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This week, as it were, Google has been banned from selling the Galaxy Nexus due to a court battle between Samsung and Apple and the software the smartphone contains. According to Google though, starting next week this ban will be lifted for the smart device because of a software update which will bring the newest version of Android, version 4.1 Jelly Bean, to the device, shipped and ready. This update also brings a tweak to the software which supposedly stops Apple’s patent claim that’s currently holding the device from sales.

This news comes at the same time as the rest of the legal statements sent to the press this week in light of the Apple vs Samsung case. Tucked away neatly in the statement presented to Joanna Stern at ABC News was a blip about next week being the first that Google would sell the Galaxy Nexus once more, this time with the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update that attendees of the 2012 Google I/O developer convention have been enjoying now for several days.

Above: hands-on with the Galaxy Nexus and Google Now, a new feature included with the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system update.

Have a peek at our full review of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to see what new buyers of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be in for in just 7 days or so from now. Also have a look at the Google Play store’s listing for the Galaxy Nexus and see for yourself if it’s still temporarily out of stock / Coming Soon or if it is up for sale once again. Soon, we shall see!

Google promises Galaxy Nexus sales by next week is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Try to buy a Galaxy Nexus from the Google Play store today and you’re greeted with the “coming soon” message you see above, and we now officially know the reason why. The company has confirmed to ABC News that the smartphone has indeed been pulled as a result of Judge Lucy Koh’s recent decision to not lift the injunction against the device. It’s also confirmed, though, that it plans to resume sales of the device sometime next week, when it will be shipping with the new Jelly Bean operating system — a change that Google says will address the issues in dispute.

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Stare long enough at Google’s promo material for the Nexus 7 tablet and you’ll eventually notice something: in all situations bar media playback, Google only ever shows the slate in portrait orientation. That’s because the tablet is actually locked that way, at least in the homescreen; however, the enterprising souls over at xda-developers have come up with a simple way to force Google’s new Nexus into showing its true tablet colors, with a straightforward tweak enabling homescreen landscape orientation and the proper tablet UI.

Exactly why Google opted to lock the Nexus 7 homescreen into portrait orientation isn’t specified, but the company seems to be implying that it expects owners to grab them one-handed and use them for tasks like reading. In contrast, 10-inch Android slates are generally shown in landscape orientation, though they at least don’t require hacks to enable the alternative.

Although the instructions (shown below, if you’re already the proud owner of a Nexus 7) are relatively easy to follow, it’s worth noting that Jelly Bean on the Nexus 7 isn’t quite ready for horizontal use. There are apparently some font issues, as well as glitches with the preview thumbnails in the multitasking dialog, though nothing too dramatic.

Our guess is that as we see more Jelly Bean slates, official landscape homescreen mode support will also arrive. When, though, that might actually happen depends on how quickly Android OEMs get to work. More on the Nexus 7 in our full review.

Instructions:

1. Get a file explorer such as root explorer or es file manager(go to settings allow mount rewritable and root access)
2.Then go to system(es file manager just go to the star button on the top left hand side and click on the phone button and you will see the system folder)
3.You will find a build.prop file make sure to make a copy of it and save it somewhere just in case for a backup.
4.Then click on the build.prop and open it with a text editor. (ES file manager has its own)
5. Now scroll down to “ro.sf.lcd_density”, or something with lcd density(sorry im at work so i dont have my n7 with me)
6. Now the original lcd density is 213 so the best result for tablet mode is going 170 and below.
7. Save the file by press the menu button.
8. Reboot your N7 and then you got Tablet UI.

[via Pocketnow]

Nexus 7 tablet UI hack opens up landscape use is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
© 2005 – 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved.

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Last week we reported that Google installed a new Android Jelly Bean statue on its Googleplex lawn in commemoration of the operating system’s launch. Well it looks like the statue wasn’t designed to withstand the hot Californian sun. According to a post on Google+ from Dan Morrill, one of the folks from Android Engineering, the statue got so hot that its head melted and popped off. To add insult to the injury, somebody even stole one of the jelly beans inside the statue.

The post states that the designer of the statue “is already working on a bug fix” – let’s hope this unfortunate event isn’t a sign of things to come for Google’s upcoming version of Android.

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