Pssst... YouTube giving away free Nexus One phones

Yeah thats right. Super-users on the YouTube site are being sent a Nexus One for free. There is a note attached that says...

Dear YouTube Partners,

We’re pleased to present you with this gift of a Nexus One phone, the new Google-branded mobile device sold only online at google.com/phone. There are no strings attached, it’s just our gift to you for being such an important part of the YouTube Partner Program.

Hmmm... well most of us don't qualify but those people who belong to the partnership program....Wow!!!

Below is the video doing the rounds

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Google may be sued over the'Nexus One' name

The UK's Telegraph is reporting that the family of author Phillip K. Dick is set to sue Google over the Nexus One name. Isa Dick Hackett, Dick's daughter claims the name was lifted straight from her father's novel 'Do Android's dream of eclectic sheep'. This book published in 1968 and later became the basis for the movie Blade Runner features a series of robots known as Nexus 6 models. 


“In my mind, there is a very obvious connection to my father’s novel,” Isa Dick Hackett, the late author’s daughter, has gone on the record as saying. Isa Dick Hackett, the author's daughter, has sent a letter to Google demanding that it change the name of its new phone.

"Google takes first and then deals with the fallout later," Hackett told the Mail. "In my mind, there is a very obvious connection to my father's novel. People don't get it. It's the principle of it."

Google on the other hand define 'Nexus' as a word meaning where things meet. And has it's root in the ancient Greek. Google said that they used this common word based on it's original meaning and not the creation of Dick. 

Isa Hackett, daughter of author Philip K. Dick, says the Google Nexus One uses names taken from his book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Photo Courtesy Daily Mail

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Google building a Nexus One for enterprise.

Google's Andy Rubin the brain behind the android operating system speaking with All Things Digital has said that the next version of the Nexus One would be for business and enterprise. Yes the next Nexus One will have a physical keyboard. This could spell trouble for Motorola's Droid and Research in motion and their Blackberry phone's. Who already have a strong presence in the enterprise cellphone market.

nteresting. Rubin mentions that Google is working on an enterprise version of Nexus One. What would a enterprise version of Nexus One look like? Would it support exchange? It might, says Rubin. “An enterprise version might also have a physical keyboard … it might be a world phone…” But then it’s a different device,” Walt suggests. Rubin: “Yes, it would be a different SKU.”

On a further note Rubin also agreed that they are doing doing too well in their customer service department as there is only e-mail support and no phone support, and they are working on a 3-day delay in response time. We need to get better at customer support he said.

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Google phone Nexus One likely to launch on Jan 5th?

Tech websites all over the internet are abuzz with the News of the Google phone Nexus One making it's debut on Jan 5th. The much awaited phone has been much in the news and if all the news flying around is to be believed than we are going to see the new phone at a press conference on Jan 5. 


Google has scheduled a press event for Tuesday, January 5 at its Mountain View, California, headquarters. Though the company hasn’t mentioned Nexus One, the invitation mentions Android, Google’s mobile operating system for phones, and the company is widely expected to show the device that has had smartphone industry watchers buzzing for weeks.


It’s a move straight out of the Apple playbook. In January, 2007, Apple famously upstaged CES when it unveiled the first iPhone at an event in San Francisco — even as most technology journalists and executives were huddled in Las Vegas for the trade show.


Below are some specs of the phone we found on GadgetVenue

The Nexus One will be a tri-band phone (900/1700/2100 MHz) UTMS and quad-band GSM which allows it to work on the T-Mobile network in the US. Features include a 3.7 inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen that according to one person who had a look at the phone said it was the best looking screen they had seen.

The Nexus One will run Android 2.1 and be capable of transferring data at 7.2Mbps where networks support this. The processor inside the phone will be a Qualcomm Snapdragon running at a snappy 1GHz. The phone will have four illuminated soft keys primarily for Back, Menu, Home and Search. A tri-colour LED will be used in the device for notifications and charge status. Haptic feedback is to be included in the phone. Other features are the fairly standard A-GPS, Accelerometer, Light sensor and a proximity sensor along with a compass, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3.5mm headphone jack and active noise cancellation. The camera is 5 megapixels and will be capable of using the A-GPS for geotagging shots. An LED flash can be used for lighting close subjects and the phone will have 2x digital zoom. For memory the phone will have 512MB RAM and 512MB of flash memory and will include a 4GB MicroSD card with 32GB cards being supported.

