Tuesday, July 31, 2012
How can Google Improve the Nexus Q to Get You to Buy One?
With Google announcing that retail release of the Nexus Q has been put on hold, we would actually like to thank them for this decision. We've had our Q's since May of this year and personally, I've used mine about 5 times in total. Each of these times were just to show it off to friends, which was then followed by the question, "What does it do?" Well, it doesn't really do much at all actually. Google, being the type of business they are, have seemingly realized this and are now going to give the Nexus Q some added features which will then make it more of an easy sale than just being a black orb that lights up and streams your Play content for $300.
Ultimate Rotation Control is Your Ticket to Auto-Rotating Nexus 7 Home Screens
One issue for some, if you can even call it that, with the Nexus 7 and other newly introduced Android devices, is the lack of an auto-rotate option on home screens. While these devices rotate just fine while in an app, there are those that strongly wish to see them also rotate for landscape fun before launching into apps and other activities. Enter Ultimate Rotation Control, an app that has exploded in popularity over the last week thanks to the launching of the Nexus 7. In fact, if you cruise through the comments, you'll notice that the majority mention Google's new affordable slate.
Google postpones Nexus Q launch, provides free units to the few people that pre-ordered
When Google placed the Nexus Q on sale last week, we joked that there would be no shortages because no one was going to order it. Several tech blogs reported that Google had sold out of the first batch of when the expected ship date was changed, but Google never released any details on how many units were sold.
Now we find out that the launch of the streaming media player has been postponed indefinitely as Google works on "making it even better." The Nexus Q currently
HTC EVO Design 4G gets updated to Android 4.0
The Android 4.0 update for the HTC EVO 3D was a nice surprise (even though HTC did promise to deliver it before the end of the month), so you can imagine how shocked we were when we got the word that Sprint has also started pushing out the Android 4.0 update for the HTC EVO Design 4G.
By now, you should know the drill. Android 4.0 on the HTC EVO Design 4G features HTC's Sense 3.6 UI, Face Unlock, new notifications features, a new camera UI with updated features, improved
Google Teaches New Nexus 7 Users How to Use Google Now
Google's video tutorial series for the Nexus 7 continues on with a quick look at what we think is Jelly Bean's top feature, Google Now. On the N7′s big beautiful 7″ display, you can ask that Google Now track your favorite sports teams, show the weather in your current location, tell you directions and the time it will take to arrive at your next appointment, and always have the quickest route home just a fingertip's click away.