Nexus One - The Google Phone, a sneak peek

Now how many of us realy know about Nexus One ?? I will tell you some, The phone is set to release in January 2010. Now it being accessible for Googlers, they are not allowed to let out the details of the phone, but they can't stop themselves from telling about the virtues of the phone. This is the reason why the pictures have hit the web and obviously got attention of many of the enthusiasts. Blogs and forums have been flooded since then with verious comments and questions.

Cory O’Brien, a San Francisco-based blogger, got his hands over one the models of the stated phone and notified a very interesting equation,

Google Phone = "iPhone" + increased screen size, a scroll wheel, amazing touch screen and Android

Now that increases the excitement level of all those who are awaiting the release of this revolitionary phone. Now the looks of the phone resemble HTC Passion but the difference to be noted here is that Nexus One isnot at all HTC-branded.

Surely that will serve as the ice between both of these models.

The Nexus One will launch in early January, 2010. It won’t be sold by any one carrier, but instead will be an unlocked GSM phone. In the U.S., that means T-Mobile and possibly AT&T, whose exclusivity deal with the iPhone is about to run out. It will be running Android 2.1

The phone runs on a Snapdragon chip, has a super high-resolution OLED touchscreen, is thinner than the iPhone, has no keyboard, and two mics. The mic on the back of the phone helps eliminate background noise, and it also has a “weirdly” large camera for a phone. And if you don’t like the touchscreen keyboard, a voice-to-text feature is supposed to let you dictate emails and notes by speaking directly into the phone.

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Google Chrome OS still awaited

It's not every brand new operating system that gets open sourced a year before it hits the retail shelves. Then again, Chrome OS isn't just any OS, and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) isn't just any company.

Indeed, that's just what Google did last week, making its brand new Chrome OS freely available for download by developers far and wide. Devices running the new operating system, on the other hand, are not expected until the fourth quarter of next year.

"We are doing this early, a year before Google Chrome OS will be ready for users, because we are eager to engage with partners, the open source community and developers," wrote Caesar Sengupta, Google's group product manager, and Matt Papakipos, engineering director, on the Official Google Blog.

"As with the Google Chrome browser, development will be done in the open from this point on," they explained. "This means the code is free, accessible to anyone and open for contributions."
Optimized Hardware

It may seem counterintuitive to release the free code first and then expect to sell it running on actual devices a year later, when -- theoretically, at least -- it could have been run on existing hardware in the meantime.

Yet the hardware that's developed between now and then will make all the difference, Eitan Bencuya, a Google spokesperson, told LinuxInsider.

"The usage case where Chrome OS really shines is when it's combined with hardware that takes advantage of it," Bencuya explained.



Fast Hardware

Speed, for example, is one of the operating system's defining characteristics, he pointed out.

Accordingly, unnecessary processes are being removed, operations are being optimized, and as many things will run in parallel as possible in the new operating system.

Those changes will also dig down into the hardware level.

"Our obsession with speed goes all the way down to the metal," Sengupta and Papakipos explained. "We are specifying reference hardware components to create the fastest experience for Google Chrome OS."

A Security Sandbox

Similarly, many of the operating system's enhanced security features will rest on optimized hardware as well, Bencuya added.

Using Chrome OS, each application is contained within a security sandbox, making it harder for malware and viruses to infect a computer.

In addition, if a computer does get compromised, it is designed to fix itself with a reboot. Users' files are kept on a separate partition of the hard drive, meaning that they won't get lost in such a case, Bencuya explained.

Waiting for ARM

Most likely, the operating system is waiting for ARM-based hardware to come out, Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist with In-Stat, told LinuxInsider.

Currently, "all the solutions are x86-based, for the most part," McGregor explained. "There are OEMs that have announced netbooks with ARM (Nasdaq: ARMHY) processors, but there are no products yet."

As a result, "we're kind of at this void in the market now where we're waiting for everything to go towards the Internet," but the pieces aren't all in place yet, he noted. "We're kind of playing catch-up and waiting for this ubiquitous environment to take hold."

Jailbroken Iphones beware of the dangerous new malware

For the third time in a matter of weeks, jailbroken iPhones and iPod touches have come under attack, this time by a worm that could set up botnets and steal banking information.

Security researchers, already on alert as a result of the two previous attacks on jailbroken iPhones, jumped on the worm right away.

"This is one of the first, if not the first, mobile botnets ever," Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at F-Secure, told MacNewsWorld. "It clearly shows that the more criminal elements are entering the mobile space and targeting mobile phones."

More attacks targeting jailbroken iPhones and iPod touches may surface soon. "The problem of poorly secured jailbroken iPhones is so well-known now that it would be a surprise if we didn't see any more malware targeting the platform," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos.

