Added:
- The official web page for the Nexus One is http://google.com/phone
- There’s a YouTube channel for the Nexus One.
- And here’s the official blog post about the Nexus One.

I’m sitting in the Googleplex waiting to live-blog the Google Android event today. I’m on a seven day Twitter diet, but Chris DiBona is live-tweeting the event. Added: Ryan Block also live-blogged the event. Danny Sullivan is also live-blogging the event.

I noticed that T-Mobile just announced that they have upgraded their 3G network to HSPA, which has a peak speed of 7.2Mbps. Added: and Rhapsody just joined the Android family.

Mario Queiroz (VP, Product Management) is up to put things in perspective and look back at the history, e.g. the introduction of the G1. The Open Handset Alliance just added 13 members (e.g., China Telecom, Freescale). From 1 device on 1 carrier in 1 country to 20 devices on 59 carriers in 49 countries and 19 languages. Four major software releases in 2009 (e.g. Cupcake, Donut, Éclair). To help prevent fragmentation, Google introduced a compatibility test suite. I believe Mario said that Android users search (surf?) up to 30x more than conventional phone users.

Mario says that it’s time for the next step in Android evolution. Mario is taking a moment to send shout-outs to some great devices like the Droid and the Hero. One of the questions they asked was “What if we work even more closely to bring devices to market that showcase the great software technology in Android?” So today they’re announcing the Nexus One, “where web meets phone.” Intended to be a “superphone,” an exemplar of what is possible with a phone. The Nexus One was designed in close partnership with HTC. Mario is introducing Peter Chou, the CEO of HTC.

MG Siegler is also live-blogging the Nexus One event.

Peter Chou asserts that the phone is very thin, fits well in your hand, and has a gorgeous screen, plus a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU. “It pushes the limits of what’s possible on a mobile phone today.”

Mario is back on to introduce Erick Tseng, Senior Product Manager to do a deeper dive. 3.7″ OLED screen, 800

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