Google would like you believe that the Nexus One was entirely their creation – the ultimate fruit of their Android loins – and ignore the fact that the Android superphone was developed and manufactured with a good deal of help from HTC. But, things could have gone differently if Sony Ericsson had accepted Google’s initial…
HTC Sense for Nexus One on its way, unofficially.
Your dilemma : You just bought the Nexus One, and just discovered the recently announced HTC Desire. A small heart attack follows. Almost identical internally to your Nexus One, the Desire has the gorgeous HTC Sense user interface running on top of Android 2.1, and you can’t help but think you jumped the gun with your new…
This is when lock-screen gesture passwords don’t work
You know the lock-screen gesture protection used on Android smartphones to prevent people from picking up your phone and having immediate access to all your personal information? Right, well, I hope you’re not relying on your phone’s swipe gesture protection to keep all your dirtiest secrets from falling into the wrong hands. The picture you…
Google cooking up another Nexus One 3G fix?
Looks like the last OTA update for the Nexus One seemed to be focused primarily on features, rather than fixes. The update that enabled multi-touch in the Browser, Gallery, and Maps applications also promised to fix the 3G problems that had been plaguing Nexus One users since the launch of the device. Now that the update has…
Google Nexus One gets another review (in the UK this time)
Our buddies over at T3.com have got their hands on a Google Nexus One, and have spent some time reviewing it – nothing special you might think, but when you consider that T3 is a well-respected UK tech magazine, it certainly gives the review some kudos. I won’t spoil for you what they had to…
Motorola CLIQ may get blessed with Android OS 2.1 in March
For those of you keeping track, Google’s Nexus One is still the only Android smartphone in the world to officially run Android OS 2.1, which offers speech-to-text translation services for all text fields. Well, a new rumor has the Motorola CLIQ getting friendly with Android OS 2.1 in March as well. It seems March Madness…
Google Nexus One turns up on Play.com for £599
Wowzer! The Android-powered Google Nexus One rocks in to an online shop in the UK, packing serious heat in the pricing department! Play.com, a popular online retailer for music, DVDs, and more recently mobile technology, has a listing for the Google Nexus One – and it’s on there for a hefty £599! Apparently it’s going…
Google rolls out live customer support for Nexus One
As an apparent answer to all those Nexus One customers who have been complaining that Google is taking too long to respond to customer service emails/inquiries, Google has rolled out a new Nexus One customer support hotline. Now, instead of just emailing the traditionally closed and uncommunicative search giant, Google is offering Nexus One owners…
Google eases up on Nexus One return fee, now $150
Google’s Nexus One sales have been fairly flat since the Android phone was launched earlier this year, but things may change with Google’s decision to reduce its early termination fee. The Nexus One maker has been getting some bad press surrounding the Nexus One’s $350 early return fee – something Google calls their “equipment recovery…
Nexus One finds 80,000 new homes in January
While not quite up to the kind of sales numbers that the iPhone and Motorola Droid have been enjoying, Google’s Nexus One has managed to find 80,000 new homes in January. Following up on a report that Google sold 20,000 Nexus One Android phones in the first week of sales, it seems Google has been…