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April will be the Android month for the phone vendors in Australia
A handful of phones using Google’s open-source Android operating system are set to launch in the coming months, giving Android a head start while Microsoft waits for Windows Phone 7.
It is good news for the Australians Android fans as manufacturers and telecommunication companies will be launching new smart phones in the coming months.
HTC is preparing the debut of the Desire, which will be exclusive for the first three months to Telstra and after will be available in the other carriers.
Sony Ericsson has appointed April as the target date for the launch of its first Android phone, the Xperia X10. VHA says the X10 will be available on both the Vodafone and 3 networks as of the end of May, although it’s not known if this will be an exclusive deal or if other carriers will also be lined up at the X10’s starting gate.
Motorola has issued Australian media with a ‘Save the Date’ notice for a release on Tuesday March 30th. This is expected to see the release of one or possibly more Android phones from Motorola’s current portfolio – which includes the Milestone (the 3G version of the Verizon Droid), DEXT (aka CLIQ), Devour or Backflip.
With such a surge of smartphones Android could shortly repeat the success it’s had in the US.
Market trackers ComScore informed that Android enjoying a 4.3% boost in its share of the US smartphone market between October 2009 and January 2010. Not only was this the largest growth among its competitors, it almost exactly mirrored Microsoft’s drop of -4.0%.
With Microsoft’s current Windows smartphone platform effectively moribund until the release of the first Windows Phone 7 devices shortly before Christmas, there’s no reason to expect that the next two quarters will put any swerve into Microsoft’s curve.
Based on these results and the continuing wave of Android smartphones, it seems almost inevitable that Android will pull level with Windows Mobile within the next few months and have twice Microsoft’s market share by year’s end.
While Apple is sailing steady around the 25% mark, the mid-year release of the fourth-gen iPhone should provide a two-for-one kicker as existing iPhone customers upgrade to Steve Jobs’ latest piece of shiny and hand their 3G or 3GS down to a family member or friend.
Nexus One: the first smartphone with Google
By Matthew Roesler Hamann
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Learn all about the launch of the Nexus One, the first smartphone designed by Google.
The year 2010 has just begun and after several months of speculation and news about the cold-awaited Google smartphone arrives at last on January 5, the day that Google officially announces the launch of the Nexus One, or Google Phone, as has been called by the public.
Until then the news had been published were no more accurate and clear information about this device that promises to shake the world market, not just smartphones, but electronics in general. It had not been released official images and users were limited to those blurry, leaked by the network in recent weeks.
First official information
The first official information about the Nexus One are limited to the specifications of the device, as it is no surprise to anyone, will be sold with Google Android 2.1 as the native operating system and touch screen of 3.7 inches, and a resolution of 480x800 pixels.
3D interface
The smartphone which is manufactured by HTC (the same company responsible for the Hero and the Magic) also has a 1GHz processor, 512 MB ROM and 512 MB of RAM, and has a microSD memory card, 4 GB, which can be expanded to up to 32 GB. The integrated digital camera to Nexus One is 5 megapixels and flash native has composed of LEDs.
Google Android
The Android operating system was the first smartphone to be open source, ie, to have the source code released to anyone who wanted to change it. Android is financed by Google and, therefore, is fully compatible with the main services of Google Mobile, and Google Maps, Google Talk, Google Search, Google Calendars as well as other less well known by users like Scoreboard, My Tracks and Sky Maps.
The War of the Smartphones
The launch of the Nexus One brand to ignite a war technology that promises to bring good results to users: Apple vs. Google. The companies have been facing battles are indirect for some time, and recently passed the Google Chrome Apple Safari in the list of browsers used.
With the launch of Google Phone, both will compete directly in the market for more affordable, Google intends to dominate space belonging to the iPhone.
The problem that Google could face in this regard will be imposed by itself. Apparently, the device will initially be sold in the United States in just two packages.
One of them will cost $ 180, but will require a contract in two years with T-Mobile, the other will not require anything, that is, the device will be unlocked, but it will cost $ 530, a fairly salty and higher than the iPhone.Enfim revealed
Google's event began at 10 am on Pacific Time, 16 hours GMT. Shortly after the start, Google executives began to announce the growth that the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), a group that takes care of Android, obtained in 2009. After 16 minutes elapsed, there is one of the most anticipated announcements.
"The next step in the evolution Android"
Finally comes the official logo of the Nexus One, the Google executives call "superphone. It's finally revealed that he is the fruit of a partnership with HTC, which has launched six mobile phones with Android and now launching what promises to be the culmination of a partnership between Google and HTC.
Peter Chou, HTC's CEO, says the device that has screen 3.7-inch AMOLED, and has said that the Nexus One has Snapdragon processor 1 GHz, the most "powerful" category. It has light sensors and approach, to facilitate the visualization of information. The Nexus One also has compass, GPS, LED indicator for new messages and accelerometer.
The multimedia playback features ensure compatibility with various types of files. For images: JPEG, BMP, GIF and PNG. For audio: AAC, AMR, MIDI, SMF, OGG, WAV and MP3. For video: H.263, MPEG-4 and H.264.
The camera is really 5 megapixels, LED flash, 2X digital zoom and also records video in MP4 with a resolution of 720x480 pixels. The audio system allows connection to Bluetooth devices and has a system of noise suppression. Images released by Google shows that the device has only 11.5 mm thick, which means little more than 1 cm, and weighs only 130 g.
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