Nexus One is known to be the most advanced android phone till date (it’s a reasonable argument that HTC Desire is a better handset as it is mostly based on Nexus One’s improvements.)  and coming from Google, it had the “iPhone Killer” tag attached to it. Nexus One was expected to do a lot better than all the other Android phones because of its initial hype and the fact that it was Google’s first handset launch.

Flurry recently released data which showed Nexus One sold 135,000 handsets as oppose to 1 million Generation One iPhone’s sold in the same period after its launch, i.e. 74 Days. Why 74 Days you may ask! Flurry picked 74 days as the number because that’s how long it took Apple to sell 1 million iPhones after its first launch which has now become the benchmark.

These numbers also include a few thousand free phones that were given to Googlers around the world as part of the Dog food drive. Though it might not be a significant number, it does have an effect when a company ends up selling 135,000 phones only.

Though it might not sound like a fair comparison between Nexus One and iPad as one is a mobile phone and the other, so called “Tablet”, day 1 pre-order sales of iPad only goes to show the brand value and product popularity Apple enjoys in consumer electronic market.

On the other hand, Motorola’s Droid surprised everyone with its sale of 1.05 million phones in the same time. Flurry points the 3 possible reasons as to how Motorola managed to beat Apple to its initial sales numbers.

1. Consumer Perseption & Demand
2. Relative Subscriber Base: Verizon has a considerable larger user base than compared to AT&T
3. Holiday Season Sales:  The other two phones from Apple and Google were not launched around the holiday season nor did the 74 day period cover the holiday season, only Motorola’s Droid did.

This is just the beginning of the Mobile wars between the tech giants. Next time flurry comes out with a similar graph I am sure we will have Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 7 as one of the contenders.

Apple is offering Apple gift cards for its products which can be redeemed at any online or retail Apple stores for an Apple product (iPhone in particular). You can gift someone an Apple iPhone gift card which starts from as low as $25 for a new iPhone while the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S start at $99 and $199 respectively.

All you need to do is buy an iPhone gift card and give it to the recipient. When the recipient moves in to redeem the card, the Apple Store will deploy a ‘Specialist’ to take care of the post-purchase duties.

Apple iPhone : The Best Holiday Gift

That means, the Specialist will take charge of setting up the iPhone, the user’s email account, and the Specialist will also help the person in customizing the Home screen, personalizing ringtones, choosing some ‘great iPhone applications’ and also finding the favorite songs.

Accessories like stylish cases for iPhone, iPhone skins, iPod Docks,  designer bags for Macbooks, Eye-Fi Wireless Memory cards, printers and a bunch of Roxio softwares, Office Mac, iWork, Nike+iPod Sports Kit and many other interesting softwares are also available which can make great gifts.

Not just this, you can even choose to gift from a fully customized MacBook Pro, Mogo Talk Bluetooth headset for iPhone, Apple Magic Mouse, a set of cool headsets,  great Mac games including The Sims 3, Sid Meier’s Civilization IV and Plants Vs Zombies by Popcap.

Precisely, everything that’s available through Apple is up for holiday season sale and can be gifted. The most exciting part of this is that all the items available in the gift guide will be shipped  free to your place during the holiday period.

Also, you can personalize the item you are gifted by engraving a custom message on it for free. So, what are you waiting for? Grab the chance and make the most of it ’cause you don’t need an occasion to make someone smile. But if you insist, we’ll suggest it couldn’t get any better than making it a Christmas gift.

Click here to view Apple’s Holiday Gift Guide.

Click here to buy an iPhone Gift Card.

We’ve seen all sorts of applications for adult iPhone users. Thanks to Tickle Tap Apps, now we are starting to see apps for preschoolers.

Tickle Tap Apps is owned by zinc Roe, an award-winning studio in creating websites and games for kids and youth.

Given the expertise at zinc Roe, Tickle Tap Apps was a logical extension to attract new userbase.

The company has released 10 applications so far. Each of these applications are designed for enhanced learning through tested and proven methods for children’s education.

