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If you can't wait any longer your country listed on Google Nexus One's shipping policy, the following trick could be worth trying, thanks to Gamaze website. However, you have to pay the additional shipping cost for that. Your call!

1. Get access to the ordering process by downloading and installing the free Hotspot Shield software (Windows & Mac only), in order to protect your location and IP address so that Google’s web store won’t block you out from the ordering process.
2. Sign up for a US based shipping address at MyUSABox.com. This is free but they charge amount of US $5 for registering and will be credited to you when you use the service for the first time.
3. Sign up for a Google Checkout account. If you already have a Google / Gmail account, you can add that easily through your Google account settings. Note that you can use any international shipping address and credit card for this purpose, it does not have to be the MyUSABox address you just signed up for.
4. Order your personal Nexus One phone phone by pointing your browser to http://www.google.com/phone. Please make sure you opt for the SIM free phone at $529 + sales tax. Also, make sure you enter the MyUSAbox shipping address and Google Account billing address to the order.
5. Wait for your N1 to arrive to MyUSABox. You should get notified by email as soon as it arrives unless your e-mail spam filters are too tight.
6. Log in to MyUSABox and forward your box to your home address, it should arrive within a few days.

Indeed, it's the next logical step for Google to win the smartphone war: eyeing the enterprise market that's still dominated by RIM's BlackBerry. But it seems not easy for Google to be the mobile player, since the Internet giant is facing Nexus One customer complaints regarding the device's poor 3G performance.

Last Friday at CES, Google VP of Engineering Andy Rubin has indicated that the next version of the Nexus One "Superphone" will be an enterprise edition for business users. The phone it self will probably have a longer battery life and also a better physical keyboard.

Rubin have been very secretive about this matter though, as he won't tell us anything about the other details like the release date, what version of Android will it be running, etc. He only said that, The Nexus One is the first in a series, or "program", which could include some other new devices, including the enterprise edition of the Nexus One.

[via Gajeto, SlashGear]

It's a really good news for Asia-based Google gadget fans. Google launced their super hyped phone, the Nexus One, today. The "super phone" is initially available in four countries: the US, UK, Singapore and Hong Kong. [Vodafone will begin selling Nexus One for Europe this spring]. Anyway, here's the official pricing of international shipping for those outside the U.S:

* Nexus One Phone $529.99 * AC Adaptor $19.99 * Shipping (DHL International) $29.65

Duties and taxes will be payable to the courier on receipt of order:

* Hong Kong:  no VAT or GST! (for Hong Kong users, at least around US$580 or HK$4500 needed to get this device delivered to their home) * Singapore: 7% Goods and Services Tax on the Cost, Insurance & Freight ("Shipping the phone to Singapore, including all tax and shipping costs will sum up to approx 800 S$ at the moment," according to a local blogger). * United Kingdom: 17.5% VAT on the total cost of order including all shipping costs and insurance.

How to order The Nexus One online

1. Create a Google Checkout Account (https://checkout.google.com) 2. If you already have a Google CheckOut account, make sure your location is setup as “Singapore” or "Hong Kong" --depends on your current location. 3. Go To www.google.com/phone and click on the big blue (Get your phone) button 4. Select the first option “Nexus One Phone” without any Telco involvement and click “continue” 5. Choose if you want your Nexus One to be engrave or blank and click “continue” or “skip this step” 6. Put in your shipping/billing details /credit card details and ORDER

The following is the overall total cost of ownership of the Nexus One vs. iPhone vs. Droid vs. Palm Pre, thanks to BillShrink website!

It is expected that StarHub, SingTel and M1 have already signed-up with Google to offer the Nexus One mobile phone in Singapore. The three major Singapore telcos are probably just waiting for one of the telcos to reveal their plans and pricing of the Nexus One on their service so as to grab the maximum initial market share in this 3-4 million potential customer base. SingTel, StarHub and M1 are likely to offer the Nexus One with the same data plans as currently being offered for Apple's iPhone 3G and 3GS. The Singapore customers are likely to benefit from the huge data plans (12GB depending upon the plan selection).

[via Gajeto, Nexus-One, Angry Angmo | comparison chart from BillShrink]

It's a really good news for Asia-based Google gadget fans. Google launced their super hyped phone, the Nexus One, today. The "super phone" is initially available in four countries: the US, UK, Singapore and Hong Kong. [Vodafone will begin selling Nexus One for Europe this spring].

Anyway, here's the official pricing of international shipping for those outside the U.S:

• Nexus One Phone $529.99
• AC Adaptor $19.99
• Shipping (DHL International) $29.65

Duties and taxes will be payable to the courier on receipt of order:

• Hong Kong:  no VAT or GST!
• Singapore: 7% Goods and Services Tax on the Cost, Insurance & Freight
• United Kingdom: 17.5% VAT on the total cost of order including all shipping costs and insurance.

In total, for Hong Kong users, at least around US$580 or HK$4500 needed to get this device delivered to their home.

[via Gajeto, Nexus-One]

IF GOOGLE REALLY WANT TO RELEASE this device, so Android has two latest premium phones now: Motorola Droid (renamed as Milestone for European and Asian market) and Nexus One. Unlike Droid, Nexus One doesn't have a physical keyboard. "Even though the screen is the same size and same resolution as the Droid, it's noticeably better," as Gizmodo wrote, adding that Nexus One is slightly thinner and lighter than the iPhone 3GS, for instance. According to Engadget, invite-only retail sales of this device starting on January 5th.

Its features include:

• Android 2.1
• 11.5mm thick
• 512MB RAM, 512MB ROM, 4GB microSD in-box expandable to 32GB
• 5 megapixel camera with mechanical AF and LED flash
• HSPA 900 / 1700 / 2100, 7.2Mbps down and 2Mbps up -- in other words, yes to T-Mobile 3G and no to AT&T 3G, though you'll still be fine on EDGE
• 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED display

Check-out its full specs, live pics and a 5-minute video.