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For the time being, the unlocked Nexus One is no longer available from Google. Sad but true, Google made the announcement in a late night post on its Android developers blog. Available since January, the self-proclaimed superphone was recently pulled from retail sales and made available to developers as an unlocked testing platform. The handset proved to be quite popular; so popular that is has sold out and is on backorder from HTC.
Google promises that it is working hard with HTC to replenish supply but notes that the world is experiencing a worldwide shortage in AMOLED displays. Supply of the HTC Incredible and the EVO 4G have been severely impacted by this shortage and HTC is reportedly replacing the AMOLED display in these handsets with Super LCDs. Let’s hope a similar substitution can be made on the Nexus One; otherwise, we may be waiting a long time for this handset to re-appear.
[Via Google Android Developers blog]
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Kelly Hodgkins
Kelly spent the last four years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent several years as a Ph.D student in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and tribe of children. You can follow her on Twitter @kellyhodgkins.
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