While some attacks could be launched with criminal intent -- like the latest worm, dubbed the "Duh" worm by Sophos researcher Paul Ducklin -- others might be created by hobbyist hackers and "script kiddies" -- novices who want to play with code for less nefarious purposes, Cluley told MacNewsWorld.

There's no way to prevent these attacks because Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) won't work with antivirus vendors, F-Secure's Hypponen said. "We can't build an antivirus product for the iPhone without Apple's help and, so far, Apple hasn't seen security as a problem because there are no Apple viruses," he explained.

"Even this worm is not seen as a problem because it only affects jailbroken iPhones."

Explanation by Google about offensive image

Search Engine Land noted that last week, Google had removed the image after claiming the site hosting it was spreading malware, but it's back with the ad featured prominently above the image results. "Sometimes our search results can be offensive," Google said in the ad copy. "We agree. Read more."
Clicking on the ad takes you to a special page on Google's site where the company explains "sometimes Google search results from the Internet can include disturbing content, even from innocuous queries. We assure you that the views expressed by such sites are not in any way endorsed by Google." Google said its policy in matters like this is to only remove content from its site if that content is illegal, violates Google's Webmaster guidelines in some way, or if the site owner requests the content be removed.
What's not clear, however, is what triggers the company to take out an ad explaining the search results: after all, there's no shortage of things on the Internet that would offend the average person. Google did not immediately respond to a request for more information about how those decisions are made.
Search Engine Land notes Google has also taken out explanation ads against search queries such as "jew" and "miserable failure," the search query that introduced much of the world to the concept of the Google bomb when searches for those keywords were orchestrated to point to the official Web site of former President George W. Bush by taking advantage of Google's PageRank formula.
Even now the offensive image can be viewed by a specific search string at Google Images.

AT&T offers prepaid wireless broadband

AT&T launched a prepaid wireless broadband service on Monday, following the lead of competitor Verizon Wireless.
Pricing for the new AT&T DataConnect Pass plans are the same as what Verizon Wireless is charging. Customers can pay $15 for a daily pass with a data usage cap of 75 megabytes. A weekly plan costs $30 and allows for 250MB of data usage. And the monthly plan is $50 and offers 500MB of usage.
While AT&T and Verizon Wireless have offered prepaid cell phone service for years, up until now the companies have required customers sign a contract for their wireless broadband services. Wireless broadband services allow users to connect their laptops to the Internet via the carriers 3G wireless network. These services have mostly been targeted at business users.
As these big phone companies move mobile broadband services into the mainstream, they are expanding their payment options to attract more consumers. But for many consumers in this tough economic environment, taking on a new contract and monthly service fee is simply too much. As such, the prepaid model is now moving to these services as well.
Prepaid niche players, such as Leap Wireless and Virgin Mobile, have recognized the demand for prepaid wireless broadband services, and they are already selling services to address the market. Leap Wireless offers an unlimited usage plan for $40 a month. And Virgin Mobile, which is now owned by Sprint, offers a $60 plan that has a usage cap of 1 gigabyte for a month.
Will these new prepaid offerings be enough to entice consumers to sign up for 3G wireless broadband service? That's a question yet to be answered. But AT&T, especially, should be careful what it wishes for. The company's 3G wireless network is already overburdened with iPhone users' heavy wireless data usage.

AMD to launch eight new consumer-oriented processors

Chip designer Advanced Micro Devices is announcing eight new additions to its consumer-focused Athlon II desktop microprocessors today.

The new desktop chips include chips with two, three and four computing brains on a single chip. They’re targeted at mainstream computer users looking for bargains on new PCs during the holiday season. Since the new chips are more power efficient, they’re aimed at desktop computers in the smallest cases.

Web sites and system builders will begin selling the processors today, while big computer makers will launch products in the coming weeks. Big customers include HP, Dell, Acer and Lenovo.

The new line-up is AMD’s bid to revive computer chip sales, which may see a boost because of the Oct. 22 launch of Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system. Brent Kerby, senior product marketing manager at Sunnyvale, Calif.,-based AMD, said the chips are likely to be used in all-in-one computers with 20-inch displays or more (all-in-one computers combine a desktop computer and display in a compact design).

The new products are a necessary part of AMD’s own recovery. The company reported a non-GAAP profit of $2 million in the third quarter after a couple of years’ worth of losses. It also reported a lift in sales from the second to the third quarter as bargains drew PC buyers back into the market.

The new chips are made with AMD’s 45-nanometer production process which has been used to make most of the company’s chips this year. The chips consume either 45 watts or 65 watts of power. They will carry the Athlon II brand, a consumer-focused brand that isn’t as pricey or fast as AMD’s Phenom II brand. Prices range from $69 to $143.