Finally, after some speculations and little bit of hype as many are craving for the “next one” to Apple iPhone, Google announced last night their new flagship Nexus One phone. Powered by the latest Android 2.1 OS and manufactured by HTC. The unit sells for $529 unlock with free shipping but only in US and I think as of now UK, Hong Kong and Singapore – not here in Qatar or in the Philippines.

Just for curiosity, I tried immediately ordering and here’s how I did it.

First, you need to use a US proxy or VPN service. Use Google search for US Proxy or VPN. Just be careful in selecting this service as anything in the middle of your session to Google server can sniff your data. If you can go for some premium paid services, I think it is a better option since you’ll be using your Google Checkout to complete this order. I’ll not personally recommend what service to use just be extra careful and do some research first.

Once you setup your US VPN or Proxy, go to www.google.com/phone, login with your google account and there you can order your Nexus One.

Reuters is reporting that Yahoo is considering some type of tie-up with Google, potentially something smaller than an all-out acquisition. According to this report, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt phoned Yahoo Chief Executive Jerry Yang on Friday to discuss how to avoid a Microsoft takeover, either by offering money or guaranteed revenue in exchange for Yahoo outsourcing its advertising to Google.

After days of rumors, finally Google has agreed to purchase online video phenomenon YouTube for $1.65 billion in all-stock deal in order to make the transaction tax-free for the YouTube shareholders.

Me and my wife last night thinking how cool if we can think and start an idea with this worth, hahaha! Well, I slept last night hoping I can dream one, hehehe.

So what will happen now? And what this deal means to them and of course to us users?

Google Talk is just getting better and better. The latest update includes Voicemail, File Transfer and Music Status.

Its not yet released in the mainstream, but you can go ahead and start using it by downloading and installing from this source.

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You can always do this using Chikka, and now with the convenience of your Google Talk or Gmail Chat, you can now send SMS to Globe/Smart/Sun mobile phones in the Philippines.

To send to a mobile phone, simply add a new contact on your Google Talk client or Gmail Chat, using the format 639xxxxxxxxx@chikkatalk.com.

I just tried it and it works both in Google Talk client and in Gmail Chat.