Google Nexus 5

Eastlink releases Google Nexus 5

Google Nexus 5

The Google Nexus 5 first launched on Google Play in Canada on October 31, 2013 and quickly sold out. Fortunately it was back in stock quickly and also was soon offered by a number of Canadian carriers. You can now add another to the list as East Coast regional carrier Eastlink is now also carrying it. Slim, light and fast, the […]

Google and LG make small modifications to Google Nexus 5 buttons and speaker holes

Google Nexus 5 speaker holes comparison

Much as they did with the Google Nexus 4 last year (remember the small nubs it added to the bottom?), Google and manufacturing partner LG have made some slight modifications to the design of the Google Nexus 5. These were made to address two recurring customer complaints, namely poor speaker quality and rattling power and volume rocker buttons. Both fixes, […]

Google Nexus smartphones vulnerable to SMS attack

Google Nexus 5

The last three generations of Google Nexus smartphones are reportedly vulnerable to a mass SMS attack. According to PC World, it can cause a Nexus smartphone to typcially reboot or fail to connect to the mobile Internet service. The issue was discovered by Dutch IT services company Levi9’s Bogdan Alecu and affects the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4 and Nexus 5. […]

Enabling ‘Ok Google’ on the Nexus 5 in Canada

'Ok Google' on Nexus 5

Update: This change is no longer required. The latest version of Google Search, dated February 7, 2014, has added support for both “English (Canada)” and “English (UK).” Once you’ve downloaded the update, just select the appropriate language setting. If you’re in Canada (or anywhere but the U.S. for that matter), you have discovered that one of the most interesting features […]