Korean phone maker Samsung is taking a post right beside Android giant HTC as they too are now among the only phone makers to ever come up with Google branded hardware. The original Nexus One smart phones were manufactured by HTC and possessed 3.7 inch AMOLED touch screen displays, 5 mega pixel cameras and of course, 1GHz CPUs.
The new handset from Samsung has yet to have its details revealed, but it certainly shows that the device is pretty exciting for many. Most are already speculating that the phone would have a 1GHz CPU much like the original, but it will also be packing much larger touch screen display –and since this is Samsung many are hoping for the use of super AMOLED or SLCD technology for the display.
In any case, the launch of the Nexus Two (or so many believe that this will be the device’s name) will be carried out this coming November 8 in New York, US. The launch will coincide with the US launch of Windows Phone 7 handsets (which came out locally by about a week too).
Google is also quietly developing new functions and features for the Android OS. Today sees the launch of the Places Search function on the search engine. Basically, all this does is narrow down all search results to map locations.
This may not seem like much of a big deal, but for those who actively use Street View, Google Maps and any GPS assisted travel functions, places search is a godsend. Even with all the detailed maps and other information that can be found, being able to easily type in a keyword and have Google narrow down search results is a big convenience that should not be ignored. Expect to see this function to be used quite a lot especially by those who spend plenty of time travelling around.
Tags: Google-Nexus-Two, samsung