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The guys at Swedroid did an awesome job testing Google Nexus S.

During the in-depth test we can see the curved SuperAMOLED display and side by side outdoor video test versus HTC Desire HD. The build quality is on the DHD side, but SuperAMOLED outperforms any other display on the smartphone market today. Check out the video below and the excellent review at Swedroid.

Google has just released a new version of YouTube application for Android. Some of the new features are: In-page playback: you can read the video description, browse related, rate or flag videos without having to interrupt video playback. Posting comments: you can post a comment while the video is playing, just like on the desktop website. Subscription updates: we've made it easier to access new videos from your subscriptions. If you are signed into your account, you will see all your subscription updates right on the home screen of the app. New full-screen UI: To enter full-screen mode simply rotate the phone. The new player controls make it easier to seek within the video, and you can pause or resume the playback by just tapping on the screen.

This new version works on Froyo and above and applies to 43% of Android users that have it. A good move from Google to update apps regardless of the system updates.

Check out the video demonstration on Nexus S.

Source: IntoMobile

It is a fine day for all the geeks, as new Android phone is unveiled by Google. It is manufactured by Samsung, and it features impressive specifications and unique curved display. If runs new Android 2.3 Gingerbread and features Super AMOLED display along with near field communication.

Be sure to check out the official page. Check out the official press photos provided by Samsung in the following gallery.

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If rumors on internet are true, we can expect that new Google Nexus 2 will be built by Samsung having 4 inch AMOLED display, front facing camera and look more slick than Nexus One.

Google is supposedly trying to build video chat into Android 2.3 Gingerbread using the Google Talk. We can expect that it will be running official Android 2.3 Gingerbread with no TouchWiz UI. Other features and exact features are unknown. Gizmodo has provided a mockup with profile picture of the phone. We should wait for official announcement on November 8th

Until then more info at  unwired or gizmodo.

Recent post from the Guardian's Technology Blog has a graphic representation of all current and completed lawsuits in the mobile business. Interesting stuff, so we guess suing is a big hit nowadays.

Microsoft, the world's largest software company, claims that Motorola infringes nine of its patents in mobile phones  running Google's Android operating system; specifically, email, contacts and calendar synchronisation, scheduling meetings and notifying applications of changes in signal and battery strength. The increasingly-popular Android software is also at the heart of a legal battle between Oracle and Google, while Nokia is embroiled in a long-running legal battle against Apple, and Apple is separately suing manufacturer HTC. Manufacturers have become quick off the mark in launching legal action against rivals, owing to a dynamic smartphone market across continents. 

Check out the rest of the article here

The era of WYSIWYG mobile development has just begun. App Inventor is another cool free Google Labs product that enables anyone to start making Android applications with a couple of clicks. With no programming skills whatsoever, only good idea can be sufficient for the success of the application.

An application is born just by combining building blocks and arranging components on the screen. We suppose that this will boost the growth of Android Market even faster. So, what are you waiting for, check out this location and apply for the App Inventor.

There have been a lot of rumors regarding the new high-end Android phone from Motorola. There are couple of possible scenarios:

• Motorola Shadow will be known as the Droid 2 and become the Google (Nexus) Two,
• Motorola Shadow will be known as Google Nexus Two and won't have physical keyboard, while the near-identical Droid 2 will have keyboard,
• There is no Shadow

As far as the specs go:

• 4.3" capacitive screen, 480×854 resolution,
• QWERTY keyboard,
• 8MP Auto Focus camera,
• Android 2.2 Froyo OS, Moto Blur with 7 home screens,
• 1080p video playback via mini HDMI jack,
• 720p video recording,
• TI OMAP 3630, with PowerVR SGX530 GPU
• 512MB RAM,
• GPS, FM, Accelerometar, Digital Compass

More info to follow…

Source: [phandroid]

Google's Gesture Search application for Android is finally out. It enables you to quickly find a contact, bookmark, application or music track simply by drawing alphabet gestures on your device's screen.

Sadly, it is only working on Android 2.0 and up, supports only English language, and according to some user comments, is available only on selected Markets. If you can't find it on Market available in your country, you can try to use Market Enabler application, but only if your device is rooted.

Source: Google Labs via Android and Me

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As we witnessed ourselves, Google has been giving away free Nexus One phones for all registered atendees at Android Developers Lab's technical conferences at Mobile World Congress. While we are entering this text Nexuses are being unboxed and a bunch of people are walking trough Barcelona with grey new phones and pink X signs on their hands.

Way to go, Google!

The reason ai.rs blog does not do classic unboxing videos lies in the fact that the phones we get are in the test/sample phases, and we get them for couple of hours. Nexus One unboxing you're about to see will knock you out

Via Engadget