Alcatel OneTouch T60 Android tablet spotted at the FCC

And the latest company to join the overhyped tablet market is  Alcatel. The handset maker which we usually know for their low-end products, may bring the same philosophy to this space, as well. In return, we may get an affordable Android tablet that would offer great value for the money to people not looking to break a bank with the tablet purchase.

Anyway, the Alcatel-made device called OneTouch T60 has been spotted at the FCC, packing Android 2.2 Froyo, ATT 3G bands, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3-megapixel camera on the back, VGA front-facing camera, 3.5mm headset jack and a memory card slot. It looks like the screen measures 7 inches.

Google pulls gaming emulators from Android Market

Over the weekend, Google has pulled a batch of popular video game emulators from the Android Market, including N64oid, and all other -oid apps made by the same developer. The apps would allow you to play games for the original Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis, Atari, Game Boy, and others. There are still plenty of other emulators available, but another popular option, PSX4Droid was recently pulled as well, indicating there is a Market-wide purge in progress. The developer of N64oid said his apps were pulled and his developer account removed without any warning or explanation from Google.

With the Xperia Play bringing more attention to brand-name commercial games on Android, publishers no doubt have a vested interest in claiming legitimate turf in the Market. Of course, emulators were at best in grey legal territory to begin with, but thats not going to stop developers from finding workarounds in third-party stores or simply hosting the files personally it just means they will have a harder time making money from it. Lesson? Get your quality video game emulators now while you can.

Next Google Nexus will be HTC or LG builtNext Google Nexus will be HTC or LG built

The Nexus line is the true and original Google phone and we have seen two already. And now we came across a photo of a third Nexus phone in its testing stage. The phone looks HTC-made and lacks the menu/home/back/search keys. It will probably run Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest Android version.

The photo does not show much, except a generic phone design, but the information, given to TechHog.com is pretty juicy and intriguing. It seems a Google developer sent this in and reportedly said that the next Google phone will feature some amazing specs. It will most definitely feature the latest Android version, which integrates with Honeycomb , has a HDPA+ and Sprint CDMA, front-facing camera and a rumored first appearance in December this year, along with Ice Cream Sandwich itself.

Thats about it for specs and as for the name, its not given yet but it may not be Nexus 3. Its still undecided. The Nexus phone line is not a mainstream gadget on its own. Its made to carry the latest software version, in order for it to be a platform for dev testing. And in the case of the original Nexus One it had an HTC twin brother in the face of the Desire. The Nexus S had one in the Galaxy S so we are hoping this yet unannounced 3rd Nexus to have a global market brother as well.