According to Google’s VP of engineering, Jeff Huber, “It (Nexus One) is a profitable business for us. … We are driving the business to be a profitable business from the get-go.” And he is not disclosing the number of Nexus sold: “We’re not disclosing the specific number … We are very happy with the device uptake and the kind of impact that it’s had across the industry.” At the moment, consumers can only buy Nexus One [...]

The trackball of Google’s Nexus One is capable of displaying different colours for notifications.  During the launch the Nexus One, this was shown.  However, for some reasons, the handsets delivered to the market are not equipped (removed?) with this features. And the Nexus One community has talent modders that were working hard to bring missing features and enhancements to Nexus One.  The latest addition is to bring the missing colours back to Nexus One.  The Nexus One owners can [...]

Google has admitted its problem of giving support over the phone to Nexus One users and promised to fix it.  And here is the solution from them. Apparently Google has setup a phone support centre for Nexus One at 888-48-NEXUS (63987). Open daily from 7:00 am EST to 10:00 pm EST.  You can call the number to check on your existing order and status.  For the Nexus One owners, call the number for technical support.  An unnamed Google [...]

Wondering how Google’s Nexus One is performing during its first month in the market?  Well, according to Flurry, Google sold 80,000 units of Nexus One in first month.  That’s a miserably low figure compared to many other smartphones like Apple’s iPhone and Motorola’s DROID.  But if we look at the brighter side, the first month sales figure of Nexus One is 4 times of the first week figure where there rest were just double Was [...]

The concept and design video of Google Nexus One in Youtube channel has shown the upcoming docks for the Nexus One. There are three shown in the video.  One of them is what has been released in the market, the standard dock.  The other two – one is the dock with an extra battery charging space, and the other is the car dock. No price and information from Google at the moment.  However, since they [...]

Google has started to add a series of video showing the born of their first Android phone to the market – the Nexus One. The first video published is about the concept and design and is narrated by Erick Tseng (Android Project Manager), Tomasz Hasinski (HTC Project Manager) and Lloyd Watts (Audience). If you are interested to know about the design concept of the phone, do check out the Google Nexus One channel in Youtube [...]

For those who are holding a Google Nexus One, here is a piece of good news.  Google has issued an OTA update for Nexus One, starting today (and most of the devices will receive it by Friday).  And guess what?!  Google has added pinch-to-zoom function to some of its native apps – Browser, Gallery and Maps. According to Google, the some of the apps have been enhanced also, not only the 3G fix that has [...]

Yes, the desktop dock for Google’s Nexus One is available now.  Same as Nexus One, it is available via Google’s site and it costs USD45. You can use the dock to charge your Nexus One or use it as a night stand.  Just drop your phone in the Desktop Dock, and the Clock app launches automatically.  With the Clock app, you can: Check the local time and weather Set and clear alarms Watch a slideshow of [...]

About 10 days since I started using my Nexus One, I am still quite happy with it, except some problems with the Android 2.1 OS. Android is a piece os OS that is still being worked on and improved by Google over time.  At this moment, there are still some missing parts and bugs that make it not complete (and enhancements are needed), at least from my perspective. Microsoft ActiveSync is supported, but there is [...]

Google has been talking about accessories for Nexus One but there are no sign of them until now. Someone spotted an ad on youtube.  Guess what.  It is the “New Nexus One Dock” for USD45.  And it will charge the phone, plays photo slideshows, & more. However, it is still not available when you check the www.google.com/phone.  So may be an accidental leaked of the upcoming dock. Well Nexus One users like me will still [...]