Is Google’s army-of-Androids strategy working?
Google is poised to unveil its strongest iPhone rival yet later today — the Nexus One. Originally hyped as the Google Phone, the Nexus One now has the tech blogosphere scratching its head over what appears to be a top-of-the-line, HTC-built phone. Dubbed an iPhone killer, and then a Droid killer, the Nexus One has some asking: What’s the big deal? I’ve played with the Nexus One briefly. Sources who have owned both the iPhone and used the Nexus One for awhile say it’s better and faster than any previous Android phone. It’s light. It feels thinner then the 3GS and is incredibly fast. Like with other Android phones, Google’s strength in the cloud gives it advantages like a bar that lets you search the web and your phone’s apps at the same time along with killer Gmail integration, not to mention apps that run in the background. But alas, the same weaknesses persist: the iPhone has a much richer selection of apps with 100,000 choices and that gorgeous user interface. As the latest in a neve
