Showing posts with label Google. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Google. Show all posts

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Nexus One v/s iphone


Nexus One v/s iphone
Google launched its own Google branded Super phone “Nexus One”. After announcement the phone go for a sale on their site and you can chose between two option subsidized from T-Mobile for $179 ($20 cheaper than the iPhone) or $529 without a carrier. Apple iPhone is a strong competitor for Nexus One.
Comparison B/w iPhone and Nexus One.

# Price: The iPhone cost to some extent more than the Nexus One ($199 vs. $179 with contract; $599 vs. $529 without), but when the unlimited voice and data plans for the respective phones are factored in, the Nexus One costs $610 less per year.
Apple iPhone Specification
apple iphone spec


# Battery: The Nexus One has a longer battery life (7 hours of talk time versus 5). The battery is also removable, so can be replaced if it fails. The Nexus One also has a detailed battery meter which tells the user what features are using battery power.

# Storage Capacity: The iPhone has two versions, one with 16GB of storage and another with 32GB, while the Nexus One comes with 4GB, but is expandable to 32GB. The iPhone's memory is not expandable.

# Carrier: Where the iPhone is tied to one carrier (AT&T -- at least currently), Google is selling the Nexus One directly and can be used with any compatible carrier (Verizon and T-Mobile offer the phone at a subsidized price to those who agree to carry a contract).
Google Nexus One Specification
Nexus One Specification

# Camera: The Nexus One has a higher resolution camera (5 megapixels versus 3).

# Dictation: The Nexus One has a built-in transcription feature with an accuracy of around 90%. Although iPhone users can utilize the Dragon Dictation app, users have to copy and paste the results into other programs.

# App Store: The iPhone App Store has over 120,000 apps versus the 16,000 apps available for the Android OS. However, the Android Market offers easier approval for developers and could rapidly increase its numbers.

# Keyboard: The Nexus One has a period on the main screen of the touch keyboard making some typing easier and offers five auto-complete suggestions versus the one that the iPhone offers.

# Multitasking: The iPhone only allows one program to run at a time, while the Nexus One allows multitasking.

Nexus One vs iPhone 3GS vs Droid vs Pre: The Definitive Comparison
Nexus One vs iPhone 3GS vs Droid vs Pre: The Definitive Comparison

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Google Nexus One

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Most awaited device of year Google phone may be launching in January 2010. Google announced media event for its most awaited android Cellphone. Google on Tuesday sent out invitations for a January 5 "Android press gathering" at their Mountain View, Calif. Campus, California. It’s a first Cellphone which is directly sold by Internet giant Google.


nexus one
Nexus One is code name of Google phone and it is unlocked phone and directly sold on Google website. Cellphone is worked on GSM networks and Google has calibration with T-mobile you can purchase Nexus one at subsidized price of 180$ USD or otherwise you have to pay 530$ USD.
Google phone uses Android operating system which is launched by Google in month of October 2009.
Nexus one
Expected Features Of Nexus One:
Extremely thin
Good Looking
4 GB micro-SD card
battery capacity is 1400 mAh
OLED Screen
3G works on T-Mobile USA
EDGE supported
Unlocked Phone
Super snappy! Faster than the Droid…
Multitouch Features disabled both in browser and Google maps
No dedicated camera key
Trackball can be used to focus
Low-light performance is decent, but the flash is weak
Calls are routed the normal way, not using data (VoIP), and sound fine
The home screen is divided into 5 panes
Using a micro-USB connector for data/power

Monday, December 14, 2009

Google Phone

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Internet Giant Google is ready to enter in Cell phone market by launching Google Phone which is Android base. Google is preparing their own branded cell phone that they will trade through resellers. Google Phone’s official name is Nexus One and will launch in early 2010. Android 2.1 is supported by Google Phone and maybe it is unlocked phone which is great thing for user.

