The Google Phone was initially released to employees who tweeted and otherwise sent out rumors and pictures of the new product. The Wall Street Journal was one of the first major news agencies to report that Google Employees were using a prototype Nexus One.

HTC hardware?

Although much of the information now is still largely unconfirmed, there are reports that the Nexus One will use HTC hardware similar to that found in the HTC Passion. The Google Phone is basically an iPhone like device but even thinner in dimension.

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The Nexus One display is a high-resolution OLED touchscreen. The phone uses a Snapdragon processor, and it is a GSM device compatible with AT&T and T-Mobile services. Google’s Android based phones have sold well and are marketed by wireless carriers. Interestingly the Nexus One will now compete directly with Android based phones.

Nexus One features

According to the reports, the Nexus One is very similar to the iPhone with a slightly larger screen, and of course, equipped with the Android open source mobile operating system. The Google Phone will use Android 2.1 according to news spreading out over the net.

Google Phone Price

Reuters reports that the Nexus One will sell for $199 unlocked in stores and with a $100 online rebate if you have a current or old account with Google. The phone will be sold on Google’s online phone store and is carrier free. You can use it with the Android Marketplace, or with AT&T or T-Mobile prepaid SIM cards for $29 a month.

The super high resolution AMOLED touchscreen is said to measure 3.5 inches or 3.7 inches and the display is powered by an Adreno 200 Graphics Core with OpenGLES 2.0. There is no actual keyboard, so the phone will likely be controlled mostly with the touchscreen only, although there is also a voice to text feature. The Nexus One has two microphones to help eliminate background clutter, and an Audience A1026 Noise Canceling Chip. Audio is routed to the Speakerphone with back mic. According to the reports, you will be able to dictate text including emails by speaking into the phone.

Nexus One Camera

The phone’s camera is very large and is said to be equipped with white balance, flash, auto focus and anti-banding technologies. The Nexus One phone camera is reportedly 5-megapixels with LED.

Powerful processor

The 1Ghz Snapdragon processor is about twice as fast as the Motorola Droid CPU. The fast processing speed will help power games on the Google Phone, which comes with OpenGl ES 2.0 support.

Nexus One’s Android 2.1 OS displays a grid icon on the bottom of the screen that displays a card-style preview of all the homescreen pages when pressed. There is also a scroll wheel similar to that found on new Blackberry PDAs to help you navigate more easily through user interfaces.

In appearance, the Google Phone closely resembles the HTC Passion or HTC Dragon, which are also scheduled to hit the market in early 2010.

Google phones will have a stereo FM Tuner and Wifi Radio through Bluetooth with support for 801.11n and both FM Tx and Rx.

Android platform

We can reasonably expect that Google will be able to do some things with the Android OS that have not be seen yet with other Android based handsets.

Google scooped up Android in 2005, and the mobile operating system based on the Linux kernel has become very popular since it was launched in 2007 together with the Open Handset Alliance. As the software is open source, developers can create applications for use on the Android platform in a manner similar to the open development of iPhone apps.

Reports are that Google is emphasizing VOIP telephony over voice or SMS texting services. Not surprising given that Google is an internet based company, but another source of friction with competitors. Google Voice on the pre-paid DATA SIM cards will handle voice calls with unlimited free service. Instead of texting, Nexus One will offer unlimited free Gtalk, Google’s video and voice chat service that works over the internet and allows sending and receiving of files.

The Nexus One phone will come with roaming data services internationally so that if you travel abroad you can conveniently access other networks. For example, if you travel to Europe you can hook on HSDPA data services for 20 euros a month, or you can pay just for your usage for more limited stays.

Google’s objectives

Many tech observers have commented that Google’s move into the hardware market is an attempt to gain more control in the high tech industry. Of course, this can also bring some suspicion and charges of monopolization. Google has already faced such resistance in relation to the Google Books service from libraries, publishers and writers.

Apple, of course, made a similar move with the launch of the iPhone handset, which projected Apple’s computer-making strength into the area of mobile handsets.

