Samsung Galaxy Nexus - Coming soon to a Value Mobile store near you

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is about to be launched by Wind Mobile and Mobilicity.  I believe that we are about a week away.  Wind may have them sooner.  The Galaxy Nexus is such a beautiful cell phone sporting a: gorgeous 4.65" Super AMOLED touchscreen, a dual core 1.2 MHz processor giving out blazing speeds.  Wind Mobile say soon on their website.  Mobilicity has nothing listed their site.  So it looks like that Mobilicity will get theirs later than Wind Mobile.  One of the best features of this device is the fact this Samsung Galaxy Nexus comes factory unlocked!  Which means that if you are travelling abroad and would like to avoid horrendous roaming rates, you can now buy a SIM card for the local carrier their and use it without any unlocking required.  This is a Google feature as all Google Nexus's came unlocked to the consumer.
What is Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS)?
Ice Cream Sandwich is Google's latest rendition of the Android OS.  This is the latest technology for Android devices.  The precious Nexus, the Google Nexus S is upgrade-able to the new Ice Cream Sandwich.

Other specs:
GSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G Network HSDPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100FaceUnlock
A rear 5MP camera and a front 1.3MP camera
TV-out
Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Oleophobic screen coating
316 ppi pixel density
face detection
Full specs are here

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Wind Mobile: Huawei U8350 Android

Wind Mobile:

Huawei U8350 Android

Description
A value-packed smartphone that sports a slim design, a 2.6" capacitive touch screen, and a full QWERTY keyboard.

Features
The Huawei U8350 comes fully equipped with a 3.2MP camera/camcorder and a microSD slot for up to 32GB of expandable memory. It also features Android 2.2 OS, allowing you to enjoy all your favourite Google services plus access to over 200,000 apps in the Android Market.

Technical Specifications

Frequencies / Bands: AWS(1700/2100), 2100 MHz
GSM: 1900/1800/900/850 MHz

Display Resolution: QVGA 320x240 TFT

Screen Size: 2.6"

Bluetooth Enabled: Yes

Wi-Fi Enabled: Yes

Internal Memory: 256MB RAM + 512MB Flash

External Memory: microSD™ slot for external memory up to 32 GB

Size / Dimensions: 115 mm x 62.8 mm x 9.9 mm

Weight: 120 g

Battery Life: 1200mAh Lithium Ion
Talk time : Up to 270 min in WIND HOME Zone
Standby time : Up to 270 hrs in WIND HOME Zones

Operating System: Android 2.2 (Froyo)

Keyboard: Full Touch Screen with Virtual QWERTY Keyboard

GPS: A-GPS

Camera: 3.2MP

Unique Features

• Android 2.2 updates: applications run on microSD card, improved online navigation service, news and weather improvements, automatic updates, extensive voice control, and simple, intuitive user interface

In the Box

• Handset
• Battery
• Charger
• Wired headset
• Quick Start Guide
• Warranty booklet
• USB cable
• WIND SIM Card

Wind Mobile: Alcatel One Touch 908S

Wind Mobile launched a new phone a month back that sports a $120 price point that has a capacitive touch screen.  Usually the glass capacitive touch screen phones were over $200, Wind Mobile and Alcatel changed that!

Don’t let its pocket-friendly size fool you, the Alcatel One Touch 908s is packed full of features including Android 2.2, a 2.8” capacitive touchscreen, thousands of apps available from the Android market, voice enabled GPS navigation and much more!

Technical Specifications
Frequencies / Bands: AWS 1700/2100 GSM 1900, 1800, 900, 850 Mhz
Display Resolution: 240 x 320 QVGA
Screen Size: 2.8"
Bluetooth Enabled: Yes
Wi-Fi Enabled: Yes
Internal Memory: 150 MB
External Memory: external memory up to 32 GB
Size / Dimensions: 110 mm x 57.4 mm x 12.4 mm
Weight: 120g
Battery Life: 1300 mAh Talk Time: up to 6 hours in WIND Zone Stand by time: up to 550 hours in WIND Zone
Operating System: Android Froyo 2.2
Keyboard: Capacititve Touch
GPS: Assisted GPS
Camera: 2MP

Android Market Place update!

The Android market got a facelift

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Wind Mobile: LG Optimus 2x Launched

LG Optimus 2X
The "Wind" has finally blown the LG Optimus 2X over to this side of the world. Sporting a 4" Gorilla glass  480 x 800 pixels LCD screen, this new dual core monster will surely be a hit.  Whether its the HDMI output or its massive 8MP camera, this phone is considered creme de la creme of cell phone's this year.  LG has finally brought us a phone that we can say WOW!  I only have a few gripes that I have with this phone and one of them is that it comes factory installed with Android 2.2 Froyo , I would have expected Gingerbread as a standard for smart phones by now.

