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Nexus S Review

Freshly on sale in the US today, and headed to the UK next week, the Nexus S is Google’s second attempt to guide the Android ecosystem with a hardware reference design. Made by Samsung, rather than the HTC origins of the Nexus One, the smartphone arguably has a more difficult task ahead: the complaint today …

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Android Community Google Cr-48 Giveaway

Notebooks running Google Chrome OS aren’t expected to hit the market until mid-2011, so until now the only way to get your hands on a Google laptop is to sign up to the search giant’s pilot program and hope you get picked to try out one of the 12.1-inch ultraportables. Now, though, there’s another way: …

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Google Nexus S unboxing & hands-on [Video]

Google’s new Nexus S isn’t expected to hit the US market until December 16, but the Android Community review unit has just dropped onto the test bench. Google’s second own-brand device, the Nexus S will eventually be used to push NFC when the short-range wireless technology gains sufficient momentum, but is initially the launch platform …

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Sprint Evo 4G Review

Talk about hotly anticipated. Even before the HTC EVO 4G was officially announced, talk of a WiMAX Android smartphone had been driving speed freaks wild with the promise of 4G connectivity and the flexibility of an open-source OS. The handset even managed to oust attention from the Nexus One at Google IO last week, when …

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Verizon HTC Droid Incredible Review

With a name like the Droid Incredible by HTC, Verizon aren’t exactly pulling any punches when it comes to their latest Android smartphone. Beating the CDMA Google Nexus One to the market, the Droid Incredible packs the current holy trinity of big screen, fast processor and high-resolution camera, together with the UI benefits of HTC …

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Nexus One Desktop Dock Reviews

Google’s first official accessory for the Nexus One, the Desktop Dock, went up for order earlier in the week, and we couldn’t help but mash in our credit card details for one ourselves. Designed to not only recharge the phone but to stream music from it to a set of connected speakers, check out our …

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Verizon Droid by Motorola Review

Verizon are going all out to position the Motorola DROID as a significant event, not just for Android devices but for the smartphone market in general, and that demands some serious testing. With sales of the Android 2.0 handset set to begin early on Friday morning, we’ve been playing with the DROID since its official …

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