Google announced upgrades to their Nexus One smartphone that should correct the two major problems that reviewers had with the device at its release: Network connectivity has been improved and multitouch support has been added.

The omission of multitouch from the Nexus One at the device’s original release puzzled some reviewers, who pointed out that the functionality had been a part of Android 2.0 since the Droid. The device’s blazing performance and sleek styling wowed those same reviewers, but the general consensus was that the lack of multitouch and spotty 3G connectivity to T-Mobile’s cellular network prevented the Nexus One from being an iPhone killer.

However, the update – which, in addition to the critical multitouch and 3G fixes, adds support for Google Goggles and version 3.4 of Google Maps – was released so quickly after the Nexus One’s problems became apparent that the smartphone may yet be able to do what no other device could – rival the iPhone as king of the cell phones.

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