As we anticipated over the weekend, Vodafone will begin selling the Nexus One from today. In a move echoing its original release in the US, it’s only going to be available online.
Good news for all you Android lovers: Vodafone has confirmed via Twitter that it will be releasing the Google-developed Nexus One Android phone (the one the rest of the world got back in January). No details on pricing (or potential lock-in) yet, but we’re promised more details next week. [Vodafone]
Want to try out the neat new stuff in Android 2.2, a.k.a. FroYo? if you went the import path, try these instructions to download a 2.2 update, install it, and get Flash up and running.
Nexus One owners should receive an over-the-air update soon that brings multitouch gestures, a better Maps app and improved 3G connectivity. “Soon” is relative, though. If you’re tired of waiting, a five-minute, legitimate procedure can update your phone right now.
It isn’t officially available in Australia, but we figured you’d want to know anyway for future reference: Nexus One users are getting an over-the-air update on their phones, starting today, that will bring multi-touch, pinch-to-zoom functionality to the device.
It might suck that Google’s Nexus One phone isn’t being sold to Australia, but there’s an upside of sorts: where the phone is available, customers are finding Google’s email-based support for the device a little lacking.
The new Nexus One is a sleek, awesome handset, but the most important ingredient in touchscreen smartphones is software. The screen is just a canvas that software paints on, and Android 2.1 is a work of art.
Once it emerged that Google’s Nexus One wouldn’t be on sale locally, it was inevitable that some people would try and turn a quick profit on eBay. ZDNet reports that Nexus One phones are already showing up on eBay at prices of $1,000 or more. Quite aside from the risks of buying any phone overseas, that seems a stupidly large amount of money. [ZDNet]
Google’s new Nexus One phone has been all over the news today, but the news for Aussies isn’t all that good: you can’t buy the phone direct from Google right now, and the only commitment the Big G will make to a release date is “soon”.
Our siblings-in-tech over at Gizmodo are live at Google’s Nexus One event, so if you’re eager to see what Google’s got in store today, join them now — the event’s just begun. [Gizmodo]
