Google Android 2.2 Froyo has gained 8.4% of the total number of Google-powered devices since we last took a look at the stats published by Android Developers back in December, a tad more than a month ago. According to the figures, Android 2.2 Froyo now powers 51,8% of devices while Android 2.1 Eclair is present on 35.2% [...]
Google has code named Android 2.4 as ‘Ice Cream’. Google already has made two new Android versions public, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, available on the Google Nexus S, and Android 3.0 Honeycomb, coming on board the Motorola Xoom soon. But it looks like a third, intermediate Android version is also going to be unveiled at some point in the [...]
Finally, Android 3.0 Honeycomb spotted in the air! AIR Benchmark, a website designed to test Adobe AIR performance on mobile devices, has seen pings recently from new versions of Gingerbread and Honeycomb. Both new Android OS builds were running on Nexus Ones. So, there are Nexus Ones or Nexus S in the wild, running both [...]
UK retailer Carphone Warehouse has dropped the price of the unlocked Google Nexus S. During its launch on December 13, the Nexus S went off with an initial price of £549.95 without contract; surprisingly, now, the Nexus S price has been slashed to £429.99, even before the item starts to ship. [via androidcommunity]
iFixIt has performed a teardown of the Google Nexus S for those interested in the device. The Nexus S is a variation of the Samsung Galaxy S, sporting more or less the same hardware specifications as its brethren. Notable changes to the Galaxy S include NFC (Near Field Communication) support and a Super AMOLED Contour [...]
The much awaited Google Nexus S (Made by Samsung) was launched recently with the new android OS version 2.3 Aka Gingerbread. The first thing that came to my mind regarding the phone was, Can it compete against the Apple iPhone 4 ? As you know the predecessor Google Nexus one (by HTC) didn’t sell as they expected, Google has changed [...]
After December 16, Nexus S will be sold unlocked and carrier-independent initially through Best Buy stores in the U.S. and after December 20 at Carphone Warehouse stores in the UK. Pricing details: $199 with a two-year T-Mobile contract or $529 unlocked. Nexus S is the next generation of Nexus devices co-developed by Google and Samsung. [...]
The car dock uses bluetooth to communicate with the Nexus One and automaticallyestablishes a connection when the phone is inserted. The Car Home application is then launched with allows the user easy access to Maps and Navigation, Contacts, and Voice Search. Built-in speakers provide music playback and calls using the speaker phone. The Nexus One Car Dock is the perfect place to put your phone when [...]
AMOLED good, LCD bad, right? When it comes to the Nexus One, things might not be so clear-cut. Frustrated by what he describes as “swizzled” edges to what should’ve been clean, crisp text and graphics, Nexus One owner Luke Hutchison took a magnifier to the smartphone’s AMOLED panel and discovered that while WVGA may be the resolution [...]





