Posts Tagged nexus
Win a Nexus 4 charging orb from Android Central’s international giveaway
We've got four Nexus 4 charging orbs here, and each of them is looking for a loving home. That means it's giveaway time again! We want to give all four of these to someone who can use them, and unlike Google, we're doing it worldwide. We're going to break it up to make sure two of these go to folks who can't order them from Google, so that means some special rules. Read carefully.
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T-Mobile Nexus 4 Just $49 For New Customers, Limited Time Only
If you’re looking to get your hands on the Nexus 4, T-Mobile has an offer that is hard to refuse. For a limited time only, the Nexus 4 is available for $49.99 on a new two-year contract for new customers. As an added bonus, the $35 activation fee is waived and T-Mobile is throwing in a free car charger. While you do save money upfront, it’s worth mentioning that you will pay more in the long run.
Depending on your data plan, buying the Nexus 4 on-contract means you’ll pay $79.99 per month or more over 24 months. However, if you opt to shell out $299 or $349 for the Nexus 4 directly from the Google Play Store, you can pay as low as $30 per month for one of T-Mobile’s off-contract Monthly4G plans.
Source: T-Mobile
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Quick Look: DODOcase Durable Sleeve for the Nexus 4, Galaxy S3 and Nexus 7
As you know after seeing our continued coverage of cases from the likes of Portenzo and Treegloo, we’re big fans of products that are hand-made in the U.S. The latest to enter our radar is none other than DODOcase, a company based out of San Francisco that has been around for some time in the [...]
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T-Mobile keeps the Nexus 4 deals rolling in with $50 sale
You won’t see a better deal for T-Mobile’s Nexus 4 than the “free” price tag they slapped on it this past weekend, but don’t fret if you happened to miss that particular sale — there’s still a very lucrative offer for anyone who doesn’t mind signing a new two-year contract. The device can be had for just $50 following instant discounts and a $50 mail-in rebate.
You’ll be paying $100 up front, but if you’re patient enough to wait for that rebate you’ll be better off in the long run. T-Mobile’s Nexus 4 is pretty much identical to the Play Store version in every category except price. Google subsidizes the cost of the Nexus 4 itself, of course, so you could get it from them for just $300-350 without signing a two-year contract.
It might save you a lot of money to go that route in the long run, but if you don’t think you’ll be leaving T-Mobile within the next couple of years then getting those extra savings from T-Mobile up-front might be worth it. T-Mobile’s service gets cheaper if you bring your own phone, though, so you’ll have to consider the long-term savings, as well. Do all the math you need to do to figure out which solution is right for you, and get to it at T-Mobile’s site or the Google Play Store.
[thanks to everyone who sent this in!]
T-Mobile Drops Nexus 4 Price to $49 for a Limited Time
This morning, T-Mobile appears to have dropped the price of the Nexus 4 once again to one of its lowest points. While it’s not the full “free” that it was a couple of weeks ago, for $49 and a new contract, you can still walk away with one of the most talked about devices of [...]
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Things to consider before flashing Ubuntu on your Nexus Device
With the availability of the Ubuntu Touch developer preview for Nexus devices (for both nexus smart phones and nexus tablets), you may be looking forward to flashing your device with this OS. However there are plenty of things that you should consider before actually flashing your device.
Installing Ubuntu on your Nexus device is not going to be an easy task especially considering the fact that the OS is still under development. There are several issues and bugs associated with the operating system and you might want to wait for some more time till the stable version is available for installation.
However, if you still want to take the risk (and I am pretty sure many of you will go ahead and install it), make sure that you read this post before actually doing it.
Have a look at this post carefully and make a note of the various issues associated with Ubuntu mobile.
1. Compatibility
Ubuntu supports all the new nexus devices including Samsung’s galaxy nexus. As a result you can install Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview on Nexus 4 (mako), Galaxy Nexus (maguro), Nexus 7 (grouper) and Nexus 10 (manta).
