February 11th, 2010Google Nexus Phone
Google nexus phone is a smartphone and it is the latest innovation from Google that has the capability to use open source mobile operating system namely Android. Actually the device is made by a Taiwan manufacturing company. It was first officially launched by Google on January 5, 2010. Its prime motive is to give competition to Apple’s dominant iphone in the market. This smartphone is thinner than the iphone and can be easily used with Gmail, Google calendar and Google contacts. This gadget has some added features which put it on the top from the other smartphones. This smartphone has got the feature that can translate voice to text and voice directions while you are driving. It has got dual microphones which has got the abilities to cancel the distortions. Adding to its features this smartphone has got a powerful processor, high resolution camera and the last but not the least is that it has got the latest version of Google’s Android software.
Before I get to the iPhone apps of the week, I want to share with you an interesting tidbit I read over at AppleInsider regarding the long-awaited Mac tablet. It’s one of those cloak-and-dagger-type stories, where an unnamed, (possibly) credible source made a mysterious phone call to an editor about new hardware from Apple. It all sounds kind of fishy to me, but the source apparently described how he had been at a meeting with Apple and had handled what looked like an iPhone (touch screen, black back panel, home button, and all), except it had a 10-inch screen. The speculation is that it would be priced somewhere between the top-end iPhone and the MacBook and would become available in the beginning of 2010. Though this is one of the many Apple rumors floating around (there are always so many!), I can’t help but think the Apple tablet would be the perfect product for Steve Jobs’ return. I think he would try to come back with something big, and the Apple tablet has been on a lot of people’s wish lists for a long time. Steve is expected to return for the annual September event (usually used for iPod or iTunes updates), so the timing is probably off for the Apple tablet, unfortunately. With that said, Apple has certainly surprised us before. While we wait to find out what’s in store next for new Apple hardware, have a look at this week’s apps.
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True, it’s not the first app offering turn-by-turn driving instructions for the iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS — but it is from TomTom, an industry heavy-weight that is finally delivering on years of rumor and speculation. After starting with New Zealand a few hours ago, the iTunes App Store is now populated with region specific TomTom apps for NZ ($95), Australia ($80), US and Canada ($100), and Western Europe ($140). If that sounds expensive… it is; dedicated TomTom navigators start at $120. In other words, this isn’t one of those knee-jerk 99 cent App Store purchases. Naturally, that price does not include the announced TomTom iPhone car kit (rumored to cost £113.85 (about $194) with bundled mapping software) that mounts and charges your iPhone 3G or 3GS while enhancing its GPS performance, speaker, and microphone. Our advice: wait for the reviews before dedicating your non multi-tasking iPhone to the dashboard for navigation duties.