Nexus One showing “Coming soon” on Vodafone UK website.
by Chaz on Mar.12, 2010, under Android, Smartphones
It seems that Vodafone UK have listed the Nexus One as “coming soon” on vodafone.co.uk.
Nexus One on Vodafone.co.uk
It is unknown at this point if Vodafone will be selling it directly rather than Google. If Vodafone do start selling it, I also wonder if it will be sim unlocked like the one from Google in the U.S? The wait continues! 
Source: AndroidGuys
Opera Mini 5 released on Android Market.
by Chaz on Mar.11, 2010, under Android, Software
Today Opera released Opera Mini 5 on the Android Market. Initial impressions from me are, it’s FAST! The compression done by Opera’s servers make pages render on your handset very quickly, even on a GPRS connection.
Engadget have posted a brief but nice little review of it here and seem just as impressed with its speed. If you’re an Android user, give it a spin! It’s free afterall!
Comscore: Android gains in U.S. marketshare.
by Chaz on Mar.11, 2010, under Android, Apple, Smartphones
Figures released by Comscore show Android gaining the largest chunk of marketshare in the U.S market with a 4.3% gain and RIM remain number one smartphone platform in the U.S and still managed a 1.7% increase.
Apples gains were at 0.3% whilst Palm and Microsoft took a hit with a 2% and 4.1% loss respectively.
Source: Brainstorm Tech
iPod Touch 32GB LCD Vs Nexus One OLED screen pictures
by Chaz on Mar.08, 2010, under Uncategorized
Nexus One Vs iPod Touch – No flash.Here are a few pictures comparing my wifes shiny new iPod Touch 32GB Vs my Nexus One’s screen:
Nexus One Vs iPod Touch - With camera flash.
Nexus One Vs iPod Touch - No flash.
You’ve got to love the viewing angles and black levels of OLED! 
Video: Raging Thunder II running on the Nexus One.
by Chaz on Mar.08, 2010, under Android, Apple, Smartphones, Software
I’ve just uploaded a video of Raging Thunder 2 racing game from Polarbit running on the Nexus One.
It’s the best Android game I’ve seen so far and plays really well! It’s available on both Apple’s App Store and the Android Market.
More: Raging Thunder II
Swype beta for Android now open to signup to.
by Chaz on Mar.07, 2010, under Android, Smartphones, Software
I’ve just gotten a Google alert which let me know that a Swype open beta was now available.
Swype is a different keyboard input system for Android where you slide your finger to each letter on the virtual keyboard and it will transfer any letters you stop on into words.
I’ve just tried it on my Archos 5 Internet Tablet and it works very well! Definately worth signing up to the beta.
Source: Brighthand
Cross platform gaming heaven: Single game running on Windows Phone Series 7, Windows and XBOX360!
by Chaz on Mar.06, 2010, under Smartphones, Software
Here is an interesting video. It shows a single game being played on Windows, XBOX360 and Windows Phone series 7!
Microsoft’s Eric Rudder, speaking at TechEd Middle East, showed off a game developed in Visual Studio as a singular project (with 90% shared code) that plays on Windows with a keyboard, a Windows Phone 7 Series prototype device with accelerometer and touch controls, and the Xbox 360 with the Xbox gamepad. Interestingly, not only is the development cross-platform friendly, but the game itself saves its place and lets you resume from that spot on whichever platform you happen to pick up.
That last bit sounds very interesting! Being able to continue a game nomatter where you are would be a very nice feature.
Source: Engadget
Android 2.1 update 1 running on Motorola Droid.
by Chaz on Mar.05, 2010, under Android, Smartphones, Software
Motodroidlife have posted a video on YouTube of the Motorola Droid rinning Android 2.1 update 1.
Looks very smooth running on the Droid and features the new Gallery and Music Player app and also adds pinch to zoom multitouch in the browser browser by default.
A new look for Ubuntu.
by Chaz on Mar.04, 2010, under Software
It seems Ubuntu is gewtting a visual makeover with a new logo and new themes!
Above is the new black Ubuntu logo and following are screenshots of the new themes and the new bootscreen.
Ubuntu boot screen
Ubuntu dark theme
Ubuntu light theme
A very nice update in my opinion.
For more info and some more logos check the link below:
Source: Ubuntu
Google stands behind HTC in the recent Apple lawsuit.
by Chaz on Mar.03, 2010, under Android, Apple, Smartphones, Software
Google have backed HTC in Apple’s recent lawsuit against HTC. TechCrunch emailed Google about the recent lawsuit and received the following response:
“We are not a party to this lawsuit. However, we stand behind our Android operating system and the partners who have helped us to develop it,”
Apple’s recent lawsuit against HTC seems to be directed at features in Android OS so if Google will eventually be targeted by Apple remains to be seen.
Source: TechCrunch
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