11
Feb
Although entertaining, I don’t entirely agree with Brian and the CNet crew’s choice of winner of this prizefight between the Nexus One and Apple’s iPhone 3GS. I think they underestimate just how big a knockout punch the Appstore is and iPhone’s superior usability.
Once I get my hands on a Nexus One, I’ll be able to provide you with a more accurate take but from what I’ve seen I think it’s quite safe to deduce the above.
Enjoy 
YouTube – Prizefight: Goggle’s Nexus One vs. Apple’s iPhone 3GS.
8
Jan
Even before I saw this article, I had painstakingly started putting an MS Excel spreadsheet together comparing the specifications of the Motorola Droid, iPhone and LG Eve. I think that the guys at BillShrink have done a much more better job in presenting this data, than my boring spreadsheet!
By reviewing the table, we see how aggressive Google has been in attempting to dominate the ever growing smartphone market. Pricing for the Nexus One is one area in particular that they have put considerable focus on.
Competition is always healthy and I think the iPhone is starting to get some in the form of the Nexus One. However I have a feeling that Apple will again leap further away with the impending release of the next iPhone…
Via BillShrink
14
Dec
If you’re one of those website owners who never checks their website logs, here’s one good reason why you should – you just may find some strange new devices with never-seen-before operating systems crawling through your website. Take for example the screenshot above taken by the guys at BGR. It shows a device running Android 2.1 called Nexus One. This of course is the name given to Google’s first smartphone.
Team BGR also report that Google will be selling their first Google Phone directly through online sales channels. Details of where exactly it will be available at the initial launch are still sketchy. Hopefully Australia will be in the mix!
What Will It Take for Google To Overtake the iPhone?
Again the question is, will it have enough firepower to dethrone the iPhone? I personally think that unless, Google establishes AppStore-like and iTunes-like infrastructure with at least the same amount of users already transacting then the answer is an emphatic no. I’m not just saying this because I like the iPhone 3GS, but rather based on the rapid adoption of the device all across both international and social demographics.
iPhone OS Still Rocks
The ease-of-use factor of the iPhone is also still one of the greatest differentiators against its competitors. Seeing a 55 year old woman enjoy and navigate her iPhone just as easily as her teenage son speaks volumes of why the iPhone is so popular at the moment…
What are your thoughts? Do you honestly believe that Google will turn the tide in 2010?
