Google Maps for Mobile 5.0 for Android to Add Offline Maps, Navigation, Dynamic Map Drawing
Google late yesterday also announced Maps for Mobile 5.0, for Android. The application enhances several features already available on the platform. Most significant from a functional standpoint, is the addition of offline maps caching. Google Maps for Mobile will now offer to store map data on the device, and work when no data services are […]
Google Pushing Out Incremental Nexus One Update
Google has begun to push out an update to the Nexus One in version 2.2.1 of the operating system. There is currently no changelog available, but the technical changes can be found below. Android version: 2.2.1 Baseband version: 32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.12_7 Kernel version: 2.6.32.9-27240-gbca5320 Android-build@apa26 #1 Build number: frg83 One issue found so far has been the […]
Review: Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 (AT&T)
What do you get when you combine Android 1.6 and a Walled Garden? Well, you probably know the answer, but if you like watching us beat a dead hose… then please, continue on.
Google Offers Nexus One as Android Developer Phone
Google has updated the Android Developer blog with news that it is now offering the Nexus One to registered developers via the developer dashboard for $529.99. This follows the discontinuation of the device for sale to consumers in the US and the end of Google’s direct sales program in July. All Nexus One ADP devices […]
Nexus One Sold Out Online, Google Ends Direct Consumer Sales In The US
Not long after announcing that it would end direct to consumer sales of the Nexus One last weekend, Google has posted a message on its former sales portal that the device is no longer available for purchase directly from the company. A link to research other avenues for purchase is provided. The Nexus One was […]
Google to Halt Online Store Sales After Final Nexus One Stock is Sold
Google has announced that it will end its online sales program after its final shipment of the Nexus One is sold. The Nexus One will still be offered to developers via an unnamed partner while international sales will continue via select carrier partners around the world, with US availability being modeled after the international model. […]
Did Froyo Kill the CDMA Nexus One Star?
Sources have reported to PhoneNews.com that both Sprint and Verizon had serious reservations about Nexus One’s future software updates, enough that both CDMA carriers may have rejected the devices on their own accord. One of the big differences about Nexus One is that Google controls the firmware for the device. It has been a key […]
Google Changes Direction with Nexus One Sales
Google has announced sweeping changes to its sales model for the search giant’s foray into smart devices with the Nexus One after first launching the device in January to great fanfare. As a result of customer complaints regarding before and after sales service in the US centered around device trials before purchase and customer technical […]
Review: Motorola Backflip (AT&T) – Our First-Ever Do Not Buy Rating
We have taken the bold step today of saying that you shouldn’t buy a phone. Read more to find out why the Motorola Backflip, and AT&T’s policy on Android phones, has driven us to this important decision.
Google Kills Verizon Nexus One, Suggests HTC Incredible (Updated)
In an update this morning, Google has implicitly confirmed that the previously announced Nexus One variant for Verizon will be no more, instead suggesting pre-orders for the forthcoming HTC Droid Incredible which features nearly identical or superior specifications to the Nexus One while including HTC’s Sense UI. While Google has not stated as such, this […]