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Android tips & tricks list released for 2.3 Gingerbread

By Chris Davies
on 22 Dec, 2010

Google has released a list of tips and tricks for Android devices, particularly useful for those buyers picking up a new Nexus S ahead of the holidays. The list includes old favorites like mobile hotspot functionality but also some newer text-entry tricks; for instance, the space-bar lights up in 2.3 when the phone can auto-complete your word. Many of these will be well-known - especially if you've read our Google Nexus S review - but there might be one or two tricks you've not spotted. Plus, Google has put together a list of apps that every new Android owner should be downloading.

Nexus S on sale in UK now

By Chris Davies
on 22 Dec, 2010

As promised, Google's Nexus S has gone up for sale in the UK today, with the Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone now available to order online and in Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy stores. Priced at £429.99 for the SIM-free model or free on £30 agreements or above, the Samsung-made Nexus S packs the latest version of Android, a 4-inch WVGA Super AMOLED display and NFC wireless. Carphone Warehouse will either send online Nexus S orders to your home or to a store of your choosing; if you're hoping to score one in-store, it's worth calling ahead first - only "key" Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy locations will have stock, and as far as we can tell there's no official list of which those are. More info on the Nexus S in the full Android Community review.

Root Your Nexus S Easily With Superboot

By Dylan Bailey
on 21 Dec, 2010

The Nexus S is now publicly available and what better way to celebrate Google's own stance on "openness" than rooting the device. Usually a tedious process, rooting the Nexus S will not be the challenge you would expect, all thanks to Superboot.

UK Nexus S launch now Dec 22 as £429.99 price cut confirmed

By Chris Davies
on 20 Dec, 2010

The price cut for Google's Nexus S spotted over the weekend has been officially confirmed, but UK retailers The Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy won't have stock of the smartphone today, as originally promised. Instead, the Android 2.3 Gingerbread handset will arrive on Wednesday, December 22 2010, with limited availability in "key" Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy stores. As well as the £429.99 SIM-free price - which has also been extended to pre-pay deals - the Nexus S will be available from free on new, £30 per month contract agreements. More details on the Nexus S in the full Android Community review. [via SlashGear] Google Nexus S unboxing & walkthrough: [vms 8eb2e219dce49e64c885] Press Release:

Nexus S From Google Now Available from £429.99, free from £30/month The Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy are today announcing that the Nexus S Smartphone from Google will arrive in the UK in time for Christmas at a great new price. From 22nd December 2010, the only Smartphone running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) will be available to buy from The Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy. Due to strong customer interest, limited stock will be available to buy direct at key Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy stores in the UK. All other branches of The Carphone Warehouse will be taking orders via instant ship delivery which will allow customers to pick up the phone from any store at their convenience. Customers can also order online at www.carphonewarehouse.com and www.bestbuy.co.uk. For those looking to upgrade, the Nexus S from Google will be available via direct sales on 0800 925 925. Nexus S will be available from free with a £30/month contract, or on PAYG for £429.99 plus £10 minimum top up with O2, Orange, Vodafone and T-Mobile. In addition, the Nexus S Smartphone from Google will be available SIM free for £429.99.

UK Nexus S pre-order cut to £429.99

By Chris Davies
on 19 Dec, 2010

UK retailer Carphone Warehouse has dropped the price of the SIM-free Google Nexus S. The Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone went up for pre-order in the UK back on December 13, with the off-contract Nexus S priced at £549.95; now, the Nexus S has been slashed to £429.99. That's just under £120 cut from the smartphone before it's even begun shipping, and makes the Nexus S a far more tempting prospect. For more on the Nexus S, check out our full review here on Android Community. [Thanks to everybody who sent this in!]

Nexus S smartphone works after soaring to 32K meters on a weather balloon

By Shane McGlaun
on 17 Dec, 2010

Folks from Google and some other space enthusiasts got together recently and ran an experiment with the new Samsung Nexus S smartphone to see just how well the smartphone sensors and accelerometers worked when the temperatures decreased. The test involved several smartphones and a trip to the stratosphere.

Nexus S Rooted Already, Guide Available

By Dylan Bailey
on 16 Dec, 2010

It has not even been a day that the Samsung Nexus S and it's Gingerbread install have been publicly available and the device has already been rooted.

Nexus S Gets Torn Apart by iFixit

By Dylan Bailey
on 16 Dec, 2010

The next "Google Phone" is quite the impressive device, we have gotten our hands on the phone and it has proven to be a great upgrade from many devices hardware wise, and software wise you can't beat Gingerbread. If you are the curious type and want to see what the internal of the Samsung Nexus S are like, iFixit has you covered with a full tear down.

Nexus S Review

By Ewdison Then
on 16 Dec, 2010

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 is one of OS fragmentation, not merely lagging performance. Can the Nexus S set Android manufacturers back on track? Check out our full review to find out.

Ninja Nexus S unboxing is perhaps best ever

By Chris Davies
on 16 Dec, 2010

As unboxings go, you can either have our Nexus S unpackaging, or you can have ninjas. Arguably there's no contest, so head on over to http://www.youtube.com/ninjaunboxing2 to see a trio of stop-motion desktop martial arts experts fight over Google's latest. You can enjoy the ninja-based fun at http://www.youtube.com/ninjaunboxing2, and don't forget to have a good swing of the nunchucks left near the bottom of the screen after the animation is finished.