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The Nexus One is getting multitouch starting today.

HT: Engadget

Update: the Android Wordpress app is available now, too! As of now (3:47PM), fewer than 50 other people have downloaded it.

HT: Phandroid

It’s dumb. I won’t be buying one, and that’s all I have to say about it.

Now, can we please start speculating wildly and irresponsibly about iPhone 4.0 already?

Update, 28 Jan.: To be clear, I can’t get over the lack of multitasking and Flash support. But if those things show up in an iPhone 4.0 SDK, as BGR thinks they might, I’d be on board…for the next iPhone. Still probably not for the iPad.

Via Engadget, it sounds like Google’s charging an early termination fee (ETF) for the Nexus One. ETFs are pretty common in the wireless industry, and are usually around $150-200, depending on the amount of time left on the contract (of course, Verizon’s got their hands in so many pockets that the FCC even told them to knock it the fuck off). However, Google is charging $350 if you cancel during the first two three months of service (after the two-week trial period), in addition to T-Mobile’s $200 fee.

Don’t be evil, guys.

After several days of typical use, I’m ready to amend/update some of my initial impressions:

• There are some touchscreen calibration issues. Occasionally, taps on the bottom third of the screen register as taps on the phone’s touch buttons. My issues are easily fixed by a reboot, but some people are having more frequent problems. Although it might be a software bug that could be fixed over the air (OTA), this is disheartening.
• Relatedly, there is some real confusion over who’s supporting the phone. Google’s selling it, HTC manufactured it, and T-Mobile runs the network, but there aren’t clearly delineated responsibilities for service, and it sounds like a lot of people don’t know who they should contact.
• Android Market is still awful. It’s actively discouraging to use.
• The lack of multitouch is a huge, huge stumbling block. There’s no excuse for Google not implementing this feature immediately.
• Update: It sounds like some N1s aren’t playing nice with T-Mo’s 3G network, either. I’ve had no problems.

This isn’t buyer’s remorse, by any means–it’s still a great piece of machinery, and I really like it. But I’m tempering some of my initial enthusiasm.

On the other hand, it looks like some enthusiastic idiots are pushing Nexus One auctions up past $600 on eBay (it’s available for ~$560 unlocked, after tax, direct from the big G), so if Apple comes out in a few weeks and announces that their upcoming OLED iPhone 4.0 will run on T-Mobile, I’ve got an out there.

I should preface this review with the following disclaimer: I have never owned an iPhone, Blackberry, Droid, Pre, or a smartphone of any kind. However, I am a nerd, and have used enough iPhones/Blackberrys/Droids to know what they’re like. Excelsior!

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