Google Nexus S Price Drop

The Google Nexus S can now be bought for £429.95 SIM free as opposed to £549-95p last week. This is available from the Carphone Warehouse who are offering the Google Nexus S on O2 and Vodafone for £429.95 SIM free and £549-95p on Orange and T-Mobile. Included in all four deals is a free £10 top-up.

The price on contract also seems to have dropped. The best deal from O2 is now £30 per month with an 18 month contract. You get 300 minutes of calls on any network anytime, unlimited texts with the Google Nexus S coming free and comes in black only.

So the question is do you buy the Google Nexus S, the world's first smartphone to come with Android 2.3 ( Gingerbread ) now or do you wait for another price drop?.

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Google Nexus Tablet Underway

A news source has suggested that Google is planning to make an Android Tablet with LG Electronics. It is believed it will be sold as a Google branded tablet and would run the latest version of Android 3.0 Honeycomb - but will be specially fine tuned for the new Google tablet.

The Russian news blogger, Eldar Murtazin, further blogs that the new tablet is likely to be called Google Nexus Tablet and is likely to be ready to buy this Autumn. No specification details were currently available.

LG would seem a good partner for Google as LG has its Optimus Pad ( pictured above ) already fully developed and ready to go on sale soon. This also runs Android 3.0 Honeycomb so LG would be an experienced partner for Google.

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Google Nexus S Available In White

It seems that white smartphones are a "hot trend" at the moment with a number of white versions of mobiles being confirmed.

The addition of the White iPhone 4 on both Three and Orange's websites suggests that we may finally see its long anticipated release. LG has also confirmed the release of a White Optimus 2X in Korea.

The latest White mobile announced is the Google Nexus S. A White version has been confirmed for release in Germany thanks to a leak. The leak , which was brought to you by bestboyz.de, shows a picture of the mobile and suggests it will be launching soon.

However, the White Nexus S isn't a full white mobile and just features a white back and still has a black front. Still it looks quite cool with the design reminiscent of a penguin.

We don't know whether the White version will make it to UK shores, but we don't see any reason why it shouldn't.

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Android 2.2 Available On Google Nexus One

Google has started rolling out its Android 2.2 (Froyo) operating system on the Google Nexus One.

Currently, it seems only certain batches of the mobile have received the update over the air, but over the next few days / weeks it’s expected that every Google Nexus One will be updated to Android 2.2.

Users can manually download the update, but we recommend waiting because it could be that Google are ensuring compatibility with each batch before releasing the update.

Android 2.2 brings vast speed improvements to both internet browsing and general usage. It’s thought it can be up to 5 times faster than Android 2.1 with CPU heavy processes. It also enables the memory to be managed more efficiently improving performance, as well as reliability.

New features of Android 2.2 include a new tips widget for the home-screen to assist you in personalising your home-screens. Security is also improved, with the option to use alpha-numeric passwords to unlock your mobile.
It also enables the video camera to take advantage of the LED flash so you can shoot night time videos.

Another impressive improvement is the ability to turn your Google Nexus One into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. This enables you to share your internet connection with other devices!

Finally, it adds multiple keyboard languages that can easily be changed with a swipe of the space bar. This is especially useful for those frequently speak in two different languages.

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