Late yesterday, Google made the Samsung Galaxy Nexus Android 4.0.4 available once again for download which could be a sign that Verizon will be rolling out the update to users at some point in the near future. The good news appeared over on the XDA-forums and the download is now available for those that are [...]
Not content with dropping the price of just the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX, Amazon has also slashed the prices on the HTC Rezound, the Motorola Droid 4 and the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Nexus. In addition to dropping the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX to $150 on-contact, the retailer has seen it fit to drop the prices [...]
The Verizon Galaxy Nexus Android 4.0.4 update was rumored to be out on Tuesday. Tuesday came and went without an update, just like the other days have in the five months since its launch. I’m not mad that it missed that date and I’m not even mad about the ridiculous bugs that seem to be [...]
Over the last five months, I have been dealing with an assortment of issues that have been plaguing my experience with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. In fact, the issues have been so bad that I once again began using my iPhone 3GS as my daily driver. I decided to fire up my Galaxy Nexus over [...]
Starting today, Amazon will be awarding those who purchase a Verizon 4G LTE device, Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX included, a $40 credit that can be used towards a monthly bill from the carrier. The deal applies to all of Verizon’s 4G LTE smartphones that Verizon currently has on sale and it [...]
It looks like owners of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Verizon might finally get the update this week as its release date has been pegged for this week. According to Droid-Life, several Galaxy Nexus owners have been informed that the update will be rolling out this week, possibly as soon as tomorrow, May 22nd. In [...]
Given that the Google flagship Galaxy Nexus smartphone–a phone that’s geared towards the Android purist as no additional UIs or skins have been overlaid on top of the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS–launched on Canadian carrier Telus just at the beginning of the year, it’s surprising to hear that the phone has now been [...]
The highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy Nexus car dock will be hitting the United Kingdom this month after a five month wait. Retailer Clove UK has confirmed that the car dock for the Galaxy Nexus will be arriving on May 22nd months after the Samsung Galaxy Nexus officially launched in the United Kingdom. Clove UK will [...]
It appears that Google is planning to open up a Nexus program wherein the company will supply Nexus devices made by an assortment of manufacturers through its Google Play Store. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Google is apparently going to partner with up to five OEMs to supply five Pure Google [...]
The iPhone 4S is now my primary phone after spending two and a half years as an Android user. Despite my many concerns of switching from Android to iPhone, the iPhone 4S is my primary smartphone, while the Galaxy Nexus is a tool I use in specific cases. I’ve rooted every Android device I’ve owned, and I wasn’t fed [...]
Five months ago, I walked into a Verizon retail store and bought the Samsung Galaxy Nexus with the hope that it would replace my iPhone 3GS as my go-to smartphone. Unfortunately, that hasn’t happened. That’s because my Galaxy Nexus experience has been a difficult one to say the least and one that has completely turned [...]
As it stands, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is available on both Sprint and Verizon. In the past we’ve heard that AT&T might start carrying the device at some point and today, a new rumor points to T-Mobile as being a possible home for the Galaxy Nexus as well. TMoNews has acquired a user agent string [...]
Tomorrow will mark the five month anniversary of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus launch on Verizon. And if the device is not updated with Android 4.0.4 today, it will also mean that in the five months since it has been out, Verizon has yet to release an update for the Nexus phone. Clearly, Verizon has dropped [...]
Those looking to get a brand new Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Sprint should have a look at the deal that Amazon now has on the device as the retailer has undercut the price of the carrier by a full $50. Originally, Amazon Wireless had the Sprint Galaxy Nexus priced at the same $199.99 as Sprint. [...]
In Apple’s litigation against Samsung in a California court for patent infringement related to the Galaxy Nexus Android smartphone, Apple has requested that Google make available the differences, if any, between the Android source code and the implementation of Android on the Galaxy Nexus. While Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich’s source code has been released [...]
In just two short days, Samsung will host its Unpacked event in London where the company will unveil its ‘Next Galaxy’ smartphone. That phone is presumed to be the Samsung Galaxy S III, a device that has been rumored to be a lot of different things. Regardless of the uncertainties, let’s be clear. Those looking [...]
Those who have been suffering data connection issues on their new Samsung Galaxy Nexus for Sprint should see a remedy in the near future as the carrier has announced that it has begun rolling out a fix for those issues today. A post on Sprint’s forums, first noticed by Android Police, proclaims that the carrier [...]
It has been nearly five months since the Samsung Galaxy Nexus launched on Verizon’s 4G LTE network and since then, the phone has yet to receive an update from the carrier. However, it appears that we might be close to a roll out now that some users are claiming to have received the Android 4.0.4. [...]
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With a bit of a lull during the past couple of months, the Android market is once again heating up as manufacturers are finally starting to deliver the devices that they promised all the way back in the beginning of the year. That means that several of the devices that have been included on our [...]
