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Google Sued Over Nexus One 3G Issues

L.K. — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:44:12 +0000

The idea of not spreading the gadget among the customers was a decision made upon a mixed variety of issues. Some claim that all of this was due to the complaints of the customers. So far this idea can be supported by the recent actions. The thing is that Nathan Nabors decided to lead the suit against the company. He is going to represent all Florida customers who got Nexus One.

They believe that the company not only failed to have a proper 3G connection,but also normal customer service. They claim that when the company was making the ads they where putting emphasizes on the spots where the device was actually poor.

And what is the funniest thing ever? The thing is that when the gadget became available only for the customers it started to gain more and more popularity!

Nexus One Froyo Update

L.K. — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:16:29 +0000

Official updates for Nexus One bore the names FRFxx, where the last letter indicated Froyo, code-named Android 2.2. But in this firmware it is replaced with G. The first version was instantly – “leak” is the image of Gingerbread, a future version of OS. Unfortunately, it is not confirmed. FRG33 contains just some changes in the existing firmware.

This update contains a new firmware version of radio module, which has previously been found in Korean Nexus One and significantly increases the speed of data transmission networks in 3G.

In a detailed study of the files there have been seen some changes, but they only eliminate the problem or optimize the code. After a flashing the enthusiasts did not notice anything new, except for slightly increased rate of work – a popular Linpack benchmark demonstrates the increased result.

The owners of Nexus One can themselves become acquainted with the update, download one of the assemblies from the resource Modaco (original firmware with changed root and remote radio are present).

Nexus One bought out by developers

irina121d — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 02:57:23 +0000

The phone that was meant to be a break-through in the mobile industry and ended up being a failure as some might say gets more than enough attention from developers. Previously Nexus One was available only on Google’s Web store. Later it was sold online by T-Mobile and AT&T. Verizon and Sprint were supposed to get to sell Nexus One as well but they never did. Instead, they carried on selling newer devices. Shortly after that Google shut down the Nexus One store making the phone unavailable for some time.

However HTC came up with a brilliant idea of what to make out of Nexus One. Now the phone can be purchased by registered developers for $530 original price through the Android Developers Program.

In his blog post that came out yesterday, Tim Bray, says: ”A couple of weeks ago, we arranged that registered developers could buy an unlocked Nexus One via their publisher page in Android Market. We think it’s a good development platform and a nice phone. Apparently, you agree. Somewhat too many of you, in fact; we blew through the (substantial) initial inventory in almost no time, and they’re back-ordered from HTC, who are doing a pretty good job of managing runaway success amid a worldwide AMOLED shortage. Everyone appreciates that it’s important to the platform to get phones in the hands of developers, so we’re working hard on re-stocking the shelves; stand by.”

U.S. Cellular To Get HTC Desire August 27

L.K. — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:42:18 +0000

US Cellular has plans to widen its offerings of Android based devices. And for now the main target is considered to be HTC Desire. And not only. It’s also going to get Nexus One!

Let’s see! Am I kidding? No, it’s actually not a joke! There is even a specific date, when the device will appear in the stores of the regional carrier- it’s August 27. This means that the users will be able to get the device right on.

Recall, that the device is coming with a list of interesting features: 3,7″ AMOLED display, 1 GHz Snapdragon processor and the popular HTC Sense UI. The price of the gadget is not announced yet, but most likely it’s not going to be something high.

Teg W3000- Nexus One Clone

L.K. — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:09:40 +0000

The mysterious “Nexus One running iPhoneOS”, photos of which were published by a list of resources, gained a name – Teg W3000, and so far we know that it’s nothing more than just a clone of the smartphone of HTC & Google alliance.

The operating system is of this “almost Nexus One” device still remains in question. This is hardly a complete iPhoneOS, rather – just stylized in its shell.

The main features of Teg W3000 are typical for the devices of its class:

GSM / GPRS 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3.2-inch touch screen WVGA-screen
Built-in English, Chinese, and even twenty-five languages, including Russian
Support for Wi-Fi
Built-in FM-and TV-tuner
Two 2MP camera (main and front)
G-sensor (accelerometer) and built-in games for him
Support for JAVA2.0

Judging from the possibilities, Teg W3000 is a regular phone, designed in the iPhone shell and externally – by Nexus One. The price of the gadget is also conformed: it will go on sale for just ¥ 980.

AMOLED vs. Super LCD Test

L.K. — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:21:13 +0000

Interesting photo, is not it? It contains two Nexus One smartphones, differing only via displays. One of them is Super LCD of Sony brand, the other – AMOLED-matrix from Samsung. As you may have guessed, one type of screen falls with a crash on checking in complete darkness. That’s just what?

So, the winner is announced to be Nexus One with AMOLED-display. That’s the one best on the video. Located next is the smartphone Super LCD defeated.

In tests the “laboratory” and even “street” conditions display were almost equal. Only in the bright light SLCD provides better readability due to the high contrast. But in the dark results are completely opposite.

As you know, bringing to market devices with Super LCD-panels will not stop the production of smartphones with AMOLED.

Nexus One Available For Android Developers

L.K. — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:57:36 +0000

The idea of having a special Google brand device was presented in the form of the Nexus One. Despite all of the rumors to create a new line of Nexuses was declined by the company. And then the company announced that they are not even going to sell Nexus One any more! This sounded to be ridiculous.

And now the company announces about the fact that the device will be available but only to a specific group of people. Who are those? Android Developers. If at first it sounds to be a big thing, I would love to mention that this specific status can be gained while paying around $25.

Imagine you are paying $529 for the unlocked device, $25 for the “membership” and then getting Nexus One pre-loaded with Android 2.2 Froyo. And this is not all of it- when the modernized versions of Android will be presented to the public you’ll get a chance to receive them first.

Got interested? Do not hesitate, it’s time for some more action.

SLCD vs. AMOLED

L.K. — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:13:21 +0000

The fact that HTC plans not to get rid of the AMOLED screens but also to get Super LCD screens for its device is already official. And now some of the companies are arguing about the fact which of the screens is better.

One of the blogs used the popular Telus HTC Desire with SLCD and Nexus One with AMOLED as a basis for comparison. The results of the test weren’t surprising. The idea of keeping the AMOLED screen becomes more reasonable with the testing. This screen has better vertical angle of viewing, while the horizontal viewing is more convenient for SLCD.

As for the rest of the comparison results you better have a look at the video.

Android 3.0 Gingerbread On Nexus One?

L.K. — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:15:39 +0000

Among the various versions of the operating systems the leader is Android 2.1, while most owners only dream about the official update, Google has already started testing the following new items – Android 3.0 Gingerbread.

In confirmation of that – there’s a photo of device running the new OS. Of course, this could well be the next fake (we saw Android 3.1 back in February), but the results of the popular programs benchmarks (for example, Linpack benchmark) were observed in Android 3.0, 3.0.1 and even 3.2.

This may mean one thing – the first phase of development of the next version of the operating system is completed, and Google engineers have already received the Android 3.0 for testing.

Android 2.1 Taking The Lead

L.K. — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:46:45 +0000

The launch of the new devices and, of course, update of the popular HTC Hero to Android 2.1 might be one of the reasons for the popularity of different versions of the Android operating system, bringing Eclair in leaders.

In the last month the share of Android 1.6 has continued to fall, and almost equal to its predecessor – Android 1.5. Domination is now given to the version 2.1, which is now installed on 55.5% devices.

The percentage of the device working based on the newest Android 2.2 Froyo is only 3.3%. The result is not surprisingly, given that the official update was received only by the owners of Nexus One while the custom versions of the firmware on the other devices do not enjoy that great of popularity.