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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 01, 2011
Google's latest developer phone brings Android 2.3 Gingerbread and new hardware, but is it the right choice for the average consumer?One of the biggest gripes many of us have about Android is the way ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 22, 2010
Just six short days after its release, the Nexus S is getting its first over-the-air update, bringing the system to GRH78. The update apparently "contains important bug fixes plus the lates...
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by Sean Brunett
Dec 22, 2010
Samsung's Nexus S is now available to purchase from the Carphone Warehouse. Customers considering the "Pure Google" experience can get one for £429 sans contract and free with a variet...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 21, 2010
Another new feature to Gingerbread is Near Field Communications (NFC). It's a fancy term for wireless communication between things that touch each other. You've probably seen this with you...
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by Jesse Potter
Dec 20, 2010
If you've got an extra $843.50 burning a hole in your pocket, and you're looking to grab a Nexus S, Samsung and Negri Electronics have something special in store for you. This special edition Ne...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 17, 2010
Now that the Android 2.3 code has been made available as part of the Android Open Source Project, we knew it would just be a matter of time before we get it on devices other than the Nexus S. First u...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 17, 2010
OK, folks, we're looking for input here -- how is the WiFi performance on your Nexus S? I noticed today while fooling around in my living room that I'm not getting the best throughput whi...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 17, 2010
For anyone who has tried the new Android Market client on their Nexus S and was disappointed at the odd visual glitches -- that and the fact that it reverted itself to the old market in just a few hou...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 17, 2010
Nexus S is released Nexus S Hands-on Photo Gallery; Update: VideoNexus S available online now (with free shipping); stores open at 8 a.m.Nexus S rooted (to nobody's surprise)How to unlock the Nexus S ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 17, 2010
As we slowly tear into everything new about the Nexus S and Gingerbread, we're sure to come across a slew of little things that add to Android. Macro mode with a decent camera is one of them. ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 16, 2010
Want to know what's inside a Nexus S? It's not peanut butter or creamy nougat, but it's almost as good. The folks over at iFixit put their screwdrivers on turbo mode and have the Nexus S ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 16, 2010
It's of little surprise that the Nexus S has been rooted and already has Clockworkmod recovery installed, which is what you see above. Just as we predicted, custom ROMs are right around the corner, f...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 16, 2010
Excellent news, folks. The bootloader on the Samsung Nexus S (watch our hands-on video) can be unlocked just as the Nexus One's was. Gandalf44 in the Android Central Forums reminds us of the instructi...
Review
by Dieter Bohn
Dec 16, 2010
Happy Nexus S day, gents and ladies. We high-tailed it over to our local Best Buy Mobile and picked one up to put it through its paces. The screen is curved, yes, but not enough to elicit...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 16, 2010
The Samsung Nexus S -- the newest "Pure Google" Android smartphone with a smattering improvements over the Nexus One -- is now available for purchase from Best Buy Mobile online. Best B...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 16, 2010
Remember the ninjas who unboxed the original Nexus One? They're back for the Nexus S, and they're breaking out of YouTube box and doing their ninja thing all over your browser. It's not your typ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 15, 2010
While the Nexus S isn't available quite yet, that didn't stop some enterprising hackers from fashioning a re-work of the ho-hum boring original Nexus live wallpaper into the beauty you see above. ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 15, 2010
A handful of Google engineers, students from UC Santa Cruz and seven styrofoam beer coolers each packed with a Nexus S sure sound like a lot of geek fun. Start attaching weather balloons and tal...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 15, 2010
While we still don't have a definite date, Googler Jean-Baptiste Queru lets us know that we'll be seeing Gingerbread in the AOSP tree soon after the Nexus S ships. My geeky side is all tingly, a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 14, 2010
By now we're all aware of how the Nexus S is going to be sold. Come Dec. 16, buy it online or on-site at Best Buy in the U.S., or at Carphone Warehouse across the pond in Europe. Looks lik...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 14, 2010
Google has just posted the 2.6.35 Linux kernel source for the Nexus S to its git repository. Not only is this Step 1 in the release path for the phone itself, but it gives developers (and developers-i...
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by Jared DiPane
Dec 14, 2010
With the launch of the Nexus S here on Thursday, Best Buy Mobile listed which stores will sell the phone on-contract with T-Mobile. All Best Buy Mobile locations will carry the device unlocked at a fu...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 13, 2010
Best Buy has dropped info on Thursday's U.S. launch of the Samsung Nexus S. And they are as follows:Stores open at 8 a.m. local timeOnline sales nationwide start at 8 a.m. Eastern time.There's a limit...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 13, 2010
In an almost overlooked note on the Android Developers Blog, Tim Bray lets us know that starting with the Nexus S and Gingerbread, some Android devices will be moving from the YAFFS file system to the...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 10, 2010
We saw Andy Rubin showing off the new Google Maps application on the mystery Motorola Honeycomb tablet on Monday, now we get to see Google showing it off on the upcoming Nexus S. While it'...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 10, 2010
Android 2.3 Gingerbread Gingerbread SDK is released! Update: VideoMinimum CPU speed for Gingerbread? Googlers say noPreviewing Gingerbread with the 2.3 SDK [how-to]Gingerbread developers have new toys...
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by Sean Brunett
Dec 10, 2010
Samsung's Nexus S is now available for pre-order for UK customers from The Carphone Warehouse. The device was officially announced on Monday alongside the new version of Android: Gingerbread. The...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 08, 2010
Hot on the heels of the Android 2.3 SDK announcement along with the unveiling of the Samsung Nexus S, NXP talked more about its work with Google and Samsung to be the provider of the on board NFC (Ne...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Dec 08, 2010
With the official announcement of the Google Nexus S and Gingerbread (Android 2.3), the fine people over at Google decided to bombard the internet with new videos of Android goodness. Hey, we at Andr...
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by Sean Brunett
Dec 07, 2010
Google is holding a contest to give away a bunch of Nexus S's. You need to follow @googlenexus and solve the puzzles they give you. Google will release new puzzles around 9am PT and followers ar...
