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The HTC One Got Me to Care Less About Nexus Phones
The HTC One, which runs a modified version of Android, has convinced me that the benefits of non-Nexus devices outweigh the drawbacks. After spending weeks with the phone, there are a few features I’d be reluctant to give up
Google Announces New Nexus Phone and Tablets
Although Hurricane Sandy wiped out Google’s big New York press-event plans, the company went ahead and announced its new Nexus phone and tablets anyway.
Google’s Big Nexus Event: What’s at Stake
If Google announces a Nexus phone and several tablets next week as expected, it’ll be both a major turning point and a test for the company’s Android platform.
New Google Nexus Hardware: Here Comes the Wave?
Back in May, the Wall Street Journal reported that multiple Nexus devices from Google and its hardware partners were coming this fall. Now that the leaves are changing color, new rumors suggest that the Nexus invasion might be …
Bad News for Google: Nexus Phones Still Don’t Sell
Phone makers typically don’t talk sales figures unless there’s a reason to brag, or in the case of Samsung, unless they’re forced to reveal their secrets in court.
Thanks to the case of Apple vs. Samsung, we now know the sad …
Report: Google Planning Its Own Online Store to Sell Branded Tablets
Our own Jared Newman thought that the release of the new iPad was a wake-up call for the people at Google. Apparently they got the message. According to the Wall Street Journal‘s always helpful “people familiar with the matter,” …
“In the next six months, we plan to market a tablet of the highest quality.”
‘Nexus Prime’ Rumored for October, Just in Time for the iPhone 5
Get ready for a big smartphone battle in October, when Google’s Nexus Prime Android phone is rumored to lock horns with Apple’s iPhone 5.
The Nexus Prime will reportedly run Android Ice Cream Sandwich, which will merge Google’s smartphone and tablet operating systems into a single version of software. Like previous “Nexus” phones, we …
Google Suggests New Nexus Phone May Be Here for the Holidays
So a lot happened yesterday. But somewhere, all amid Google’s I/O conference in San Francisco, Google executive Andy Rubin (who happens to be the head of Android) suggested that the next Nexus device might be coming in time stuff your stockings.
Asked about the Nexus brand, Rubin pointedly said, “The Nexus has been the thing that we …