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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 15, 2013
Canonical today announced that the developer preview of its Ubuntu mobile operating system will be available for the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 on Feb. 21.
Ubuntu, of course, is one of the more pop...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 14, 2013
Following the recent OTA roll-out, Android 4.2.2 factory images are now available for the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 (Wifi-only and 3G), Nexus 10 and GSM Galaxy Nexus ("yakju" and "takju" ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 13, 2013
The Android 4.2.2 update has now started to roll out to the various "yakju" Galaxy Nexus phones. If you're not familiar with the term, yakju is a tag placed on the versions of the...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 12, 2013
Over-the-air updates to Android 4.2.2 are rolling out now to the current crop of Nexus devices. Reports first started trickling in on Reddit about the GSM Galaxy Nexus having its update waiting...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 02, 2013
The AOSP has been tagged as 4.2.1 r1.2, and the small change log lists a few interesting bug fixes. Version JOP40G will have some power management fixes as well as a tweak to the way an EXT4&nb...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 27, 2012
With Android 4.2.1 hitting the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10, then the Android Open Source Project, and then the Nexus 7, we've kept one eye open for the venerable Galaxy Nexus. This one gets a little tr...
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by Richard Devine
Nov 20, 2012
Good news for those of you waiting patiently on Android 4.2 for the 'yakju' variant international GSM Galaxy Nexus. We're seeing reports from Android Central Forums members that the OTA ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 19, 2012
Now that there are no questions about the Galaxy Nexus and it getting Android 4.2 (there never should have been any), it's time to take a look at the big question again -- should I spend money a...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 14, 2012
Stronger text and improved kerning in the new version of Jelly Bean
Do things look a bit ... different ... since upgrading your Galaxy Nexus or Nexus 7 to Android 4.2? Turns out there's one ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 13, 2012
That didn't take long, did it? After the first Nexus devices shipping with Android 4.2 have started going for sale in certain parts of the world, the Android 4.2 OTA for the GSM Galaxy Nexus is ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 02, 2012
From the Nexus One to the Nexus Four — and a couple Galaxies in between
Back in the winter of 2009, the rumors were flying about Google getting into the phone business. Previously they off...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 31, 2012
That awesome camera app, as well as the new Gallery we saw from the upcoming Android 4.2 release can now be installed on your Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.1.1.
There's still...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 30, 2012
Work continues on Open webOS for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (and likely will for some time), and today the webOS Ports team has brought a video of UI scaling. As you can see, it's looking more and...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 30, 2012
Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 -- Google's 'pure Android' mobile devices
Google's Nexus devices are sold directly from the Google Play Store, unlocked and running the latest...
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by Chris Parsons
Oct 29, 2012
If, for whatever reason, you were hoping Google might keep the Samsung Galaxy Nexus hanging around the Google Play Store at a lower price, we have some bad news for you. After the official announcem...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 17, 2012
The Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OTA update is now making its way to "takju" Galaxy Nexus phones -- meaning those purchased from Google Play or flashed with the takju firmware. It's t...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 15, 2012
Android 4.1.2 hit the Nexus 7 last week, and now it seems the latest version of Jelly Bean is slowly starting to make its way to the GSM/HSPA Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S. Currently the only versio...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 11, 2012
A U.S. appeals court has overturned the injunction banning sales of the Galaxy Nexus, according to reports. Apple won a preliminary injunction blocking sales of Samsung's Nexus in June, after a ...
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by Simon Sage
Oct 10, 2012
Last week the Samsung Galaxy Nexus became some kind of Frankensteinian abomination when the recently open-sourced webOS was shoehorned inside. Already the beast is looking a little better now that t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 04, 2012
We're not quite up to a flashable build just yet -- and we're still along way from using this as a daily driver -- but the source code has been posted to github to for an Open webOS por...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 28, 2012
The folks at WebOS Ports have released a video of open webOS booting and running on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus today, hours after HP announced the code release. As we understand it, the device boot...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 12, 2012
If you're a customer at one of the Canadian big carriers with a Samsung Galaxy Nexus, there's a good chance you have a Jelly Bean update headed your way this evening. We're seeing report...
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by Chris Parsons
Sep 06, 2012
Just in case you needed one more reason to believe that Sprint will begin rolling out Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to Sprint Galaxy Nexus owners, they've now gone ahead and updated their software upda...
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by Andrew Martonik
Sep 06, 2012
Headset controls are something that iPhone users have taken for granted all of these years, with standardized volume up/down and play/pause buttons that work universally if the accessory is "ma...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 31, 2012
Apple has amended a lawsuit they filed back in February against Samsung, and is now including four new devices to the original 17 they say violate their patented technology. The additions are the Ga...
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by James Richardson
Aug 23, 2012
There maybe rumors on the horizon of a new Galaxy Nexus, but in the meantime you may want to pick yourself up a bargain from Expansys. They have dropped the price of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus 16GB (s...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 21, 2012
Well here’s an interesting development for Nexus watchers. Samsung fansite SamMobile has uncovered a list of specifications for a new Samsung phone with the model number GT-i9260. (If you&rsqu...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 20, 2012
If you bought a Nexus device so you could happily flash all manner of custom ROMs, today is a good day. MIUI has updated their codebase to include Jelly Bean for the 2.8.17 release, provided you hav...
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by Jared DiPane
Jul 30, 2012
One of the hardest parts about buying a new phone is generally justifying the price, especially when the hardware is not brand-spanking new. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Verizon has been out ...
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by Gary Mazo
Jul 30, 2012
Once you get the basics down on your Galaxy Nexus, you will want to start personalizing it to your own tastes. One of the easiest ways to personalize your phone is to change the wallpaper.
Your ...
