t know how much Apple paid to gobble up Quattro, but $275 million is the popular number right now — the company’s CEO Andy Miller has been elevated to the new VP of Mobile Advertising position at Apple.
In a news post at the Quattro site, Andy says that “for now” their products won’t change. Of course the words “for now” means something will change later, but I wonder what? Hopefully in the long run, devs will just have an easier time making apps for the App Store
[Via Yahoo!]
Are you excited? The Android press event starts at 10AM PST, 1PM EST. CNN will be broadcasting it live (they were, but just a couple of minutes ago now it’s gone. Weird.) over the Internet, and of course I’ll post the news as it comes in on the site. So sound off in the poll!
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If there is more to know about the Boxee Box, then it’s probably in this press release. The Boxee Box will be under $200, and will have Flash 10.1 support, and will be manufactured by D-Link. Quick recap of what the Boxee Box is: it brings all social media services to your TV, as well as TV shows. Facebook, Twitter, Pandora, Flickr, you name it. And there is no monthly fees for service, because it uses Wi-Fi, or you can hook it up to your router, then hook up a hard drive to your router to access your media files, and don’t forget: it can play non-DRM files. In the simplest terms, it’s an HTPC (Home Theater PC). Press release after the cut.
For those of you XPERIA X10 Android lovers: the X10 is making its way to Canada in Q2, exclusively on the Rogers network. Now for some of that Nexus One news….
Android · Breaking · Google · Mobile
Above is a brief glimpse of the Google Nexus One support page. Luckily, while Tim Stevens at Engadget took this screen, he (or they) were able to click around, read the Terms of Service, and “watch a few videos”. Of course Google has now quickly closed the page again,but with the supposed launch coming tomorrow, you can be sure we’ll know more as it comes in.
[Via Google, Engadget]
Breaking · Laptops · Lenovo · Tablets
Introducing the 3.8-pound IdeaPad U1 Hybrid. It’s a 11.6-inch laptop with a retractable multitouch screen. Pretty catchy huh? It has a CULV Intel Core 2 Duo processor and Windows 7 Home Premium. But here’s the really “hybrid” part: When you pull the tablet out of the laptop’s chassis, a Qualcomm Snapdragon comes to life, thus creating a multitouch slate with a 16GB SSD that runs Lenovo’s Skylight Linux interface. Dual processors, dual OSes, and dual functions? This is the hybrid of all hybrids, and it’s coming in June for $999.
Have you ever experienced a 3D TV like you get at the cinema? Lightweight glasses, cool effects and a great picture experience? LG 3D televisions bring it right into your home.
