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Google’s Orkut Released for Android

Orkut is now available on Android phones using version 1.6 or higher. Google today announced that its social networking website now has an official Android app to keep Orkut friends connected through mobile devices.

Does anyone in the US use Orkut? I know it’s more popular in other countries like Brazil and India which account for 70% of the Orkut community.

Here’s what you’ll get with the new Orkut for Android:

Live Folders – Browse your friends list from the homescreen with Live folders,  which updates contact information and links to profiles.

Upload photos – Snap photos on an Android device and upload the image direct to Orkut. Click Menu > Share > Orkut on the photo page and assign it to an album

Notifications – Users will be notified when there are new scraps. Notifications will link to scrapbook pages.

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Google Buzz Widget for Android

Google Buzz Widget

Today via their blog Google announced the Buzz widget for Android.  I wondered how long it would be before we’d see a widget for all the active Buzzards out there.

“Today, we’re excited to release a Google Buzz widget for Android phones that lets you post text and photos with a single tap. Like other mobile access points for Google Buzz, the widget lets you choose to tag your post with the location or place from which it was posted. You can post buzz about a great meal you had and share photos of the new restaurant. To save time, your posts will upload in the background, letting you get back to your scrumptious dessert without a wait.”

Scan to Download and Install

Unfortunately for those of us stuck on Android 1.5 there was no Buzz love thrown our way.  You must be running Android 1.6 or later and it’s available for English language users only with additional language support to be added.

Google Buzz Composer

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Confirmed: Sprint to Support Google’s Nexus One

Nexus One Coming to Sprint

We told you last night about the e-mail we received from our little Sprint buddy pointing at a possible May release date for the Nexus One on Sprint and what happens today?  Sprint officially announces the Nexus One via their Twitter account.

Pricing and release date haven’t been disclosed, but Sprint’s press release makes it sound as if we’ll be seeing a subsidized Nexus One on Sprint.

Are you picking up a Sprint Nexus One?

Check out the full press release after the jump.

[via: Sprint]

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Rumor: Sprint Nexus One Coming

This just landed in our inbox take it for what’s it worth.

“Trying to lay low till May, but that said let me answer this for you. Sprint will carry their own Nexus One, and is in early production testing as we speak. Had it last week, but it was a little buggy. Hopefully, it’ll get mentioned and acknowledge at CTIA, but they will carry the device. Last carrier to do so as always, but probably will have the least problems. Peace.”

If this is true it would put the Sprint release at about the same time the Nexus One becomes available on Verizon.

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Google’s Nexus One Now Available with AT&T & Rogers 3G Support

Well we kept hearing rumors yesterday that an AT&T 3G compatible Nexus One was going to be announced or launched today and well wouldn’t you know its been launched.

I know that if I were an AT&T customer who bought the T-Mobile Nexus One sans AT&T 3G compatibility I’d be pretty pissed off right about now. How many of you plan on picking up the AT&T or Rogers Wireless compatible Nexus One at the full pop of $529.00?  That’s right there’s no subsidized pricing for you AT&T or Rogers folks.

I’m sure the Verizon kids are a little upset about this release.

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