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Nexus One Sales Start

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Google has introduced a new smartphone Nexus One. Google headquarters in Mountain View (California) was the venue of this significant event.PD*33390209

Nexus One operates the Android OS, used for several Motorola phones for quite a time now. HTC company carried out the development of this attractive device. Nexus One may become a competitor to Apple iPhone, which is now at the peak of its popularity.

After the presentation at the official website the price can be seen – it makes $ 530. As Google representatives declared, they will take all the responsibility for Nexus One sales. The new device should help to make a further step in distribution of Android software.

Nexus One is equipped with ARM-Qualcomm 8250 processor with a CPU clock of 1 GHz, 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, GPS-receiver supporting A-GPS. Nexus One supports the memory card microSD format. A digital compass, accelerometer, proximity sensor and ambient light can be mentioned among extra features of the device.

Nexus One is currently on sale only in the USA. Distribution of Nexus One in Europe is scheduled for spring.

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New SDK Version – Android 2.0 (Eclair) – Announced to be Released in November.

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

New SDK version – Android 2.0 (Eclair) – was announced to be released in November.Android-_SDK_20

Android 2.0 is a base platform for Android gadgets. Mobile phones for this platform are expected to come to market in November, 2009. The latest release offers new performance capabilities both for users and developers.
For developers, Android SDK is presented as a downloadable component Android SDK including wholly compatible Android libraries and system image, alongside with the set of skins for the emulator. The platform is fully compatible and doesn’t require any third-party libraries.

SDK introductions:

Bluetooth – Switching on/off, connecting to remote devices via RFCOMM, sending/receiving data support.
Accounts manager – centralized accounts manager for secure storage and access to tokens and passwords
Other – new themes system, new wallpaper manager.
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New Android 1.6 (Donut) SDK Release

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Android sdk 1.6

Google has announced the release of the package Android 1.6 (Donut) SDK for Android application development, it is already available for download. As expected, the new version 1.6 of the Android operating system  is not a major upgrade, but still includes several new features. They are reflected in the SDK. For instance, cellular CDMA standard and several new display resolution support, including QVGA and WVGA,  appears. Also gestural control, the function of converting text to speech (text-to-speech) and integration with the Quick Search panel “Quick Search Box” are available.

The Android developers note that the new version of the Android operating system provides a quicker operation of built-in camera, plus several enhancements were made to the Android Market operation. It is assumed that the first devices based on Android 1.6 will come to market in October.

Android SDK 1.6

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