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  Vodafone launches Google's Nexus One Android phone

  The local Android-powered mobile phone space continues to heat up with Vodafone to start selling Google’s Nexus One handset from today.

  By Rodney Gedda | 01 July, 2010 12:36

  Tags: Android, Google, htc, nexus one, smartphones, Telstra, Vodafone

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  Telstra cuts HTC Desire price as Nexus One launches

  The nation's biggest telco Telstra has taken a slice out of the cost of its flagship Android-based smartphone, the HTC Desire, just hours before rival Vodafone is slated to start selling Google's Nexus One handset, which has similar specifications and was also built by HTC.

  By Renai LeMay | 01 July, 2010 10:05

  Tags: Android, Google, HTC Desire, lg, nexus one, samsung, Sony Ericsson, Telstra, twitter, Vodafone

• Google Closing Its Nexus One Web Store

  Google's groundbreaking model for selling Android phones from a single Web site is about to become history.

  By JR Raphael | 15 May, 2010 03:28

  Tags: Google Android, nexus one

• Google to shutter Nexus One e-store

  Google will stop selling its Nexus One online because the Android phone's store hasn't caught on with potential buyers, the company said Friday.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 15 May, 2010 07:15

  Tags: Android, Google, nexus one

• Sprint nixes Google's Nexus One phone

  Sprint said on Monday that it no longer plans to support Google's Nexus One phone, making it increasingly uncertain that Google can achieve its vision for phone sales in the U.S.

  By Nancy Gohring | 11 May, 2010 05:45

  Tags: Android, Google, nexus one, sprint

• U.S. agency denies Google's Nexus One trademark

  Just as Google's Nexus One phone may be about to gain momentum, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) denied the search giant's application for the Nexus One trademark.

  By Nancy Gohring | 18 March, 2010 10:29

  Tags: Google, Google Android, nexus one

• Top-rated cell phones also rank high in radiation emissions

  An environmental activist group has issued its latest list of popular cell phones that emit comparatively high levels of RF radiation, though all are within federal limits. 

  By John Cox | 24 February, 2010 12:01

  Tags: BlackBerry Bold 9700, ctia, mobile, Motorola Droid, nexus one

• Nexus One gets multi-touch, but no Droid love?

  Google is finally letting the Nexus One use multi-touch for maps, photo galleries and the Web, but that's of little consolation to owners of Motorola's Droid and T-Mobile's G1.

  By Jared Newman | 04 February, 2010 10:12

  Tags: Android, multi-touch, nexus one

• Google building phone support for Nexus One

  After struggling to support Nexus One customers using an online-only approach, Google appears to be developing a phone customer service operation.

  By Nancy Gohring | 04 February, 2010 06:47

  Tags: Android, Google, nexus one, support

• Nexus One update fixes 3G problem, adds multitouch

  Google has started pushing out an update for the Nexus One that will fix a 3G connectivity problem that has plagued some users and adds limited support for multitouch.

  By Nancy Gohring | 03 February, 2010 08:35

  Tags: Google, nexus one

• Nexus One for AT&T may be in the works

  Google may be gearing up to increase the availability of the Nexus One Android phone in the US.

  By Nancy Gohring | 02 February, 2010 06:59

  Tags: Android, at&t, Google, mobile phones, nexus one, smartphones

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  Google to push update for Nexus One soon

  Google hopes to be able to push out a software fix in about a week for a 3G connectivity problem that many Nexus One users have complained about.

  By Nancy Gohring | 27 January, 2010 05:18

  Tags: Android, Google, nexus one

• Google begins replying to more Nexus One complaints

  Google appears to be trying to boost its customer support for Nexus One customers, posting replies to many more queries on its online forum.

  By Nancy Gohring | 16 January, 2010 06:36

  Tags: Google, nexus one

• Nexus One success hampered by Google Web Store

  As the dust and confetti settle in the wake of the Nexus One launch, early reports suggest that Google sold a meager 20,000 of the next-generation "superphone" during its first week. Google's other big launch--the Web-based store for purchasing the Nexus One--may play a significant part in the weak initial sales.

  By Tony Bradley | 15 January, 2010 04:03

  Tags: Google, nexus one

• Report: Google Nexus One's first week of sales were weak

  Big hype didn't equal big sales for Google's Nexus One. According to reports only 20,000 Google Nexus One phones were sold in its first week of sales, according to sales estimates from market research firm Flurry. In comparison to its Android sibling the numbers are 12 times lower than for the Motorola Droid and 80 times lower than for the iPhone 3GS.

  By Daniel Ionescu | 14 January, 2010 03:32

  Tags: Android, Google, mobile phones, nexus one, Nexus Phone, smartphones, smartphone sales