This was found on TechTree

The Google Nexus One phone now has got its full specifications unveiled. TheNexus one phone is also said to be launched by T-mobile in the US but by invitation only (Sounds pretty much like what Google has done for GMail or Google Wave before).

Lets take a closer look at the phone. The Nexus One phone features tri-band (900/1700/2100 MHz) UMTS and quad-band GSM, which is compatible with T-Mobile network but does not work on AT&T’s 3G frequencies. The specs at a glance of the Nexus One are as follows:

* 3.7 inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen display
* Android 2.1
* HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 2Mbps
* Qualcomm Snapdragon (QSD 8250) processor at 1GHz
* 4 illuminated softkeys (Back, Menu, Home, Search)
* Tri-color charging and notification LED
* Haptic feedback
* Accelerometer
* Light sensor
* Proximity sensor
* A-GPS
* Digital compass
* Wi-Fi
* 3.5mm headset jack
* Active noise cancellation
* 5MP camera with autofocus, LED flash, geotagging and 2x digital zoom
* Stereo Bluetooth 2.1 (A2DP, EDR)
* 512MB Flash memory
* 512MB RAM
* 4GB MicroSD card included (supports cards up to 32GB)
* MicroUSB
* Height: 119 mm
* Width: 59.8 mm
* Depth: 11.5 mm
* Weight: 130 grams (1400 mAh battery included)
* Teflon-coated back cover

According to Engadget, the launch date of Nexus One is on January 5, 2010. It’ll be first offered by invitation and likely to be sold by T-Mobile next year for a price that is currently unknown.

This was found on Engadget

We know you're itching to get your hands on a Nexus One -- Google's managed to build buzz here the way only a couple companies in the world know how. Unfortunately, it sounds like you're going to need to cross your fingers (or pull out that eBay emergency stash) to get one out of the gate, because we've got some intel here suggesting that it'll be available only by "invitation" at first. Our tipster doesn't have information on how those invites are going to be determined, other than the fact that it's Google doing the inviting -- if we had to guess, current registered developers are a strong possibility -- but the good news, we suppose, is that T-Mobile will apparently sell the phone directly at some to-be-determined point in the future. Oh, but that's not all -- we've got specs, too. Lots of them. Here are the highlights, but follow the break for the whole shebang:

• Android 2.1


• 11.5mm thick


• 512MB RAM, 512MB ROM, 4GB microSD in-box expandable to 32GB


• 5 megapixel camera with mechanical AF and LED flash


• 
  HSPA 900 / 1700 / 2100, 7.2Mbps down and 2Mbps up -- in other words, yes to T-Mobile 3G and no to AT&T 3G, though you'll still be fine on EDGE
  


• 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED display

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Google testing it's own phone

According to people familiar with the matter it has been reported that Google is testing it's own phone and could be ready for the market as early as next year.

The phone is called "Nexus One" and will be running on Android the phone IS that Google built. Unlike the way other phones are sold. google plans to sell the phone themselves online and users will have to choose which cellular devices they would like to use for the device separately.

"In a blog post Saturday, Google wrote it was sharing a new device running its Android operating system with employees to "experiment with new mobile features and capabilities."

This move marks a new beginning for Google into the world of direct sales.

There have also been reported sightings of the device. 

"A blog post from a Google executive on Saturday morning dropped hints that the company would release a Google Android phone of its own."

The Nexus One hardware is allegedly from HTC--from the same mold as the HTC Passion. Based on the current rumors, the Nexus One runs on the blazing fast Snapdragon processor, has a super high-resolution OLED touchscreen, and will be thinner than an iPhone.

Here's a pic of the phone. Credit goes to Corey O Brien via Twitter

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