Leaked Nexus One Year Plan

The Google Nexus One is expected to be launched at event on Tuesday January 5^th.

The tips appeared at Gizmodo website that Google will sell its forthcoming unlocked Nexus one phone for $530 with no contract and $180 with 2 year mandatory contract. However, along with this info, Tipster also provided further details about the plan. It will cost monthly $39.99 for basic service and total of $79.99 if Text and Web included. Individual can keep five phones with one Google account and phone will be sold exclusively from Google website.

However, if you decide not to like the phone if it is with contract, there will be staggering $350 for early termination charge. It seems like Google phone may become significant rival to Apple iPhone. We can only wait and see…

MWC 2008: DoCoMo fitness handset measures halitosis and more

Ashley was introduced to the DoCoMo prototype fitness handset at MWC 2008 today. It's a body-conscious phone which can measure heart rate and body fat or count your steps with an integrated pedometer. But Ashley's favourite option was the halitosis - or bad breath - measure. He might be wishing he'd gone for heart rate...

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MWC 2008: Toshiba Portégé G810 is announced

Toshiba's Portégé range has a new handset addition in the form of the G810, a super slim touchscreen designed for business users. 



The Windows Mobile 6 handset comes with the full complement on Office Mobile apps, push email and the like, and there's HSDPA and HSUPA support so browsing and downloading ought to be a speedy process.

In other news, there's a 3 megapixel camera, Windows Media Player Mobile and a 65K colour screen for a decent, albeit fairly average, multimedia experience. On top of that are the usual suspects: Bluetooth, WiFi and microSD card slot for memory expansion of up to 4GB.

Key differences

The 1000D is designed to fit into Canon's model range beneath the 450D, which explains much of why the 450D was such a step up from its predecessor, the 400D. In many respects, the 1000D is still a step up from that model, with remarkably few compromises made to keep the costs down.