If you ever want to restore the device to its original android firmware make sure you keep a note of the android version running on the device and then flash it again using the firmware given on the Google developer’s page.
2.Issues with the developer preview
The OS is still in its developmental stage so naturally the OS will contain many bugs and issues. The current developer preview supports calls and texts over GSM networks only. If you have a nexus device locked to a carrier like Verizon or T Mobile, then you will not be able to make calls or texts on your device once you flash it with Ubuntu Touch. You also cannot import contacts via syncing your gmail account. The only option is to manually add contacts or to import it via csv file. Moreover, as is the case with most of the developer preview versions of an operating system, the memory usage is not optimized and hence you may frequently face app crash.
3.What will not work after flashing ubuntu?
The various features that may not work with your device after flashing Ubuntu are given below.
- Galaxy Nexus : Galaxy Nexus will not be able to run on 802.11(a) Wifi connection
- Nexus 4 : Nexus 4 may not boot after a complete battery drain. The only fix is to remove the battery manually and replug it
- Nexus 7 : Problems with audio output, camera and video playback. No support for multi user login
- Nexus 10 : Using the camera interferes with the device audio. Many a times, the volume up or down button won’t work until the device is rebooted.
Conclusion:
Ubuntu Touch looks like a promising operating system. However, we still think flashing your device with the developer preview is not a feasible option (unless you have an extra nexus device which is lying idle). As a result, you may want to wait for some time till Canonical finishes with the OS development after which you may flash your Nexus device without any worries.
Here is a link to the installation guide given by Canonical.
Dbrand vinyl skins for LG Nexus 4 review
Glass-backed devices like the Nexus 4 look great. But a glass back, like any design decision, is a compromise. Glass — even reinforced glass like Corning’s Gorilla Glass 2 — is less durable than metal or plastics. And besides, not everyone is fond of the look and feel of a glass-backed smartphone. Hence the arrival of protective skins like Dbrand’s that not only cover up the vulnerable glass, but come in a variety of colors and textures.
Made from 3M vinyl, Dbrand’s Nexus 4 skins are precision-cut to match the back of the device, including the stylized “Nexus” lettering under the camera assembly. Dbrand provided us with a selection of skins for review, and each one of them was an exact match for the back of the Nexus 4 — no rough edges, no overlap — pretty impressive for a mass-produced skin.
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Waterfield’s Smart Case For The Nexus 10 Quick Review: It’s Like Giving Your Tablet A Sixty-Dollar Hug
Since the Nexus 10 was released last October, I’ve been hunting for great accessories to go with it. There’s no word on the official-looking dock we saw in Google’s “Happy Holidays” video, nor has there been even a mumble about the flip cover we spotted when the Verge got an exclusive hands-on.
Personally, I’m fine without the flip cover, and I can do without the dock, but having owned Samsung’s sleeve for the original Galaxy Tab 10.1, I wanted to find some sort of stylish carrier for my slick new 10″ tablet. I soon arrived at SFBags.com, home of a great variety of cases, sleeves, and carriers for all sorts of devices, including the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10.
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Waterfield’s Smart Case For The Nexus 10 Quick Review: It’s Like Giving Your Tablet A Sixty-Dollar Hug was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
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After Android 4.2.2 update, entire Nexus line gets full AOSP support
Now that the Android 4.2.2 update is on the books, Google has taken to updating their codebase of android Open Source Project binaries, bringing the latest version to all currently supported Nexus devices. This includes the previously neglected Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 3G, as well as Verizon’s version of the Galaxy Nexus.
The absence of full AOSP support for certain Nexus models was a bit perplexing, especial the Nexus 4. But Google has been working their way toward this end. These binary files provide hardware-specfic drivers necessary for running a complete and functional AOSP build on any Nexus device. The latest build version is JDQ39 and can be found at the source link below.
