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HTC makes Super LCD screens for Desire and Nexus One official

Posted on 26. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

Welcome back to our “worst kept secrets” hour, where HTC has seen fit to release a PR blast informing the world of what it already knew: the Desire and Nexus One are getting Super (duper) LCD displays to fill demand that Samsung’s AMOLED division cann…

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Tweaker ports Samsung’s TouchWIz UI onto non-rooted Nexus One for reasons unknown

Posted on 24. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

This one’s been kicking around the interwebs for a few weeks now, but it has managed to grow into something of a beast during that period. Frankly, we couldn’t think of less fitting way to send the glorious Nexus One out than to completely deface it a…

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Nexus One is sold out in Google’s store — forever

Posted on 21. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

Google warned us that the Nexus One was approaching the end of its days, but we’ve gotta admit, we didn’t realize just how quickly that moment would come. Sure enough, Google’s official online store for the phone now just shows an ominous message that…

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Google halting Nexus One sales through official store after current inventory depleted

Posted on 16. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

We knew this was eventually coming, and here it is: Google is giving everyone the heads-up that it just got a fresh batch of Nexus Ones in stock, and once they’ve been sold through, they’ll no longer be offered directly through the company’s online st…

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Nexus One now a step closer to FM radio support, thanks to modified kernel

Posted on 13. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

As you may or may not be already aware, the Nexus One and HTC Desire have the same Broadcom chip. Seems trivial at cursory glance until you realize the Desire has a FM radio app, which should ergo be just as feasible on the Google-branded device. Cut t…

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Cyanogen squeezes Android 2.2 Froyo into G1, MyTouch 3G

Posted on 11. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

Earlier this evening, we took the plunge — now, we’re rocking Froyo on our formerly old-and-busted T-Mobile G1. That’s because Cyanogen’s team of ROM hackers has come through once again for the little handset that could, serving early adopters with H…

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Ubuntu joins Android on Nexus One, apocalyptic repercussions nowhere to be found

Posted on 08. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

Ever wondered what would happen if you threw another mobile OS onto your Nexus One? Without removing Android? Contrary to popular belief, the world will in fact not end, and in many cases, lives could very well be improved. One particular modder over …

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Android 2.2 (Froyo) versus iOS 4: the browser showdown (video)

Posted on 07. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

A little while back Google boldly claimed that Froyo would have the world’s fastest mobile browser, but the lack of final software back then meant we’d had to tie up our itchy hands until now. And boy, it sure looks like it was worth the wait — Ars Technica’s JavaScript benchmarks show that not only is Froyo’s browser almost three times faster than its Éclair counterpart, but it also beats iOS 4′s Safari by at least two-fold. That said, numbers alone don’t always reflect real-life performance — especially with Froyo supporting iPhone’s much-missed Flash — so we went ahead and conducted our own browser speed test. Read on for our videos and results after the jump.

Update: for those who were concerned about the battery affecting the Nexus One’s performance, we did use Android System Info to verify that the CPU was still clocked at 1GHz. We were also able to reproduce the same results with a full battery. Either way, it’s still a win for Android.

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Qualcomm demos augmented reality and peer-to-peer tech, tries to punch cellular gaming’s block off (video)

Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

It’s just a tablecloth and a piece of paper, until you pull out a Nexus One, at which point it magically becomes an arena where toy robots fire off punches. Augmented reality isn’t anything new, of course, but Qualcomm seems determined to bring it to …

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Nexus One sees red, nearly doubles battery life? (video)

Posted on 03. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

These five Nexus One smartphones may seem to have defects, but there’s actually nothing wrong with their AMOLED screens — the funky colors are an attempt to improve battery life by turning off unnecessary sub-pixel LEDs. Hooking up his handset to an …

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Nexus One gets yet another Android 2.2 Froyo update, FRF91

Posted on 01. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

Another day, another Froyo build. Now that Android 2.2 build FRF85 — i.e. the big one that got pushed over-the-air to every Nexus One this week — is out on the prowl, Google’s taken it upon itself to release yet another update, FRF91. We’ve heard fr…

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Android 2.2 Froyo FRF85 now available for Nexus One (update: official)

Posted on 28. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

We’ve been receiving numerous tips over the last hour that Nexus One owners on AT&T bands are receiving an over-the-air update for Android 2.2 FRF85, otherwise known as the “bulletproofed” Froyo build. No confirmation at this point, and since you’…

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HTC running low on AMOLED stock, will add SLCD to the mix for some models

Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

AMOLED displays in phones haven’t necessarily lived up to their promise; they’d been billed as the be-all, end-all answer for clarity, vibrance, and low power consumption, but in reality, the latest and greatest LCDs look just as good, offer similar v…

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Nexus One getting Android 2.2 FRF83 update over the air?

Posted on 23. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

The Android 2.2 source code just went public this morning, but we’re hearing a fully-compiled, legitimate OTA version of Froyo may be hitting small batches of Nexus One handsets as well. Though a 1.78MB ZIP file floating around XDA-developers this afternoon was originally thought to be the droid we’ve all been looking for, Android and Me reports that they received an honest-to-goodness OTA version of FRF83 after trying (and failing) to get that ZIP to work, and we’re getting several similar reports. Let us know in comments if you’ve received a frozen treat of your own.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Google on Android 2.2: ‘feverishly working to get a final version out the door’

Posted on 22. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Considering Google’s typically feverish pace in deploying new Android builds, we’ll admit — we kind of expected Android 2.2 Froyo to be released to retail Nexus Ones by now… but no dice. So, where is it? The company hasn’t committed to a firm date …

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Android 2.2 build FRF72 for Nexus One finally leaks

Posted on 19. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Its existence has been an on-again, off-again rumor for over a week now, but it looks like a new build of Android 2.2 Froyo for the Nexus One — FRF72 — is very real. It finally leaked in the past few hours, we’ve tested it on a Nexus One of our own,…

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KT brings the Nexus One to South Korea, complete with Froyo

Posted on 17. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

The Nexus One may have taken a little while to reach South Korea, but it looks like KT is doing its best to make up for lost time — the carrier has just announced that it will not only be offering the Nexus One, but that it will come complete with An…

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