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A (very) brief history of Google's Nexus program

LG could follow Samsung with curved-screen 'G Flex' phone next month

NASA's Android smartphone satellites return blurry images from space

Nexus S and Motorola Xoom won't get latest Android 4.2, will remain on 4.1.2

NASA set to launch cheap Android-based satellites with Nexus hardware later this year

To help realize the goals of NASA's PhoneSat project, engineers have turned to off-the-shelf consumer gadgets for parts, harnessing the internals of Google's Nexus hardware as the brains of the operation.

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean factory images for Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S released

Factory Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean images are now available to download from Google for the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7, and Nexus S.

Google officially announces Android 4.1 OTA update for Nexus S variants

Google has officially announced the rollout of Android 4.1 for Nexus S handsets on T-Mobile, H3G, O2, Rogers, and Vodafone in "most countries."

OTA Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update available for some Nexus S variants

The Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean OTA update is available for the i9023 and i9020T hardware variants.

Nexus S Jelly Bean update halted by Vodafone Australia

Vodafone has postponed the Jelly Bean update because it apparently doesn't "meet all the Australian regulatory requirements related to emergency calls."

Android 4.1 coming to Nexus S on Vodafone Australia July 19th, rest of world at the same time?

Google's Nexus S on Vodafone's network will be getting an update to Android 4.1 on July 19th, according to the company's blog.

Android 4.1 source code released today in Android Open Source Project

As promised, today Google is releasing Android 4.1 into the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) for everybody to download, examine, and likely attempt to port a a whole host of devices

Jelly Bean rolling out to Galaxy Nexus, Xoom, and Nexus S in mid-July OTA

Google has announced that Android 4.1, Jelly Bean, will be rolled out to the Galaxy Nexus, Motorola Xoom, and Nexus S via an over-the-air update in mid-July.

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean coming in July with Project Butter UI, Google Now, richer notifications

The next major upgrade to Android will be version 4.1 Jelly Bean, it has been announced at Google I/O today.

CyanogenMod 9 RC1 brings near-final Android 4.0 ROM to 37 devices

The CyanogenMod team is releasing the first wave of release candidates for CyanogenMod 9 — its Android 4.0 release. Downloads are available for 37 devices.

Google to sell flagship Nexus devices with multiple partners this fall, reports WSJ

Google's apparently ready to greatly expand its Nexus program: the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the company plans to give as many as five device OEMs early access to future versions of Android and sell those devices directly to consumers.

Samsung's US Android 4.0 upgrade plans revealed, Galaxy S still excluded

Samsung has posted a list of phones which will be receiving an upgrade to Android 4.0, with a number of carrier-specific phones included. However, the Galaxy S — a handset that Samsung said was "under review" following a public outcry — has not made it onto the list.

Sprint Nexus S 4G finally gets official Android 4.0, download available now

Sprint has made an official Android 4.0 update available for the Nexus S 4G, over three months after it rolled out for the GSM version of the same device.

Spotify is hard at work on 'major' update for its Android app

Sources close to Spotify have informed us that the company is hard at work on a "major" new version of its Android app. While we couldn't learn any more details, the news should delight the legions of Spotify Premium users flooding the company's support forums with complaints about the app, which hasn't been updated since November 2011.

Android 4.0.4 rolling out to select Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S models, Wi-Fi Xoom tablet (update)

Google has begun rolling out OTA updates for the GSM Galaxy Nexus, the UMTS / GSM Nexus S, and the Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi.

T-Mobile sued over NFC patent which may not cover NFC

T-Mobile USA was sued today by a company called On Track Innovations, which claims that T-Mobile's smartphones with NFC technology infringe one of its patents — a patent that may not be so strong.

Is Ice Cream Sandwich out yet?

This is the vexing question that has been percolating inside my mind while reviewing the Sony Xperia S: is Google's Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android out yet?