[via Google Developers]
Google Nexus 4 Problems: Effective ways and workarounds to fix Nexus 4 issues
The LG Google Nexus 4, or simply known as Google Nexus 4, are among the phones reported to have pressing minor problems. Released in October 2012, the phone is among the first devices to feature Google’s Android 4.2 operating system, which was really hot during that time. With its quad-core processor and 2GB RAM, it was easy for it to attract both specs-conscious and average smartphone users. With Google backing its sales and marketing, it wasn’t a surprise for it to garner wide following.
With millions of users around the world, problems were discovered and reported online. And we, The Droid Guy team, seek to aggregate every possible problem users have reported online and probably provide resolutions, workarounds and fixes. Because of that, we have launched a dedicated inbox that we would use to receive emails from users asking about solutions of their Nexus 4 problems.
If you have questions and concerns about your phone, feel free to email us at mailbag@thedroidguy.com or join our newly-launched forum.
In this post, the first five problems we will tackle on are the following:
- Wi-Fi and Internet Problems
- Camera and Gallery Issues
- Low Memory Issues
- Tethering Errors
- Android File Transfer Crashes
Problems Overview
The first section deals with Wi-Fi being dropped when the Nexus 4 goes into deep sleep mode. We have explained the problem and provided possible scenario with remedy. At a later part of the section, we explained that it is actually a bug and software updates may be able to fix it.
The second problem is a common one; it’s about Camera lagging almost every time a photo is taken. Having sought advice from a developer, we have explained that the problem lies in the saving of photos in Gallery app.
In the Low Memory Issues section, we provided two scenarios. The first one is for the actually internal memory issue while the second is for the RAM itself. Workarounds were provided to remedy both.
The fourth section deals with the tethering issue between Google Nexus 4 and Windows XP operating system. The fixes we have provided include downloading of tetherxp.inf, editing the file and installing it so connection between the computer and the phone would be established.
The fifth part is also common especially for Mac owners. There has always been a problem between Nexus 4 and Mac OS that causes Android File Transfer application to crash every time a file is transferred through it.
Android 4.2.2 (Build JDQ39) For Verizon Galaxy Nexus Rolling Out To Testers, OTA Imminent?
In the pantheon of devices bearing the name Nexus, there is one obvious black sheep. The Verizon Galaxy Nexus never really got the update love that GSM Nexus device have, and there was that whole Google Wallet debacle. While the updates haven’t been flowing quite like owners had hoped, a version of Android 4.2.2 is now rolling out to Verizon testers. It may only be a matter of time before the update is official.
The JDQ39 build of Jelly Bean brings updated radios to the Verizon Gnex, which it definitely needs. The new version will also include all the 4.2 goodies like quick settings, lock screen widgets, and photospheres.
- T-Mobile Claims ICS Testing For HTC Sensation 4G Has Completed – Expect It “Very Soon”
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- [Download] Jelly Bean Test Build (JRO03O) Available For The Verizon Galaxy Nexus
- Jelly Bean Factory Images Are Now Available For Several Nexus Devices, Including GSM Galaxy Nexii And Nexus 7
Android 4.2.2 (Build JDQ39) For Verizon Galaxy Nexus Rolling Out To Testers, OTA Imminent? was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
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AOSP supported Nexus devices get Android 4.2.2 binaries
If you are an Android custom ROM developer and have a few of the awesome Nexus devices lying around, well, Google just gave you a good present, and this is in the form of Android 4.2.2 binaries for almost all of the Nexus devices. This has been long waited for and it is finally here. This means that we will be more custom ROMs based on the latest and the greatest version of Android for these Nexus devices, and this is for AOSP supported Nexus devices only.
There are a lot of Android 4.2.1 based custom ROMs out there already and the new update will mean that we will be seeing a lot of new and updated custom ROMs. And there are chances that other smart phones might also benefit from this release. I have been using a custom ROM on my International Samsung Galaxy S III for a few months now, and this custom ROM was integrated and upgraded with Android 4.2.2 very quickly after the Android 4.2.2 binaries got released.
