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Ubuntu Touch stable builds coming by the end of May

By Cory Gunther
on 10 May, 2013

Ubuntu Touch on Android has been a slow but steady mystery. Canonical currently offers plenty of pre-release beta or even alpha builds of their software for Android devices like the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7, and others. However, today Canonical's own Rick Spencer promises to have stable "daily-driver" builds of Ubuntu Touch for smartphones by the end of the month.

AT&T HTC One LTE Review

By Chris Burns
on 8 Apr, 2013

It's finally time to work with the HTC One here in the United States. Here with the AT&T version of the HTC One, we've got 4G LTE connectivity and a device build that's essentially identical to the original international edition of the device. What's changed is the radio inside and the software build - but only ever so slightly. Here you've got the addition of a few AT&T-specific apps so you're running right with big blue - otherwise it's all sweet!

Verizon Galaxy Nexus 4.2.2 factory images posted

By Robert Nelson
on 28 Mar, 2013

Verizon, after a rather long wait, began updating the Galaxy Nexus to Android 4.2.2 last week. And as one would expect as a follow-up to that, the official factory image has since been posted on the Google Developers page. Basically, this should be good news for those who like to jump from ROM to ROM as this image will provide a simple and easy way to get back to your stock setup.

Android 4.2.2 rolling out to Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus

By Brian Sin
on 19 Mar, 2013

Verizon Wireless is finally rolling out the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update to its Samsung Galaxy Nexus devices. The update is long overdue, especially since owners of the GSM version of the device received the update last month. Many people purchase Nexus devices because they want to receive the latest Android OS updates as quickly as possible (alongside the great specs and affordable price points).

Larry Page confirms over 750 million Android device activations

By Cory Gunther
on 13 Mar, 2013

Back in September Google announced that nearly 500 million Android devices had been activated to date, and at a rate of nearly 1.3 million a day. Today along with the news that Andy Rubin will be stepping down as head of Android, Larry Page also threw in a new number for us to boast - and it's a big one!

Google granted patent for Face Unlock features in Android

By Cory Gunther
on 12 Mar, 2013

Today we can chalk up another win for Google from the patent department. According to reports the US Patent and Trademark Office has just granted Google the patent for facial recognition in Android. The impressive feature arrived with the Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and today they now have a few full patents on the security option.

Verizon Galaxy Nexus 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update leaks – get it here!

By Cory Gunther
on 5 Mar, 2013

We know the Samsung Galaxy Nexus over on Verizon Wireless has been left out of the update schedule for the most part, and many of you have moved on to bigger and better things, but we have good news. After seeing reports and details the past few days confirming Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean was coming soon, last night the official update leaked with improved radios and all. Get all the links to try it yourself below.

CyanogenMod 10.1 M2 released – brings Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean to many

By Cory Gunther
on 4 Mar, 2013

Today our favorite developers have just announced they're officially pushing out their milestone 2 builds of Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean - also known as CyanogenMod 10.1 for the rest of us. CM 10.1 has just reached m2 status for many of their supported devices, and you can get it right now as we speak. More details and download links are available below.

Verizon Galaxy Nexus Android 4.2.2 update is real, hits test devices

By Cory Gunther
on 4 Mar, 2013

Last week reports surfaced from Verizon's official Twitter account that an update for the Galaxy Nexus was in the works and coming soon. Like many of you, we were extremely skeptical considering the device is four updates behind the rest of the Nexus family. Today though, it looks to be real as the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus has apparently begun rolling out to beta testers.

Verizon confirms Galaxy Nexus update coming soon

By Cory Gunther
on 28 Feb, 2013

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus over on Verizon Wireless hasn't been getting the attention it deserves. The smartphone is actually four updates behind the other Nexus devices, but that could soon be changing if recent tweets by Verizon are to be believed. Don't get your hopes up but a recent discussion has them saying an update for the LTE Nexus is coming soon.