Now we have seen yet another Nexus S “leak” by a sample video uploaded by its field testers. Earlier on, we were teased by sample photos uploaded to Picasa and now we can see its 720p video capabilities.

The video doesn’t look impressive perhaps due to bad lighting condition indoors. Plus the portrait recording doesn’t really help at all. Check out the sample video after the jump.

There are rumours that Android 2.3 Gingerbread might just make its official appearance tomorrow. Let’s see if that does come true as we believe it should be launched before Christmas.

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XDA Developers has more details and pics of the upcoming Nexus S ahead of Thanksgiving. This looks like the same device which was earlier previewed by Eric Schmidt.

They can confirm that it runs on the upcoming Gingerbread OS and it looks like our usual Samsung Galaxy S except for the additional curves and different chrome frame around the camera. It is also mentioned that the device offers following specs:

-ArmV7 CPU  Could be Dual Core
-Open GL ES Supported
-512 or 328MB Ram (Not 100% known)
-1GB or 2GB Internal Memory (Not 100% known)
-800×480 Screen Resolution
-4? Screen Size
-SuperAmoled2 Possibly
-720P HD Video

Check out more pics over at XDA.

In case you missed the earlier video of Google’s CEO showing off the Nexus S, click here.

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Earlier this morning, the buzz was all on the upcoming Nexus S device which was briefly teased by Google CEO Eric Schmidt. He also revealed that the next Nexus One successor will feature NFC which allows mobile payment from your mobile device. When questioned about his statement that Google is not making a Nexus Two device, he responded that he said there would never be a Nexus Two but that doesn’t mean there won’t be a Nexus successor at all.

Watch the full 44 minute video after the jump.

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Attendees at the Web 2.0 summit had a glimpse of the rumoured “Nexus S” and it was showed off by Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt himself! He was giving a breif sneak peak of Gingerbread to the crowd with an “unaccounced” Android device from an “announced” manufacturer. From the pics, it is no guessing that it came from the same guys who did the Samsung Galaxy S. If you take a closer look, it looks closely the same as the “Nexus S” showed by Engadget earlier on.

According to Engadget, the phone was seen running on T-Mobile’s network and is revaled that it features NFC which potentially allows mobile payment. Since it is based on the Galaxy S, we note that they didn’t include any trackball/touchpad of some sort which we felt is a necessary feature for text selection. Hopefully the Gingerbread OS itself offers better on screen text editing than the Galaxy S.

If you could remember, a few months back the CEO had mentioned that there won’t be a Nexus Two. When asked to comment, he jokingly said that yes, it was correct there won’t be a Nexus Two. The new device will be called the Nexus S.

Check out more pics over at Engadget.

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So what’s new with the rumoured Nexus Two / Nexus S? Samsung has denied it and the big November 8th event was none other than the Samsung Continuum. Now Engadget has some leaked images to fuel the speculation.

The new Samsung device which carry the model number GT-i9020 above is said to be Nexus S. Not surprising that it is based on the already popular Samsung Galaxy S and some might argue that this could be another variant for telco exclusive.

It looks more curved at the corners but the back isn’t what Gizmodo had described earlier which bulged towards the top.

Check out the full gallery at Engadget.

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Last week there was a lot of speculation on the Nexus Two which is rumoured to be developed by Samsung. Now a new story by a Korean news site had reported Samsung denying such speculation and rubbishs the mock design above as nothing but a rumour.

With the big Samsung event happening on the 8th, it is now believed that the new device is more likely the new Samsung Galaxy S based Continuum that comes with a dedicated 2nd screen for time and various status.

However that doesn’t mean that a Samsung developed successor of the Nexus Two is impossible. We would just have to wait and see if there are more sightings or possible leaks on the rumoured device.

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It has been rumoured that Google is about to release a Nexus Two despite its earlier statement that they won’t make a successor device for the Nexus One. Right now the Nexus One is sold as Google’s developer phone.

Just recently, there has been a lot of chatter online that Samsung has been engaged as Google’s partner for a possible Nexus Two or Nexus S device based on the popular Samsung Galaxy S. Gizmodo had a source that claims to have a first ever hands-on with the Nexus Two device. From the story, it seems that the Nexus Two is a mere “rebadge” of the Galaxy S but runs on the next Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS.

We can’t be sure how true the story is but it is something worth looking forward as the Galaxy S does offer one of the best hardware out there for an Android device. Looking at how Google has erected its Gingerbread figure and Samsung announcing something big on November 8th, it is possible that the Nexus Two might be announced soon.

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Samsung US has issued a media invite stating that they will be launching something Android-based this November 8.

Not a lot of people know what this new Android device is going to be but rumours are rife that it will be running Gingerbread (Android 2.3) and that it could also be the successor to the Nexus One.

We’re taking this with a grain of salt as Google has mentioned earlier that the Nexus One is a prove of concept and that there will not be a successor.

Also, it was earlier rumoured that Motorola is working with Google on a Nexus Two project but nothing transpired from that and it is safe to assume that the Motorola-Google project has been scraped.

Although we are all fans of the Nexus One here at SoyaCincau.com, the information currently available says to us that a successor to the Google phone is very unlikely. We’ll keep a close eye on the developments as we move closer to November 8 and will continue to update you information as we get them.

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In an interview with UK’s Telegraph, Google CEO Eric Schmidt was asked if there will be a Nexus Two for the Google device diehards out there.

His answer left no lingering doubt in anyone’s mind that there will not be one, despite the many rumours floating around about such a device is currently being a work in progress.

For those who are unaware, rumours of a second Nexus device surfaced sometime early May with Motorola being named as the manufacturer that will be working with Google to bring the now vapour ware device into the market.

If Google is not going to continue with the Nexus legacy why bother with the device in the first place?

Google felt that the Android mobile platform needed a boost to showcase, what the OS could do with the right hardware and the right people behind it. Hence the partnership with HTC was established and the Nexus One was born.

You have to give credit, prior to the Nexus One, there wasn’t really a desirable Android device and from that perspective, we’ll give it to Google, with the Nexus One, they have succeeded in putting Android on the map. But we disagree with Schmidt when he says there’s no need for a Nexus Two.

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Are we looking at the next Google Nexus phone?

With over 2.3 million Moto Droid (aka Milestone) sold last quarter, it’s pretty obvious that the Android OS is one of the key components to Motorola’s success and Motorola knows it.

But having just one Android based device ain’t going to cut it in the very crowded smartphone marketplace. Even by today’s standards, with the likes of HTC Desire and Droid Incredible (also built by HTC), Motorola’s Droid is looking rather dated – at in the flagship category.

Motorola need to built a Droid successor and they need to built it and launch it fast. At least in time to counter Apple’s upcoming iPhone HD/4G.

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