The HTC is facing some problems in arranging sufficient AMOLED screens for its handset. Now company finds a solution for this problem; instead of AMOLED its start sourcing S-LCD screen. S-LCD display is the product of S-LCD Corporation that is a joint venture of Samsung and Sony. Google Nexus One and HTC desire will be the first HTC devices that equips with stylish and brand new S-LCD screens. (more…)

According to the Google I/O conference last month, the surprising Android 2.2 ‘Froyo’ is going to be released on Google Nexus one, whether or not the application of this software will be available on other phones will be decided later. But there is news that all other Android phones won’t be kept deprived of it. (more…)

Orkut and the recently unveiled Google Buzz are both social networking tools and incidentally both are owned by Google. After the recent release of Google Maps 4.1 for Android, Google introduced Google Buzz and Orkut widgets for Android based smart phones. HTC Magic mobile phones sold by Vodafone in Spain appear to contain the Mariposa botnet virus in their memory cards and while steps have been taken to cure infected computers and Vodafone has issued replacement memory cards, Vodafone users are urged to be cautious worldwide. (more…)

Android is rapidly gaining popularity both as mobile operating system for cellphone manufacturers and as the platform of choice by mobile phone users and was one of the biggest gainers in market share year over year according to a Gartner report.Recently we covered an announcement by Google Labs of their newly released Gesture Search App however then it was only for devices running Android 2.1 or higher of which few exist but now Google has extended support for this application to Android 1.6 handsets as well which encompasses most Android based handsets in use these days. (more…)

Google Nexus One through Vodafone was set to launch in April in the UK but it has now appeared on the Vodafone UK website which has led many to speculate that the Google Nexus One smart phone might yet be available in the UK before the end of this month. On the other hand the Google Nexus One is not yet available for purchase (speaking of which pricing is still unavailable) but you can sign up for updates. Another rumor which seems to have popped up is that there might be a cheaper version of Google Nexus One for release in India. (more…)

Opera Mini is one of the most common mobile browsers available if not the most popular and besides providing compatibility for almost all kinds of phones from different manufacturers, also helps out with your budget by cutting data costs and improving speeds and this latest release sees it available for the Android on the Android market place. Symbian^3 which was officially announced for release at the MWC 2010 is starting to get closer to an actual commercial release and a demo is shown in a video after the break. (more…)

Not that anyone was anticipating it but Gesture Search, a new application from Google Labs is now available for Android 2.0 users. Gesture Search, for which we have provided a download link below for people with Android devices who wish to give it a go, allows you to search through your smart phones (most likely Google HTC Nexus One or Motorola Droid/Milestone at the moment) by drawing alphabets on your screen that relate to your search. More below on Google Gesture Search for Android. (more…)

Apple recently made a decision to start culling their applications store and have removed over five thousand applications already for not being consistent with the new rules. According to chillifresh.com the new rules for iPhone apps strictly forbid any sexual content whatsoever regardless of whether it is an image, a silhouette, innuendos, content, etc. This news might well negate any positive reaction from a report by Gartner that shows that Apple iPhone sales have effectively doubled over last year.

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The Google Nexus One was one of the most eagerly awaited devices before the Apple iPad hysteria hit the streets. After the less than amazing performance of the T-Mobile G1 Android smart phone, here was a chance for Google to prove critics wrong and come out with a phone that would be an effective challenger to the highly lauded Apple iPhone and its successor the Apple iPhone 3G. And didn’t the Google Nexus One cellphone do just that!
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