When you have the kind of bankroll that Google carries around in their back pocket, it’s not hard to seed the entire free world with gratis smartphones like the Google Nexus One or Motorola Droid. Granted, Google isn’t about to hand out free high-end Google phones to the entire world, but they’re going to do…
Google: Nexus One raised the bar for smartphones
Google sure seems pleased with its Nexus One “superphone,” as the search giant’s Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette said the handset is the “benchmark setter” in the mobile world. During a Morgan Stanley conference Monday, Pichette said the Nexus One has raised the bar for the industry and showed consumers that there are legitimate alternatives…
Verizon Wireless to launch Nexus One on March 23rd?
There’s nothing set in stone yet, nor is there anything more than rumors being passed around for the moment, but we’re hearing that the highly-acclaimed Google Nexus One will be launching on Verizon’s CDMA network on March 23rd. Following a recent FCC filing that all but ensured the Nexus One’s CDMA launch in the near…
Nexus One Mods coming down the pipe in full force
The Nexus One’s modder’s have very been busy lately, turning something great into something better. First, with the new Sense UI ports that have began to trickle out, and now we have video of some other goodies on their way. The newest additions to the fast growing add-ons are a multi-color trackball option, custom live…
CDMA Nexus One passes FCC, could be on Verizon soon
It looks like Verizon Wireless customers won’t have to wait long for the Nexus One, as a very similar handset just passed the FCC and it’s rocking dual-band CDMA EVDO radios. While the FCC filing doesn’t specifically out the HTC handset as Google’s “superphone,” its model number, PB99300, is very similar to that of the…
Google, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon defend ETFs to FCC
Google and the four major U.S. carriers (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile) told the FCC that early-termination fees are necessary to recoup costs of handset subsidies, and that customers are well aware of these fees. The news comes in response to an FCC inquiry in January that was triggered by Verizon raising its ETF for “advanced…
Nexus One Developer Event in China Cancelled
As the Nexus One wins the hearts and minds of just about everyone who has had a chance to try it, Google was planning to spread the good word of Android to developers in Hong Kong and Taiwan, but have backed out of their plans to visit Beijing. You might recall that Google was a…
Nexus One gets a little overzealous in dialing department
Nexus One users in the UK are having quite an annoying issue with their devices. After an update that was rolled out in late January, there have been reports that some users have been dialing emergency numbers as soon as they try to access their voicemail, or call a freephone number. To make matters worse,…
Vaja ‘Classic Leather Pocket’ for the Nexus One
I’m not quite sure how I ended up there, but early this morning I found myself on vajacases.com, browsing their premium (and handmade) goods. I love their stuff. I have cases for the original iPhone, the BlackBerry 8700 (old faithful), the 8800, and oh, yes I have an awesome yellow and black case for my…
HTC Sense ROM for Nexus One now available
Fancy HTC Sense for your rooted Nexus One? Well, an early alpha ROM is now available online to let you do just that! Almost like the Nexus One getting root before the official launch, in less than a week from being announced, we already have an HTC Desire ROM for the Nexus One. Android development…