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HTC Surround Borrows from Google Nexus One: iFixit Teardown

January 12th, 2011 | No Comments

When the folks at repair site iFixit took a look inside the Windows Phone 7, running HTC Surround smartphone, they found a whole lot that reminded them of the HTC-made Google Nexus One. The phones share their motherboard design, as well as basically all the chips on it, and both phones address noise cancellation the same way. However, unique to the Surround, the iFixit team found, was a 16GB SanDisk microSD card& buried deep in the phone below some silver tape and two warning stickers& acting as the phones "internal memory." The media-driven phone has a hearty sliding mechanism for its speaker grille, and while tough to repair& earning it just a 5 on iFixits 10-point scale& Miroslav Djuric, iFixits director of technical communication, called it a "very solid, capable phone that will undoubtedly please its users." – …


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HTC Surround iFixit Teardown Reveals a Nexus One Do-Over

January 11th, 2011 | No Comments

An iFixit teardown found the Windows Phone 7-running HTC Surround to be incredibly similar to the Nexus One. Plus, its “internal storage” is a hidden microSDHC card. – @font-face {
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When the team
at repair site iFixit decided to tear down the HTC Surround, they thought they
were doing “something completely different.” What they found, instead…


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Google Nexus S is the Largest Smartphone

December 29th, 2010 | No Comments

Now known as the largest Smartphone in the world, the Google Nexus 42 inch Android phone has been exhibited at San Carlos, California. Desipte the fact that the largest iPhones were created using 56 inch iPads, the Google Nexus S was originally only produced for promotional purposes. The Nexus Smartphone features a mammoth 42 inch [...]

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Samsung Nexus S Coming to U.K. with Delay, Price Cut

December 20th, 2010 | No Comments

The Android 2.3-based Samsung Nexus S was slated to go on sale in the U.K. Dec. 20. Instead, Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy will sell it in that country Dec. 22 at a discount. – Samsung’s Nexus S smartphone, slated to go on sale at
Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy U.K. in the U.K. Dec. 20, is being pushed to Dec.
22.
That delay, which still makes the device available to
shoppers before Christmas, was tempered by a price cut. The unlocked phone (no
SIM card) will cost U….


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Google Nexus S Is ‘King of the Hill,’ at Least for a While: iFixit

December 20th, 2010 | No Comments

The repair company iFixit performed a teardown of the newest Google-branded smartphone, the Samsung-made Nexus S. What they found, iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens wrote in an e-mail to the media, left them feeling "just a tad underwhelmed." Coming from the creator of Android, the Nexus S gets the bragging right of being the first smartphone to run "Gingerbread," or Android 2.3, which is said to be the fastest version of the OS yet. It includes near field communications technology, WiFi connectivity, two cameras, 16GB of storage, 512MB of RAM and a 4-inch capacitive Super AMOLED touch screen. It’s also unique in offering a curved display that’s said to be comfortable in the hand and against the cheek& though the iFixit team found the branding of this feature misleading. While the glass is indeed curved, the touch screen and LCD are "just as flat as any phone’s," wrote Wiens. Still, the team found the phone to be easier to repair than some of its competitors, and decided that the Nexus S is a "solid Android phone overall, and we think a lot of people will be happy with it." With a touch of cynicism, Wiens added that the Nexus S is now king of the Android hill& at least "for the next twelve minutes or so, until the new next-best-Android-phone rises up to knock it off its perch." – …


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Google Nexus S ‘Underwhelms,’ But Overall Will Please, iFixit Says

December 17th, 2010 | No Comments

iFixit found the Google Nexus S to have wins on the integration side, but an underwhelming curved display. While the glass is curved, the LCD is “flat as any phones.” – Google’s second smartphone effort, the Nexus S, is officially
available which made it high time for the repair crew at iFixit to
get to work on a dis-assembly. quot;We wanted to see what makes this baby
tick, quot; they wrote, before getting to down to business with their
screwdrivers, heat g…


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Samsung Nexus S Smartphone with Android 2.3 Delivers NFC, Revised Keyboard

