Galaxy Nexus coming to India by the end of January

Hey guys! If you are waiting for the Galaxy Nexus, you’ll have to wait a little more. I was expecting Google to launch Galaxy Nexus in India around Christmas but Samsung India confirmed that Galaxy Nexus will be launched in India in the last week of January.

http://twitter.com/Samsung_India/status/147626782319841280

I had signed up earlier “to be notified when the flagship Google smartphone becomes available…

Folks In Australia – Telstra Offering The Galaxy Nexus, Plans Starting At $59

In more embarrassment for Verizon (who touted exclusivity, and kept postponing the launch), Telstra, the Australian carrier, is now taking orders for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

The cheapest plan you can have is $59/m (AUD), plus $10/m handset payment. Other plans are there as well,…

Google Launches Currents, Wants To Compete With Flipboard

Another day, another Google service/app gets launched. Today, it’s Google Currents.

It’s a competitor to the popular app, Flipboard. Apparently, to assist you in reading all your favorite blogs in an easier fashion. With so many mobile/tech related sites not having a mobile optimised version, this app is going to come as a relief, for sure. (Oh, we…

Eric Schmidt: “Whether you like it or not, you will support the Android platform”

”Whether you like Android or not, you will support that platform”

Really, Eric Schmidt? Whether the devs ‘Like it or not’, they WILL support it?

Leave the support aspect of the statement aside, but ‘Like it or not’ ? Really? Holy fucking really? Have you gone nuts? Android’s success has played with your mind so much that you don’t give a damn…

Android Market Reaches 10 Billion Downloads, And Google Is Giving Away Premium Apps For 10 Cents For 10 Days

Heylo Android fans! Your beloved Android Market has reached 10 Billion app downloads worldwide. 10 Billion, yes. And Google is celebrating this in a unique way. They’re offering a new set of premium apps for just 10 cents every day, for the next 10 days.

Before that, have a look at the growth rate of downloads. It’s HUGE!

Google Releases Source Code Of Ice Cream Sandwich

Google’s come good this time and released the Ice Cream Sandwich source code. Developers will be the most excited blokes reading this. And when the release sync is complete and devs get it, they’ll be working furiously to get it to your device. Oh, the popular ones, in the beginning.

End users? Ignore this. Users who flash custom ROMs like…

Is Android Market Client Showing Description In Unknown (Chinese, probably) Language To You?

Lulz started to happen when I was browsing the Android Market yesterday night. I was setting up a device temporarily for use, and downloading apps that could be useful. Looking around, I found some app names in some unknown language (Chinese, I suppose, but I’m not sure), when I’d selected English (UK) as my primary language. See for yourself.

Note: I had Android Market v3.1.5 at the time, and there were…

Galaxy Nexus Coming Soon to India, sign-up goes live

Good news for our Indian readers! The sign-up page for Galaxy Nexus is now live. The current status is being displayed as “Coming Soon”. Looks like Galaxy Nexus will be available in India before the end of this year.

Meanwhile you can register here to get the notification when Galaxy Nexus becomes available.

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Google Won’t Upgrade Nexus One To Ice Cream Sandwich, Upgrade To Nexus S ‘In Weeks’

In obvious news, Telegraph reports that Google will not be upgrading the original Nexus. the Nexus One, to Ice Cream Sandwich.

Meh. you say?

Product Management Director, Android, Hugo Barra said that the Nexus One’s hardware is too old to run the latest version of Android, which

Galaxy Nexus For Verizon Wireless Is Now Officially Confirmed

It has gone from confirmed to unconfirmed. A certain blog went ahead and actually ‘confirmed’ the Galaxy Nexus for Verizon, all on its own, but fret no more, it is now officially confirmed.

Verizon sent out a presser, which you should find at the end. No price or release date has been announced, however. But the Galaxy…

HTC Announces On Twitter That Its Devices Will Get Ice Cream Sandwich

Alright, I was trying hard to sleep, but couldn’t. And in all this, I stumbled upon this tweet from HTC that says -

Brilliant? Uh, read this then.

I’m expecting devices announced after the Desire S, Incredible S, including these two, to get the Ice Cream Sandwich update. The older ones may have memory…

ICS coming to RAZR and Galaxy S2 early 2012, HTC still not sure

Google has finally unveiled the Android 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich. The launch took place earlier today along with the announcement of Galaxy Nexus. History will repeat itself and the new Nexus will be the first device to run on Ice Cream Sandwich. After the event Gabe Cohen of Google made a small announcement that

Google is currently in the process…