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Verizon announced that it will soon release a software update for the Galaxy Nexus and it hopes to relieve concerns from users over the device’s poor signal strength. Brenda Raney, a spokeswoman for Verizon Wireless, said the software update will “adjust the signal strength indicator to more closely match other Verizon Wireless devices.” Doesn’t that…
There’s a reason we always recommend Nexus devices over all other Android smartphones. Not only do you get to enjoy Android the way Google intended it to look, but you’re also put first in line for updates to the platform. Case in point, owners of the Nexus S have slowly been getting an over the…
On October 19th when Google announced the next version of Android, codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich, you could feel the panic that HTC, Motorola, Samsung, and others started experiencing. They’d now have to worry about porting Android 4.0 to their existing portfolio of devices, a process that can take months. Any subsequent Android device announced after…
Well if AT&T and T-Mobile can have their Samsung Galaxy S II versions in white, so can Sprint. And that’s exactly what they plan to do, though that will most likely happen in early 2012. Simply put – there’s not enough time to launch a campaign now and benefit from the Christmas shopping bonanza. Still,…
It seems that the new Google/Samsung Galaxy Nexus is having a little “antennagate” of its own. After Twitter user Jack Doyle tweeted to Verizon about signal strength issues he’s experiencing with his Galaxy Nexus, the Verizon Wireless Support team confirmed: “The signal strength issue is currently being investigated. We don’t have an ETA, but a…
When the Nexus name first appeared, it called together the disparate ninja clans to perform The Great Unboxing, unified as an unstoppable kung fu force. It didn’t take long for the tentative alliance to devolve into bickering, and finally brazen treachery for the launch of the Samsung Nexus S. Today, the furious Red Ninja takes…
Google just released two new ads on YouTube showing off some pretty cool features of Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich on the Galaxy Nexus, as one video shows off Hangouts and the other ICS’s facial security. In the first video Hangouts is front and center; the video service enables live video chat with up to 10 people…
Boost Mobile, one of America’s more popular prepaid operators, is going to offer the LG Optimus Black and Samsung Replenish at some point in 2012 according to press photos that were leaked to PocketNow. They don’t have any specific details as to the the exact release date or pricing, but considering the Optimus Black is…
It’s not like every day we see Cricket adding a tablet to its portfolio. That, however, is about to change with the carrier now offering the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 across its stores. Unfortunately, their website still doesn’t have a page dedicated to the Android Honeycomb tablet, but I’m sure that will change in due…
If you still haven’t spent your “smartphone money” this Holiday season, here’s an offer worth considering. T-Mobile is running a special, web-only promotion for the white Samsung Galaxy S II, offering it for $99.99 through Sunday, December 18. The deal involves a $50 mail-in rebate and of course your signature on a new two-year contract…