December 16th, 2010 | No Comments

The Google-branded Samsung Nexus S rolled out Dec. 16 from T-Mobile for $199 and a two-year contract or unlocked for $529. The handset is Google’s second in the Nexus line, following the Nexus One, which was relegated to developer phone status after consumers declined to purchase it online en masse. Google learned from that gaffe by launching the Nexus S at Best Buy online and its brick-and-mortar stores, with availability at Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy in the U.K. coming next week. The device, the first smartphone based on Google’s Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, is a gorgeous piece of hardware that recalls the handful of other gadgets in the Samsung Galaxy S line with its 4-inch Super AMOLED screen. However, while those devices are flat, the Nexus S sports a contoured finish for easy grip in the hands. Like its Android predecessors, the Nexus S has a 1GHz processor. Even so, we’ve no doubt this is the fastest Android device yet after testing it against a Motorola Droid X with Android 2.2 and a 1GHz processor. In short, it loaded most Web pages and some applications faster. We were also able to test out one of the key new features of Android 2.3: near field communications, or NFC. The new OS and the Nexus S are preloaded with NFC capabilities. Check out what we learned about Android 2.3 and the new device in this review and in this slideshow. – …


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Samsung Nexus S Review Reveals Speedy Google Android 2.3

December 16th, 2010 | No Comments

Google’s Samsung Nexus S is a speedy entrant running Android 2.3, the Gingerbread build for the OS. Great phone for T-Mobile customers who want to upgrade to Android. – Google last week sent me the Samsung Nexus S, the first Android 2.3-based smartphone and follow-up to the
ambitious but ill-fated Nexus One launch at the beginning of the year.
With hardware built by Samsung and software built and or assigned by Google, the Nexus S launched from
Best Buy’s online…


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Nexus S to Launch Later this Month

December 10th, 2010 | No Comments

Do you remember November 2008?  That was when we were introduced to the first ever Android phone to hit the market.  Now, two years later, there are about 100 different Android devices to choose from, with around 200,000 devices being actively used throughout the world.  That’s some pretty impressive growth. Well, the guys over at [...]

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Samsung Nexus S Smartphone Shows Off Android 2.3, Gaming, Multimedia, NFC

December 7th, 2010 | No Comments

Google Dec. 6 surprised the mobile computing world by unveiling the Samsung Nexus S, the first smartphone to run Android 2.3. With the device, co-created by Samsung and Google, Google reprises the Nexus line. The search engine launched the Nexus One online last year, but shuttered the store in May after disappointing sales. The latest OS build, codenamed Gingerbread, has a number of improvements, including support for NFC (near field communications) to enable mobile payments and other sensor-swiping capabilities; a gyroscope for improved gaming, multitasking and a refreshed user interface with a better keyboard. The Nexus S Android 2.3 runs on is no slouch, either. It offers the latest Google mobile applications, accessible via a contoured handset with a 4-inch Super AMOLED display to make the device comfortable whether it’s in a user’s hand or up against his or her ear. eWEEK highlights the Nexus S and Gingerbread perks in this slide show. – …


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Samsung Nexus S with Android 2.3 Launching from T-Mobile

December 7th, 2010 | No Comments

Google debuted the Samsung Nexus S with Android 2.3, which will be available Dec. 16 online from T-Mobile for $199 or unlocked for $529 and at Best Buy Dec. 20 – Google Dec. 6 formally introduced the Samsung Nexus S,
the first smartphone fitted with the long-awaited Android 2.3 operating system.
Google said the smartphone, which has a 4-inch Super
AMOLED screen like the members of the popular Samsung Galaxy S family, will be
available Dec. 16 online from…


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Samsung Nexus S, R700 Details Spied on FCC Website

November 29th, 2010 | No Comments

From the FCC Website comes details of two unreleased Samsung handsets, the R700 and the GT-99020T thought to be the Nexus S and to be getting a new antenna. – The Federal Communications Commission Web site is offering details to two new smartphones coming from Samsung.
The first, Phone Scoop reports, is for a device suspected to run Googles Android OS, called the R700. It has a touch-screen, a camera, a headset jack and lock keys, and supports dual-band …


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Google CEO Schmidt Shows NFC on Android 2.3 Nexus S