Verizon had a chance to make the Samsung Galaxy Nexus experience a special one, but unfortunately, it dropped the ball. Big Red was the first American carrier to play host to the Galaxy Nexus, the first device toting Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. I, like many others, bought the device thinking that [...]
It appears that some new Samsung Galaxy Nexus owners on Sprint have been greeted with a nasty little surprise on their brand new 4G LTE smartphone. It appears that some owners are experiencing data connection issues and while it’s unclear just how widespread the issue is, Sprint and Samsung are both aware of the issue. [...]
Samsung Galaxy Nexus owners on Verizon have been waiting for nearly five months for an update to their Nexus smartphone, an unheard of length for a Nexus device. Well, an Android engineer may have shed light on the reason behind it and lo and behold, fault likely lies with Verizon. Comments made by Android software [...]
In February, I said all eyes should be on Verizon this quarter to see if the Droid refresh could push back the iPhone’s advance. Well, it helped but iPhone still beat all other Verizon smartphones combined. Good news for Apple, not so good for Android.
Google is now selling the unlocked Samsung Galaxy Nexus on the Google Play Store for $399. The Galaxy Nexus is Google’s latest attempt at selling an unlocked Nexus device to consumers with no contract. Google Play is the only way for U.S. users to get the GSM/HSPA+ version of the Galaxy Nexus without importing the [...]
Until now, Verizon Wireless has been offering one of its flagship Android smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, for a steep $299.99 on-contract. However, the carrier has today knocked $100 off of the price of the Galaxy Nexus which means customers can now snag the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich powered device for $199.99 with a [...]
The Otterbox Commuter series is sleeker than the Otterbox Defender while still providing some great protection for your Galaxy Nexus. If you don’t need the stellar protection that the Defender Series of Otterbox cases is known for, the Commuter Series offers protection with a smaller price tag, a lighter and thinner design, and the same [...]
According to HTC’s vice president of product strategy Bjorn Kilburn, the company has been doing diligent research over the last year or so in an effort to figure out whether customers prefer a thin phone or good battery life. Apparently the results from that research led the company to conclude that customers prefer thinness over [...]
Before today, it was unclear how large of a demand there would be for Sprint’s upcoming Samsung Galaxy Nexus for its 4G LTE network. Now that pre-orders of the device has sold out at Sprint, it’s clear that there is quite the demand for the Android 4.0 smartphone. Sprint has confirmed, through the Galaxy Nexus [...]
Yesterday I asked you, our dear readers, whether you preferred stock Android or a skin like HTC Sense for your smartphone. So far the voting shows a distinct trend: stock Android rules. However, looking at the comparison post I did between the new HTC EVO 4G LTE and the Galaxy Nexus, readers overwhelmingly voted for the Evo.
Sprint is primed and ready to launch its next-generation 4G LTE network in six markets later on this month. The carrier has remained silent on what places will be getting 4G LTE beyond the launch cities but a report today has seemingly pinpointed exactly which cities might get service soon after launch. According to TechnoBuffalo, [...]
Sprint has finally confirmed the release date of its 4G LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus as April 22nd. It has also confirmed the device’s entire specification list and as we suspected, there isn’t much of a difference between it, and the Galaxy Nexus that’s on Verizon. The Galaxy Nexus for Sprint will be [...]
Sprint announced that the Galaxy Nexus will launch on April 22nd, for $199 on the only remaining national carrier to offer new Unlimited plans. The Galaxy Nexus launched on Verizon in 2011, and remains one of a few phones to offer stock Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. (Read: Galaxy Nexus Review) Sprint customers can pre-order the [...]
There has been much speculation that the Galaxy Nexus from Samsung would launch on Sprint’s 4G LTE Now Network alongside the mid-range LG Viper 4G LTE on April 22nd, but it appears that will not be the case. GottaBeMobile reader Alejandro Martinez had informed us that a Sprint customer service agent online had told him that [...]
It looks like the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus Google phone is now closer than ever as the Now Network has now uploaded a video overview of the 4G LTE smartphone it its own Sprint YouTube channel. In the video, Sprint highlights the Google apps, Google Wallet, Google integration, Play Store, dual cameras, easy [...]
Yesterday, evidence surfaced indicating that the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Nexus release date might be April 22nd, same day the LG Viper 4G LTE goes on sale. Today, more evidence has surfaced showing off the same date, which makes it all but certain that that is the date that Sprint is planning to launch its 4G [...]
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Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Review: A Worthy Successor to the Original (Video)
When Sprint had debuted the original WiMax-capable HTC EVO 4G nearly two years ago, it was an instant hit on the Now network. Not only was the HTC EVO 4G the first 4G smartphone in the world taking advantage of Sprint’s then speedy WiMax network, but it brought some new features and pizzazz to the [...]
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