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The guys over at XDA Developers have managed to port the Google Nexus S Android 2.3 OS on to the older Samsung Galaxy S.
The port of the OS was installed unmodified which in turn, means a few things are broken such as GPS (already broken, so not a problem), Voice, WiFI and a few other things although a few modifications should sort those issues out. [Read more…]
The Google Nexus S release date is today here in the UK. When the price was first announced, the Nexus S weighed in at £549 which was actually higher than the dollar amount in the US, making it very expensive.
Now that the Nexus S is on sale, we see that Carphone Warehouse has dropped the price down to £429.99 which is a nice saving from the original amount. [Read more…]
Hackers have managed to root the Google Nexus S just hours after it launched to the public.
The Nexus S root allows users to gain full access to the file system of the phone and hence, make many changes to the Android operating system. Changes could include overclocking the Nexus S, changing the UI, installing a custom Android build as well as many other modifications. [Read more…]
iFixit has taken apart the new Google Nexus S. They have given the Nexus S a repairability score of 7 out of 10 due to needing a heat gun to separate the glass from the LCD.
One observation they made was that the curved Nexus S screen has only curved glass and not a curved LCD. iFixit found the Contour Display name a little misleading. [Read more…]
Engineers along with a number of students have attached Nexus S smartphones to balloons and lifted the smartphones in to space.
The team uses seven Styrofoam beer coolers with a side cut out and replaced with plastic. A Nexus S smartphone was attached to the plastic side with the camera facing out to film what was happening. [Read more…]
The Nexus S is launching this coming Thursday over in the US. For those wanting to get hold of it, one of the options is Best Buy who have now released the details of what you can expect on December 16.
Best Buy will open at 8am and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis with varying inventory across the stores in the US. A maximum of two Nexus S smartphones will be made available per customer. [Read more…]
Google [GOOG] has posted a video demo of Google Maps 5.0 running on the Android 2.3 Nexus S smartphone.
The new version of Maps brings a few new features to Android devices which includes the ability to navigate in 3D around various cities around the world. The video embedded below shows how that works and what kind of frame rate is achieve which I have to say is quite impressive. [Read more…]
The Google Nexus S release date is almost here for the US and UK. For those of us here in the UK, we can now pre-order the Nexus S.
Pre-orders are now being taken at Carphone Warehouse where both contract and PAYG options are available. As for pricing, the Nexus S off-contract (PAYG) is £549.95. On contract, pricing is free for the phone on all plans £35/month or more and at the moment, £35/month is the cheapest plan. [Read more…]
The Google Nexus S from Samsung will be launching in the next couple of weeks in the US and the UK. When it arrives, it will have a Super AMOLED screen. We are hearing reports today though that indicate the Super AMOLED screen will be replaced with a Super Clear LCD screen over in Russia as well as potentially, a few countries in Europe.
The reasons for the switch are not known and at the moment, we are not sure 100% that this is for real or not. If so, it could be due to shortages as the new production line at Samsung will not be opening till 2Q 2011 for Super AMOLED screens. [Read more…]
Yesterday was a good day for Android fans as we saw the Android 2.3 OS being made available to Nexus One owners and we also got the Nexus S release date which is confirmed as being December 16 in the US and December 20 in the UK.
We also now know the price tag for the Nexus S and have found that in the US, it will be priced at $199 locked on contract for 2 years or if you prefer it unlocked and off contract, it costs $529. Best Buy in the US will have exclusive rights to sell the Nexus S. [Read more…]
The Google Nexus S release date has been revealed as December 16 in the US and December 20 in the UK.
The Nexus S was made official today by Google. The device is made by Samsung and has a 4 inch WVGA screen. The processor running inside is a 1GHz Cortex A8 Himmingbird. It has 512MB of RAM and 16GB of storage built in. [Read more…]
You might have heard already today that Android 2.3 has been announced. We now hear that the Nexus One Android 2.3 update is now being pushed out. From what we understand, the update brings all features to the Nexus One other than what requires new hardware such as NFC and Gyroscope. [Read more…]
