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Black HTC Desire comes to Orange UK, sells out

By David Junior
on 5 May, 2010

This has been a trend for HTC as of late. They have sold out of everything from Vodafone’s Nexus One, the HD2 and a few times with the desire. What’s going on with HTC, maybe they didn’t think their phones would be this popular? Orange has recently made the black HTC desire and it sold out almost as soon as it was available.

Flash 10.1 coming in June, Froyo may follow

By David Junior
on 30 Apr, 2010

Now that Adobe has moved on from trying to bring its services to Apple’s iPhone/iPod Touch, they are focusing most of their efforts towards Android. A public demo (once again) of Flash 10.1 is expected to make an appearance at this year’s I/O with the program finally being released in June. We’ll see how this turns out in June.

Vodafone UK Google Nexus One available now

By Chris Davies
on 30 Apr, 2010

Vodafone UK have put the Google Nexus One up for sale, and there's no sign of the stock delay reported earlier this week. The launch marks the first time the Nexus One has been available through a UK carrier rather than demanding buyers import a device from Google in the US. As for price, that's likely enough to make US Nexus One owners livid. Vodafone are offering the Google Nexus One for free with a new two-year contract, as long as you're spending £35 a month or more ($54).

Verizon Droid Incredible by HTC Available Today but It’s Already Sold Out Online

By David Junior
on 29 Apr, 2010

The Incredible is available in stores today. Stop by your local Verizon wireless store and play around with the demo unit. Unfortunately if you didn’t preorder, that may be the closest you will get to possessing this phone. Verizon is reporting that this phone has been sold out.

There Will Be No Verizon Nexus One (UPDATE: The Verizon Nexus One is Dead!!)

By David Junior
on 26 Apr, 2010

If you’ve been waiting for the Nexus One to finally hit Verizon’s network, you can stop and take Google’s advice and get an Incredible. I don’t know if this is just a temporary setback or if they are scrapping plans altogether to bring the Nexus to VZ network but looks like it will not be available anytime soon.

Google Nexus One arrives Vodafone UK April 30th

By Chris Davies
on 26 Apr, 2010

Google's Nexus One has been available in the UK as an import since the handset made its debut several months back, but as of April 30th Vodafone UK will be selling the smartphone officially. In contrast to US sales, which are all through Google's online portal, Vodafone will be stocking the Nexus One in-store and also selling it through their own site; the Vodafone Nexus One will be available from free on new 24-month contracts of £35 per month or higher. Specs-wise it's the same Android smartphone as we've seen so much of already, with a 3.7-inch AMOLED capacitive multitouch-capable touchscreen, 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and 3G/UMTS connectivity. There's a 4GB microSD card in the box, and the Google Maps Navigation beta preloaded. You can preorder the Vodafone Nexus One now, though the website currently says it will be shipped by May 5th; we're checking with Vodafone to see which date is accurate. What remains to be seen is whether the Nexus One turns out to be more popular than the HTC Desire, which has almost identical specifications but runs HTC Sense. Update: Vodafone UK tell us that if you order a Nexus One today then you'll get it on April 30th; however with the UK Bank Holiday weekend approaching, they didn't want to over-promise on delivery, hence the extra wiggle-room with the May 5th estimate. [via SlashGear] Press Release: GOOGLE NEXUS ONE LAUNCHES ON VODAFONE UK · Nexus One™ available to Vodafone customers in the UK on April 30 · Pre-order from today on the UK’s best network · Great value - free on £35 price plan · Available through Vodafone retail, online and telesales From today, Vodafone UK customers can order the Nexus One, the new superphone from Google™, at vodafone.co.uk/nexusone. Vodafone is the first European mobile operator to offer Nexus One. Customers who pre-order online will be the first to get a Nexus One for free on a £35 monthly price plan (24 month), on April 30. The Nexus One will also be available via Vodafone stores and telesales, with Vodafone providing direct support to customers with the superphone when they need it. Nexus One will be available on a range of great value Vodafone price plans, on both 18 and 24 month contracts. Price plans start from £25 a month on a 24 month contract. Vodafone UK customers with the Nexus One can use up to 1GB of mobile data as part of their price plan as well as take advantage of unlimited access to Wi-Fi in the home and free, publicly available services throughout the country. Customers using Wi-Fi can also use an additional 1GB of data at premium BT Openzone hotspots throughout the UK. Nexus One features the latest in Google innovation including Google Maps™ Navigation (Beta), which offers satnav-style turn-by-turn driving directions with voice output and Street View. Also included are other favourites like Google Mail, YouTube and access to Android Market™ with more than 40,000 applications. Google Maps Navigation is an Internet-connected GPS navigation system that provides turn-by-turn voice guidance as a free feature of Google Maps for Android™. Key features include Google Search and Search by voice to find your destination, the most recent maps, businesses and live traffic from Google Maps, and street and satellite views. Vodafone UK customers now have a wide choice of Android phones, truly establishing Vodafone as the home of the Smartphone. Nexus One Hardware Features Display: 3.7" AMOLED 480x800 WVGA display Thinness: 11.5mm; Weight: 130g Processor/Speed: Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 3G QSD8250 chipset, delivering speeds up to 1GHz Camera: 5 megapixel auto focus with flash and geo tagging Onboard memory: 512MB Flash, 512MB RAM Expandable memory: 4GB removable SD Card (expandable to 32GB) Noise Suppression: Dynamic noise suppression from Audience, Inc. Ports: 3.5mm stereo headphone jack with four contacts for inline voice and remote control Battery: Removable 1400 mAh Personalized laser engraving: Up to 50 characters on the back of the phone Trackball: Tri-colour notification LED, alerts when new emails, chats, text messages arrive

Vodafone UK’s Nexus One launching in “April”?

By David Junior
on 22 Apr, 2010

Today Vodafone has updated their "Coming Soon" page for the Nexus One to "Coming Soon/April". From looks of it, it could be a mistake. Why put up an April release in the last days of April? It has been almost four months now that Vodafone customers have been waiting for the Nexus so if this is true you can possibly put in your order today.

Android 2.2 Froyo on May 19th?

By Chris Davies
on 21 Apr, 2010

Is Android 2.2 just around the metaphorical corner? The next update for Google's mobile platform is currently being tested by the company, reckon Android and Me, who have been digging through their visitor stats and finding records of devices running v2.2. They've also heard from additional sources that the new build is, indeed, being trialled prior to public release.

Google Maps Navigation arrives in UK

By Chris Davies
on 21 Apr, 2010

Up until now, despite having a fair few Android 1.6 or 2.x devices to choose from, UK owners didn't have (legitimate) access to Google's Maps Navigation beta, with its free turn-by-turn directions. That's all changed today, with an unannounced overnight update delivering the 4.1.1 Beta (that hit US Android phones back on April 6th) to UK handsets.

There are 38,000 Apps in The Android Market

By David Junior
on 15 Apr, 2010

This is a great accomplishment for Android. The market is growing faster than most of us anticipated. This was revealed during this afternoon's Q1 earnings press conference, Jeff Huber who is Google's senior VP of engineering. Also, Google views the Nexus One as a “profitable business” even though most analyst feel it didn’t sell enough units overall.