Nexus One Unboxing

The first unboxing pictures of the upcoming Google Nexus One phone has been leaked viadjrobrob on twitter. The design of the box is very Google-like with white background color, and “Nexus One” and “Google” branding in black to go on top of it. Though the design of the box may not be the final thing, it leaves little to no doubt that this phone is indeed going to be a Google branded phone.

For those of you who missed out on our earlier coverage, Nexus One is the name of the Google phone which has been designed by the folks at Google, and the hardware is manufactured in partnership with HTC. It looks a hell alot like HTC Passion/Dream which is also slated or 2010 launch. Nexus One, like Xperia X10 and HTC HD2, will be powered by the Snapdragon 1Ghz processor and it will ship with the latest Android 2.1 OS as preinstalled. Google is expected to announce the availability of Nexus One phone soon, with the rumored launch data of January 5th and a price tag of US $199 for the subsidized version.

  

Also leaked is a new video of the said device which shows off animated background wallpapers on Nexus One, running Android 2.1. Follow the steps posted here if you fancy getting these animated wallpapers on your Motorola Droid. [Thanks to niwasiuk for the tip!]


Check out the twit vid:
http://www.twitvid.com/5315F

HTC HD2 2.01 ROM for T-Mobile US Leaks in the Wild!

We informed you about the new and upcoming T-Mobile US ROM for HTC HD2, which hinted towards a possible US release of the said device. And now it seems like the ROM has been leaked, and is available for download. Beware though as this ROM is for T-Mobile US only and it may have issues working properly with carriers outside United States.

A user of XDA who tested it on HD2 left his first impressions on the ROM as follows.

1- it’s a test rom
2- it’s branded by t-mobile
3- it seems fast as 1.61
4- I’ve got problem with data connection, maybe because of its american nature
5- I’m going back to 1.61, waitin’ for a future release

You can grab the bits posted here on MobileTechWorld for testing purposes only.

Exclusive: first Google Phone / Nexus One photos, Android 2.1 on-board

Well here you have it folks, honest-to-goodness pics of the Google Phone... AKA, the Nexus One. As you can see by the photos, the design of the device is largely similar to those we've seen, but the graphic on back is slightly different, and that piece of tape is covering a QR code (how very Google of them). Just like we've heard before, the updated OS features new 3D elements to the app tray, as well as an extended amount of homescreens, though it looks like the lock screen / mute is the same as in Android 2.0.1. Additionally, there's now a new grid icon at the bottom of the homescreen, which when pressed brings up a webOS card-style preview of all homescreen pages -- which raises some interesting possibilities. Apparently there's been a new software update for the device pushed tonight, and sure enough the phone is identified as the Nexus One on the system info page. Quite clearly this device is running on T-Mobile, and is also using WiFi, so there's two other questions you've got answers to. The phone also appears to come loaded up with Google Navigation (a bit of a no-brainer) and the brand-spanking-new Google Goggles. Hardware wise, the Nexus does look incredibly thin and sleek, and while there's not a slew of buttons (those four up front are clearly touch sensitive), there is a dedicated volume rocker along the side. Oh, and note this... no HTC logo anywhere to be found. We'll update the post as / if we get more info, but for now, feast your eyes on the gallery below!
Update: One item of interest. In the packaging there's a quick start guide which points users to a "questions" page at google.com/phone/support. The page is a dead end right now, but it certainly gets an eyebrow raise from us. If there is a real Google Phone in the offing, that seems a likely landing page for support.

Update 2: In case you're interested, here's Android 2.1's boot animation for Nexus One. Eerily familiar, no?

[Thanks, RD]

Google Phone / Nexus One exclusive photos

HTC HD2 Coming to T-Mobile US

The upcoming version 2.0.1 ROM for HTC HD2 has revealed, that HTC HD2 could finally be heading to the United States on T-Mobile in the first half of 2010. The files and folders dumped from .nbh file has definite references in the form of a folder named “TMOUS”, which points to a T-Mobile US version of the said device. HTC HD2 was released in Europe and Asia in October of this year for a retail price of approx. US $800 for the unlocked version.

HTC HD2, which was previously codenamed as Leo is powered by Windows Mobile 6.5 and is the first Windows phone to feature multi-touch support through HTC Sense (aka HTC TouchFLO 3D 2.5). The device features a massive 4.3 inches capacitive display, and is powered by the 1Ghz Snapdragon processor. Full specs of the device can be found here. [via WMExperts]

For those of you who don’t know, HTC HD2 which was previously codenamed as Leo is powered by Microsoft’s newly released Windows Mobile 6.5 and is the first Windows phone to feature multi-touch support through HTC Sense (aka HTC TouchFLO 3D 2.5). Hardware wise, HD2 is by far the most powerful phone available in the market with Qualcomm’s new 1Ghz Snapdragon mobile processor

which delivers enough power for a great responsive and smoother end-user experience.

Microsoft is expected to show-off Windows Mobile 7 for the first time next year at Mobile World Congress in February 2010, followed by MIX Conference in March 2010.

So if you are holding off from buying this powerful handset just because it runs on Windows Mobile 6.5, Now you don’t have to since it will (according to source) be upgradable to Windows Mobile 7 for free when it comes out next year.

New Nexus One Google phone pics leaked

A lot of information about the Google Phone, which is fast becoming the talk of the town has been released recently. And now a San Francisco based blogger by the name of Cory O’Brien has managed to grab a snapshot of Nexus One. He has nicely described the device as; “Google Phone = iphone + a little extra screen and a scroll wheel. Great touch screen, and "Android"
As can be seen in the picture posted above, the device looks alot like the HTC Passion/Bravo which is also slated for early 2010 release, with a slightly bigger screen than the iPhone and one scroll button like on HTC Hero. The device does not show HTC brand on it. You may compare the two pictures; Nexus One posted above, and HTC Passion/Bravo posted below