Hasta La Gadget!

We don’t know what it fixes yet, but we’ve gotten some tips — and we’re now seeing it on xda-developers — that Nexus S handsets in the field are getting blessed with their first software update, build GRH78 (up from GRH55) with an official version of 2.3.1. Not everyone has it yet (we don’t on ours), so as usual, this would seem to be getting sent out on a rolling basis. Hang tight, owners!

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Update: The full text of the update is “This system update from Google contains important bug fixes plus the latest version of Maps.” It’s 1.9MB — so yeah, don’t expect much!

Update 2: By the way, it appears that the “checkin” trick is actually working to force this update (it usually doesn’t). Just dial *#*#checkin#*#* from the dialer and you should get the update notification. Have fun!

Nexus S gets its first update over the air originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Those cursed limited supplies of the Nexus S have forced the Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy’s UK outlets to push back the phone’s retail debut by a couple of days. The Gingerbread flagship will now be sailing in on the 22nd of December and even then it’ll be available only in “key” stores. Online purchases are encouraged, with an “instant ship delivery” getting the phone out to your nearest Carphone Warehouse branch for collection. Pre-orderers should presumably be getting their handsets on Wednesday too, while the £430 unlocked price has also been confirmed. So it’s still good news, you’ll just have to be either lucky or good to get your hands on one in time for the Queen’s speech.

Continue reading Nexus S UK launch bumped back to December 22nd, price cut affirmed

Nexus S UK launch bumped back to December 22nd, price cut affirmed originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hold on to your hats, people, there’s a wind of awesomeness coming through. The Nexus S is no longer the only Gingerbread game in town, courtesy of supercurio over on the xda-developers forum, who has ported the hot new phone’s Android 2.3 install over to its Samsung forefather, the Galaxy S. The port is described as being unmodified from the Nexus S original, although quite a few basic functions like voice, WiFi, and GPS (insert joke about Galaxy S GPS woes) aren’t yet operational. All the same, we agree with supercurio that it’s looking “super smooth” and look forward to seeing him and the rest of the xda crew polish this stock Android baby off in short order.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Continue reading Samsung Galaxy S receives Gingerbread port right from the Nexus S source (video)

Samsung Galaxy S receives Gingerbread port right from the Nexus S source (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 18 Dec 2010 07:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You’ve already seen ninjas take on the Nexus S box, now see the device laid out component-by-component, thrashed by some sick and twisted individual. Nothing too crazy to see here, except perhaps the awesome curves of the front display laid out (another shot after the break). It’s interesting to note that only the front panel is actually curved — “the rest of the components are flat as a board, just as any other phone on the market.” Hope that doesn’t ruin any dreams you might’ve had. Check out the Full Monty over at iFixit.

Continue reading Nexus S torn asunder, its curves laid out on display

Nexus S torn asunder, its curves laid out on display originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s so fresh, so new, and so comfortably shaped we don’t know how anyone could resist getting their own Nexus S to have and to hold this holiday season. Well, there is one reason: getting up on a cold Thursday morning at 8am is no fun. If you’re dedicated enough, Best Buy is selling them right this very moment, and again the up-front cost is $199 on contract, $250 for adding a line, or $529 if you roll restriction-free. Still on the fence? Maybe our review will help you to fall on one side or the other.

[Thanks, Michael]

Nexus S now available, get to your nearest Best Buy post-haste originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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