Chrome Beta for Android updated!
Yeah, yeah, that’s not rare, and pretty much the point of Chrome Beta… so what?
WHAT? THIS ONE’S GOT FLAGS!
Hit up chrome://flags (works in the browser version of Chrome too!) once updated and start playing with those options too out there for normal consumers or features that are still in the crazy experimental phase! FUN STUFF FOR NERDS!
There are not too many which work with the mobile version yet, but I’m sure more will come! How about a flag to swap the icon to the one without the word beta? Any flags you guys wanna see?
Google and Motorola building 'X Phone' and tablet, WSJ reportsUhhh… Wasn’t expecting my dream to come true so fast, it only took a few hours. Google must be very avid readers of this blog lawlz.
The checkered, slow history of Android handset updatesThis is my biggest beef with Android, and it has nothing to do with the OS itself. I really wish Google was more restrictive in requiring updates.
Samsung, HTC, etc., are against the concept of Google owning Motorola, but at this point, forget the other companies, I hope Google just starts focusing on Motorola. Give the all rest the source code, make them keep up with Motorola.
Also: Verizon sucks. I’m sitting here, with my Galaxy Nexus, a Nexus phone which I bought the day it came out, at the time only available at Verizon, and am now stuck with a Nexus phone currently three, count’em three, updates behind.
This is totally going to be the next thing tech nerds will wish their car had. I know already do.
Posted on December 19, 2012 with 14 notes
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Google released this year’s Nexus phone, the Nexus 4, and it definitely warrants some attention. Google’s latest and greatest is looking to be a big hit and seems to already be off to best start any of their Nexus phones (though that’s not saying too much). I got to try one out as a friend was lucky enough to snag one. Didn’t get much time to play with it, but simply put, I’m a big fan.
What’s good:
What’s not so hot:
Overall, I can easily say this is a great phone. If I were in the market for a new phone today, this is what I would buy, no second thoughts. The Android 4.2 problem is my biggest complaint with the phone, and great news: It’s also the only one that is actually able to be fixed after you purchase it! And to say 4.2 is bad quite the overstatement, it is just not quite at the level we’ve come to expect.
If your cell plan is expiring soon, definitely check out this phone. Buy it unlocked, and hop onto one of T-Mobile’s super-cheap prepaid, contract-less plans!
I’m really not a big fan of the bolded hour, however the rest of the new Clock app looks amazing! I’m loving that UI. How could they get the rest so right and think bolding the hour is sleek?
Google announces they will be holding an event on the 29th. The LG Nexus phone is almost a guaranteed show, however the event has rumors of so much more!
First there is the new Android OS 4.2 which is said to be still considered Jelly Bean, and has too many rumors for it to be worth while to even explain. Might as well just wait and see what makes it into 4.2 and what will be held for 5.0.
Second, there is the Nexus 7 16gb getting replaced by a 32gb version at the same $250 price. And if you wanna go even deeper into the rumor pile, there are theories on the 8gb version dropping to $99. Awesome, but I’ll believe it when I see it. The only thing this rumor has going for it is that the iPad mini gets announced on the 23rd, and it will certainly eat into Nexus 7 marketshare, which this attempts to negate.
Finally, there is the rumor of Google launching a Nexi program, allowing any carrier to make “Nexus” phones, rather than Google picking a hardware company and putting out one phone each year. This was proven to be a hoax, but I like the idea so I’ve put my thoughts on this in a whole separate post.
BONUS: Maybe they will give an update on what is up with the Nexus Q and Google TV? Why can’t there just be a Nexus Google TV? Will it move past Honeycomb? And what exactly differentiates Google TV from the Nexus Q? By all regards, the Nexus Q appears to just be a crappy Google TV at the moment, but with better hardware. Why not just merge the two? Give Google TV the Q’s NFC/streaming capabilities with the better hardware and boom, problem solved.

EDIT: This rumor was determined to be made up. I altered some of the language in the post to reflect that, but I’m leaving this post up because I think the idea really is interesting and deserves thinking about.
There was a rumor for the 29th even, since proven to be made up, that Google is not only working on LG’s Nexus 4, but also a program to allow any company to create a “Nexus” phone, provided it meets certain requirements, such as running plain, stock Android, having hardware capable of running the next few versions of Android OS, and certain features such as NFC, etc.
The idea is a very intriguing one, both good and bad. Even though proven false, I think this is interesting enough to be worth looking into. Here are my takes on the pros and cons:
Pros:
Cons:
So… should the Nexi program exist? I believe the pros outweigh the cons. Two of the cons are for the carriers and companies, and the consumer benefits from those. Plus, pushing the importance for fast Android OS updates is always a good thing.
But… will the Nexi program exist? I’m not sure, but I’d bet against it. I see that the hardware companies and carriers won’t like it, so who exactly will be pushing for this and then pushing the phone’s sales? Only Google?
Not a fake headline: Google TV finally gets ability to play Google Movies.
Can’t believe it took this long, I would have seen this as their top priority. I have never, and probably will never watch a movie on my phone or tablet. I guess some people enjoy renting movies for $4.99 to watch on their phone, but who on earth wanted to pay $14.99 to own a movie only playable on their phone?
With the ability to now watch on actual TVs, Google Movies has just skyrocketed in interest to my eyes, as I had been renting from Amazon on my Google TV. The next movie I rent, I’ll check out Google’s new offering, as Amazon’s wasn’t ideal.
Zing!
Posted on October 3, 2012 via FUCK YEAH DEMENTIA!!1! with 678 notes
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Stock Android Isn't Perfect: These Are The Things I Can't Stand About Jelly BeanA good list of things Android can still improve upon. While I’d agree that the back button needs some help I’ve gotten accustomed enough as to how it works in each app. The two that really rustle my jimmies are the Play Store not remembering scroll location and the home/back/recent button’s weird rotation.
The best news is that Matias Duarte commented on it!

With the new iPod nano’s circular icons, Samsung is going to have to go with triangular icons to avoid getting sued.
Competition to the Longphone.
Apple Longphone™ according to 4chan.I lol’d. The Scumbag Steve one got me good.
New supposed iPhone leaked. I hope this is a super elaborate hoax, or a terrible camera angle, or something…
The thing just looks completely goofy proportioned for an Apple product. Way too tall for its width.
If real, I’m putting my faith in that it must be worse in pictures than real life and in hand. Even so… to me it just doesn’t look as sexy and awesome as the iPhone 4. Those proportions just seem… wrong.
Posted on August 31, 2012 with 5 notes
Source: bgr.com