November 16th, 2010 | No Comments

Google CEO Eric Schmidt said at Web 2.0 Summit near field communications technology baked in the Android 2.3 smartphones will enable mobile payments on the go. – SAN FRANCISCO Google
CEO Eric Schmidt showed off an unnamed
Android 2.3-based device believed to be the Nexus S, and said Android phone owners will soon be able to
use the device as a credit card to make purchases.
Shortly after taking the stage at the Web 2.0 Summit here, Schmidt pulled a
smar…


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Google Nexus S, or Is It Nexus 2, Details Leaking: Report

November 15th, 2010 | No Comments

The Nexus One follow-up is expected to be the Nexus S, be made by Samsung and headed for T-Mobile, according to reports that show Best Buy spilling the beans too early. – New details have emerged about the rumored Google Nexus S
previously known as the Nexus Two. Following an internal listing for
the device at big-box retailer Best Buy, images have appeared on Picasa
that were reportedly taken with the Samung-made handset, which is
expected to arrive on the T-M…


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Android 2.3, ‘Gingerbread,’ Headed for Google Nexus One: Report

November 8th, 2010 | No Comments

Googles Android 2.3, or "Gingerbread" is headed to Nexus One smartphones in “the next few days,” according to a Tweet from an Open Handset Alliance member. – quot;Gingerbread, quot; the newest version of Google’s Android operating system, is reportedly heading for Googles Nexus One smartphone.
Kron0x, a member of the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), Tweeted Nov. 7 that Nexus One owners should get ready for an over-the-air update “in the next few days” to …


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Samsung Continuum, Not Google Nexus Two, on Tap

November 7th, 2010 | No Comments

Samsung Nov. 8 will unveil the Samsung Continuum i400 in New York City, with expectations to sell it Nov. 11 for $199.99. The device sports dual-screen Super AMOLED displays. – Rumors of Samsung launching a Nexus Two smartphone based on Google’s Android
2.3 operating system Nov. 8 are laid to rest with the report that the company
will be rolling out a different phone that day: the Samsung Continuum i400.
Samsung is holding a press event for Nov. 8 in New York
City, and…


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Google Nexus Two Rounds Out the Android Smartphone Two Redux

October 29th, 2010 | No Comments

News Analysis: Android users are faced with a string of smart phones with the version number “two” tacked on. Will the Nexus Two be any different? – Todays round of breathless Android phone
excitement comes from rumors that Samsung and Google will announce the
Google Nexus Two Android phone on Nov. 8. The rumors are by no means
substantiated, although they come from sources, Gizmodo as well as eWEEKs Clint Boulton, that have been reliable in …


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Samsung Launching Android Nexus 2 Smartphone Nov. 8

October 29th, 2010 | No Comments

Samsung and Google next month may unveil the Nexus Two, which is based on Google’s Android 2.3, or Gingerbread, operating system. Android and Me scored the scoop. – Samsung and Google next month could unveil the Nexus Two based on Google’s
Android 2.3 operating system, the follow-up to the failed Google Nexus One
smartphone, according to a gadget blog.
Samsung has scheduled a press event for Nov. 8 in New
York City, and media invitations to the event went …


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Google Nexus One Sells Out on Developer Demand

August 20th, 2010 | No Comments

Google sold out of its Nexus One smartphone for developers to test. Google, which stopped selling the phone to consumers this year, said it’s working hard with HTC to get more units out to geeks. – Google has sold out of its Nexus One smartphone, making one inclined to think
it was more popular among developers than it was among consumers.
Three weeks after receiving its last shipment of Nexus Ones for consumers, Google Aug. 5
made its Nexus One smartphone its official phone for developers….


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Google Nexus One Becomes Developer Phone

August 6th, 2010 | No Comments

Google Aug. 5 made its Nexus One smartphone its official phone for developers. The Android 2.1 device, which Google stopped selling to consumers, will upgrade to Android 2.2 when users turn it on. – Google August 5 made its Nexus One smartphone its
official phone for developers, three weeks after
receiving its last shipment of the device from HTC.
Google has offered unlocked phones to registered Android
developers to test the operating system and applications since launching
Android more t…


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