Launched in Dec 2010 the Nexus S is the first device to run Android 2.3 Gingerbread straight out of the box. The Internet is buzzing with rumours that Samsung is all set to bring the Nexus S to India. The device may be priced between Rs. 27,000 to Rs. 30,000 and is expected to launch in the first half of April 2011.
For those of you who cannot wait for Samsung to launch it, can check out Flipkart.com. They claim to have the device already in stock for Rs. 27,999.
Some of the specifications of the Google Nexus S are:
Multi-touch input controls
Accelerometer sensor
Three-axis gyro sensor
3.5 mm audio jack
512 MB RAM
Memory: 16GB internal, expandable via microSD, up to 32GB
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Wireless LAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n , DLNA
Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
USB v2.0 microUSB
CAMERA: 5 mega-pixel, 2560 x 1920 pixels, autofocus, LED flash ,Geo-tagging, touch focus
Secondary VGA camera
OS: Android OS, v2.3 Gingerbread
CPU: ARM Cortex A8 1GHz processor
GPS with A-GPS support
MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
After announcing a new CEO and a partnership with Microsoft, Nokia is all set to change the way it looks too. The omnipresent Nokia Sans font is all set to be replaced by Nokia's new typeface, Nokia Pure.
You may recognise Nokia Sans as the font which reads "Nokia - Connecting People" in the Nokia logo. The Nokia Pure typeface has rounder letters, that are supposed to create better legibility on small screen devices. So far the font has just been seen on posters presented by Nokia and will soon become visible on millions of Nokia mobile phones.
Nokia developed the font with London-based typographic designer Bruno Maag, founder and MD of Dalton Maag. "It was a balancing act," admits Bruno Maag on Nokia brand book blog. "An elegantly simple typeface that doesn't draw attention to itself but is still distinctive and different. For me, it's the rhythm of the typeface and the relationship between characters that's critical. After all, when it's set in Arabic, you still need to know that it's Nokia, and this is achieved by creating a recognisable rhythm."
The new font will come in three variants - light, regular and bold.
A week after the launch of its desktop cousin, Mozilla has launched the full version of Firefox 4 for Android and Maemo. The mobile version of the browser possesses many features of its desktop counterpart and is available in more than 10 languages.
One of the key new features is the ability of the browser to synchronize the desktop and mobile device browsers. The users can now sync, history, bookmarks, open tabs and passwords between the desktop and Android device browsers.
Mozilla blog claims, "Firefox is up to three times faster than the stock browser on Android. Major enhancements to the JavaScript engine make everything from page load speed to graphics to overall performance snappy in Firefox."
The blog also states, "Firefox for mobile is built on the same technology platform as the desktop version. With modern Web technologies like HTML5, developers can build rich, interactive applications and websites."
But all is not good. In our initial tests, the browser did not support Adobe Flash, though we had the plugin installed on the device that we tested it on. So, as of now if you want to use Flash on your Android phone, please stick to your default browser.
Also, this version of Firefox only supports ARM 7 series processors. Devices like Google Nexus One, Samsung Galaxy S and Samsung Galaxy Tab are supported. But, popular devices like HTC Wildfire, LG Optimus, HTC Hero, Motorola Backflip, HTC Legend, Samsung Galaxy 3/5/Ace, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini/ Mini Pro and X8 are not supported. Visit https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Platforms/Android to check out the full list of supported and unsupported devices.
