Tag: NEXUS ONE

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Foursquare (whose relative anonymity may soon end) is reportedly engaged in discussions with Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft about implementing a real-time, Twitter-esque service that would generate trending "venues" in search results. [From: The Telegraph] Microsoft is silently and unceremoniously dispatching its enormous Kin ...

Back in January, T-Mobile became the first carrier to have the honor of supporting Google's Nexus One. Verizon customers were promised that the Nexus One would be available to them by the end of 2010, but Android-loving customers at AT&T and Sprint were left with a bad case of Google envy. That changed this week, though, and, now, everyone (at least everyone in the U.S.) will be able to get in ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... The Mogreet mobile video firm focuses on MMS, particularly the development of text messaging and the incorporation of phone-to-phone video sharing. The company has now drafted Hollywood icon David Lynch to help share its new technology, as it has introduced a texting program through which subscribers can receive exclusive David ...

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 ...

According to a report in Wired, Steve Jobs recently took some time, post iPad announcement, to take some questions from Apple employees in a town-hall-style event. According to Wired's anonymous source, the topics: Google and Adobe. The message: screw those guys. As per usual, Jobs didn't mince words when speaking about his fellow technology companies, saying, "We see no signs of the ...

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, ...

Google clearly has a thing for ninjas. On the heels of its shinobi-focused Gmail theme and the helpful tip sheet "Become a Gmail ninja" comes an unboxing video that handily beats all efforts we've seen -- largely due to its stop-action-animated mini-ninjas slashing their way to a Nexus One. Made by YouTube director Patrick Bolvin, this Google-sponsored homage is clearly aimed at Android ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... The tenuous relationship between Google and the Chinese government intensified this week, as Chinese officials may have been responsible for hacking into the site in search of information on Chinese human rights activists. Today, Microsoft announced that its Internet Explorer could actually have been somewhat at fault for the attack, ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... The Nexus One Google phone inspired a significant amount of speculation with both the media and with consumers, but that hubbub hasn't exactly translated into sales success. Despite the buildup, the phone is apparently languishing, as a paltry 20,000 units were sold during its first week. The iPhone 3GS sold 1.6 million models. ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... It appears that Nintendo is finally catching up to the other next-gen console manufacturers, as it will reportedly soon add Netflix-streaming capabilities to the Wii. The service will require the use of a disk, just like the PS3. Since the Wii maxes out at 480p, increased HD resolution and HDMI hook-ups are now officially long ...

It's only been a week since its release, but already it seems the Nexus One's pink fluffy cloud has dissipated. Practically since the moment the first consumer got his or her hands on the device, complaints have come flying from all directions. The first of those complaints, and perhaps the most worrisome for the average user, is the device's reportedly flaky 3G connection. Google support ...

T-Mobile is throwing down the gauntlet and making it clear that other carriers are going to have to start bringing their A-game. We already knew that the Nexus One, Google's new flagship Android device, would be available on T-Mobile for $179.99 with a two-year contract. And to accompany the launch of the new fancy phone on the block, the mighty T-Mob has upgraded its entire 3G network from ...

Last year, T-Mobile introduced its G1 mobile, the first handheld to utilize the Android operating system. Since that debut, analysts and spectators have been anxiously waiting for the next stage in Android devices, particularly the much-discussed Nexus One Google phone. Google announced the phone officially today in California. The presentation traced the history of Android and included ...

Okay, technically Google's Nexus One is not part of the CES product barrage. The latest Android handset is to be officially unveiled tomorrow at a press event in Google's hometown of Mountain View, California. The phone features a large, high-resolution screen like the Droid, but packs a much faster processor and twice the RAM, making it speedier than the already blazing Verizon flagship model. ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines... 'Toy Story 3' promises to be one of 2010's big-time summer blockbusters, and ABC has a first look. While some CGI films appear video-gamey and blocky, this latest installment in the franchise that launched Pixar looks animatedly awesome. [From: IGN] It may just sound like some tech mumbo-jumbo, but thanks to the Maximum Likelihood ...