The big screen display is a TFT LCD one with multi-touch option and 800 x 480 WVGA resolution. Streak dimensions are quite big for a phone and maybe that’s why it is called the “tablet phone”. It measures 152.9 mm with 79.1 mm wide and has 220 grams and could become one of the heaviest modern phone. Three buttons are located near the screen, Home, Menu and Back.

A 5 megapixel camera is located at the back side of the phone and has auto-focus + dual LED flash, while on the front is a secondary one, VGA type.

Android 1.6 comes installed on the phone, but in the future Froyo 2.2 update will be available. The processor has 1GHz  and it is made by Qualcomm and the RAM or ROM store 512 Mb of memory. Each new device will have 2Gb internal memory(for system & applications files only), but microSD card slot is available(up to 32Gb).

Microsoft Exchange, Google Voice or the social networks apps(Twitter, Facebook, YouTube) are all integrated. If you still want more applications you can do that by accessing Android Marketplace(there are over 38.000).

Connectivity couldn’t let us down on a such a big phone and 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, 3.5 mm jack, HDMI output and microUSB are all available. Gps is also featured and comes with e-compass and Google Maps application(turn-by-turn navigation, street and satellite views).

The Dell Streak was designed with the future in mind and will support over-the-air updates including platform upgrades, Adobe Flash 10.1 on Android™ 2.2 later this year, video chat applications and other software innovations.

Dell Streak phone tablet is available from June 2010 at O2 UK and has an estimated price around £399(without contract).

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Even if we weren’t there, we will feature two of the most interesting things that occurred:  Android 2.2 Froyo and later, Google TV.

The event begun with a small presentation of what Android operating system means these days: there are over 60 compatible devices, 21 OEMs, 48 countries, 59 carriers that use it. Each day, over 100.000 activations are made and Google is now on the second place after RIM on US smartphone sales market. Android Market hosts now over 50.000 apps ready to be downloaded and thanks to 180,000 developers this number will be always modified.

Next, to understand better what changes bring Android 2.2 (Froyo), five of the most interesting features will be discussed:

• Speed

By adding JIT compiler to Froyo’s Dalvik virtual machine, Google managed to raise the speed to 2x-5x. A demo game was presented on two devices to see the differences between Eclair and Froyo updates and the last update reached 41 fps while the oldest only 29 fps.

• Enterprise

There are over 20 new features available in Froyo for corporate users:  auto-discovery, security policies, global address books, remote wipe, etc. Device admin API will also be supported and you will be able to backup your device if you plan to move to another one.

• Services

A demo about Cloud-to-device Messaging API feature was presented. If you ever wanted to sent Google Maps Navigation directions from PC to the Android phone, now thanks to this feature, it is possible. Tethering and Hotspots will be available on the new OS and this means that your phone can act as a hotspot for other devices that would like to connect.

• Browser

Because JavaScript loads 2x to 3x faster, Froyo browser will be one of the fastest mobile browser. Google is working hard to ensure that the future browsers will be able to use the camera, accelerometer thanks to some well designed APIs. Voice recognition will understand you better when you will want to call someone or just translate a text into another language.

One of the most expected browser feature was the support for Flash 10.1. It seams “much nicer [to work with Adobe] than just saying no.”

• Market

Google announced new features for Android Market: find apps more easily, search inside apps, move apps to SD card and auto-update all and all are available on 2.2 Froyo. If an app crashes of causes an error, a feedback report can be sent directly to the developer and announce him what happened. This way, developers can view complete back end data, find out the problem and fix it.

So, to wrap it up the new improvements Android v2.2 Froyo get are pretty cool and seem to outclass Windows Phone 7 or  iPhone 4.0 new OS.

The phone will have a 4-inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display(long description, but this is it) with 480 x 800 pixel resolution and 16M colors. Multi-touch is supported.

A 5 megapixel camera device equipped with autofocus host the back part of the phone. Photos are taken with a maximum resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels(Self shot, Action shot, Add me, Stop motion, Cartoon shot, Smile shot, Panorama shot)while HD videos are shoot in 720p(@30fps). Behind the back cover is a Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery.

Now let’s see some inside features: 1Ghz processor and Android v2.1 as operating system will do it. Internal memory has 8/16Gb, but microSD card is supported(up to 32Gb). Android Market is waiting you with more than 30.000 apps.

Other Key Features:

• Daily Briefing: Offers instant access to weather, news, stocks, and the scheduler.
• All Share: Enables inter-device connectivity via DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) technology.
• Home Cradle: Enables use as a digital photo frame, table clock, calendar, and music station.
• Write and go: Jot down an idea first and later decide on a format such as SMS/ MMS, email, calendar or memo.
• Swype: Provides fast and easy way to input text on screen while on-the-move.
• ThinkFree: Apps to view and edit Microsoft Office 2007 documents.
• Smart Alarm: Wakes up with a natural alarm sound and automatically turned-on display light.