Specs:
LG Optimus 2X
8MP camera
1.3MP front facing camera
Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, ULP GeForce GPU, Tegra 2 chipset
1080P Video
8GB built-in storage upgradeable with a MicroSD card upto 32GB
running Froyo, Android 2.2 (upgradeable to 2.3 gingerbread)

iPhone 4 vs. LG Optimus 2X


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LG Optimus 2X vs Google Nexus S

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Go Launcher for Android review

There are a few Android launchers in the market place and nothing has caught my eye more than the Go Launcher EX by the GO Launcher Dev Team

This has to be the best launcher app in the market place and its free!

The best 15 Android apps on the Android market - 2011

The Android market has exploded in the last few months with some brilliant apps that are a must have on most users Android phone.  With the launch of Gingerbread 2.3 Android OS on the beautiful Google Nexus S, apps have become more important to users.  iPhone users can now give now give up on their iPhone's!
Android users are blessed with Androids addition to Widgets.  Most of these apps have their widgets option as well.


1. Facebook - Also available for the Apple iPhone
allows you to view your online profile and conduct many social networking on facebook.  the iPhone version of the app is much better.

2. Twitter - Also available for the Apple iPhone
Tweet short messages to twitterland for your followers to view.

3. Shazam - Also available for the Apple iPhone
Shazam gives instant satisfaction for those times when you want to know the song that is playing, learn more about the artist, buy the song immediately - or simply share your discovery with your family and friends.

4. Movies by Flixster - Also available for the Apple iPhone
Watch high quality trailers and Video clips for almost any movie
See the top box office, hot upcoming movies, and new DVD releases
Get info on any movie in theater or on DVD
Get local showtimes and buy tickets from theaters that sell tickets online
Read critic reviews from RottenTomatoes and user reviews from Flixster.com
Connect with Facebook to save your ratings and share them with your friends
View and manage your Netflix queue

5. Tango - Also available for the Apple iPhone
Make and receive video calls from your phone

6. Bloomberg - Also available for the Apple iPhone
The latest business news and data, no matter where you are.

7. HeyTell - Also available for the Apple iPhone
HeyTell® is a cross-platform voice messenger that allows you to instantly talk with friends and family. No account needed—just start the app, choose a contact, and push the button to start talking!

8. Dropbox - Also available for the Apple iPhone
Access your Dropbox on the go
Download files for offline viewing
Sync photos and videos to your Dropbox
Share links to files in your Dropbox

9. Taskos - Android only
Speech to Text support
Simple user interface
Google Task Sync
Easy calling from within the to do list
Auto-complete support (contact, popular verbs etc.)
Small Widget (1X4)
Big Widget (3X4) - The Best one to choose, it does take a whole page but does a wonderful job
Scheduled alerts
Enhanced productivity methodologies
Pre-defined Categories
Set Importance
Edit Notes
Easy Sorting
Tasks Sharing
Supports Android 1.5 and higher

10. Skyfire - Free on Anddroid and costs $3 for Apple iPhone
The video and social browser for the networking generation

11. FREEMusicdownloader - Android only

Download literary any song right on to your phone for FREE

12. Sportacular - Also available for the Apple iPhone

This app is best on the Android as Android phones allow for widgets.  The Sportacular widget stays constant on your screen allowing you to view scores of your favorite teams without launching a single app.  Widgets like this gives the Android an edge.

13. Find a StarBucks - Also available for the Apple iPhone

Love you Starbucks like I do?  Now you can quickly locate the nearest Starbucks to your current location with directions.

14. Speedtest - Also available for the Apple iPhone

always be aware of the current speeds.

15. Skype - Also available for the Apple iPhone

Make and receive voip calls from your phone over the Wifi or 3G/4G network 

Google Nexus S to be launched in Canada?!? Wind or Mobilicity or both?

According to Mobile Syrup it seems that Google Nexus S is coming out and coming soon! Yeah! Finally Canada gets some love. I know its coming for Rogers or Belus, but will Wind or Mobilicity get it? Mobilicity does carry the Google Nexus One and I assume they will be getting for sure, but I don't perceive Wind mobile sitting on their hands for the Nexus S. With a slew of enhancements and the New Android Gingerbread 2.3, I'm sure its a hot phone coming to our shores.

Specs
The Google Nexus S has a 1 GHz Hummingbird processor
4-inch touchscreen (resolution of 800 x 480)
512MB RAM
16GB ROM
GPS
NFC (Near-field communications)
5 megapixel camera with Flash and HD video recording
Wifi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
weighs in at 129 grams.