The Google Nexus One is as good as it gets when it comes to Android phones. With the latest Android 2.1 OS and a bevy of high-end hardware features on board – like the 5-megapixel camera, 1Ghz processor, 3.7-inch touchscreen – the Nexus One packs in almost everything a smartphone user could ask for. That…
Nexus One Unboxed by Freakin’ Ninjas
Most unboxings around these parts involve the stuttered fumbling of tech bloggers making banal comments on wires, headphones, and chargers. With any luck, they’ll make a lame attempt at humour while the device is booting up, but even those tend to fail miserably. But you know who does a real unboxing? Do you know who…
Google drops Nexus One upgrade price by $100, offers refunds
T-Mobile Google has dropped the upgrade price of the Nexus One to $279, which is $100 cheaper than the previous price of $379. Google and T-Mobile have been hit with some harsh criticism from Nexus One customers upset over slow-to-respond customer service and unreliable T-Mobile 3G service leading up to T-Mobile’s not-so-coincidental decision to slash…
Google chimes in on Nexus One’s double-whammy early termination fee
It’s not just Verizon that’s been slammed with criticism over the hefty $350 early termination fee (ETF) that it charges customers who cancel their smartphone wireless plan early. Google has been getting some harsh feedback over its double-whammy termination charges for its HTC-made Nexus One superphone. Just how bad is it? Well, if you buy…
Barclays Capital’s Doug Anmuth: Google might sell 5 to 6 million Nexus One phones this year
Barclays Capital’s Doug Anmuth thinks that Google may be onto something with its own-branded phone. As a matter of fact, he believes the search giant could move 5-6 million devices in this year, only. That’s like nothing compared to iPhone’s projected sales for the year, which if everything goes as planned should hit the 30…
Apple iPhone and Google Nexus One beat Motorola’s Droid in touchscreen accuracy tests
When it comes to capacitive touchscreens – like the displays found on the Apple iPhone and the Google Nexus One – it’s not always just about resolution, screen size, or whether it’s OLED or LCD. It’s good to keep in mind that a large touchscreen doesn’t do you much good if it’s not accurately interpreting…
Google and T-Mobile investigating Nexus One 3G reception issues
If your brand-new Google Nexus One, made by HTC, is having a hard time staying connected to T-Mobile’s 3G network, you’re not alone. Reports have been coming hard and fast from around the blogosphere that indicate Google’s new superphone is having problems with 3G reception – many a Nexus One user has been reporting network…
How do you order a Nexus One if you live outside the US, UK, HK, or Singapore?
My buddy Budi, who’s blogging like a man possessed over in Indonesia, mailed me to let me know about a few ways you can get your hands on a Nexus one if you don’t live in one of the currently-supported countries. So here we go: If you can’t wait any longer your country listed on…
CoPilot Live GPS Navigation App for Google Nexus One Debuts at CES
ALK Technologies has announced that its CoPilot Live v8 GPS navigation app is compatible with the newly released Google Nexus One, and is available for download from the Android Market for $34.99. “CoPilot Live has already proven to be a must-have app for Android smartphone customers,” said Michael Kornhauser, Managing Director at ALK Technologies. “We…
Estate of Philip K. Dick wants to sue Google over use of word “nexus”
The estate of science fiction writer Philip K. Dick is not happy with Google’s decision to call its phone Nexus One. Their beef is in using the word “nexus” which the famous writer used in its novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” which was later adapted for the screen as Blade Runner. Dick used…