Even though the update cycle of Android is not related to or competing with that of Apple’s iOS update cycles, it is interesting to know that the bug that it had created in the iOS 6.1.1 update is very dangerous. The company had introduced a bug in the lock screen of the iPhone smart phone that used this release of the operating system which let users bypass the lock screen even if it was protected with a passcode.
This lets intruders easily log into the smart phone of other and access very important and private data such as contacts, gallery, and other. This kind of issue has not yet struck the Android operating system, but there is always the problem of malware in the Android Play Store. This is the only thing I resent in the Android ecosystem, everything else is so awesome, and proper, and sensible.
Source: Engadget
[Achievement Unlocked] Google: Nexus 4 And Nexus 7 Are The First Ever AOSP Devices That Have 100% Of The Proprietary Binaries Available
As an addendum to the announcement of Google completing AOSP rollout for Android 4.2.2, I wanted to highlight a big milestone for the Nexus program – something that has never been the case before today.
After asking JBQ (not to be confused with JDQ39) a follow-up question, I was able to get some clarity on his earlier post and confirm that as of today, with the release of Android 4.2.2 binaries, we have for the first time ever Nexus devices that have 100% of proprietary binaries available. These devices are the Nexus 4 and the Nexus 7.
Previously, even Nexuses marked as AOSP-supported were missing at least one driver that needed to be ripped out of live devices in order to build a fully working ROM.
- Google Completes Android 4.2.2 Rollout – Nexus 4 And Nexus 7 3G Now Fully Supported By AOSP
- New Jelly Bean (JRO03H) Binaries Up For Nexus S/4G, Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi, And Verizon, GSM Galaxy Nexus
- Android Binaries Updated To JRO03R For All Nexus Devices; Jelly Bean Factory Image Released For The Verizon Nexus
- Google Posts Additional Android 4.1.2 Nexus Images, Binaries, And The Nexus Q’s First Factory Image
[Achievement Unlocked] Google: Nexus 4 And Nexus 7 Are The First Ever AOSP Devices That Have 100% Of The Proprietary Binaries Available was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
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Verizon readying new update for Galaxy Nexus, could it be Android 4.2?
Verizon’s Twitter support handle dropped some interesting news in a response to one curious customer. Apparently a new update is almost ready for deployment by Samsung, but there is little to tell us what we might expect. The wishful thinkers among us will hope for a build of Android 4.2 or higher, bringing the Galaxy Nexus in line with its other Nexus brethren.
For now, there is no way to tell if we will be seeing a minor bug fixer or something a bit more substantial. “Soon” is a relative term, so that could mean any indefinite amount of time in the future.
Nexus owners are no doubt frustrated at Google’s seeming insistence on neglecting the Verizon LTE version of the phone. Whether that has to do with their relationship with Verizon, or more with the hardware they are dealing with isn’t quite clear.
[via DroidLife]
Day 5 Contest: Win a Nexus 10 16GB From Droid Life! #5daysofnexus
The final day is here! Our week long series of Nexus giveaways known as the 5 Days of Nexus finishes today, with a reader approved Nexus 10 16GB. We asked via poll which Nexus you would be most interested in winning, and 58% said that the Samsung-made Nexus 10 would be it. So here we [...]
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Poll: What Nexus Device Should We Give Away Tomorrow?
With tomorrow being the last day of the 5 Days of Nexus giveaways, we figured it would be swell of us to let you, the readers, decide which device you want most. You can either go for LG’s Nexus 4, the ASUS Nexus 7, or Samsung Nexus 10. So, what will it be?
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HTC Nexus One is officially the first ‘smartpho-naut’ as part of the NASA PhoneSat program
Do you remember the NASA PhoneSat project that we learned about last summer? The purpose of it was to build small nanosatellites using small consumer electronics. Well the Nexus One was the chosen one and it’s in space right now. The Nexus One launched on February 25th, and HTC is calling it the first smartpho-naut.
So what is it doing up there? It’s taking snapshots, and what’s really cool is the 360app is installed on it, which means earth creatures will be able to request snapshots soon. That feature isn’t live yet, so stay tuned. For background information on the PhoneSat project, hit the break for a short video.
