Elisa access point settings for Android

Just in case someone needs the access point settings for Elise Internet and MMS, I publish them here. I have tested the settings to work at least with HTC Hero, HTC Desire, Motorola Milestone, and Nexus One.

Internet

Name: Elisa Internet
APN: Internet
Username:
Password:
MCC: 244
MNC: 05
APN type: default

MMS

Name: Elisa MMS
APN: mms
MMSC: http://mms.elisa.fi
MMS proxy: 213.161.41.57
MMS port:
MCC: 244
MNC: 05
APN TYPE: mms

HTC Desire

HTC Hero is my first Android phone. I have been quite happy with it. However, I wanted to upgrade to a more powerful phone with a higher resolution display and running Android 2.1. After comparing the Android phones available here in Finland, I ended up having two alternatives: Google Nexus One and HTC Desire. These two phones are almost identical - at least hardware wise. Both phones are manufactured by HTC. I decided to buy HTC Desire, basically for the following two main reasons: Desire is about 100 € cheaper than Nexus One here in Finland, and it features the Sense UI which I loved already in HTC Hero. I have been using HTC Desire now for couple of weeks, and I have to say that I really like it. HTC Desire is fast and responsive, features superb AMOLED display, and has a nice industrial design that feels comfortable on hand. Furthermore, the improvements in and extensions to Sense UI provide even better user experience than in HTC Hero. I am also impressed the quality of the software. I have not yet experienced any software crashes nor any other problems worth mentioning. So, really an awesome phone - I love it.

Linus Torvalds: Nexus One is a Winner

Read how the father of Linux, Linus Torvalds endorses Google's Nexus One in his blog:

"But I have to admit, the Nexus One is a winner. I wasn't enthusiastic about buying a phone on the internet sight unseen, but the day it was reported that it finally had the pinch-to-zoom thing enabled, I decided to take the plunge. I've wanted to have a GPS unit for my car anyway, and I thought that google navigation might finally make a phone useful.

And it does. What a difference! I no longer feel like I'm dragging a phone with me "just in case" I would need to get in touch with somebody - now I'm having a useful (and admittedly pretty good-looking) gadget instead. The fact that you can use it as a phone too is kind of secondary."

There you have it. Take that Steve - resistance is futile ...

Nexus One Unboxing - Ninja Style

Here is one of the most awesome unboxing videos I have ever seen. Enjoy :)

Android 2.1 SDK Available

Google has just released Android SDK version 2.1. It is a small feature release that includes some new developer APIs and related documentation. However, this is the SDK version you need for developing amazing 2.1 apps for your awesome Nexus One.

Nexus One Online Tour

For those of you anxiously waiting to get your hands on Nexus One, enjoy this online tour as an appetizer. Check out also the Google's YouTube channel for Nexus One.

Nexus One Commercial

Nexus One Technical Specifications

So, as you should already know by now, Nexus One, the Android 2.1 based phone from Google was finally released. The technical specifications for the phone can be found from this Google's page. Demonstrations of the Nexus One applications are available in here. Hopefully Nexus One will be soon available also here in Finland.

Nexus One Review

Today is the day when Google is supposed to publish their Nexus One Android phone. Engadget (those lucky b******s :)) had a change to have a hands-on session with the actual device. You can read and enjoy their detailed and lengthy review from here.

Nexus One UI Preview

A video previewing Nexus One and its Android 2.1 based UI has been released in YouTube. Enjoy :)

Android Predictions for 2010

Since the brave new year 2010 is right around the corner, I picked up couple of interesting predictions for Android:

Forrester Research has published their report entitled: "Predictions 2010: Enterprise Mobility Accelerates Again." In their report they predict, that mobile devices based on the Android OS will take 10% of the mobile device market in 2010. According to the report this uptake will be mostly due to "heavy industry support" from Qualcomm, Verizon, Motorola and Google, as well as the growing embrace of the open OS by developers.

Market research company CCS Insight predicts that during the year 2010, maybe over 50 Android-based mobile phones will be delivered to the market (via Infoworld). Furthermore, the prices for cheapest Android-based smartphones could drop to even below €100 ($150) without operator subsidies in the first half of the year.

And of course, let's not forgot that 2010 will bring the mighty Nexus One for us, which I personally consider as the first real challenger for iPhone :)