 Android OS that makes some application unusable is embedded with G Phone. Phone is manufactured by HTC but there are lots of inputs from Google.
Price: 600-750$
google phone
Nexus One runs on a Snapdragon chip, has a super high-resolution OLED touchscreen, is thinner than the iPhone, has no keyboard, and two mics. The mic on the back of the phone helps abolish background noise, and it also has a “weirdly” large camera for a phone.
google phone

Specification:

  • Software: Android2.1
  •  Hardware: HTC
  • Launch date: Rumored January 2010
  • Tweets describe it as “an iPhone on beautifying steroids.”
  • Google designed the entire user experience
  • Google will sell the phone online, unlocked

google phone
Key Features:

  • Touch screen
  • 3MP camera
  • Customizable home screen
  • One-click Google Search
  • Video playback
  • 3G network and Wi-Fi access
  • QWERTY keyboard
  • Gaming Quality Graphics
  • ’Push’ Search, For VCAST-Like Music And Video
  • Actually lite weight web browser
  • Real speech recognition apart from voice dialing
  • A GPS cell phone
google phone

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Try Google Chrome os



Internet Giant Google  launched chrome os but its open source which is available for download and you can test it and customized according to your requirement. Full version may be launched in first quarter of 2010.

You need a virtual box software which is free and available for Macs, PCs, and Linux. First of all you need a image of chrome os and you can download it from this torrent . In mac you don’t need any software to extract it but in windows you need Win Rar. After downloading chrome you will need virtual box for whatever os you are running on. For installing google chrome os you can register (or decline).

You will be met with a screen like this.

Press Next


For operating system select whatever you have os and its version.


Choose how much memory to allocate to this virtual machine.

You don’t want to create a new hard disk, instead, you want to use an existing hard disk. Don’t choose one from the drop down menu either — you’re going to want to hit the folder icon just to the right of that to enter the ‘virtual media manager









click to add

Now you have to find the Chrome OS image you downloaded earlier.






Press Select



Make sure ‘use existing hard disk’ is checked and hit next



Press Finish



Press start. may be screen go black but for a few sec only



Once you’re in, you’ll see a splash screen for ‘Chromium’ . To login, you’ll need to enter a valid Google Account
 ID.



Its like a google chrome browser but its different from chrome. It provide bookmark manager, battery lifeindicator and option menu. 








Enjoy New Google Chrome Os



Friday, November 20, 2009

11 Facts about Google Chrome os

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Internet Giant Google launched its much awaited operating system Google chrome os but its not for user perspective its for developer and manufacturer. Anyone can download , test and customized it. key feature of Google chrome os is open source. When complete version is launch it will be available on netbooks with supporting hardware. According to Google its a completely new approach to os world.
Google chrome os is an operating system that contain web browser or a Web browser that contains operating system.
Chrome os
  1. Availability:- On Wednesday Google launched chrome os but its open source development project. It means hardware manufactures and developers can download , compile and install code.
  2. Applications are web Application:- All application you use is web application means there are no desktop application but third party application also work if they provide web application. Your current applications CDs are useless with chrome os. 
  3. Chrome Browser is part of Chrome os:- Google browser chrome is a part of operating system.
  4. Easy Access to Application: you can add shortcut to website on toolbar. Google tries to launch application as fast as possible. You can add tab and your application a click away.
  5. panel are persistent:- Google chrome allow user to play music in bg (background mode), play video and interact with storage media.
  6. Google Chrome os will be Up-to Date :- windows recommended user to turn on their updates but not every user does it. Google chrome automatically updated to new version.
  7. Repair Itself :- As we all know main aspect of Google chrome are speed ,security and simplicity. To achieve security Google use some new technologies like if it detect malware , infection or just a bit, chrome will get an updated version.
  8. Data is Always Secure:- you don’t need to worry about your data. Your data is always stored on cloud. 
  9. No Hard-disk :- there is any need of hard drive Google works on OEMS to create reference design. Application launching time will be 3 second and boot-up time will be  7 second.
  10. Not ordinary pc :- Google have concern about small affordable laptops , netbooks  and   focus on 802.11n connectivity.
  11. Chrome os will work offline :- Google tries to explorer offline capabilities and supporting some kind of offline storage. Games and media files can be run on offline mode that’s Google Promise.