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Google’s Nexus Account Comes Alive to Hype Pixel 6

Kellen September 14, 2021 11

Today is indeed iPhone 13 day, but this fine day also brought the return of an old friend who had not Tweeted in almost 4 years. Following Apple's "California Streaming" event, the Google Nexus Twitter account popped up with a perfectly timed message. The...

iPhone SE Brings Back Memories of the Google Nexus Days

Kellen April 16, 2020

The iPhone SE remains in headlines once again today, partly because Apple can do no wrong and also because it provided an opportunity for folks to dump on Google (which people weirdly love to do). It's all a bit overly dramatic as the phone is a mid-range...

Poll: What’s Your Favorite Google Phone?

Kellen June 14, 2019

A month ago, we ran a poll asking for you to share what your least favorite Google phone of all time was. The answers varied, thanks to plenty of hit-or-miss years from Google, but now it's time to flip to the positive side. We want to know what your favorite...

Android 7.1.1 Update Factory Images Goes Live For Pixel and Nexus! (Updated)

Kellen December 5, 2016 113

Google just unwrapped Android 7.1.1 factory image files for Pixel and Nexus devices. That's right on schedule with Verizon's news this morning and matches up to Google's previously monthly releases. Not only is this Android 7.1.1, but it should be the December...

Huawei Executive Confirms Reasoning Behind Company’s Refusal to Produce Google’s Pixel Phones

Tim November 14, 2016 73

In early October, a report circulated that HTC was not Google's first choice for manufacturing the Pixel devices. In fact, Google first approached Huawei, the makers of the Nexus 6P, but due to Google's fierce desire to have no other branding on the devices...

Dbrand Offering Customizable Pixel Skins With Nexus ‘X’ on Back

Tim October 14, 2016 63

On the backside of Pixel devices, you obviously won't find the word "Nexus" anywhere, but instead, a simplistic G for Google. For all of the Nexus diehards, dbrand has a skin option available for both the Pixel and Pixel XL, which will replace that G with a...

RIP, Nexus. Now Get Over It.

Kellen October 5, 2016 492

Too soon? Maybe. But I don’t know how else to put it to the Nexus lifers who are screaming frustrations in the comments about Google’s new high-priced Pixel phones, phones that have signaled the end of Google’s beloved, nerd-focused hardware line. I know it’s...

Google: We Have No Plans for Future Nexus Devices

Tim October 4, 2016 138

What you saw this morning, at the Google event that is, wasn't only the launch of the Pixel smartphone line, but likely the death of the Nexus line. At the event, Google made it clear that they have "no plans" for future Nexus devices. While the Nexus line...