In 1968, novelist Philip K. Dick asked Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? In his book (which was the inspiration for Blade Runner), after war had devastated Earth, a bounty hunter was tasked with “retiring” six escaped Nexus-6 model androids – the latest and most advanced model ever. That got us wondering: what’s the best Nexus smartphone of all ...
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Rumors and leaks have referred to it as Shamu for the last several weeks, but today we now know it as the latest addition to Google’s beloved smartphone line, the Nexus 6.Not surprisingly, most of the rumors were spot-on. This smartphone is a behemoth – not only in size, but also on paper. The Nexus 6 seemingly has it all: a 5.96-inch QHD AMOLED display, 3GB ...
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Nexus has been a big name in the news again recently, but not for the reasons you might think. Sure, there’s the small matter of all those red Nexus 5 rumors alongside whispers of a device some are calling the Nexus 8. And then there’s the impending Nexus-themed giveaway we’re about to drop on the world – the one so secret we’re not even linking to it yet (this little sneak preview is your reward for ...
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Oh, that Nexus One from the beginning of 2010!… If you still have one, and you should be proud if you do, you’ll be glad to find out that Google’s latest and greatest, the KitKat version of Android, is now running on the classic, thanks to the community hard at work. They’ve managed to port Android 4.4 to the One and it takes the form of a custom ROM. It’s not all perfect, but what did you expect? Bugs include, and we quote, some display issues, inability to take screenshots, enabling ART will cause a bootloop, WiFi hotspot only works on open, Camera preview ...
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For many of us, remembering the Nexus One is bringing back some good memories. Most of us still find this to be one of the greatest Android phones of all time, and if you’re still using one or own one, please enjoy our jealousy for a couple of minutes. Sadly, the fact that the device didn’t enjoy the benefits of Ice Cream Sandwich and is still stuck to Gingerbread is the main reason why we know that most of us were forced to move on to more powerful hardware. That said, one of the benefits of KitKat is the fact that it was designed to run on low-powered hardware. It was only a ...
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If you’ve been following the news yesterday, you’ll notice that there’s a lot of buzz about the future of a Nexus smartphone. As it turns out, LG doesn’t seem to be working on a Nexus 5 yet, and for those of us that have been following the smartphone industry for the last couple of years, one thing we know is that a new device can’t be designed, produced and shipped in just a couple of months before its possible launch in the fall. Now let’s be fair, LG stated that they’re not ...
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Smartphones are lightweight computing devices that keep getting more and more powerful. As such, that combination makes them ideal for use in the space program; indeed, we’ve been hearing NASA talk about using smartphones as the hearts of tiny satellites for some time now. Last month, the agency launched a rocket containing three of its PhoneSats, cubical satellites four inches on a side with that old classic the Nexus One tucked within. As they flew through ...
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Stuff comes up, folks. Sometimes you’ve got a pressing appointment in Romania, or a meeting scheduled in Media, PA. Sometimes you’re at the day job, other times you’re off the grid somewhere in the country. Other times you’re buying a car. These things happen. Fortunately for us, these things don’t usually happen all at once, which means the Pocketnow Weekly podcast usually features more than two people on the air. But today, listeners, Lady Luck was not with us. Today, Sam the Scheduler was out sick, because every member of the Pocketnow team was otherwise ...