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OpenCL drivers on Nexus 4 and 10 is a hint at the future
An interesting story is making the rounds and flooding our inbox this morning regarding OpenCL drivers in Android devices. The folks from AnandTech have confirmed that both the Nexus 4, and Google’s Nexus 10 have OpenCL drivers in the stock firmware. For those that don’t understand what this means, it’s a hint at the future of both CPU and GPU performance on our mobile devices. Read on for more details.
The folks from AnandTech received a few tips regarding the OpenCL drivers on these devices and after doing a bit of digging were able to confirm both did indeed have it present. OpenCL is a standard that with the right API and drivers, will allow developers to access and use the computational power of parallel devices like multi-core CPUs and GPUs. More importantly, this will allow our mobile devices to offload some of the CPU intensive tasks onto the GPU.
That might sound a bit confusing, but essentially what it means is we’ll be able to squeeze the full potential of power out of our devices GPU for daily tasks, instead of just gaming and things of that sort. A processor like the Tegra 4 which is a quad-core device, also has 72 GPU cores. When we start to see OpenCL in Android those cores will be used to the full extend. Making our devices even faster, more powerful, and thus more efficient too.
We’ve been hearing that both Samsung and Qualcomm have been working on this, and in some instances have demoed the exact thing mentioned above. So far it appears the Samsung Mali T604 in the Nexus 10, as well as Qualcomm’s Krait S4 Pro in the Nexus 4 both are rocking these drivers, and possibly other devices will be too. This technology has been shipping from Intel, AMD, and GPU manufacturers like NVIDIA for some time, and will be interesting to see something like CUDA from NVIDIA possibly in our smartphones.
Instead of Folding@home we might even be able to do Folding@Android in the near future. That probably means nothing for most, so carry on. In the end it looks like we’re one step closer to getting more and more power out of these mobile devices like never before.
[via AnandTech]
Verizon Support: Galaxy Nexus LTE Update Coming Soon
Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus LTE is a full four updates behind other Nexus devices, that’s no secret. What we would love to find out, though, is when they plan on changing that status. And if they do, are we going to skip past all of the previous updates and jump right to Android 4.2.2 or will [...]
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Nexus 4, Nexus 10 found to have OpenCL drivers
Well, this is quite the interesting story. Anandtech is reporting that drivers for OpenCL, a standard that allows developers to tap into parallel computing power for multi-core GPUs and CPUs, are said to be injected in the firmwares of the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10.
It’s no secret that the likes of Samsung and Qualcomm have been testing OpenCL for their mobile chipsets, but this would mark the first known instance of OpenCL in such devices. For now, only the Mali T604 setup on the Nexus 10 and the combination of Qualcomm’s quad-core Krait CPU and Adreno 320 GPU on the Nexus 4 are known to have it, and the claims were tested by members of the community using methods to access OpenCL and benchmarks to confirm its operation.
If you’re confused about what this means, the easiest way to explain it would be to say OpenCL allows the GPU of the chipset to help handle some of the tasks that CPUs normally do, meaning a nice bit more of computational power can be squeezed out of these devices.
It’s a technology that has been used in the desktop space for quite some time, but its arrival to mobile will be monumental to advances in the performance of embedded system-on-chip designs. This doesn’t mean much to any of us for now, but it sounds like we’re one step closer to a whole new class of power if the discovery of this technology in these particular devices are anything to go by. Developers who want to see some basic functionality of OpenCL in the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 can take a look at the sample code here.
[via Anandtech, thanks to everyone who sent this in!]
Day 4 Contest: Win a Nexus 7 16GB From Droid Life! #5daysofnexus
It’s time for day 4 of the 5 Days of Nexus! We have already given away a Nexus 4 and two Nexus 7s in three massive contests that have been some of our best to date. Today, another Nexus 7 16GB is up for grabs before we wrap up the week with a final contest [...]
