Google Nexus One was pretty catchy since its release, but it seems this is going to be the last device from Google, as the American giant isn't planning on releasing another smartphone. Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, announced today they've decided not to produce the rumored Google Nexus Two. The reason? Well, they said they have achieved everything they wanted with the first Nexus, so that's why there isn't going to be a second one. 

"The idea a year and a half ago was to do the Nexus One to try to move the phone platform hardware business forward. It clearly did. It was so successful, we didn't have to do a second one", stated Schmidt. They congratulated themselves and stopped the possibility to release a Nexus Two.

Anyway, there are many users out there who think sooner or later there is going to be another Android device from Google, but they can't say anything about it. If it's going to be another device from Google, then they really know how to keep a secret.

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Google's answer to Apple's iTunes isn't tipped to be as succesful as Jobs' online market, but it can create a bit of competitiveness. Google Music may actually be released soon, by this fall. The service was shown off at Google G/O. It supports Android integration and will be able to send songs directly to you handset. Google Music will also allow users to stream stored media libraries to their devices. Not impressive. Well, they will be able to do that without even syncing between devices. That's another thing. Impressive!

Google is looking beyond smartphones to create a music retails outlet. I am sure the music industry is pleased with Google's move, because the domination of iTunes stagnated in the marketplace. We now want to see if Google will also launch a software for desktop of this Google Music, as iTunes already is, and it remains to be seen if Google willl be able to stop iTunes' domination.

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TELUS, the Canadian phone carrier, will release the Nexus One soon. Tipsters say that there will be a promo offer Nexus One will be offered with. The promotional price plan will offer the phone with less money than the $529 we heard about when the phone was released back in March. After Google announced they will stop selling Nexus One online many carriers wanted to sell their mobile, including TELUS. The smartphone will probably be available in more plans. If the official price of Google is $529, then the price at TELUS for the off-contract version is probably being around the same fee.

Buying the phone with a three-year deal will be $99.99. With the two-year contract there will be around $250 and with the one-year contract there will be a $499.99 fee.

Google Nexus One is Google's first smartphone, running Android 2.1 Eclair and manufactured by HTC Corporation. It is powered up by a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon ARM processor, has a 512MB flash memory on a microSD card with a 4GB card included. It can hold up to 32GB. It packs 512MB DRAM, has a 800x480 pixels display, 3.7 inchWVGA with AMOLED screen. The camera is a 5.0MP with video capabilities and packs Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi and aGPS.

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We announced some time ago that Google Nexus One will be available in South Korea soon. The Android 2.2 powered device is now available through KT, the second largest mobile phone carrier in Korea. By giving Android 2.2 a go, they allowed every user to enjoy the latest features, including Adobe Flash 10.1 support, a faster web browser and enhanced voice recognition, which is available in many languages, including Korean.

Starting from today there are going to be 4000 devices available at the carrier. This doesn't seem to be too much, but the online retailers will also sell Google Nexus through their stores starting Monday and will offer the phone with around $577 off-contract. Anyway, it's weird Android 2.2 is available in a country like Korea when the newest operating system is not available in bigger consumer countries. Google announced there will not be too much to wait for the update to come in most of the countries. Maybe all of them?

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Today Google announced they will offer the same free turn-by-turn Google Maps in more countries from now on. If you want to use it outside UK or US, now you can if you live in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. That's more than only two countries, isn't it?

Google Maps Navigation is an online GPS navigation system with voice output and is available starting Androi 1.6. The application uses the smartphone's internet connection to get accurate turn-by-turn indications. Many shops and different places were updated, petrol stations are also on the maps and there's also street view available. There's also car dock available for various handsets. 

Some of the countries will also have voice search available, such as Germany, Canada, France, Italy and Spain. Other developments are expected soon, with Google declaring more than once they want to fully cover the whole Europe (with street view too) in a two-year time. Half of it already passed and as we can see, Google continued the good work they've started with Google Maps. Let's see which are the next countries that will get the Google Maps activation.

Via Engadget

After Nokia X6, there is also going to be another high-class smartphone available in South Korea soon. KT, the second largest phone carrier in South Korea, will sell the phone, but unfortunately we do not know anything about the price yet. KT says Nexus One will be available both online and through various retailers.

KT also offers iPhone in South Korea, so it's not an untested market. Since November 2009, it sold an incredible 732.000 units of iPhones. Comparing the sales in the US, Nexus One will probably not be so popular in the Asian country, but you never know what can happen.

You probably already know Nexus One runs Android 2.2 (and it's the first smartphone out there which got it), is powered up by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, packs 512 MB DRAM and has an 800x480 display. The storage capacity is big, 512 MB internal memory and 4 GB included on slot, expandable until 32.

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After Google announced they will close their online store, we didn't heard too much about when Nexus One will be available, but the smartphone may be available at a third-party store, T-Mobile partner, called iWireless. This seems to be one of the first outlets in US selling Nexus One. The price is $299.95 after a rebate and a two-year deal. This is a good deal in my opinion, deal in which you can also purchase the T-Mobile compatible device and use it however you want.

We don't know if AT&T or T-Mobile will sell the phone on their own websites too, but at least now we're sure Google will shut down the online store for sure. 

Source: PhAndroid