The Nexus One is introduced by Google as the next step in Android evolution and the hardware found on is really impressive to say the least. As it was rumored, it packs a giant 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 480×800 pixels. The handset is also featuring the Snapdragon chipset with a processor, clocked at 1GHz. It runs on the Android 2.1 operating system.

Just today, FCC passed the new Nexus One possible hitting to Verizon Wireless and/or Sprint. HTC PB99300 is the ID model for the Nexus One CDMA version.

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T-Mobile just recently announced its new WebConnect Rocket USB Modem capable to reach speeds up to 21Mbps while Sprint already offers WiMax service for quite a while. PCWorld has compared both services in mayor cities like Las Vegas and Philadelphia.

About the WebConnect Rocket : T-Mobile’s first HSPA+ modem is even faster than the WiMAX devices we tested. But T-Mobile needs to provide a clear picture of their service plans and network buildout before we jump on board.

About Sprint Modem : If you’re connecting with Sprint, there’s no reason to get a 3G-only modem any more. Step up to a 3G/WiMAX combo with the U301—just don’t expect too much of WiMAX.

Check the full comparison here.

Google Nexus One can have some 3G issues but it runs the latest Android OS 2.1. Google has just announced the availability of its new Google Earth compatible only with Android 2.1 phones, like the Nexus One. With a 1GHz processor, advanced 3D graphics, and Android 2.1, Nexus One packs a lot of performance in a thin package. Ever since we got our hands on one, we have been putting it through its paces, drawing complex scenes of 3D imagery, terrain, roads, and other layers, and Nexus One never misses a beat.

In addition to Nexus One, Google Earth will be available in Android Market on most devices that have Android 2.1 or later versions. So as devices such as Droid get updated to Android 2.1, others will also be able to fly to the far reaches of the globe with a swipe of their finger.

Download Google Earth for Nexus One today by searching for Google Earth in the Android Market.

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There’s been past talk of a pairing between Sprint and Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile but nothing has happened. Many observers say such as transaction would be as disastrous as the Sprint-Nextel merger because Sprint runs a CDMA network while T-Mobile uses GSM.

However, after Citigroup raised Sprint’s ratings to Buy from Hold, there are many speculations about if Sprint should merge with T-Mobile USA to compete with AT&T and Verizon Wireless.

Michael Rollins, a Citigroup analyst, sees a 55% chance of a deal that combines Sprint and T-Mobile in 2010; he thinks the key would be to simply move Sprint’s customers to T-Mobile’s networks, and eliminate the multiple networks that Sprint operates.

Why Rollins upgrade Sprint’s Ratting ? First, he said, it looks as though Sprint will stem some of its subscriber losses over the next six months; the nation’s third-largest wireless operator has bled thousands of users for the past several quarters, the potential for the company to generate OIBDA (operating income before depreciation and amortization) above Street expectations and the possibility that it will consolidate operations with T-Mobile USA. Rollins thinks Sprint and T-Mobile USA will merge within the next year. The probability, he wrote in a client memo, “has risen to around 55 percent.”

Additionally : “While the integration would be highly complex, we believe a combination could substantially increase the company’s scale for spectrum, provide a combined path to 4G and LTE services through Clearwire [Sprint, of course, is the largest holder in Clearwire], increase subscriber scale for [T-Mobile's] 3G network and provide substantial cost savings,”

“At this stage the Sprint Buy call is about operational improvement primarily, and to the extent that it relates to possible future consolidation, we are dealing in probabilities only,” Sinclair writes. He maintains a Buy rating on DT.

A while ago, Google announced the new Android 1.6 , now, the new Version 2.0 is officially announced. The new Android 2.0 “Eclair” contains two very important sections: SDK support and a comprehensive list of changes in the latest version. Here are the major changes us lay folk are going to care about:

• Support for multiple Google and Exchange accounts
• Third-party “sync adapters” allow apps to tie in to the phone’s sync services
• Quick contact menus for fast access to specific key pieces of contact information
• Unified email inbox (yes!)
• SMS and MMS search
• Text message auto-delete after a user-defined thread size is reached
• Significantly improved camera controls with white balance, macro, effects, and more
• Improved keyboard layout, dictionary, and algorithm based on multi-touch support
• Double-tap zoom in browser, support for HTML5
• Bluetooth 2.1 support with addition of OPP and PBAP profiles
• “Better” graphics hardware acceleration

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Motorola has just launched, only for T-Mobile costumers, the new Motorola Cliq or Dext for other markets. The second is the Sholes, exclusively offered by Verizon Wireless. But, we now that Motorola is planing to launch even more phones. The third  new Motorola phone (maybe Android)  is called Devour, recently passed by WiFi alliance.

We don’t have more specifications, but as soon we get it, we will share it with you.

Stay in touch.

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Just today Microsoft has announced the availability of the new Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade to some WM phones in the States.  The list? very short  but the way. HTC Dash, Snap and Touch Pro2, and the Samsung Jack and Epix.. hold on?… did they day HTC Dash 3G.? Seams the T-Mobile Dash 3G will get the upgrade soon, after the other carriers will get it first.

Only phone that run WM 6.1 can upgrade to 6.5.  Microsoft says more devices may be added at a later date. HTC is stepping up in the biggest way, with the HTC Pure, HTC Imagio, HTC Ozone and HTC Tilt 2 arriving today or in the next couple of weeks. Samsung’s also warming to WinMo with the Samsung Intrepid. As for carriers, all the majors except T-Mobile are on this bandwagon, so you’ll have AT&T, Sprint and Verizon Wireless to choose from, for now…

Probably, the HTC Touch Pro 2 for T-Mobile will get the upgrade.. cross your fingers guys!.

According to the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, specific absorption rate, or SAR, is “a way of measuring the quantity of radio frequency (RF) energy that is absorbed by the body.” For a phone to pass FCC certification and be sold in the United States, its maximum SAR level must be less than 1.6 watts per kilogram.

The Environmental Working Group’s launched a website dedicated to rating cellphones on their radiation output alone. Looks like the T-Mobile’s myTouch 3G and the Shadow are 2 of the phones with high radiation.

Here is the complete list