The Nexus One car dock is now officially available at the Google phone store plus shipping for $55. The car dock communicates with the Nexus One via bluetooth and establishes a connection when the phone is inserted.

The dock has a built in speaker and volume controls and the Car Home app loads automatically for easy access to Maps and Navigation, Voice Search, etc.

From Google:

The Nexus One Car Dock is the perfect place to put your phone when you’re in the car. In addition to holding your Nexus One, the car dock also charges your phone’s battery, lets you use your phone handsfree, and provides easier access to voice and navigation apps.

The dock’s built-in speakers and volume controls also enhance the in-car music and media experience. And the Car Home app, which loads automatically, makes it easy to access Maps and Navigation, Voice Search, Contacts, and Music.

You can mount the dock on the windshield or dashboard, and it ships with an adhesive disc that lets you attach it to a textured surface as well. The dock comes with a charger to fit into your car’s 12V utility socket, and the holder can rotate for flexible orientation.

View one more pic of how the Nexus One car dock works after the break.

Via: Android Central

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This is a Windows Phone 7 promotional video which was shown at a Microsoft MIX10 session that takes a look into the live of Anna And Miles and how they use Windows Phone 7 in their everyday life.

An emphasis is on end to end scenarios that includes sharing photos, games, searching, messaging, social networking and navigation.

Check out the Windows Phone 7 ad after the break.

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A recent survey by ChangeWave shows that Android has overtaken the iPhone as the mobile OS that smart phone buyers plan to buy in 2010. In Dec 2009 it is Android’s 21 percent vs iPhone’s 28 percent and fast forward to March 2010 and Android tops interest to 30 percent while iPhone’s at 29 percent. A mere 1 percent win but a win is a win.

This trend shows that Android will be a growing threat to the iPhone OS X. The other competing platforms such as RIM, Windows Mobile saw a drop in interest. In the satisfaction area though the iPhone leads at 76 percent while Android is a near second with 65 percent.

Analyse the statistics more with 4 more pics of the ChangeWave survey graphs after the break.

Via: Electronista

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LG is rumored to be working on a high end smartphone which runs Android codenamed as Aloha. The photos shows the LG LU2300 which is bound for South Korea only and it is speculated this is actually the C710 Aloha device since most the specs match the rumored specs. It could also be another phone entirely.

The specs of the LG LU2300 includes a 1GHz Snap Dragon processor, 800×480 WVGA AMOLED 3.5 inch screen, 5 megapixel camera, GPS, DMB Tuner, Divx 720p support and runs on Android 2.1.

While this Korean handset could be renamed Aloha for a US launched we’ll just have to wait till somewhere in April or May for its release date.

Check out another pic of the LG LU2300 after the break.

Via: Engadget

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Taiwan based HTC recently reported that their first quarter revenues of NT$37.7 billion (US1.2 billion) is up by 19.3% compared to last year first quarter thanks to better than expected smartphone sales. The net profit was NT$5.03 billion ($158 million) with earnings per share (EPS) of NT$6.42 ($0.20).

However when compared to Q4 last year, revenues were down 8 percent and net profits down by 9.2 percent. This is expected since holiday season sales are always the strongest. HTC’s outlook is optimistic and with the upcoming release of the HTC Desire, EVO and Incredible - we will be expecting HTC to have strong sales in the rest of the quarters as well.

Via: Focus Taiwan

Excited about 4G? Sprint tells you how download speed can be ten times faster than 3G. Download speed comparison shows 3G average speed is around 600-kbps - 1.7 Mbps while 4G goes up to 6 Mbps.

Viewing multimedia will never be the same with high speed connections and 4G is more than a wireless network, its a wireless revolution. Sprint is also releasing the iPhone killer HTC Evo for the 4G network somewhere in summer 2010.

Check out the 4G network ad video from Sprint after the break.

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Google is going to pull all games from the Android Market in South Korea in a month’s time - the reason is because the country’s regulatory system prohibits games from being sold before being rated. Google took this decision because it was impossible to have all games sold on Android rated by the local regulator.

Apple ran a similar exclusion of games in its App Store for iPhone users but South Korean iPhone users could still create a secondary account outside of Korea and be able to download the games available. South Korean game software makers also found a loophole by listing their games in the entertainment category of the App Store. We’ll probably see the same thing happen to games on the Android market.

Via: Mobile Crunch

In the presentation slide above, four unannounced phones next to the Samsung Wave were revealed at a developer event in Russia which gives us a clue of the upcoming phones that Samsung will unveil for the Bada OS.

The four phones which appears to be Bada-powered smartphones are cheaper than the Samsung Wave marked at 20,000 Rubles (around $700) as shown in the presentation where the left y-axis is the price of the mobile device.

We’ll need to wait for autumn to know more details and specs of these Bada handsets.

Via: Engadget

T-Mobile is enticing iPhone users to defect to the HTC HD2 with an incentive of up to $350 credit if they trade in a working device. TMO News got their hands into a leaked memo shown above which list the offer details.

The promotion starts from April 1 through May 19 and the HTC HD2 has to be purchased from participating T-Mobile Dealers through 1-800-TMOBILE. This means it can only be found at third party dealers rather than T-Mobile’s own store.

The HTC HD2 is a phone in high demand as mentioned in our previous posts here, and iPhone owners who want to try out a new platform may well give the HTC HD2 a shot.

The specs of the T-Mobile HD2 incudes a 4.3 inch TFT LCD, 5 megapixel camera, 1 GB memory, memory card up to 32gb, 3.5mm audio jack and runs on Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional. Check out two promotional video of the HTC HD2, Hello and Expectations commercial as well.

Via: TMO News

The HTC Smart is an affordable compact touchscreen smartphone which was released in March, 2010. HTC released this video a few days ago to take a closer look at the HTC Smart.

The video walkthrough shows where the microSD slot is, button functionality on the phones, using the Sense UI, web browsing and social networking.

Specs of the HTC Smart includes a 240 x 320 2.8 inch TFT LCD touch screen with QVGA resoluton, 3 megapixel camera with fixed focus and flashlight, 3G connectivity, 300 MHz processor and 3.5mm stereo audio jack. The HTC Smart runs on Qualcomm’s Brew OS.

If you want to get a smartphone but do not want to shell out a lot of money, check out the in depth video to show you what the HTC Smart offers after the break.

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