posted Nov 8, 2011 5:46 PM by Ethan C.
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This is a game changer.
I'm sure we all reminisce back to the days when unlimited 3G plans were the norm; then came the dark days of that T word, throttling *ouch*. Unsurprisingly, people abused *unlimited* plans, therefore implementing data capping makes sense, but 2GB was too low.
T-Mobile and ATT will have to respond to save face, which means more savings and choices for us all, unless they want to watch a mass exodus of customers desert them. (that's your cue people).
If you're waiting for the Galaxy Nexus....this might be your lucky holiday. Pairing the hot rocket Nexus with a 4GB LTE plan is killer. This ever so slightly eases my pain about the phone not being released across all carriers simultaneously (...nah.still bitter). What irks is that the first two Google Phones were on T-Mobile, consecutively, and now with the 3rd-gen Nexus there's no precise word on a T-Mobile release? Harsh. Google, really, what are you guys thinking?
Competition is GOOD. This is what gives us consumers choices, keeps the market healthy, and is a helpful preventative measure against m o n o p o l y, of which the recent proposed ATT/T-Mobile deal reeks.
The offer is stated to be a holiday offer only, meaning limited time offer, meaning don't wait too long if you want 4GB of data goodness.
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posted Nov 1, 2011 7:47 PM by Ethan C.
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I'm tired of the speculation and rumors about the release date for the Galaxy Nexus, and like you perhaps, am micrometers away from picking up the Galaxy SII if solid release dates don't appear really soon.
No one seems to know why the Galaxy Nexus was given a solid Nov.17th release date, via the Amazon.uk site, and yet no solid date has been given for U.S, or any other significant market.
Whatever the reason, it better be good. Consumers don't like waiting, and the galaxy nexus will lose a significant amount of sales if it doesn't materialize real soon.
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posted Oct 26, 2011 3:10 PM by Ethan C.
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Denial. Shock. Anger. Heartbreak.
These are the emotions you would be feeling right now if you have a Nexus One.
Really? Abandoning your flagship phone, just because its a "bit" old? Really? That doesn't cut it!!! Yes, Nexus One owners are peeved and heartbroken right now.
Google's recent decision to not port Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) to the Flagship Google Nexus One phone, now approaching two years old, comes as a shock to Nexus One owners, myself included.
Other manufacturers such as HTC, have mentioned they are analyzing ICS for update feasability. Other phones such as the
the Motorola RAZR will get ICS early next year.
There aren't many possible reasons for the discontinued support. One could be wanting to push sales of the new Galaxy Nexus (not such a bad reason). Secretly, I wonder if Samsung had something to say about phasing out the Nexus One, since it was made in collaboration with HTC...
Go grab a drink, eat some ice cream, meditate, just find a way to console yourself after this bit of sad news.
The ICS source code WILL be released though, meaning developers will port ICS to the Nexus One, and other deserving phones.
Somehow this reminds me of Obi-Wan's quote from Star Wars "Luke, there is another!"
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posted Oct 25, 2011 9:23 PM by Ethan C.
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updated Oct 25, 2011 10:56 PM
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ICS and the Galaxy Nexus have been unveiled at the Google Samsung Event in HK after oodles of anticipation.
The rundown? ICS has many new features that we're drooling over, including, but not limited to:
- Face Recognition, I'd say this is more a graphical "pretty add-on" than necessary feature at this point. Let's see how keen developers put this to use.
- Android Beam: Touch Android devices together to painlessly share contacts, maps, files, and more
- Panoramic Camera: stitch together pictures to
create a panorama, quick and easy
- Simple Multitasking: hold down on the home button, and open programs pop-up, in an easy to select, graphically appealing way
- Roboto font: Crisp and clear, the new Roboto font is a welcome addition to the ICS family
The Galaxy Nexus is a super-thin large 4.65" Super AMOLED HD (Full 1280x720 Screen). The dual-core 1.2GHz TI OMAP 4 CPU is sure to be plenty fast, though to be honest, I'd rather Google had used Samsung's own Dual-Core Exynos 1.5 GHz chip. The Exynos chip has beenshown to be faster, when comparing an identically clocked TI and Exynos chip. monster that's coming to most US and many international carriers. Talk about mass Android deployment, this is it. The Galaxy Nexus just could be THE game changer for the current smartphone ecosystem, and market.
Google's release of the first Google Phone, Nexus One, was a marketing flop. Given how the Galaxy Nexus is being released to mostly all major US carriers, I'd say they've learned their lesson and then some, and are coming out with all guns blazing. If/when the Galaxy Nexus is released, and if it achieves the desired market penetration, I'm sure Steve Jobs will do fitful somersaults in his grave.
The Galaxy Nexus uses a Pentile Matrix Super AMOLED screen(cheaper version of the AMOLED display); this is a disappointment, but given that it's the first generation of the HD AMOLED screens, I supposed it deserves a bit of leeway. Actually? No, Samsung is a massive company with plenty of budget, I'm guessing they have the technology NOW for making a Super Amoled PLUS (non-pentile) screen, rather Samsung and Google opted to use the pentile so they could lower the end cost to consumers, thus increasing market saturation. That's how things work.
The Galaxy Nexus will be out in November, stay tuned for more launch dates and pricing :)
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