Sprint has announced that the Nexus S 4G Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update is rolling out now, an update that will come with a host of features and improvements for owners of the carrier’s Google experience device. The announcement was made on Sprint’s community forum and it details exactly what’s coming with the upgrade [...]
Google had promised users who buy into their own branded Nexus line of smartphones that Nexus products will be among the earliest products to get software updates. Unfortunately, for Google’s Nexus S and Nexus S 4G owners, the wait for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is still happening and with devices from other third-party manufacturers–like [...]
As with many premium brands before it, Aston Martin is now in the mobile business with a rebranded Samsung Nexus S. If you think that Aston Martin merely slapped its logo on the vanilla Google handset, think again as the company had partnered with luxury phone-maker Mobiado with the Grand Touch Aston Martin phone. Essentially, [...]
Before today, the only phone that supported Google’s mobile payment platform, Google Wallet, was the Sprint Nexus S 4G. Well, as you may have guessed, that’s changed as the application has been updated to support for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus S if they are running on AT&T’s network. There also appears to [...]
It appears that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus isn’t the only device that is plagued with poor battery life as the Nexus S, which was recently updated to Android 4.o Ice Cream Sandwich, is dealing with battery life issues of its own. Google is aware of the problem, so aware in fact, that the company has [...]
Earlier today, Google started rolling out the Android 4.0 update for the GSM version of the Nexus S. The update is currently rolling out OTA, over-the-air, and that means that some of you with a Nexus S probably have yet to see the update. Well, if you’re the impatient type, there is a way to [...]
Google promised that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Samsung-made Nexus S would roll out soon after the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and sure enough, just a day after Verizon launched its 4G LTE model, Google made good on that promise as Android 4.0 is now rolling out for the [...]
Owners of the Google Samsung Nexus S will have just a little longer to wait for their Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update as Google is now testing the delectable frozen treat on Nexus S smartphones owned by its employees. In Android tradition, updates are deployed first to employees before reaching broader worldwide audiences, and [...]
If you can’t wait for the official roll out of Android 4.0 for the Nexus S, which will likely take place a short time after the Samsung Galaxy Nexus arrives next month, you’re in luck. The good folks over at XDA-forums have managed to port Ice Cream Sandwich to the Nexus S and it’s currently [...]
Earlier today, we told you that Andy Rubin had stated very plainly that the newly announced – and detailed – Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich would be headed to devices other than the Samsung Galaxy Nexus “a couple of weeks” after the launch of Samsung’s latest smartphone. However, what Rubin wasn’t clear on was what [...]
We haven’t seen the iPhone 5 yet, but Apple is reportedly working on a new iOS device with a curved glass screen. The reports claim that this could be a new iPhone or a new iPad, but this isn’t a feature we expect to see on the iPhone 5, which we expect to be announced [...]
Google and Samsung have both confirmed that an update for Sprint’s Nexus S 4G has begun rolling out and that the update will be bringing support for Google Wallet, a service that it announced all the way back in May of this year. The update is rolling out now over-the-air (OTA) so if you haven’t [...]
It appears that Nexus S owners have a nice Friday surprise on their hands courtesy of Google and the Android 2.3.6 update that it has apparently started rolling out to selected handsets. According to Phandroid and backed up by evidence on Google’s support forums, the latest version of Gingerbread has started rolling out over-the-air (OTA) [...]
Huawei’s latest Android Gingerbread handset, called the Vision, is an attractive smartphone that combines the best of HTC’s and Samsung’s styling. Utilizing a unibody construction, the Vision’s back side resembles a cross between the HTC Flyer or Sprint EVO View 4G tablet, while the rounded corner design is very remiscent of Samsung’s Google Nexus S [...]
Been looking to get your hands on the Nexus S? I don’t blame you, it’s a fantastic phone. You know what else is fantastic? The fact that Best Buy is offering all three versions of the device for free tomorrow. That’s right, the newly released AT&T model, the Nexus S 4G for Sprint, and the [...]
DailySteals currently has the unlocked version of the Samsung Nexus S available for a mere $350. That is 50% off the usual price of $700 big ones which makes this a deal worth looking at if you hate contracts. The deal is for an unlocked Nexus S that is compatible with T-Mobile’s 3G network. That [...]
Sprint and Samsung are beginning to roll out the delayed Nexus S 4G software update. The update corrects a number of bugs, but the biggest improvement may be seen in speedier 4G WiMax upload and download speeds. However, not all is good news with the update. While the faster mobile broadband speeds are a welcomed [...]
Those of you who have been waiting for the AT&T version of the Nexus S to go on sale are now in luck because Best Buy is now exclusively offering the device for $100 on a new two year contract. Unlike Sprint’s 4G-enabled version of the device, the Nexus S 4G, AT&T’s device will be [...]
