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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 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...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 16, 2010
Have a Sprint Samsung Intercept and are still waiting on Android 2.2? Looks like it's just about here. In addition to the second-newest Android operating system (sorry, but we're all going to ha...
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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
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 Cory Streater
Dec 14, 2010
The Mobi Products skin case is a single-piece, wraparound case for the Samsung Fascinate and Mesmerize. The case material is a flexible rubber with a grippy matte surface. The phone easily slides in a...
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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 Sean Brunett
Dec 13, 2010
If you’re looking for a way to protect your Samsung Captivate, but don’t want a case that adds bulk or weight, consider the Smartphone Experts Skin Case. Available in three colors, the S...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 13, 2010
The Samsung Galaxy S i9000M (aka the Vibrant) from Bell Mobility seems to be having a high rate of failure with the internal SD storage. Starting back in September, some folks started seeing the...
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by Sean Brunett
Dec 12, 2010
Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Tab Luxury Edition at the annual Millionaire Fair in Amsterdam. This fancy version will come with a leather case and Bluetooth headset. It will be sold for €...
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by Sean Brunett
Dec 10, 2010
Great news for Samsung Vibrant users on Bell, Virgin Mobile and SaskTel, as the Froyo OTA is now available to download.In order to complete the upgrade fully, follow the instructions on Samsung's site...
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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 10, 2010
We're assuming here that Best Buy has been getting nailed with Samsung Nexus S questions thus, the reason why they have decided to post up a pre sale FAQ section page on their website. The questions ...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 08, 2010
We've been expecting the rollout of Android 2.2 Froyo for Canadian Samsung Galaxy S users since the previous acknowledgment from Samsung. Now, we've been getting a ton of emails saying that it...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Dec 08, 2010
China Telecom and Samsung have announced the Samsung W899. Instead of the traditional flat design, Sammy is offering a flip Android smartphone. You're probably thinking "this is just a flip...
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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 Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 06, 2010
Contrary to what you might be reading elsewhere, the DK28 Froyo firmware for the Sprint Epic 4G is not the official Froyo build. According to Sprint's Epic Product Manager:...this is not approve...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 06, 2010
You all remember when the Best Buy website first made mention of the Samsung Nexus S? Of course you do, it was one of the many hints we had that the Samsung Nexus S was indeed on it's way bringing the...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 06, 2010
The Samsung Nexus S is now live on Google's phone page, and we finally have full and official specs. Let's break 'em down: Carrier: T-Mobile OS: Android 2.3 Gingerbread Sc...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 06, 2010
The Samsung Nexus S will be available on T-Mobile USA starting Dec. 16. In the UK, you can get it at Carphone warehouse starting Dec. 20. Pricing still has not been announced. Samsung's full pre...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 06, 2010
The Nexus S will be the first Android phone to ship with Gingerbread, and Google's put together a nice little video featuring the backstory of the device, as well as more on Gingerbread. It's a good l...
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by Android Central
Dec 06, 2010
Operating System: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)Display: 4-inch touchscreenResolution: 800 x 480Processor: 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 HummingbirdRAM: 512 MBInternal Storage: 16 GBBattery: Lithium Ion 1500 mAhPC Co...