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Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 found to have OpenCL drivers
The researchers and ubergeeks over at Anandtech have discovered undocumented OpenCL drivers on both the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10. I know a few folks out there just got a little bit excited, but for the rest of us OpenCL needs a little explanation.
The chip in your modern Android smartphone has both a CPU and a GPU (there's other stuff, but we're going to ignore it for now) on board. The CPU handles all the heavy lifting and number crunching, while the GPU sits mostly idle, with all it's high-speed cores doing a whole lot of nothing unless you're running a graphically intensive app.
OpenCL is a standard that puts all that untapped GPU power to use, allowing it to also crunch numbers and help the CPU along. Of course this is a simplified explanation, but it gets the general point across — you can use the GPU to help do things faster, and use less battery to do it. It's a form of parallel computing that you find on new processors in modern desktop and laptop chips.
There's a few caveats here (isn't there always?) to keep in mind though. To start with, Renderscript is the parallel computing API officially supported in Android. OpenCL is likely there only because Qualcomm and ARM now officially support the API, not because anyone at Google requested it. Because of this, the drivers aren't likely to stay up to date or improved in any way. In fact, they could disappear in a future firmware update.
Of course, that's not likely to stop tinkerers and hackers from trying to use them. If that sounds like you, you'll want to head to the source link where you can read a little more about exactly what was found, and some source code to check it out yourself.
Source: Anandrech
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Day 3 Contest: Win a 16GB Nexus 7 From Droid Life! #5daysofnexus
Here we go, day 3 of the 5 Days of Nexus! All week long, we’ll be handing out brand new Nexus devices to the greatest tech community on the planet. Yes, I’m referring to you, the readers of Droid Life. We have already handed out a Nexus 4 and Nexus 7, but we have more [...]
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Nexus One revived for NASA’s PhoneSat program, will take pictures in space [VIDEO]
So you thought the Nexus One was dead? The original Nexus phone will never die! Or, so says NASA, anyway. If you don’t remember, NASA chose the Nexus One to be the world’s first smartphone in space to be used as a nano satellite. It has actually been a few years in the making, as extensive tests had to be made to make sure the Nexus One could withstand the harsh conditions of space.
The Nexus One was put into vacuum chambers and tested in a wide temperature range to make sure it could make it into orbit without melting. Welp, it passed, and now it’s floating in space. So what, exactly, will this iconic phone be up there to do? For now, we only know that its main purpose is to take photos from space and collect satellite data, and beam that information back to the curious souls here on Earth.
The satellite will utilize the 360 App to do its bidding, and before too long we’ll be able to look at the various photos it takes on the 360 App Facebook page. It won’t stop there, though — users will be able to request their own snapshots of space, but details have yet to come out regarding that exciting opportunity just yet.
We always joke about how Android is on everything from toasters to refrigerators, and from cars to watches, but after getting the first Android-powered satellite into the atmosphere it’s safe to say that Android can and will be used on absolutely anything. Take a look at the video above to see what went into this historic launch by Surrey Satellite Technology.
[via HTC]
LG’s ‘VR Panorama’ puts Photosphere on the Optimus G Pro
LG Photosphere from the Nexus 4 and improves it on its newest device
It's no secret that I'm a pretty big fan of the 360-degree Photospheres you can shoot with the Nexus 4. Fire up the camera app, spin around a few times and you get a really cool shot that can be panned and zoomed, and shared on Google+, or embedded with Google Maps. It's a novelty, yeah. But I'm enjoying the hell out of it, and there are some great Photospheres being published every day from remarkable locations.
But so far the only phones with that feature have been Google's Nexus 4 and Galaxy Nexus. Until now.
LG, which also manufactured the Nexus 4, has a new version of Photosphere built into the camera application on its Optimus G Pro, which the company is showing off here in Barcelona, Spain, at Mobile World Congress. (The phone actually is available already in Korea.) And we recently took it for a spin in Plaça de Catalunya to see how it works.
