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Get an idea about how the Chrome OS tablet UI might look in hardware

While Tablet hardware is somewhat a commodity , the big issue is software. It’s a fast operating system that’s completely browser centric.

One month ago Gizmodo stated that Google and HTC are working together on a new Tablet concept which shall have its base on Google’s Chrome OS

The Google Tablet: Head to Head with Apple?

This is a video of Google’s Chrome OS Tablet concept. This video can give you an idea about how the Chrome OS tablet UI might look in hardware.

UI of Google’s Chrome OS Tablet concept

There’s no competing operating system with native apps competing for attention with Google’s web services, and there’s not necessarily a need for a contract or carrier as on smartphones.

The Most Direct Way To Get People Online is the Physical Manifestation of a Browser: And if Google wants more people on the web, a low cost, ad subsidized web tablet is probably the least complicated way to do it from a hardware, software and business partner standpoint.

That’s not too dissimilar to Google’s free software model for Android, where Microsoft has to charge licensing fees to manufacturers because they don’t have enough revenue from online services or ads to make up for the cost.

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Can you really make a comparison between Google’s new HTC-Nexus-One and Apple’s iPhone-3GS? Apple iPhone fans can’t await Apple’s new iPhone 4G

The HTC Nexus One was introduced recently to rave reviews. Some claim HTC could add more features to the Nexus One, which at present, are not working on Apple’s iPhone 3GS.

“Comparing the two smartphones is not fair.”

First watch the video, which has been brought to us by PhoneArena.

This video compares the HTC Nexus One vs. iPhone 3GS

“…so you can get a good idea of their similarities and differences,…”

Apple iPhone 3GS and HTC Nexus One: Side by Side

The opinions still differ, some love their new HTC Nexus One phone and other would never swap their iPhone with any Android phone.

Image credits and more information to this comparison via PhoneArena

When Apple will release the iPhone 4G, will it  kick and will it pass on the HTC Nexus One?

Engadget has uncovered some new features on Apple’s new iPhone OS 3.2

• CoreGraphics to PDF API for sure, printer API is being prototyped
• Spell checker in text fields and web views using AppleSpell
  • multiple languages
  • grammar checking (English-only so far)
  • address book integration
  • user added words
  • SDK access
  • Included dictionaries: Apple Dictionary, New Oxford American Dictionary, Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus,

… Read the rest

Is your Android phone and your private data on it secure? This list of Android security apps will help you to secure all your private data and your private communication on your Droid

Now that Google’s Android mobile OS has been released to the public for some time and now thoughts of security are floating around in our minds. I am sure that many people just want a simple app to take care of security for them. Well, the good news is that since Android is based off of Linux inherently it is less susceptible to malware. The the flip side, Android users should think about their own private security since even Android developers say that their product is not completely secure due to the fact that apps must intercommunicate. Ultimately you will need to decide how much security you want on your phone. Androlib.com offers several free security apps to help you browse the internet, text your friends, and talk as securely as possible.

Secure SMS

This app will allow you to encrypt and decrypt your texts. This can be great for users who communicate potentially sensitive information via texting.

more via Handango

WaveSecure Mobile Security

WaveSecure is an app that takes action when your phone is lost or stolen. Via a secure website you can destroy or recover data, track changes to your SIM card, lock the phone, or back-up your personal data… Read the rest

Android mobile applications and Web-Based-Apps for all Google Android Mobiles to manage your social network — Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, Digg, Reddit, Twitter, Meebo, Google.

Image credits via web 2.0 futures

The new Android Mobile OS from Google has very quickly been accepted into the mobile phone market. It has some features that dominate other mobile operating systems, the primary one being the easy-to-understand Software Development Kit that has allowed a large number of computer programmers make Android applications that you would usually have to buy on an iPhone, or would simply be unavailable anywhere else. All of the gloss and shiny parts the android has to offer are really quite useless if you can’t use the phone for connecting to friends. The GPS system that automatically integrates with Google Maps is awesome, unless you don’t know where your friends are hanging out.

That’s where the fun part kicks in.

Facebook

The first thing I wanted to do when I got my Android phone was tell all my friends on Facebook about it. Forget telling them from my computer, I wanted to tell them from my new Android phone. I had to search for the right app to do it with, and I found several options. The first one to catch my eye was the Bloo project. Bloo is simply gorgeous, and is so much like the Facebook site in layout… Read the rest

Basic Feature Improvements to the Android Phone

The Android phones on the market now are, for the most part, quality smart-phones, but as the future marches on with an army of new Android-phones.  As first-generation devices, they’ve served their purpose well – sketching out the turf for second and third-generation Android phones to shine. Listed are some of the features that Google should fix as soon as possible, to ensure that.

With the unveiling of Android 2.0 in Motorola’s new DROID phone, we see that some of these have already been promised. As for the rest…we can only hope that Google understands the needs of its user base.

WP-iPhone-Plugins or Google Earth 2.0 iPhone app Interesting iPhone Apps Links… [shorties]

“Google Updates Google Earth App for iPhone“

“First launched in October of last year, the first edition of Google Earth finds out your location either through GPS or by using Google’s search function to narrow down your location. You can then use the iPhone’s multi-touch gestures for an interactive experience,…”

via PCWorld

12+ Wordpress Plugins For iPhone

Reminds me on my latest iPhone wordpress post ‘WordPress for iPhone 2? application now available on Apple App Store

1. WPTouch iPhone plugin

2. iPhone Webclip Manager

3. Iphoneize my Feed

Top 10 social iPhone apps

Do not forget to check Android & Geek’s Gadget Blog Twitter account there we tweeted

RT @TelegraphNews Top 10 social iPhone apps http://retwt.me/JCMb#iPhone #socialmedia #apps

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Appleinsider’s latest post about their series

“Inside Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone OS …”

• Inside Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone OS as core platforms
• Inside Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone OS as business models
• Inside Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone OS as advancing technology

Chart Inside Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone OS

“updates introducing significant new features are indicated in darker colors while bug fix and performance improvement releases are lighter”

via Appleinsider

The Chrome-OS-project which Google announced officially on 7/07/2009, launched today the 0.4.223 Beta Version of the Google Chrome OS

System requirements of Chrome OS:

• Processor: Intel Pentium, Xeon or newer; AMD Duron, Athlon, Sempron, Opteron or newer
• RAM: min. 256 MB
• Hard disk: min. 1 GB
• Graphics card: supports most modern graphics cards

Featured software in Chrome OS:

• GNOME 2.24 desktop environment
• Google Chrome 4.0.223 web browser
• Google Picasa 2.7 photo manager New!
• OpenOffice.org 3.0 office suite
• GIMP 2.6 image editor
• Flash Player 10.0 plugin

More information here on the About Chrome OS page the link to the Download

UPDATE:  10:40 am Chrome OS ‘release’ is not Google’s product it is a product of  SUSE Studio Productions

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UPDATE: Updated: Google opened The Chromium-OS Project for the public [1st Screenshots]