Nexus One

HTC Nexus One won’t get Ice Cream Sandwich

image-HTC-Nexus-One We all know about the drama that is the update process for Android-powered phones. We've all heard it before, and now it will probably be brought up again, this time with the HTC Nexus One at the center of the conversation. While other devices from other manufacturers are supposed to be in the controversy, Nexus-branded devices aren't. If you get a Nexus handset... Read more »

New details on Ice Cream Sandwich flagship device leaked

Android_Ice_Cream_Sandwich Just as other major companies have done in the past, it looks like Google is set to continue a one year refresh cycle for releasing flagship Android devices, as new information has leaked out pointing towards a holiday season release for the upcoming Ice Cream Sandwich representative device. This information comes from Boy Genius Report, who says that the device... Read more »

New Nexus devices: “there’s always going to be new ones coming out in the market”

Nexus-One-Wallpaper-21 The Nexus roller-coaster has always been a wild one. When the Nexus One first dropped, so did jaw across the globe. It was the next step in mobile computing, and set the pace for other devices world-wide. Then, it all fell apart. Originally only selling the Nexus One online, sales were bad, and it looked like Google wouldn't be taking on the handset business any... Read more »

Android 2.3.4 rolling out “in the next few weeks,” bringing video chat to the Nexus S

3.square-icon-v1-500x-black-glass Just announced by Google on the official Mobile Blog, Android 2.3.4 will be rolling out to the Nexus One and Nexus S "in the next few weeks," bringing with it bug fixes for the original Nexus, and video chat enabled Google Talk to the Nexus S. With the new Google Talk featuring video and voice chat, you will finally be able to video chat with anyone using a... Read more »

Nexus One and S OTA available for download now

DSC00132 Remember when we went over the updates coming to the Nexus One and Nexus S yesterday, and I said update.zip files should be hitting the web anytime now? That time has come. Some of you may be well versed in the Nexus One update process by now, but here it is again, courtesy of Android Central: -Download the update from . -Rename the file to update.zip.... Read more »

Nexus update roundup

nexus_one_logo Last night at roughly nine o'clock, Google's Nexus Twitter account tweeted something Nexus One owners have been waiting a long time to hear (Nexus S users, not so much): Gingerbread (Android 2.3.3) update now rolling out to Nexus S and Nexus One. Be patient, may take a few weeks for OTA to complete. I know the "few weeks" line may be discouraging, but the... Read more »

“The Gingerbread OTA for Nexus One will happen in the coming weeks.”

DSC00132 Nexus One owners, we feel your pain. How many times can one be told that their original Google phone will be updated to the latest firmware "in the coming weeks?" More than once is enough. Yet here we are again, being told by Google's official Nexus Twitter account (@googlenexus), that "The Gingerbread OTA for Nexus One will happen in the coming weeks," and we... Read more »

FFC hack: Who needs another cam when mirrors exist?

FFC hack: Who needs another cam when mirrors exist? With video calling rising in popularity the apps supporting it are readily and freely available. But not everyone can afford to run out and buy the latest phone with a front-facing camera in order to get in on the action, so hackers have come up with other solutions. One of them is very involved and risky and consists of cracking your phone open and installing a... Read more »

The Nexus One will not see Gingerbread until a “few weeks” from now

The Nexus One will not see Gingerbread until a “few weeks” from now Yes yes, tech sites across the web were reporting that the update was rolling out (most of which have fixed the error), the SDK has been released, and there are probably people rushing around to throw an image together, but the Nexus One will not see an official update to Gingerbread until a few weeks from now. This news comes in from Reto Meier, an Android... Read more »

Nexus One Wi-Fi calling hack for CyanogenMod

Nexus One Wi-Fi calling hack for CyanogenMod The G2 amounts to an updated, hardware keyboard havin' Nexus One, and why should the Google Phone forerunner, which broke new ground on so many fronts, miss out on the coming wave of Wi-Fi calling in the States? It shouldn't, and thanks to some clever folks over at xda-developers, the G2's T-Mobile Wi-Fi calling app has been brought to the N1 in the most deliciously... Read more »