The Verge has learned that Google will put the Nexus 4 smartphone [product information] up for sale again today on its Google Play store. It will begin to take orders at 12pm PST but only in the U.S. It remains to be seen if things will go more smoothly today than they did on the Nexus 4’s launch. That day, […]
Google Android 4.2.1 begins rolling out to Nexus 4, 7, and 10
With December only days away, Google has begun to push out Android 4.2.1. According to xda-developers forum users, the OTA update is landing on the Google Nexus 4 smartphone as well as the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets. The update is only 1.1MB in size. It fixes the missing December issue in the People app and may also fix […]
More Google Nexus 4 smartphones coming to Canada in “two weeks?” (Updated)
Many Canadians (including us here at Gadgetorama) were left frustrated not only by how quickly the Google Nexus 4 sold out earlier this month but also how unstable the whole shopping experience proved to be. With the “Sold out” signs up now since then, many are wondering when Google will again have stock and let them place an order. For […]
Simple tweak enables LTE on Google Nexus 4
The Google Nexus 4 [product information] has been well received but one frequent criticism against it is the lack of LTE connectivity. Given that it uses the same 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro as the LG Optimus G [product information] which supports LTE, it was no surprise when it was confirmed last week that the Nexus 4 does come with […]
Fix coming soon for missing December in Android 4.2 People app
Google has taken to Google+ to indicate that it is working on a fix for an Android 4.2 bug that has caused December to vanish from its People app: We discovered a bug in the Android 4.2 update, which makes it impossible to enter December events in optional fields of the People app (this bug did not affect Calendar). Rest […]
Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie surfaces on benchmark result?
With the latest version of Android having been released as version 4.2 with the Jelly Bean moniker, attention is shifting to what Google has in store for Android next. Will it be another dot release or can we start looking forward to Android 5.0? Whatever the codename, Key Lime Pie or some other dessert name, it appears that at least […]
Google People app loses month of December in Android 4.2
An interesting bug has surfaced in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. Somehow, Google has lost the entire month of December in the People app. When trying to add an event to a contact, you had better hope that nothing happens in December. In the screenshot below, you can see that the calendar jumps right from November to January: Google has acknowledged […]
Google Nexus 7 Proporta Leather Style Case Review
Introduction As soon as I got my hands on the Google Nexus 7, I started looking for a case for it. My first choice was to simply pick up a Nexus 7 Cover directly from Google Play but they were not available (and still are not here in Canada). One of the first accessory makers that I found offering cases […]