Vodafone subscribers over in the UK have something to celebrate over as reports are filtering in that Google’s Nexus One phone should be hitting Vodafone UK by the end of this month.

Source: Ubergizmo

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Rumors about just when Google’s Nexus One smartphone will hit the market have abounded for months now. The only official word from Verizon about the whole deal was that it was ‘coming soon’ and should be ready by ‘Spring 2010.’

Times of the Internet spoke to a source at Verizon who wished to remain anonymous, and this source said that the launch was ‘imminent.’ Apparently there are some legal issues holding up the launch, but these details shouldn’t be enough to delay the Verizon Nexus One for long.

“Expect it before the end of April,” said the source.

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Bouygues Telecom is the first French mobile carrier to list the Google Nexus One on its official website.

Unfortunately, Bouygues doesn’t say when exactly the Nexus One will be available – but it might happen this month, when the Google superphone should also be available via Verizon in the US, and via Vodafone in the UK.

Source: Unwired View

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Up until now, Google’s new Nexus One phone, based on the Android operating system, wasn’t available for sale to Canadians. Some people got around that by ordering a phone from Google’s website and having it sent to a U.S. address. But now Google has announced Canadians can order the Nexus One phone for delivery to Canada. It has also released a second version of its Nexus One that will work on the Rogers network in Canada. Same phone and functions as the one released earlier, just different network workings inside. The Nexus One phones are unlocked, so they’ll work on most GSM networks. That means consumers won’t necessarily be locked into a single carrier when they buy a phone. It’s a boon for travellers, who can simply switch SIM cards when they reach a new country, thereby eliminating costly global roaming fees. www.google.com/phone

Source: Vancouver Sun

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Google may be preparing to launch a stripped-down, low-cost version of its Nexus One smartphone in India, and possibly other developing markets, according to speculation on multiple Indian technology sites. The rumors appear to have originated in a tweet from a TV show producer. But irrespective of how it got started, it sure highlights the importance that Google is placing on the developing markets.

Read the full story on Venture Beat.

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Analyst firm Trefis isn’t pulling punches, saying Google can only blame itself and carrier T-Mobile for what it calls “weak” sales of the new Nexus One smartphone thus far. Trefis estimates just 80,000 of the devices were sold in the first month after they became available.

Trefis points its finger at Google for a lack of marketing effort to promote the phone and says the search giant’s Web-based storefront has thus far been inadequate.

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Wirefly Cell Phone Schmack Down: Motorola Droid vs. Google Nexus One in an epic battle of two of the hottest Android smartphones on the market. Which phone will come out on top?

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Sony Ericsson’s Chief Executive Bert Norberg has told a Swedish publication that Google wanted Sony Ericsson to build the Android-running, Snapdragon-powered smartphone, the Nexus One. As CEO Norberg revealed, Sony Ericsson had actually turned down the request, claiming that they were only loyal to Sony Ericsson and to stick with making their own in-house hardware.

Source: Android Community

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Highlight of the review of the Nexus One from JS Online:
A few weeks later I must admit, I’m not just impressed – I’m overwhelmed. I haven’t felt this way about a gadget since the original iPhone. The Nexus One isn’t just good – it’s great – a stunning production of simplicity, practicality and efficiency making it a very compelling creation.

was no delay opening, closing and using apps, whether they were Google-made or popular third-party apps such as Facebook, YouTube or dozens of others downloaded from the Android Market. Software really screams on the Nexus One, and it’s a welcome change from the sometimes seconds-long app delay on other devices.

The Nexus One is Google’s phone, and it plays extremely well with Google services. For Googlers using Gmail, Google Calendar, Gchat and the Picasa online photo album, the Nexus One pulls in information with frightening speed and efficiency after a one-time log-in.

Images stashed in Picasa appear seamlessly in the phone’s Gallery application – it takes a second to differentiate between online photos and pictures you’ve taken with the Nexus One’s 5-megapixel camera, which even has a flash!

Appointments scheduled through Nexus One’s calendar app appear instantly in the associated Google Calendar online. Even Google’s chat runs smoothly with no hint of stutter or delay.

The Nexus One also connects seamlessly to Google Voice, the company’s Web-based telecommunications service, which gives users a free phone number, voice mail tools and other features.

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Google Inc. has lowered by $200 the fee it charges customers who break a standard two-year contract for its new Nexus One phone on the T-Mobile USA Inc. network.

The Google fee was dropped to $150 from $350, but customers who break a contract on the phone will still have to pay an early termination fee of $200 to T-Mobile.

The lower “equipment recovery fee” on the Nexus One, which took effect on Jan. 4, will apply to customers who break their contract after the 14-day trial period but before 120 days. Customers who break the contract after 120 days will not have to pay any fee.

Google also lowered the equipment recovery fee for existing T-Mobile customers who upgrade to the Nexus One from another handset and then break their contract to $50 from $250.

The Nexus One phone costs $179 for customers who sign up for a two-year plan with T-Mobile, or $529 for those who purchase an unlocked phone that can be used with any GSM wireless network, including T-Mobile’s.

Read the full story on ABC news.

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