Foursquare updates Android app with NFC support

Foursquare has updated its Android app to include NFC and Android Beam functionality on compatible handsets

AT&T and Samsung finally upgrade the Infuse 4G to Android 2.3

AT&T has started rolling out an upgrade to Android 2.3 Gingerbread for Samsung Infuse 4G owners.

Cyanogenmod 9's launcher, Trebuchet, available in early alpha for Android 4.0.3 devices

The custom launcher for the popular Cyanogenmod 9 ROM has been released in Alpha form. It only works on Android 4.0.3 devices, but it offers customizations above and beyond what's available in Ice Cream Sandwich.

If Samsung doesn't care about customers, how can it hope to keep them?

Earlier today, Samsung revealed that it doesn't intend to update the Galaxy S, its most successful smartphone to date, to the latest version of Android. You might shrug and dismiss that as just more evidence of Android's inherent fragmentation or the need for buyers to beware, but I take grave issue with it. This is a decision based not on technical constraints, as Samsung would have us believe, but on hubris.

Nexus S Android 4.0 update 'paused,' but it's business as usual

Google has "paused" the update of its Nexus S to Android 4.0 that began last week while it investigates issues that are being reported.

Clash of the Nexus Ninjas: Google's 8-bit brawler in search of the Galaxy Nexus

Patrick Boivin and his stop-motion Nexus Ninjas have an affinity for unboxing Google's flagship Android devices — generally with some crazy flips and flying kicks — that dates back to 2010's Nexus One. For their third outing, the ninjas downgrade to 8-bit as Red seeks out the missing Galaxy Nexus in a sidescrolling brawler beautifully reminiscent of classics like Double Dragon and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

How to manually install Android 4.0.3 on your GSM Nexus S right now

Instructions for manually updating GSM Nexus S devices to Android 4.0.3 have surfaced and the steps are simple and straightforward. Users simply need to download the ROM image from Google's servers and install them directly from their computer.

Nexus S getting Android 4.0 starting today, GSM models first

Google has announced that the Nexus S will begin receiving Android 4.0 over the air starting today.

Add Friend uses NFC to send Facebook friend requests (hands-on)

We offer some hands-on impressions of a new app in the Android Market called Add Friend allows you to tap your NFC-enabled smartphone with your buddy's phone to send a Facebook friend request.

Verizon Galaxy Nexus won't have Google Wallet, will have Verizon apps

The Verizon version of the Galaxy Nexus won't ship with Google Wallet. It's the latest move in a high-stakes game that pits Google and Sprint up against the ISIS consortium of Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile for the future of mobile payments.

Android 4.0 update for Nexus S being tested by Google employees

Google employees are seeing Ice Cream Sandwich come to the Nexus S as an over-the-air update, as an internal test before the OS is rolled out to everyone.

Google Nexus Android phones and original Xoom tablet do not include Carrier IQ tracking software

The Google Nexus One, Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, and the original Xoom tablet do not contain Carrier IQ software.

CyanogenMod devs bring Android 4.0 to Samsung Nexus S and international Galaxy S

CyanogenMod 9 developers are bringing increasingly stable versions of Android 4.0 to the Samsung Nexus S and Galaxy S international version. According to developer Koushik Dutta, it's suitable for use as a "daily driver" on the Nexus S

Dream Chip Technologies' Xbounds brings wireless mirroring to Android for 99 euro

German firm Dream Chip Technologies has brought wireless display mirroring to the Android platform with its XBounds dongle. It will be showcasing its invention at Droidcon 2011 in Amsterdam.

Nexus S Ice Cream Sandwich AOSP build available to download, thanks to xda devs

The AOSP version of Ice Cream Sandwich has been ported to Google's previous Android flagship phone, the Nexus S. It's stable and responsive, with almost full functionality available.

AT&T uses Google+ to gauge interest in the Galaxy Nexus

AT&T is polling customers (and potential customers) to find out whether they're interested in the Galaxy Nexus.

This is my next: the Galaxy Nexus

The Galaxy Nexus is probably the next phone I purchase... and I'm counting off the days until it's in my hands