With the increasing popularity of mobile devices, especially among the younger generation, Google’s move comes as no surprise to most analysts. Given that Google already has a vast customer base, many of whom are very satisfied with Google products, the success of the Nexus One seems almost assured. Of course, we will have to wait and see how the system actually performs. Not everything Google touches has turned to gold. For example, some can cite Google’s forays into social networking, which never reached the levels of Facebook or Twitter.

However, given the popularity of the Android operating system, and the fact that Google is using proven HTC hardware technology, it is hard to see how this can go wrong. No doubt that Apple’s strategy teams are working hard to figure out how to counter the presence of this new player on the block. Consumers should benefit from the ensuing competition from the two high tech giants as they battle for supremacy!

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They say that we all live now in the multi-touch, multi-task and all-in-one virtual devices generation. As ambitious as it was decades ago, we can truly say that this same ambition materializes now as we experience it with the kind of technology that we have. What’s new with the updates of technological ambitions?

Tablet in November?

Behold another first in the history of Apple Inc. on being the pioneer in technological innovations. Apple Insiders claim to have it on good authority that we will witness a launch of an Apple tablet available in the market most likely in November or year-end time frame.Sounds like fun? Wait until you hear some of its “rumored features”. If you have a craze on MacBooks and iPhones and you would want to own both, read on. Imagine a device made with a:

• 12-inch touch screen with 3G connectivity controlled by slide-out keyboards
• a stylus, a digital pen or a combination of the three.

It will come out like an over-sized iPhone built like a crossover between the iPhone and MacBook Air. It is essentially dubbed as a large iPhone or iPod touch with the features and systems of a Mac laptop. The device needs a visibly larger screen to differentiate it from the iPhone, but small enough to keep it portable and at the size of a book that easily slips in one’s briefcase. Another reason for the size is for it to enable comfortable media playback and a convenient content creation capability. With that, it only says that this tablet with a slightly larger version than the iPhone would prove to be a best device in content creation that works best for social networking and documents editing in working environments impossible to imagine. Talk about convenient and form-factor design.

Apple Tablet Software Features

Now, we go to its software features. This device they say will run the full scaled-down versions of the Apple Mac OS X with various Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard), comes with a 2.1 Ghz processor, 1GB onboard memory, along with the standard set of connectivity options you expect from a Macintosh computer: Airport, USB, Ethernet, Bluetooth and FireWire applications and will have a slot loading SuperDrive, an “iPhone-type” GPS chip and an Intel Core Duo processor, presumably the microprocessors of Intel’s Atom. Applications developed for the tablet PC cater to the form factor and functionality available on the platform. I know that these specifications are what software geeks are dying to know.

Tablet Will Focus On Video, Mobile Content

Every Apple lover will surely enjoy the focus of this tablet on media player and mobile content. It is noted that Apple is interesting in the lead of personal media players. If the iPhone is a great media player, a Mac tablet with a larger screen could take you from a smallish screen to a more convenient display. A large screen, extended battery life and a modified version of OS X could make it an attractive device to show off your photos and watch movies on the go along with the focus on E-book reading and Gaming.

Also, what separates it from other Apple multi-touch inputs is the unique inclusion of stylus from Wacom, powered by Apple’s Inkwell software. Inkwell boasts amazing handwriting recognition which performs far better than does its Microsoft based competition. In tests, even the most illegible of handwriting was recognized and translated into readable text on screen- quite a feat, especially in what is a relatively early stage as far as the history of handwriting recognition software goes. Inkwell is truly an advanced system and it will be fascinating where Apple takes this functionality in the future. If multi-touch works well on the iPhone, imagine it on a mobile device with a larger screen. It would eliminate the need for a physical keyboard, while a virtual keyboard would work much better on a screen larger than the iPhone. Amazing right? A device that recognizes your own handwriting, it doesn’t get any better than that.

