Tag: GOOGLE NEXUS ONE

When Google launched the Nexus One way back in January, the smartphone was supposed to be a serious contender against the iPhone, and was expected to serve as exemplar of the Android handset. By circumventing the carriers' brick-and-mortar stores, Google also hoped to usher in a new era in cell phone sales; however, it appears to have doomed itself to obscurity, instead. With no presence in ...

We'd call this an uncharacteristically early admission of failure from Google. The company that brought us Android announced today that it will cease selling the Nexus One through its Web store, and will instead focus on retail outlets. When the company's flagship device makes it to brick-and-mortar stores, the current home for Nexus One orders will soon merely be a place to window shop for ...

Google just issued the first update for the Nexus One and we're all a bit stunned, and extremely confused. See, until now getting multi-touch on Android meant either hacking your phone or living overseas. In fact, Google's Andy Rubin was pretty dismissive of the multi-touch usage model when confronted by our friends at Engadget. So, with Google adding "Pinch-to-zoom functionality" in the Nexus ...

With all the buzz surrounding the debut of Google's new Nexus One phone, it seems there was one feature that mostly went unnoticed. This mobile device might not be ideal for sailors -- or for people who talk like them. According to Reuters, the phone's voice-to-text feature censors certain four-letter words by inserting '#' signs in lieu of the offending letters. It's true, no bull####. Still, ...