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It’s alive! Five year-old Google Nexus S can unofficially run Android Marshmallow

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Adrian Diaconescu

This is madness. This is… the beauty of the open-source Android ecosystem, software tinkering, and the impressive result of a greatly resourceful developer’s hard work. After a certain flintman managed to port Marshmallow onto the long forgotten webOS-powered HP TouchPad last week, an experienced engineer by the name of Dmitry Grinberg pulled off what looks like a much stabler 6.0 firmware for the Nexus S.We don’t expect many of you to still have a “Crespo” around, as it debuted in stores way back in ...

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This was the best Nexus of all time

Posted on October 30, 2015October 30, 2015 by Joe Levi

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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Are the days of the affordable Nexus over?

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Taylor Martin

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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How far we’ve come: Google’s Nexus legacy, 2010-2014

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Michael Fisher

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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Google Now Gets Better, Nokia Tablet Rumors, Galaxy S III Wireless Charging & More – Pocketnow Daily

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Jaime Rivera

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the recent improvements to the Google Now service for current Jelly Bean users. Then we talk Nokia, and the sad news that all the recent tablet rumors were pretty much just a good thing to dream about. Then we move to LG as they’ve just confirmed that their Optimus G Pro is going to show Samsung just how well the Galaxy Note II can be copied. Wireless charging is next as Michael Fisher walks us through the way to get it on your Galaxy S III today. We end today’s show talking about Motorola’s X Phone, and how Google in ...