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Google Nexus One Shipping To UK From Today?

It appears that the Google Nexus One handset could be available for shipment to the UK directly following its announcement later today.

According to leaked information from the Nexus One product page, there is a mention in the purchase agreement that the device will ship outside the US, suggesting that UK consumers will be able to get their hands on the SIM-free handset.

The documentation also states that the Nexus One will be able to buy directly from Google from today, with up to five handsets allowed per Google account.

The Nexus One is believed to be priced at $530 SIM-free, with US customers offered the device as part of a T-Mobile prremium plan that sees the cost of the handset fall to $180.

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Nexus One Product Page Sneak Peak

Ahead of the announcement later today from Google, the Nexus One's product page was briefly live this morning.

The page featured an Android 2.0 demo video and links to order tracking and activation for the Nexus One handset.

The page was quickly removed but is believed to go live again later today at the time of the official Google announcement.

The Google Android event is scheduled to begin at 10 AM PST.

[via google.com + techcrunch.com]

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Google Nexus One To Launch With Spotify USA App?

It is being reported today that Google may be bringing the Spotify music service to the USA with the launch of their Nexus One handset.

The long awaited US edition of the popular music streaming service is rumored to be launching as soon a January 5th, with speculation that Spotify is in talks with Google to incorporate the Spotify Android app into Android 2.1

According to the TechCrunch article, Google are even prepared to cover the label fees for every user at $3 - $4 per month if the deal is to go ahead.

It is not yet known whether an eventual agreement was reached, but if it was, then it's likely the announcement will be made tomorrow as part of the January 5th Google Nexus One unveiling.

The Android Spotify app is currently available in the UK, Sweden, Spain, France and Norway, and can be downloaded from the Android Market.

[via techcrunch.com]

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 To Launch In The UK Jan 18th?

Sony Ericsson have always maintained that their first Android handset, the Xperia X10, would be available in the first quarter of 2010.

With the reported release date of January 10th put on hold, it appears that UK retailer Play.com are offering the device for pre-order with a release date of January 18th.

Priced at £529.99 and SIM-free, the unlocked Xperia X10 features a 1GHz Snapdragon chip from Qualcomm, 4-inch capacitive touchscreen display, an 8.1 mega-pixel camera, and will also include the impressive custom built Android UI known as 'Rachael'.

Here's some hands-on footage of the Xperia X10, along with the official press release.

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HTC Nexus One Google Phone Images Revealed

The guys over at Engadget have managed to get their hands on the rumored 'Google Phone'. Manufactured by HTC, the Nexus One handset features a large capacitive touchscreen display, along with a number of touch sensitive buttons on the front of the handset, and trackball.

The handset also includes Bluetooth and Wi-Fi support, and a 5 mega-pixel camera with flash.

The Nexus One Google Phone is also powered by Android 2.1, and we can see some evidence of the new Android software in some of the images. The handset doesn't feature HTC's SenseUI, nor is there any HTC related branding, which suggests that the handset will be released as the Google Phone.

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Motorola Milestone (Droid) To Launch In The UK December 7th?

Motorola have this week confirmed that their highly anticipated Android handset, the Motorola Milestone (aka the Motorola Droid), will be available in the UK from December 7th.

Apparently the handset will only be available from online retailer Expansys who are set to offer the handset exclusively in the UK priced at £449.99 for the sim-free version.

It's rumoured that both T-Mobile and Vodafone plan to release the Motorola Milestone in the UK, but to-date there has been no official announcement from either carrier.

The Motorola Milestone will be the first Android 2.0 handset to launch in the UK and includes a 3.7-inch touch-sensitive display (854 x 480 pixel resolution), a 5.0 megapixel camera with auto focus and video recording capabilities, GPS navigation, media player with support for AMR-NB/WB, MP3, PCM / WAV, AAC, AAC +, eAAC +, WMA audio files and MPEG-4, H.263, H.264, WMV video files, and a microSD / microSDHC memory card slot.

The smartphone will also include a USB 2.0 port, 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, Wi-Fi connectivity, and 512MB of ROM and 256MB of RAM.

[via Expansys.com]

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Sprint Release HTC Hero OTA Update 1.56.651.2

Sprint have begun sending out their first 'over the air' update for their HTC Hero handset. Before Hero owners get too excited, the update is just a maintenance and not the highly anticipated Android 2.0 Eclair update.

Weighing in at 3748377 bytes, the OTA update is reported to fix a number of SMS related issues which impacted battery usage, along with a fix to enable the device to function properly with DST.

If you're a Sprint HTC Hero owner and haven't yet received the update, then you can initiate the OTA transfer by going to Settings -> About -> System Updates -> then hit Firmware Update, and follow the prompts.

If you've noticed any other fixes, or changes after installing the update, then please let us know in the HTC Hero forum!

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Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700 Officially Announced

Over the weekend Samsung officially unveiled their latest Android powered handset, the i5700 Galaxy Spica.

We first heard about the Spica (or Galaxy Lite) back in August when the device was approved by the FCC.

The Samsung Galaxy Spica is powered by an 800MHz CPU, and features a 3.2-inch HVGA (320 x 480 pixel) TFT display, a 3 mega-pixel camera, and 180Mb of internal memory with microSDHC card support.

Powered by Android 1.5 (Cupcake), the Samsung Galaxy Portal i5700 will also be the first Android handset to include support for DivX video playback.

According to Samsung The Galaxy Spica is already available in Europe and Russia, and is expected to launch in Africa and the Middle East shortly.

At present the device doesn't support North American 3G bands, with support limited to GSM and EDGE.

[via newswire.co.kr]

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Hands-on Video

At the beginning of the month Sony Ericsson officially announced their first Android powered handset, the XPERIA X10.

Whilst the full specs and features of the X10 have already been announced, there's been very little hands-on video footage of both the device and the Rachael user interface.

The 8 minute hands-on video below runs through the X10's impressive custom Android user interface, highlighting the devices Timescape, Mediascape, and browser map features and functionality.

The Xperia X10 features a 1GHz Snapdragon chip from Qualcomm, 4-inch capacitive touchscreen display, an 8.1 mega-pixel camera, and is expected to be available from early 2010.

[via softpedia.com]

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Samsung Behold II To Launch November 18th Priced $199.99 From T-Mobile

The guys over a tmonews.com have managed to get their hands on an pricing sheet for T-Mobile's upcoming Samsung Behold II Android phone.

According to the leaked info, the Samsung Behold II will be available on T-Mobile priced at $199.99 as part of a 2 year service contract with the network.

Alternatively the handset will be available contract-free for $449.99 or 20 monthly payments of $22.50.

The Samsung Behold II features a 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen display, 5 mega-pixel camera and the TouchWiz User Interface.

The TouchWiz UI will enable users to quickly and easily customize up to 3 different home screens, along with a 'cube menu' that provides quick access to a number of multimedia features including music, photos, videos, the Web, YouTube, and Amazon MP3.

The handset also includes 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity, along with up to 16GB of expandable microSD memory.

The Samsung Behold II is expected to launh on November 18th.

[via tmonews.com]

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