Nexus Android 5.0 Lollipop updates may be one week away

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This week’s been a pretty significant one for Android, as users get their first taste of the public non-dev-preview Android 5.0 Lollipop release in the form of the Nexus 9. We’ve seen Google update its online codebases with new Lollipop sources, as well as deliver factory images for some of this new 5.0-running hardware. But despite how hard we’ve been looking, there’s been nary a peep of Lollipop updates for existing Nexus devices – models like last year’s Nexus 5 and Nexus ...

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Google starts pruning its Play Store device lineup: Nexus 7, Nexus 10 pulled

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The times, they are a-changin’. Following this week’s launch of the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9, Google’s Play Store is beginning to reflect the company’s shifting focus to sales of these new devices. Listings have arrived for the Nexus 6, Nexus 9 (for which pre-orders are now open), and the new Nexus Player (even if that’s outside our mobile-focused wheelhouse). But their presence hasn’t come without cost, as ...

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When will Android Lollipop be ready for your Nexus model?

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Earlier this week, we got news from Google about its plans for the public release of Android 5.0 Lollipop: while the new Nexus devices would (obviously) ship with Lollipop, updates for existing models were announced as arriving sometime in the weeks to come. Well, what does that mean? Will Nexus 5 owners be waiting until Thanksgiving before they have a chance (beyond the dev preview, at least) to bring Lollipop to their phones? Today we start to get a better sense of just who’s getting what when, as a ...

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Google releases updated build of Android L Developer Preview

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Six weeks ago today, a day after Google detailed the arrival of Android L at its Google I/O keynote, the company released the first Android L Developer Preview images. Downloads were available for both the 2013 Nexus 7 and the Nexus 5, and we quickly took advantage of these resources to bring you a hands-on look at the updated platform. In the time ...

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Android L developer preview source code now live in AOSP for many Nexus models

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Google’s Android L release so far has differed from the norm in as many ways as possible — for one, an early developer preview version has been made available for non-public consumption until the general release comes around this fall. Now, an AOSP push has begun for the Android ...

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Android 4.4.4 update starts rolling out, factory images posted for select Nexus devices

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Android 4.4.3 is still brand new, with only certain Nexus, Google Play Edition, and Motorola devices having ...

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Grab a Nexus 7 2013 on sale for just $150

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One of the best tablets of 2013 was easily the Nexus 7 2013, the second collaboration between Asus and Google for a pure Android device. The tablet itself was already touted for its remarkable price, but this Nexus 7 2013 sale brings it down to a ridiculous $150 — that’s a full $80 less than its usual asking price.The Nexus 7 2013 includes a 7″ ...

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Nexus 7 2013 deal discounts the tablet to $190

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If you’ve wanted to purchase a Nexus 7 2013, you’ve probably already bought it at full price, or hopped on a deal to grab it at a reduced price by now. If you haven’t, though, there’s never been a better time to do it — eBay today is listing the 32GB model for just shy of $190, $80 short of the model’s usual retail listing.For those unfamiliar with the tablet, it boasts a 7″ display with a resolution of 1920×1200, ...

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Buy a Nexus 7 2013, get free months of Google Play Music All Access

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Need something to help you bite the bullet on a brand-new Nexus 7 2013? Google may have you covered. Its latest Nexus 7 2013 deal tacks on a few months of Google Play Music All Access to the purchase of the tablet.If you haven’t already subscribed to All Access, or had a free trial in the past, you’re eligible to get three free ...

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Android 4.4.3 OTAs start heading out, app updates revealed

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Yesterday brought word that Android 4.4.3 was finally due to arrive, with T-Mobile sounding the alarm. Problem was, this wasn’t the first time we’d heard a carrier advise its users that 4.4.3 was about to arrive – would this be another dud like Sprint’s announcement? We waited patiently all day and eventually we saw Google release a number of 4.4.3 factory images for Nexus devices: the update was confirmed. But where were those OTAs? ...

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Android 4.4.3 landing today? Carrier mentions release for Nexus models

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It feels like Android 4.4.3′s been hanging just out of reach for months now. It’s not that we’re expecting any kind of game-changer, and it seems we’ll be getting what by all accounts is mostly a bug-fix update, but we’re still quite curious to learn when it will ultimately arrive. Will we be waiting until Google I/O later this month? It turns out that 4.4.3 may arrive significantly before then, as today T-Mobile posts notice that updates are on their way for both the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7.This isn’t the ...

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Nexus 7 sees deep discount in one-day eBay deal

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Will the Android community ever see another Nexus tablet? At this point, no one seems to know, and despite rumors about a possible Nexus 8 model (not to mention the occasional glimmer of hope that we could see a Nexus 10 follow-up) this whole Android Silver rumor has arrived to throw a big-ol’ wrench in the works. While uncertainty plagues the Nexus family’s future, one of its present entries turns up today with some decent Memorial Day ...

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Google Play Nexus series case deals return – 25% off select models

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Back in January, we were tipped off to the existence of a limited time sale Google was having on accessories in the Play Store, offering cases for Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 models at 25% off the list price. If you missed the boat that time around, you’re in luck, as the same sort of deals are making a return, giving you one more opportunity to snatch them up. We’re still looking at 25% discounts, this time with two options available apiece for the Nexus 5 and 2013 Nexus 7. For the Nexus 5, you can score the “bumper” ...

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Official Nexus 7 folio case damages tablet

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Google does a great job when it comes to selling some very affordable, competitively performing Android hardware: we’ve come to expect nothing less from the company’s Nexus family. But for all those awesome values on smartphones and tablets, the accessory situation has been a lot less attractive. While it might sound nice to get an officially sanctioned case to go with your new Nexus 5 or Nexus 7, Google’s prices are on the steep side of things, and the designs haven’t always won us over. But for all their failings, at least you could be comfortable knowing that ...

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Google brings Nexus 5, Nexus 7, and Chromecast to host of new nations

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For as much as we rely on Google’s products and services, it’s all to easy to forget that not everyone has the same level of access, and in many cases availability is highly constrained along international borders. Anytime that’s about to change, and we learn that Google’s making an effort to get its products available in new nations, we’re eager to get the details. Earlier this month we heard Google talking about plans for beginning sales of Chromecast in a whole bunch of additional ...

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