Well today is the day where the Android operating system takes centre stage as Google announce what’s in store for software the coming year from its Mountain View HQ in California.

It’s no secret that this will be the first official outing of the Nexus One but there may be more to it so lets see what we can find out.

Click through and mark the page as we’ll be updating with information from various sources across the internet.

10:05 am

The event starts with a history on Google and its reasons for getting into the mobile market.

10:09 am

Android runs on 20 devices, 59 carriers, 48 countries and 19 languages

10:12 am

Erick Tseng, sr product mgr, is talking – says android users search the web 30x more than users of feature phones, google mobile searches increased 3x since android launch

Jason Chen Editor of Gizmodo mentions:

One thing you might not know, that I heard from OEMs, is that Google will only certify devices for “Android” if it’s a phone, so other devices like the Nook won’t get Android certification, so it won’t be able to say that it’s an Android device. This means that they can’t get Android applications, and they don’t get access to some secret libraries that Google only limits for devices that are certified.

10:18am

Nexus One is official and the next step in Android evolution

10:23 am

Peter Chou CEO of HTC is on stage talking about the Nexus One with confirmed 1GHz Snapdragon CPU and 3.7″ AMOLED 480 x 800 resolution display and runs Android 2.1

10:35 am

Sidewards scrolling, live weather widgets, live animated backgrounds, Facebook integration, Google Live Navigation. Pretty much known already. Oooh Multi-colored LED-lit trackball.

10:41

3D app launcher with new navigation system including tilting panes.

Financial Times Blog says:

Speak the name of a store, the phone is performing a google search, using geolocation finds the nearest store, then using the turn-by-turn navigation app (introduced on Droid) it send you there so voice activation in all the boxes, not just search

10:44 am

Google Earth will be available on the Nexus and other Android phones! Website for the Nexus One is live HERE.

10:50 am

We’re also pleased to announce a new, through a google-hosted web store. The objective of Google’s new consumer channel is to provide an efficient way to link consumers with Android devices. A simple purchasing process, a simple offering of plans from operators, a simple worry-free delivery and startup of your device.”

“Through the web store you can choose to buy a phone without service, or with service from one of Google’s operator partners.
At launch, from www.google.com/phone, you can purchase a Nexus One with service from T-Mobile USA. We expect to add more devices and more countries to the programme.”

A whole array of carriers are signed up and other handsets including Motorola! Vodafone confirmed as suppliers to Europe..

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