FCC inspects HTC Nexus devices, both of them

Posted on by Jules Wang

Documents have popped up at the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology for two new HTC devices. We are certain that these are the much rumored Nexus devices.NM8G-2PW2100 is what we’re assuming to be the smaller “Sailfish” model while G-2PW4100 will be the “Marlin”. The Draft User Manual submissions required for both devices mention the Google Nexus support site.The special “G” notation for the models is something new ...

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Sailfish photos leaked, giving us first real-ish look at Nexus

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Something real has seemingly appeared on the Nexus front. It is not like anything we’ve seen before, unless you count very vague appraisals and a generic slab non-Easter egg in a Google Photos ad that everyone (including us) thought it just might have been similar enough to something else.That said, what else can manufacturers’ slab culture run ...

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That definitely looks like an HTC-made Nexus in a Google Photos promo

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Google continues its promotional campaign for its Photos service, but with one big detail that feels quite out of touch.The Instagram clip shows some Google groupies ready posing for the ubiquitous “freeze jump” shot when just as the phone’s about to take the photo, an iOS prompt tells us that the phone’s storage is full. We pull back from the screen to see a hand flick away the prompt, right past the Google Photos pinwheel logo.“Never run out of storage ...

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Even more benchmarks surface to confirm 4GB RAM and SD820 inside Nexus Sailfish

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

Manufactured by LG, Huawei or HTC? Similar to the HTC 10 in appearance or designed to follow in the footsteps of the LG Nexus 5X? Due out in September or October? Dubbed Nexus 5P or… something else?Those are just a few of the Google ...

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Verizon is expected to carry both 2016 Nexus devices, but likely on its own terms

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

The nation’s largest wireless communications service carrier and the world’s number one search provider have been engaged in a love-hate relationship for many years now. Heavily favored by Google when the Samsung-made Galaxy Nexus launched back in the day, Verizon messed up the stock Android experience with unnecessary bloat and delivered tardy updates.Nothing was the same afterwards for Nexus devices on Big Red, which arrived late, or lacked CDMA support if purchased outside the operator’s own stores. But this fall, the rapport between the two tech giants could become friendly ...

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Could a Nexus-only Night Mode shun Android Nougat?

Posted on by Jules Wang

Perhaps this thing about Google being more assertive in its design on its Nexus phones has a whole bunch of implications that we may have to dive into come release time.Remember the Night Mode feature that was dropped so long ago? We remember it every night when an urgent notification interrupts our rest and we ...

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Benchmark lends credence to solid, not stellar Google Nexus Sailfish specs

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

If Samsung, which is always a force to be reckoned with in the smartphone spec wars, refrained from loading everything but the kitchen sink into the Galaxy Note 7, why would we expect Google and HTC to go overboard when it comes to the “Sailfish” and “Marlin’s” hardware?Well, we don’t, as neither next-gen Nexus device should exceed

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HTC Nexus release date rumored to be October 4

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With the LG V20 being the first OEM device to feature Android Nougat from first boot, we’ve been wondering when Google (and its supposed manufacturer partner, HTC) would get its act together and release a couple of new Nexus phones.The simple answer, thus far, is October 4. The long answer lies in a confusing truth.To be clear, one of Droid Life’s trusty sources spilled that ...

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Android 7.0 Nougat due with August 5 security update

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For the first time ever, it would seem that the new version of Android will not be released at the same time as the latest Nexus hardware is announced. In fact, it might come earlier.It’s only part of the story that tech leaks reporter Evan Blass is tweeting about.Android 7.0 releases next month, with the 8/5 security patch. Sorry Nexus 5 owners, no Nougat for you — Evan Blass (@evleaks) July 30, 2016We ...

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HTC Nexus ‘Sailfish’ ROM dump appears to confirm Snapdragon 820 inside

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

There’s a new Google Nexus 2016-centric leak hot off the press, and this time, the smaller, slightly less capable Sailfish takes the spotlight instead of its big brother, codenamed Marlin.We already know both these devices, although following in the footsteps of the LG-made Nexus 5X and

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Two HTC Nexuses, one design? A recreation with many questions

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The new Nexuses may share a single a single design despite their rumored size differences. Whether or not you consider it as good news or bad depends on how you view these prospective renders. And if you’re seeing what we’re seeing, one thing comes to mind — it’s as if the Nexus 6P’s glass capsule on back started swallowing rear-side real estate like “The Blob”.We ...

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Google Support app may let Nexuses screen-share for assistance

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What if instead of going straight to the forums whenever something cracks up in your phone you went to the manufacturer’s customer support line? Well, it’s a half-hour on hold, 10 minutes of telling someone at a call center all your information and then complaining about the problem and then they’ll ask you to go to this settings menu and press buttons and …Yeah. Not cool.Well, a source to Android Police is saying that with a Google Support app, new Nexus smartphone owners can ...

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HTC Nexus “Sailfish” specs outed with a little doubt

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Biting your nails for the Nexus launch this quarter? We’re creeping up on it ever so slowly and yet, leaks have been all about who’s making it, who else’s making it and how many they’re going to make.HTC is said to be in charge of two projects — “Marlin” and “Sailfish” — and it seems ...

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Snapdragon 821 to power rumored HTC Nexus this year?

Posted on by Anton D. Nagy

The “Nexus” brand, and products from this Google line-up, have come a long way, become consumer devices from initial developer gadgets. Past and current iterations have become more and more popular, being made by LG and Huawei, but rumor has it that we’ll be seeing one or two HTC Nexus devices this year.Codenames have been discovered in Chromium code (Marlin and Sailfish), and word on the street is that the Taiwanese company’s collaboration with Google will not be limited to only 2016 ...

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Jolla closes third round of funding, ready to boost software vending

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Finnish start-up Jolla announced that it was able to secure $12 million in its third funding round. It was dispersed an undisclosed portion of the money when the round closed in December, but received the rest only now.It could’ve used the money in November. But the company wasn’t able to close the funding round in time and thus, failed to fully ...

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