Tablet Materials

How about your concerns on durability? With Apple Inc.’s profile on gadgets, one will not doubt its productions when it comes to quality and durability. AppleInsiders say that this tablet will be made up from a striking chrome finish tops a double layer of metal plating (nickel and copper), all over a magnesium alloy casing similar to that used in aircraft. This is certainly one durable portable – these units are built to last. The finish is satin, but mirror finished chrome will be available within the next month or two for those who demand that their shiny new computer be well, shiny. The durability factor doesn’t end with the casing however. The screen and camera are protected by glass for increased durability and scratch resistance compared to the plastic covered LCD screens typically seen in portable computing. The screen and cover are exceptionally bright and clear as well, thanks to an anti-reflective coating on the underside of the screen and an acid treatment on the outer side to reduce glare and “sparkle” effects. This is another feature many who use laptops and other portable computers on a daily basis will surely appreciate.

Tablet Price

And then there is the question: how much would it cost? The new device, insiders say, may retail for $699 to $799. The Apple tablet may break your bank, but for those big bucks you’d get a device that would be able to, among other things, do functions of a phone and a laptop in one. This may sound a bit too much but it is inarguable that tablet laptops really cost more expensive than other computer devices not only for their sleek and compact designs but also because of the many features that they present to techie consumers. Also, if Apple feels it can build a product worthy of its brand, then it will do so with no compromise in quality.

Tablet Rumors

For many Apple avid followers, the plethora of rumors and anticipation over Apple’s newest tablet device proves that the varying confidence on the product remains to be on the highest point. Apple would be insane to never release a product that so many consumers want blindly considering the various positive feedbacks that they get from them. So would Apple risk its iPhone mojo on an unproven device that nobody may want, or are we truly at the point where the world will just go nuts for anything Apple comes out with? If the rumors are correct, we may know the answer to that question very soon. One thing remains, if this release will realize then it will be yet another great rally for Apple earnings and the next big thing when it comes to techie craze.

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No one has ever thought where the old unused New York City sub way cars are abandoned. Well, the Redbird Reef off the coast of Slaughter Beach is the dumping site of all New York City sub way cars, according to Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

Tons and tons of old used New York City subway cars are being added to the already added up cars under the blue waters. Though environmental groups have cried fowl over dumping of cars into the ocean bed, it has been seen that the redbird reef had only augmented fish growth. The New York Times has quoted Artificial Reef Program manager of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Jeff Tinsman, as saying that the redbird reef was basically a luxury condominium for fish. The authorities have claimed that these artificial reefs benefited not only the environment but also businesses.

The environmental groups had opposed the dumping of Redbird cars as they have small levels of asbestos. But the state and the federal environmental officials had given the green signal for dumping cars in Delaware saying that asbestos posed a threat to humans only if it was airborne and it was not a risk for marine life.

Well, the trend of creating artificial reef is growing in the US, with more states catching on to the trend. But the only problem is that there are only a limited number of retired New York Sub way cars available. Under this situation, the states are experimenting with other available things like abandoned automobiles, refrigerators and washing machines for creating artificial reefs.

Though these can create artificial reefs, the question is whether everything should be dumped into the sea. It really can change the indigenous environment, which can bring in far reaching consequences.

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In order to remove the battery, save anything you’re working on and turn the laptop off. Make sure the Power indicator is off before proceeding. Remove any and all cables attached to the laptop and turn it over so that the back of the computer faces you. Slide the battery’s locking latch to the ‘unlocked’ position, and slide the release latch to free the battery. Carefully pull the entire battery pack forward to remove it, and set it aside. Do not dispose of a spent or broken battery pack, but instead return it to the nearest Toshiba dealer. Additionally, do not store the battery in direct sunlight, heat, or near metallic objects. Instead, keep it in a cool, dry place where it is not likely to be punctured or crushed in any way.

Depending on the model of laptop you own, there will be different guidelines to follow for replacing your battery. Please consult you user’s manual before installing a new laptop battery for specific directions.

So if your 312-0416 battery doesn’t have the lifespan it once had, maybe it’s time to switch it out.

About The Author

Jack Edmund is a blogger for the laptop battery and accessories retailer PriorityElectronics.com. His interests include kayaking, bird watching, and technology.

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