Thursday, January 07, 2010

Google Releases Smartphone, Nexus One Comment

01/06/2010:
On January 05, 2010, Google announced the avaliability of Nexus One , a smartphone from Google built by Taiwan's HTC Corporation and uses Android open source mobile operating system. Some of the features of the phone include the ability to transcribe voice to text, noise canceling dual microphones, and voice directions while driving. The phone is available locked and unlocked. Locked version from T-Mobile in the United States. The phone is sold on Google's website, at a price of $529 unlocked, or a subsidized verson can be purchased from T-Mobile for $179 when purchased with a two year contract. The Nexus One features a 3.7 in (9.4 cm) active matrix OLED display (480 x 800 px, WVGA) with a 100,000:1 contrast ratio, 1 GHz Qualcomm 8250 processor, 512MB of RAM, a 4GB microSD card, 512MB of internal flash storage, a 5.0 megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and digital zoom, GPS receiver, light and proximity sensors, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, and 802.11b/g/n Wifi capabilities.

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Monday, October 26, 2009

Verizon Droid Comment

10/26/2009:
Verizon Wireless is in the process of releasing a new smartphone built using Google 2.0 (Eclair) Software called Verizon Droid. The new Verizon Droid is a re-branded Motorola Sholes. The phone has an pixel-dense 3.7 inch screen which is only slightly bigger than the iPhone 's 854x480 screen. That is nearly three times as many pixels as and iPhone, Pre or previous Androids. Droid is a shortened version of Android, the Google Smarphone OS. In other news, the upcoming HTC Desire all-touch smartphone powered by Android and Sense UI will be marketed as the Droid Eris.

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Monday, August 17, 2009

TomTom Car Navigation app headed to iPhone Comment

08/17/2009:
TomTom, the maker of stand-alone GPS system has announced the avaliablity of a $99 application for the iPhone to offer GPS based voice navigation. The new application can be purchased via iTunes . (TomTom App) The application offer new features and a car kit that includes a windsheild mount. The features includesd are: An IQ routes system that provides users with the fastest routes and directions based on drivers’ collective experiences, A tap and go interface that allows drivers to zoom in and out of various locations, ability to choose a person from your iPhone contacts and travel to their address, directions to a restaurant, allows you to make reservations by calling ahead, An option to view directions horizontally or vertically, in 2-D or 3-D, and a nighttime and daytime view, ability to listen to directions in 18 different languages.

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