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On 11th May 2011 Google announced the availability of paid apps in 99 new countries.

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The default Ubuntu IM client has now been Empathy for a while. Though it supports themes, replacing the stock emoticons (which come from Gnome), unlike in Pidgin, is not a straightforward process. Which is kind of embarrassing, since the default smileys in Gnome are far from being pretty and eye-candy.

Fortunately, you can override the system emoticons for your user: just create the proper directory structure under ~/.local, and applications will use the emoticons found under ~/.local/share/icons/gnome/16×16/emotes, where 16×16 is the resolution they need.

To make it easy for Ubuntu users, we just packed the Android emoticons into a ready to use package. Once you downloaded it, untar the package into your home folder:

$ cd ~
$ tar xvzf ~/Downloads/android-emoticons.tar.gz


It will create all the necessary folders under .local, and place the smileys in different resolutions there.

Is the Nexus S ugly? We don’t think so. The new Google Android phone Nexus S just arrived and looks like some amazing alien toy with a pitch black front. You can’t tell where the screen ends and where the phone starts. Check out these unboxing pictures below.

Google Nexus S box

Google Nexus S box and phone

Nexus S box contents - battery, charger and chord

Nexus S box contents with the pitch black phone

Nexus S, an alien looking phone

Nexus S welcome screen - say hello!

Highlights:

• “Gingerbread” operating system, version 2.3.
• Keyboard is much better, you can forget Swype.
• 2 cameras, including 1 in the front (for video chat).
• I prefer unmodified Android stock UI more than manufacturer overlay eg. HTC Sense UI.
• Near Field Communication ability (so it can become your wallet in the future).
• 16GB built-in memory  (OK, no way to add an SD card, but at this point everything I have is in the cloud anyway).
• 4.0 inches, WVGA (800 x 480) touch screen.
• Awesome, curved, super-black and alien looking gadget.

We are complete Nexus drones, so we don’t buy into all the mixed comments in other Android blogs. But we can be reasoned with – what do you think?

:-) (smiling android) 

;-) (winking android) 

:-( (sad android) 

:’-( (crying android) 

B-) (cool android)

:-* (kissing android) 

:-P (android tongue) 

:O (angry android) 

O:-) (android angel) 

:-O (gasping android) 

:-[ (blushing android) 

:-$ (money android) 

:-! (scared android) 

:-/ (android erm)

:-D (android grin) 

o_O (confused android) 

:-X (android wub)