Yes, before the device even came out, Paul over at Modaco has released a program that when run from the computer while the Nexus One is plugged in via USB and in bootloader mode, gains root access automatically (even installs Superuser and SU). Here is the image for proof courtesy of Stericson: Multitouch, rooted apps, maybe even some custom ROMs (Sense UI or Rachael UI anyone?), here we go! Oh and yes, we are working on the How To for you as we speak 🙂 Source

So the developer Drizzy has confirmed he has Android 2.1 (what will ship on the Nexus One for the most part) running on his G1. He also says that he will have a loadable ROM ready to go pretty soon. So those of you thinking about a Nexus One and have another Android device (I’m sure there will be a MyTouch and maybe even a Hero port as well of this ROM soon after), this might be your chance to play with a albeit slower version of the 2.1 goodness that is coming on the Nexus One. Mmmm animated wallpapers….

So Gizmodo got information regarding the price of the Nexus One Google phone. Seem to be almost exactly what we thought it would be; $530 without a contract (unsubsidized in other words) and $180 with a 2 year T-Mobile contract. Other news regarding the Nexus One: You MUST choose the $39.99 Even More Plan with Unlimited Text and Unlimited Data plan for $79.99/month in total (this is also mandatory for existing customers too apparently) You can only buy 5 Nexus One Google Phones per Google account (sounds familiar, ehem, iPhone) You can buy the phone when it comes out at

So as we all pretty much knew, Google is going to be selling Nexus One directly to buyers. What we didn’t know was that it seems T-Mobile USA and HTC will be supporting the device. So if you have issues with the phone, you can call Google or HTC for help and if you have issues with service, billing, etc you can call T-Mobile USA. Which makes me wonder, does that mean they are selling it unlocked but they are preferring you buy it on T-Mobile? This would coincide with the report about how the Nexus One has T-Mobile 3G

Someone has let out the full spec sheet of the Google Nexus One: Most of this we were already aware of but take a close look at the 3G frequencies… don’t see it? Well it says UMTS bands 1/4/8 or in other words, Band I, Band IV, and Band VIII. Well, Band I of UMTS is 2100mhz and Band VIII is 900mhz. These are pretty standard in any HTC device, but Band IV is the interesting one to have in there. Why? Well, Band IV is 1700mhz. And unlike the other two that have multiple carriers that use them, 1700mhz is

Apparently, over the weekend Sony got FCC approval for not only an AT&T 3G Xperia X10, but also a T-Mobile 3G Xperia X10. So this means those of us in the States can choose between T-Mobile or AT&T when we buy the phone without a contract from Sony directly. This is a first for us here in the US! This would be the first time any phone manufacturer made an AT&T AND a T-Mobile version of an unlocked device. Still not sure why they don’t just put both into one phone though (save themselves from having to make two separate

UPDATE: THIS PROCEDURE NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. WILL GET TO IT BY THE END OF THIS WEEK! So you gained root access and are happily using Root required apps from the Market? Ready to take the next step and reap the benefits? Well the next step would be to dabble in custom ROMs. Currently there aren’t very many for the Droid but there will be more and more, we promise 🙂 Now this is not the normal way of loading a ROM through the recovery image. Instead we are loading the ROM through Nandroid backup in the recovery image (we

Apparently via Twitter, a bunch of Google employees have announced that they have all gotten the Google phone at a staff meeting recently and have been letting us all know their opinions on the phone. So while all the employees are calling it the Google Phone, we’re not sure if this is the Google branded phone we heard about or if this is just an HTC Bravo (or even if those two phones might be one in the same). But regardless of what phone this is, we’re positive of one thing. It’s coming soon 🙂 Source via EngadgetMobile

T-Mobile is sure playing a good game of catch up when it comes to 3G. They may have been the last major carrier to launch their 3G network but they are planning to blow by the others pretty soon. To put things into perspective, AT&T just launched their new 7.2Mbps 3G in 6 cities with plans to finish the 7.2Mbps upgrade to 21 different markets by the end of 2010. Sprint is working on their 20Mbps 4G Wimax network, and has launched it in a few cities and is planning to have Wimax launched in more markets by the end

!!!!!UPDATE: PLEASE HEAD TO THE NEW HOW TO ROOT THE DROID PROCEDURE!!!!! Someone over at AllAndroid has created a .zip file exploit which can allow you to use SU (root access) through ADB on the Droid. Now this is NOT going to load any custom ROMs just yet, BUT it is the first step (and the hardest one mind you) so if you are a developer, enjoy! For the rest of us, I’d wait until there is something to do with the new rooting ability (or until we have a custom recovery image etc.) and just know for now that

Android guys managed to get a spec sheet for the Sony X10 and while we pretty much know what specs it is going to have, there was a very interesting portion that was previously unseen. Take a look under Networks > Variant 1… See it? Next to UMTS HSPA? That’s right 1700mhz. That frequency is the 3G frequency used ONLY by T-Mobile USA. So that would mean the Variant 1 of the X10 would get T-Mobile 3G here in the US 🙂 Now, there are a few scenarios as to why that is there: 1. The phone is heading to T-Mobile