Google Nexus One Sold Just 20,000 Units In The First Week
The reports are out of the Nexus One sales during the first week and no, they don’t look as good as they should have been – or atleast with the hype it created, we expected better.
Nexus One sold just 20,000 units on its first week of sales. Flurry estimates that Nexus One was outsold by Droid by more than 12 times, myTouch 3G by 3 times and iPhone 3GS by a staggering 80 times.
Download Nexus One USB Driver in Android 2.1 SDK
Nexus One is the only device currently running on the Android 2.1, but that won’t be for too long as the Android Development team announced Android 2.1 SDK for public download earlier today.
All the Android PC software released till now had support for phones running on the Android 2.0 i.e Motorola Droid, but with the release of Android 2.1 SDK, a new USB driver has been included which also supports the Nexus One.
Android 2.1 SDK Released
Android 2.1 SDK has released and is now available for download! Developers can download Android 2.1 SDK and have a taste of what is running on the Nexus One.
HTC promised that once the folks over at Google release the Android 2.1 SDK for public, other devices waiting for an upgrade will start getting software updates to run on the latest Android 2.1. Currently, only the Nexus One is running on Android 2.1.
Rhapsody for Android Beta Now Available
Rhapsody teased us a lot with their music app for Android devices. iPhone users have a powerful music management app, iTunes, but there was none available for Android users.
Rhapsody officially announced a few days ago of their Android app that would release as a public beta. This app will give access to Android users to stream about 8 million songs from Rhapsody’s catalog.
Free Multiplayer Android Games
We’re yet to see some big titles and high processing games on the Android, but after the Droid and Nexus One, as more powerful devices with high hardware specifications are released, more developers will bring out games.
As most of the Android apps and games are free in the Market, here are the best 3 FREE multiplayer games available.
How to Enable Google Maps Navigation Outside USA
by Haris on January 10, 2010
in Android, Tips and Tricks
Google Maps Navigation was announced and unveiled back in October which is Google’s very own navigation app for Android devices. It is currently available for the USA only, but a slight hack can enable it for countries other than USA too.
This trick will get you a modified version of Google Maps Navigation which will work in all countries, but it will be with some reduced functionality.
Enable Wireless Tethering on Nexus One
by Haris on January 10, 2010
in Android, Tips and Tricks
Just now I shared how you can enable (wired) tethering on Nexus One, and here’s another similar tutorial to enable wireless tethering on Nexus One.
In my opinion, wireless tethering is always easier and better to set up than wired tethering as you don’t have to keep your phone connected with a USB cable.
Enable Tethering on Rooted Nexus One
by Haris on January 10, 2010
in Android, Tips and Tricks
Tethering is one of the first features we try to get when we get a new smartphone like the iPhone, Nokia phones and now the Nexus One. I have previously shared how to enable wired tethering in HTC Hero.
It was easier on the Hero as it comes out of the box on Android 1.5, but you will require to go through some steps before you can enable tethering on the Nexus One too.
Overclock Motorola Droid and Nexus One
If you have been wondering what’s the reason for Motorola to keep the Droid/Milestone CPU at 530MHz instead of full 600MHz, well we all are. But for now this can be overclocked by 50MHz more and you can make your Droid work at 600MHz.
This only involves risk and it is reported that your battery life will significantly decrease.