The most recent flagship phone from Google, the Samsung Nexus S, will (as reported by Business Insider) be coming to AT&T this Sunday, July 24 for $99.99. Details The “Pure Google Experience” phone skips all of the bloatware (pre-installed apps that nobody asked for) and custom UIs that manufacturers and carriers commonly tag onto Android [...]
During the MobileBeat 2011 Conference this morning, PayPal announced that it would start offering phone-to-phone payments through NFC adding a very big presence Google’s big push into mobile payments. Google has been pushing NFC out at a fairly slow pace starting with the first NFC compatible phone in the United States, the Nexus S, which [...]
Yesterday was supposed to be the day that a sizable update to Sprint’s Nexus S 4G rolled out from the shadows and onto devices across the United States. Obviously, that roll out never happened and now we know why. It was delayed. Android Central has acquired a piece of evidence that reveals that Sprint had [...]
Samsung may be the manufacturer behind the next Google Nexus device. The Google Nexus Prime may be the first Android smartphone running Android 4.0 - Ice Cream Sandwich. Google has not officially announced the next Nexus smartphone, but rumors point to numerous Nexus branded devices — possibly lining up for a launch of several Ice Cream [...]
Over the past couple of weeks we have seen a grand total of four devices surface that were labeled as possibilities for the next Nexus-branded smartphone from Google. Sadly, only one has an actual shot at being the Nexus 3 and even then, it seems unlikely to be the next Nexus. So let’s take a [...]
The next-generation Nexus smartphone from Google, the version to succeed the current Nexus S from Samsung (and Sprint’s Nexus S 4G variant), may be running the next version of Android known as Ice Cream Sandwich and will debut sans buttons, capacitive touch or physical. According to Techhog, Google is requesting proposals from both HTC and [...]
If you want to get your hands on a brand new smartphone with WiMax 4G speeds and the latest version of the Android 2.3 Gingerbread, look no further than the Nexus S 4G from Sprint. If you want to get that phone for an extremely cheap price, look no further than Amazon which has it [...]
If you own a Nexus S, run it on T-Mobile’s network and haven’t been able to get Google Talk’s video chat feature that arrived with the recent Android 2.3.4 update, well, you’re not alone.As a matter of fact, T-Mobile is blocking you from using the feature on its 3G network. Engadget has confirmed that the [...]
This week Google announced a large collection of changes designed to get Android devices running the latest software and to make the Android market an easier to navigate. Today, to round out the week of Android, Netflix finally released an Android app. As soon as the news hit Twitter, Facebook and offices across the country, a large [...]
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the official Netflix application for Android has arrived on the Android Market. However, there is some bad news that comes attached to the app, something that is surely not going to sit well with a good amount of Android owners. It’s only available for select phones and that [...]
While Samsung may have pulled the Nexus S for AT&T webpage down, it doesn’t mean that photographic evidence doesn’t exist and that’s exactly what we have here proving that indeed, the Nexus S in its white flavor will be heading to Ma Bell at some point in the (near) future. Right now, it’s unclear if [...]
After having made the Google Nexus S 4G available for order this past Sunday, Sprint is already beginning to roll out a maintenance update for the Android 2.3 Gingerbread device. The Maintentance Release GR22 is being delivered as an over the air software update and brings a number of enhancements related to the device’s security, [...]
Today is May 8th and that means that today is launch day for Sprint’s WiMax version of the Nexus S, the Nexus S 4G, which has finally gone on sale after getting announced back in March at CTIA 2011. On Friday, we learned that some Sprint stores had already started selling the device ahead of [...]
The Nexus S 4G for Sprint isn’t officially supposed to arrive until May 8th but that apparently hasn’t stopped some Sprint stores from coughing up the goods early. It appears that a couple of lucky souls were able to waltz into their local Sprint store locations and procure Sprint’s latest WiMax offering a full two [...]
Google is asking attendees of its Google I/O conference to bring in old unlocked Android smartphones in working conditions to donate to the Android for Good program, which will clean up your phone and send it to someone in a developing country. As I/O is geared towards geeky developers–who may constantly upgrade to the newest [...]
This week we saw a Verizon 4G LTE outage push back the Samsung Droid Charge, the release of new Dell Precision mobile workstations, release of the Droid Incredible 2 and much more. We also have a great roundup of Mother’s Day Tech Gifts that includes eReaders, smartphones and notebooks. This list includes Mother approved gifts [...]
Earlier today, Google announced that it was bringing Android 2.3.4 and video chat capabilities through Google Talk to the Nexus S in the next couple of weeks. Well, Nexus S owners, good news. You don’t have to wait for the update because there is a way to get it right now. Android Central has discovered [...]
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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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Google Search App iPhone and iPad Update Looks Beautiful (Video)
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