Here is a video of the Nexus OneAndroid phone by Google (built by HTC) in action. It’s a pretty short clip and shows the 3D home screen with the animated wallpaper. I like the whole wallpaper thing going on, but am not a fan of the form factor. Doesn’t look very innovative- it is a taste of designs used by previous HTC phones.
The Nexus One will be available directly through Google January 5th, 2010. It will come unlocked and work with all GSM carriers (AT&T and T-Mobile in the US)
Want to make that new Google Android phone of yours a power-house without spending a cent? Then head over to the PCmag link below for their top 20 picks of the best-of-the-best free Android apps. Each listing includes a brief description and review of the application.
Google has finally enabled Real-Time search. What is it you ask? It’s a section of the search-results page which shows real time updates, Tweets, Posts, and more on the hot buzz words, or sentences you’ve searched for. This feature is better explained in the video below- enjoy.
Today Google launched “Google Public DNS“. It is supposed to make your web browsing experience even faster.
A lot of you may be unfamiliar with DNS (Domain Name System)
here’s Google’s explanation:
“Most of us aren’t familiar with DNS because it’s often handled automatically by our Internet Service Provider (ISP), but it provides an essential function for the web. You could think of it as the switchboard of the Internet, converting easy-to-remember domain names – e.g., www.google.com – into the unique Internet Protocol (IP) numbers – e.g., 74.125.45.100 – that computers use to communicate with one another.”
Your ISP has you run through their DNS servers by default- and if you’re a broadband subscriber, surfing web pages is probably fast enough. Google hopes to make it even faster and safer when you use theirs.
For those who already know how to change their DNS address’- the address’ are 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.
My thoughts:
I jumped on the chance to try it out, and I could tell you that I notice pages loading snappier. I believe it takes half a second longer to get to the page, but once it does, it feels as though the page is fully loaded and ready. I will be using it for a while to see if I want to keep the configuration.
Please let us know your experiences in the comments section below.
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