Connectivity is on top with some of latest innovations: GPRS, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, Usb v2.0 and Gps with A-Gps support. Stereo FM radio with RDS is also included through the 3.5 mm headset.

We finish our work here and announce that Samsung I9000 Galaxy S will be out sometime this year(2010), but a price has not been yet revealed.

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Motorola has manged to enhance on this model a new feature called MotoBlur. As they say, MotoBlur is a new feature that “automatically delivers your messages, posts, tweets, pics and contacts directly to you without having to open multiple apps”. To deliver the best social results, a reverse flip QWERTY keyboard has been added behind the screen.

As we observe in the picture, the new phone has 3.1-inches TFT capacitive touchscreen display and 256K colors.

Sliding the phone to the left side will unveil the QWERTY backflip keyboard, which is divided in 4-rows and include also a 5 megapixel camera device(with autofocus and LED flash). Above the keyboard is the 3.5 mm and the on/off power button, while the camera shutter key is on right side(when the keyboard is not unfolded). Under the back case is a 1400 mAh Li Ion battery that will provide up to 315 hrs in standby mode.

Backflip comes with Android 1.5 and can be updated to 2.1 version according to Motorola. Despite the enhance of the social networks, the MotoBlur user interface also features photo sharing(Picasa, Photobucket, MySpace, Facebook).

The phone has the more than enough connectivity features: 3G, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi, microUSB. Gps is available through A-Gps support and the following applications can help you if you plan to use it: Google Maps, Google Latitude, Google Maps Street View, eCompass, AT&T Navigator, AT&T Maps. Other apps can be downloaded from the Android Market.

Phone will be available worldwide from March 2010 at an estimated price of $350 and each unit will ship with a 2Gb microSD card.

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Probably one important event which captures our attention in the beginning of the year is the release of Google first mobile phone, called Nexus One. You remember that next year we’ve analyzed some of the coolest gadgets including iPhone, Motorola Droid, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and so on, but this new phone just made official by Google will be on 2010 newspapers and blogs. These days Google made this rumour official on their website all specifications and features of the phone, including an order page in case you want to buy it (who doesn’t?). We will offer you an update…let’s say a review made with official specs.

The Android phone comes with a 3.7-inches touchscreen display and supports 800 x 480 pixels resolution. Google claims the contrast rate is 100,000:1 and the response rate-1ms. As main features we remember the accelerometer and digital compass.

Phone seems thinner, but a little longer than than iPhone having: 119 x 59.8 x 11.5 mm. It weights 135 grams with the included battery. By the way, the battery has 1400mAH one capable of lasting 10 hours in talk time or 290 hours in standby mode.

On the back we have a 5 megapixel device camera equipped with autofocus, led flash and 2x digital zoom. Videos arecaptured at 720×480 pixels (@20fps).

On the top side of the phone we have the power/sleep button and 3.5 mm jack, while on the bottom is situated the microUSB port and the mic hole. Volume rocker buttons are on the left s ide of the phone.

Android 2.1(Eclair) is the operating system version and the processor is a Qualcomm QSD 8250 having 1 GHz. Nexus one comes with 512Mb memory(both internal and RAM) and a 4 Gb microSD card, but it supports up to 32Gb in case you want to extend it.

Google phone offers plenty connectivity features: GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 and microUSB. Gps is also available through A-Gps receiver.

As Google say on google.com/phone you can buy the phone with $529.99(unlocked version) or you can pay $179.99 for 2-year agreement with T-Mobile.

We’ll see if it worth it!

The phone has a 3.2-inches touchscreen display and is just 11.4mm thick. Under the display we find an optical mouse and on the back is a 5 megapixel camera equipped with autofocus and a built-in flash.

Being a smartphone, the Legend comes with a Qualcomm MSM7227 600Mhz processor and Android 2.x as operating system.

Internal memory has 512MB + 256MB RAM and microSD slot supports a card up to 32GB. Battery has 1300MaH.

Other features that phone supports are: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Gps through A-Gps support, G-sensor, Digital Compass.

It is rumoured the phone will be out in March 2010, but we don’t know yet any estimated price.

If you wondered in past years, what Google will do when it will enter on mobile phones market, now you have a answer. We surfed the net today and find out that Google employees got the new Google phone, called Nexus One.

As you might guessed, the device is built with the help of HTC and looks close to an upcoming HTC model called Passion/Dragon.

The Google(Nexus One) phone comes with a 3.7″ AMOLED display, 5 megapixel camera, trackball and is fully unlocked.

The operating system seems to be Android 2.0.1 and as loaded up applications Google Navigation, Google Googles.

Google employees tweeted about this phone and said:

ZOMG we had fireworks and we all got the new Google phone. It’s beautiful.

Like an iPhone on beautifying steroids.

It is expected to be launched and sell by Google directly to consumers at the beginning of 2010.

More info’s and pics at engadget.