I’ve been pretty open and honest about my thoughts on lockscreen widgets in Android 4.2. To be short – they don’t make a lot of sense to me, and I’m not a fan of the way the new lockscreen works. I was satisfied with the one button, sliding mechanism, something that has now been replaced by a separate Google Now shortcut and a camera screen that requires a full swipe. That’s right, you now have to worry about 3 or 4 different actions from your lockscreen rather than one button that does them all. 

Potential Nexus 10 buyers, you better hurry. A batch of the 16GB models just went live on Google Play. There are still no 32GB versions and who knows when they’ll be coming back.

I guess this calls for a shout out to Google for making some hardware that people actually want. This is exciting.

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Cheers Alan and Barski!

With Android 4.2 officially official, rolling out to select devices (Nexus 7 and GSM Galaxy Nexus), and arriving pre-loaded on the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10, we want to make sure that you are ready to take full advantage of its new features. In the lengthy video below, we’ll cover the new Gmail, take a second look at multi-user support and lock screen widgets, Gesture typing, Photosphere and the new camera, and more.

While the jump from 4.1 to 4.2 may seem small in numbering scheme, the update continues to polish our favorite mobile OS in big ways. As one would expect, this is the best version of Android to date, by a lot.  

It may not have happened as quick as the Nexus 4, but the 32GB version of the Nexus 10 has just sold out through Google Play. If you act quick, maybe you will be able to snatch up the 16GB variant. I don’t think anyone could have expected so much excitement to surround these devices. We are still trying to catch up.

Were you one of the lucky ones?

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Cheers Jeff and M!

Google just posted the new factory images of Android 4.2 (JOP40C) for the Nexus 4, Nexus 10, and Nexus 7 w/HSPA+. If you own or are going to be the owner of one of these devices, you will want to download these files and store in a safe place. You never know when you may need to restore your device to 100% stock after tinkering for too long. We have generic instructions for flashing factory image files here.

Download: Nexus 4 | Nexus 10 | Nexus 7 (HSPA+)

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The time has finally come. For those interested, you can now go straight into Google Play and purchase the new Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 devices. We did a fun live un-boxing of both devices right here, and you can also see a beautiful gallery of both devices here.

As for pricing, nothing has changed since they were first announced: $299 for the 8GB Nexus 4 and $349 for the 16GB version. The Nexus 10 16GB will cost you $399 and the 32GB variant will run you $499. As a quick reminder, you can also pick up the HSPA+ supported Nexus 7 as well for $299.

If you are deciding to pick one of these Nexus devices up, let us know which one down below!

Update:  Nexus 4 in both 8GB and 16GB versions has sold out.

Buy: Nexus 4 | Nexus 10 | Nexus 7 w/ HSPA+

Well, if you follow us on Twitter, then you knew this late last night, as we were the first to report the 9:00AM kick-off for sales of the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10. Since our sources reached out, Google has updated their Google Play support line to reflect this time. That means you have less than 2 hours to wait before making one of or all of these devices yours. We should probably warn you that they are selling out overseas within minutes, so if the N4 or N10 is on your list this morning, get your credit cards ready.

Well, we have the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 in the house. Both launch tomorrow on Google Play, but why don’t we take one last look at them before that happens? Below, you’ll find some sparkly photos of the Nexus 4, the Nexus 10 in hand so that you can see the size, and an embed of the live unboxing and hands-on video that Tim and I did earlier. Only a few hours left and these could be yours!

Full reviews and feature highlights in the coming day.