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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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

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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HTC plans to upgrade every Android handset to version 2.1 and HTC Hero would be getting the first love on April 16th.

This is confirmed from a HTC Club post where HTC Team informed that there are Rom upgrades to the HTC Hero released for the handsets with the following Roms Nordic/Greek/RUS/UKR/SA. Rom upgrades for other handsets should follow shortly.

Though Android 2.1 is not mentioned in the ROM upgrade, it is the most likely since other handsets would follow suit later on.

Via: GSMDome

For users who has rooted their Android phone, these are a set of nice looking custom skins for the HTC Android virtual keyboard. The keyboard can be installed either using MetaMorph or just flash the zip file from recovery. Note though the keyboard only work on hi resolution screens.

5 more pics of the virtual keyboard skins after the break.

Via: IntoMoble

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The world’s first 4G phone, HTC is making headlines again with their HTC Evo also known as the Supersonic which will be available via Sprint. A smartphone beast, it combines the perfect hardware specs of the HD2 and smoothness of the HTC Legend.

HTC seems to be relentlessly competing with iPhone with more smartphone releases and will play a big part in the market going hand in hand with Android and to a lesser extent on the Windows mobile.

Specs of the HTC Evo 4G includes a 4.3 inch screen, two cameras that include a 8.0 megapixel and a front facing 1.3 megapixel for HD video recording, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 1GB built-in storage, runs Flash and HDMI connection to watch HD movies.

Using the first 4G network from Sprint, users will be able to experience speeds up to 10x faster than 3G so says the marketing.

Coming summer 2010, we can’t wait long enough for the best phone ever that combines speed, size and power.

Check out the first look video clip of the HTC Evo from Sprint and be amazed after the break.

Via: Sprint

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The HTC HD2 seems to be selling like hot cakes as we reported earlier that the HD2 was out of stock and subsequently was available online and now the online website list it as temporarily out of stock as seen from the T-Mobile website.

Sold out again in two weeks, T-Mobile has to keep up with the demand on the phone or lose potential customers to other smart phone competitors. The HD2 had rave reviews as the best Windows Mobile phone and largest screen on a smartphone.

People looking forward to buy the phone will have to wait till the next batch of HD2 is restocked and this time hopefully T-Mobile should have a better idea of how much the demand is.

A quote from T-Mobile representative explains:

The HD2 has been very popular and is currently sold out in many locations. We are working as quickly as we can to secure additional inventory. We will post updates here on when additional inventory will be available.

Some Retail stores may still have inventory. If you live near a T-Mobile location, you can contact them to see if they have inventory remaining.Click here for a list of T-Mobile locations. We suggest you contact stores via phone before visiting to see if they have inventory on hand. If they do not have inventory, they should be able to take your name and notify you when they have stock in stores.

Via: SlashPhone

This is an indepth look at the HTC Desire as Geekanoids try to answer questions such as

Part 1
Should one get the HTC Desire or the Apple iPhone?
Is there Google voice search on the HTC Desire?
How does the screen on the HTC Desire cope with sunlight?

Part 2
Is there any difference between the calendar on HTC Desire and a standard Android based mobile phone?
Does the HTC Desire support Adobe Flash 10.1?
Does the HTC Desire have turn by turn voice navigation for maps?
Does the HTC Desire lag during scrolling?
How is the media playback on the HTC Desire?
Can the HTC multitask and run multiple applications?

If you are deciding whether to pick this phone or not then this videos will answer a lot of your questions.

View the two video clips of Questions and Answers for the HTC Desire by the Geekanoids after the break.

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According to HTC’s press release, the HTC Legend would have enhanced HTC Sense Experience. The Legend is also the world’s first phone sculpted from a solid piece of aluminium.

A stylish smartphone that has a 3.2 inch AMOLED multitouch display, 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and comes with a 600 MHz processor. It is also loaded with hidden little design touches such as the ringer volume automatically lowers when the phone is picked up.

The HTC Legend will use HTC’s SENSE UI atop Android 2.1 and will add new features and UI options. The HTC application and widget called Friend Stream aggregates all social communications including Facebook, Twitter, Plurk and Flickr into one organized flow of updates.

The Legend will go on sale in Europe via Vodafone in April 2010 and rolled out to the rest of the globe later on.

2 more pics of the HTC Legend after the jump.

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