Brought on by the ridiculous miss-handling of the Galaxy Nexus by Verizon Wireless the guys over at Android Community have suggested that Google make a Nexus Certification Program where any OEM can submit devices for the Nexus label. Months of delay caused by Verizon’s desire to partner with ISIS for a NFC payment system that won’t be ready until early [...]
With all the talk about the Galaxy Nexus (or should I say Nexus Prime now) how about we add some nexus “theme-age” to our Go launcher Ex phones. BRIONICthemes has created a pretty little Nexus theme that is just full of color to make your screen pop. It definitely caught my eye when I randomly came across it in [...]
As the months and seasons change we all sit back and idly wait to see what is in store for us for the holiday season. We know a few things happen every year. A ton of new devices get launched, last years models go on huge sales and there will be a new ‘Nexus Prime‘ device [...]
If you have been sitting around patiently waiting to get the money up to order a Samsung Galaxy S II now that it has finally hit the states, we should let you know, it is old news already. Samsung has just announced their next variant in the Galaxy S II line, the HD LTE. The [...]
When it comes to rumors and potential mix ups with unreleased Android devices, we sure don’t have a shortage. Code names get leaked and seen in various locations and sometimes people jump the gun. Other times they put two and two together and things turn out to be correct. One of the most talked about [...]
Anyone that has been checking in with us every so often will know how excited I have been for the Samsung Hercules to finally drop. Now we have a leak from TmoNews that puts the launch date of this Galaxy S II variant to hit the shelves on October 26th, right along side the HTC [...]
Today has been somewhat exciting on the Android front. Google buys Motorola, OEMs are supportive, Andy Rubin states that the Nexus line will still be shared among other manufacturers. Not a bad way to start out a Monday. It looks like a photo leak has hit the web today as well. The HTC Holiday has [...]
1-Click root has never been easier or more widely available (on about a dozen Android devices so far) until NOW! A newly released app, Universal Androot, lets you root and unroot your phone with the click of a button. One good thing about this app is that you can still get OTA software updates after [...]
According to a recent blog post, Cyanogen and team have been hard at work putting together CyanogenMOD-6 (based on Android 2.2 “Froyo”) from the moment the source code hit the Android Open Source Project’s servers. It seems the Droid and Nexus One will be getting this freshly baked build first, followed soon by the Dream, [...]
Last week, Google was denied the ability to use the name “Nexus One” by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Integra Telecom, a small telecom company based out of Portland, Oregon, registered the name “Nexus One” two years ago and uses it for telecom services. Integra Telecom spokesperson John Nee said on March 19, [...]
Tired of Apple’s tight reign on your iPhone? Want the true feeling of open source? AT&T users rejoice! Today, Google releases the sale of the Nexus One compatible with 3G UMTS bands (850/1900/2100 MHz) and four GSM radio frequencies (850/900/1800/1900 MHz). This means full 3G for AT&T customers. This also means that our friends to [...]
A article on the Nexus One Blog tells us that spare batteries will be available: One of the great things about the Nexus One is that you can easily remove and replace the battery. If you would like to be able to carry a fully charged spare battery, we recommend official Nexus One batteries for [...]
This new live wallpaper by Chris Soyars is available in the Android Market now. It is a modified version of the stock Nexus One live wallpaper. With the help of Cyanogen, who offered his genius for bug fixes and such, Chris has released one of the sexiest live wallpapers thus far. He has included an [...]
The Google Nexus One Live Wallpaper “Nexus” has already been modified to allow a new sexy color scheme as shown in the previous article. Now they have taken the mod one more step and changed the colors scheme for Cyanogen’s blue. Okay, changed the colors of the Sexy Nexus, to Cyanogen Blue. No more will [...]
Its been a while since the last Customization Corner but this is a good one. Do you want a nexus one but stuck in a contract? Well this issue we will be making your G1/MYT3G look and fell like a Nexus One. Requirements: Rooted G1/MyTouch3G Knowledge of how to flash ROM’s This can be done [...]