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LG officially announces new wireless charger, claims worlds smallest
Remember the Qi wireless charger we first showed you yesterday at Mobile World Congress? LG has today officially announced it and in the process claim that the hockey puck like charging disk is the worlds smallest wireless charger. As we found out during our hands on, it's a nice little accessory, and unlike the Nexus 4 charging orb sits flat against a surface.
As this is a Qi certified charger, in theory any Qi compatible device should be able to take advantage of this. LG makes note of 2 of their US released smartphones — the Nexus 4 and Spectrum 2 — as being Qi enabled. No word on pricing or availability at this moment in time, but as this will be coming from LG direct we'd love to see a much wider availability than the currently limited Nexus 4 charger. Click on past the break for the full press release.
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[Quick Look + International Giveaway] SPIGEN Ultra Thin Air Case For The Nexus 4
When it comes to device protection, there’s a very large niche that wants to keep things simple. Protection without bulk is really a necessity for so many, otherwise they’d rather just keep their phone naked. Enter the Ultra Thin Air case from Spigen ($19.99), one of the most minimal cases you can get for the N4.
Straight out of the package one thing is clear: this is a no-frills case. And in this case (hahaha, get it?), that’s not a bad thing. It gives a very minimal amount of protection, and looks great doing it. My review sample is a matte black little badass – it would make Batman proud.
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[Quick Look + International Giveaway] SPIGEN Ultra Thin Air Case For The Nexus 4 was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
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Portenzo Now Offering Hand-made Alano and BookCase Nexus 10 Cases
Portenzo, makers of fine hand-made tablet cases, is now selling their Alano and BookCase varieties for the Nexus 10. We’ve taken a look at both the Alano, which is made from a single sheet of leather, and the BookCase, which is exactly as the name suggests. Our looks may have been for the Nexus 7, [...]
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Contest: Win a Nexus 7 16GB From Droid Life! #5daysofnexus
Day 2 of the 5 Days of Nexus is upon us! Yesterday, we handed out a brand spankin’ new Nexus 4 (8GB) to one lucky reader in what turned out to be a massive contest. But we aren’t stopping there, no sir. We have four more days of giveaways to burn through! In today’s contest, [...]
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Apps of the Week: Ski TrailMaps, The Simpsons Tapped Out, Nexus 4 Display Control and more!
It's a short month so this is going to end up being our last Apps of the Week column for February, but we think we've got a good set of app picks for you to make up for it. Even though we have folks in the air on their way to Barcelona for MWC, we've still got a full set of picks for your enjoyment from the Android Central team.
Read on with us after the break and see how we did with this week's picks.
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سحر الكون: سحر الكون | Motorola تعيد إحياء هاتفي DROID RAZR HD و RAZR M باللون الأزرق http://t.co/Q9rZlVEpjp
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Darren Nash: @jtbinegar02 Motorola droid razr hd bro. Better than yours I'm guessing
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Gage Smith: @baylen_smith DROID Razr Maxx HD is what I'm thinkin
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Kale Howard: @mr_seans Very nice! I'm running Droid RAZR HD. huge improvement over my last phone.
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Tony: @phonewisdom I'm still hoping for a Droid RAZR Maxx HD Nexus phone (hspa+)
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Sam : I'm so getting rid of my Droid Razr HD & getting an iPhone.
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wade: Sob I need a hd RT @tmc363: get it moto tweeps and devs http://t.co/spzFYq3aB5
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mhous33: RT @tmc363: get it moto tweeps and devs http://t.co/HQl7upjHBy
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Brian Jolly : RT @tmc363: get it moto tweeps and devs http://t.co/HQl7upjHBy
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papi92: RT @tmc363: get it moto tweeps and devs http://t.co/HQl7upjHBy
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Tmc363: get it moto tweeps and devs http://t.co/HQl7upjHBy
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sparty569: OK, returned the droid m that the guy sold as a RAZR HD. Just bought another "RAZR HD." Hopefully take 2 is better, even if it is white.
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