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Google starts selling Galaxy Nexus on Google Play store in US
It is one of those days, when I envy the Android fans in United States, the reason? Well, Google has re-opened its online store to sell Galaxy Nexus directly to consumers in the country.
The search giant is currently offering three versions of the smartphone to consumers – Unlocked, with Verizon and with Sprint. While the unlocked version has been priced at USD 399.99 (yes!), the contract versions will cost USD199.99 with a two-year commitment.
This is the second-time, Google is trying to directly sell a Nexus smartphone to consumers, the first attempt with Nexus One in 2010 was a big flop. We hope company has fixed the service and other issues this time and consumers are not disappointed with their purchase from Google store.
The Galaxy Nexus can now be grabbed by the US consumers from the devices section in Google Play store. As this section is called ‘devices’, it looks like we are going to see more such smartphones and tablets on sale in the coming days.
For those, who have been living in a cave, Galaxy Nexus is the company reference smartphone for the Ice Cream Sandwich release of Android and comes with a 1.2GHz dual core processor, 1GB RAM, Android 4.0.4, 16GB of internal storage, NFC and 5MP rear camera.
Android now represents over half of all smartphones in the United States
This is a very exciting time for Android users in the United States. According to the latest statistics released by comScore, Android still sits as the top dog over all other competitors, but now that overall numbers tell a very interesting tale. Now, over half of all phones on US soil run Android. comScore’s report shows Android with a 50.1% claim — hey, by all rights, that spells majority in our books.
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MIUI ROM officially released for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus
If you’ve done any dabbling in custom ROMs for Android, there’s a high probability that you’ve heard of MIUI — next to CyanogenMOD, one of the most popular ROM series, available for a wide array of devices. Fans of MIUI who own a Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus (dubbed “Toro” in the development community) were treated to a tasty surprise yesterday, in the form of the development team’s spin on Android 4.0, otherwise know as Ice Cream Sandwich.
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Mysterious new software release being soak tested for the Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi in US
If you own a Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi, live in US and are currently enrolled in the Motorola Feedback Network, it looks like a new soak test is on its way, as per an email that just popped up in our inbox. No specifics were given, the email did make mention of “an early preview of a new software release.”
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HTC Vivid owners getting Ice Cream Sandwich update (may need to use Dialer Trick)
It appears as though folks on AT&T who own an HTC Vivid are starting to receive an update to their devices that looks to be Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich). According to Android Central, AT&T has denied that the update is officially being pushed out, but that does not seem to be the case;
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AT&T lighting up Cleveland, 11 other cities with 4G LTE
AT&T released a press statement earlier today, announcing plans to roll out its 4g LTE network in Cleveland, Ohio “soon”. In addition, 11 more cities will also get doses of LTE goodness in the coming months.
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AMA launches Photo 360°: Record 360 Degree images with Sound!
Application developer AMALtd has released an interesting new photography app, called Photo 360°. While, there are several different panoramic photograph capturing apps out there, Photo 360° brings to the table something we’ve yet to see in previous offerings from various developers. This application allows you to capture a high quality 360-degree images, with sound, all in one revolution. The technology utilized by this app creates a new (and previously unheard of) dimension for photography.
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Sprint launches budget Android phone ZTE Fury
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Sprint has announced the launch of entry-level Android smartphone ZTE Fury today. It will be available beginning March 11 for just $19.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a new two-year service agreement.
Caterpillar unveils construction-grade CAT B10 Android Smartphone
If you’ve ever worked a construction job, you know exactly how unfriendly the environment can be for a smartphone. There are phone destroying dangers waiting around nearly every corner you turn. While today’s smartphones definitely look nice, there are very few that are suitable for this type of work environment.
Android leads the pack in comScore’s latest report
ComScore, the digital research firm, has just published its latest report on the US smartphone market share and Android has the largest pie with 48.6% market share, up 2.3%. This data has been obtained for the three month period- ending January. This comes as no surprise and shows that Android is still on the growth curve.