There are applications like Sort Slider which test and enhance a child’s ability to match similar shapes or Count Candy which teaches counting and numbers or Sound Shaker which lets children create and play with chimes, drums, etc..

The application are priced up to $1.99 each but are well worth the money as children learn a great deal from such application without even knowing they are learning stuff. But of course I don’t know many people who would just hand over their iPhones to the kids for a round of Count Candy

Watch the following video to know more about Tickle Tap Apps or click here (iTunes link)to see all Tickle Tap Applications on iTunes.

Users can either select the images from the gallery or click a picture on the fly to edit it using Photoshop Mobile for iPhone.

The application offers features like Crop, Rotate, Flip, Exposure, Saturation, Tint, Sketch, Soft Focus, Preset effects, etc. Users can also upload the edited images to Photoshop.com to their profiles and share it with friends online.

Following are couple of pictures I shot using my iPhone and edited them in Photoshop Mobile.

This application is a must download for anyone who uses the camera on iPhone.

Also, check out our video review of this application or click here to download Photoshop for iPhone

Most of the users still stick to the regular search, but that’s only because they haven’t discovered the search options yet.

Today, Google extended the availability of these search options for iPhone, WebOS and Android users. These options are currently available to the users in US only and will be extended to a wider audience in the coming months.

This certainly improves the performance and helps users accelerate through the searches on their mobile phones.  Also, the advantage of having your searches sync is that you can sometimes start where you left off on the PC or simply run through the search history.

The suggestions shown on the phone interface are personalized based on your search history. See the image below to know what I mean…

Users should be logged into their Google accounts to be able to take advantage of this feature and understandably logins should be the same on the phone and PC to see the correct information in terms of Search History and Personalized Suggestions!

Such small, yet intelligent features keep Google ahead of its competition and thats what I love about Google!

In our recent article, you have read about the iPhone OS 3.1 SDK but the public release of the OS has already hit the Apple website. So, what’s the need to update or better, what’s in the update? Well, the Apple iPhone OS 3.1 update comes with  a lot of bug fixes, security fixes and  other performance and reality enhancements.

The update also packs Genius recommendations for iPhone or iPod applications which automatically creates application recommendations for your iPhone or iPod Touch based on the applications already installed on your device.

Now you can download ringtones wirelessly from the Apple for  your device, that means, download countless ringtones from the Apple Store at just a click (of course, you will have to pay for the downloads).

The iPhone OS 3.1  software also comes with genius recommendations for applications, redeem iTunes Gift cards, codes, and certificates in the Applications Store, and the ability to display available iTunes account credits in the Applications Store and iTunes Store.

Missed an Update? Update Now!

Not only this, you can use your iTunes software to just drag and sync your applications with the iPhone. Besides these, other numerous updates like better Wi-Fi connectivity when bluetooth is turned on, anti phishing alerts in Safari browser, voice control in Apple iPhone 3GS using a bluetooth headset, support for many languages and much more.

The Apple iPhone OS 3.1 is available for free download now for all the iPhone owners with 3.0 OSs (earlier versions should also do) and fixes most of the issues that you might have ever experienced with your Apple device.

But, the very sad thing about the update is, once you have upgraded to the new OS, you will not be able to jailbreak  your iPod Touch or iPhone leaving you the only choice of learning the art of patience until another update for the Apple iPhone OS is rolled out.

Just hit the link below for the complete info about the Apple iPhone OS 3.0. And yes, remember, the Apple iPhone OS 3.1 Free Download is literally free for all iPhone users running iPhone OS 3.0 while you have to shell out some $4.95 to patch up your iPod Touch with the update.

Click here for Apple iPhone OS 3.0 Complete Info.

Click here to free Download Apple iPhone OS 3.1 for your Apple iPhone or click here for updating your iPod Touch.

Many iPhone users, especially those who explore the internet capabilities of the iPhone or rely on it for round-the-clock entertainment fear every second of the rapidly melting battery backup, which is quite a universally accepted belief.