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For those of you who haven’t been graced with the Car Home application that’s now pre-installed with many Android phones these days, you now finally have a chance to see what you’ve been missing out on. Car Home application is now available in the Android Market for free, of course. The Car Home app gives…
Android isn’t unfamiliar with the military, so why not NASA? It looks like the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have come up with a way for the Android-powered Nexus One to control a Senseta Rover. Coupled with Arduino and Bluetooth on board, the Nexus One may have felt right at home with its geeky brethren. It’s…
The Nexus One has seen its fair share of ROMs and operating systems that were not intended for it, and Android’s open source nature is to thank for this. Well, we now have yet another mobile operating system ported to the N1. We just got word that the Maemo 5 successor, MeeGo has been ported…
Last night I was playing around with a Nexus One when I saw that there was an OTA update available for it. The update, FRG83, looks to have an updated set of Google Applications, but there’s not much else that’s noticeable. Those of you with rooted Nexus Ones may want to hold off before updating…
It seems as if the Nexus One is an artist or sorts, in the way that the official Google phone became more coveted after it was said to be no longer available. After Google stopped selling the device, the superphone became available on the Google developer site, which sold out shortly thereafter. Well, we’re happy…
It’s been a while since we’ve seen a leak for the Nexus One, but it seems as if Google is not yet done with their optimizations to the current Android 2.2 Froyo build. Another build for the software version has leaked, bearing the name FRG33. It looks like this ROM in particular comes with a…
As Google continues its rise to smartphone platform domination with Android, being available on over 20 handsets with every major carrier, the problem with its openness has become evident: if you leave your platform wide open, you’re leaving it open to bloatware and crapware from the carriers. Unlike Apple, who convinced AT&T not to brand…
Now this may not be real news, but it’s news enough – the Nexus One has been given the ability to record in 720p HD video recording in to the newest CyanogenMod 6 Froyo ROM. The HD video recording capability isn’t new to the Nexus One, but this is the first time it’s been integrated…
If you’re still on the fence about getting a Nexus One, you’d better act fast. Google says that it is taking its last shipment from HTC. Sad clown. The Android handset is the only one officially rocking 2.2, or Froyo, and has been a huge favorite amongst Android lovers despite the fierce competition out there.…
According to a Nexus One user, the Flash 10.1 player on Android will play sound no matter what mode the phone is on, even silent mode. It seems like it doesn’t matter if your device is on silent mode, if you’re watching a Flash-enabled video in the browser, the audio will still play. So, if…