Google has revealed which devices will get the source code for Android 4.2 Jelly Bean: news that LG Nexus 4, Asus Nexus 7 3G,  Samsung Nexus S, Motorola Xoom owners may not be so happy to hear.
Jean-Baptiste ‘JBQ’ Queru, technical lead of Google’s Android Open Source Project (AOSP), revealed on Google Groups that Android 4.2 Jelly Bean source code is currently being pushed to AOSP.
He said, “The source code for 4.2 is being pushed to AOSP right now. Look for it under the name …

Search giant Google has just rolled out another update for the Google-branded Nexus S Android smartphone created by Samsung, which now increments the version to Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread.
Unlike previous Android OS updates, the Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread update does not offer much of anything except for a minor bug fix on the 2.3.5 version specific to Nexus S handsets.
To cut things short, the new release only focuses on fixing the voice search problem that apparently plagued the …

The second “pure” Android phone, the Google Nexus S, will be released on AT&T tomorrow for $99, the leading U.S. mobile carrier has recently revealed.
However, the Google Nexus S has been in the market for 8 months now and several experts say it might be too late for the device’s debut on AT&T.
The Google Nexus S, manufactured by Samsung, is only the second Google branded smartphone to hit the market. Its predecessor, the Google Nexus One, was manufactured by HTC.
The Google …

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Google will reportedly unveil a Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payments system called “Google Wallet” at a press event today, several reports from various media outlets reveal.

According to a memo purportedly from one of Google’s partners for the system posted on Thisismynext.com, the story spreading around the rumor mill that Google will unveil a mobile payments system today is confirmed.
The Container Store, reportedly one of Google’s partners for the NFC system says in the …

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A recent study done by a Canadian mobile website optimization firm reveals that Android loads websites faster than the iPhone by 52 percent.
“We found that Android’s browser is faster. Not just a little faster, but a whopping 52% faster,” Blaze.io in the study named “iPhone vs. Android – 45,000 Tests Prove Whose Browser is Faster.”
“Android’s Chrome beat iPhone’s Safari by loading 84% of the websites faster, meaning Safari won the race …

A huge mockup of the new flagship Google’s smartphone Nexus S with 42-inch touch screen has been installed in a small town of San Carlos, about 30 miles south of San Francisco. TechCrunch reports that this giant ‘handset’ has been installed to attract customers to the outlet of Best Buy – the largest supermarket chain of electronic gadgets in the U.S.
This device – unlike the standard size Nexus One, which was launched recently and only plays the video for the user interface …

British retailer Carphone Warehouse has started taking orders for Nexus S – the first smartphone on Android 2.3 platform. To the surprise of customers, price of the gadget on Carphone’s website is below the one published earlier.
Cost of Google Nexus S without contract that gives the right to use the mobile network of any operator, is £ 430. While announcing the gadget earlier this month, Google had said that its cost in the UK would be £ 550. However in the UK, Google Nexus S can …

Flagship Smartphone Samsung Nexus S from Google has been hacked and jailbroken the very next day after it hit the market. Hackers have found a simple way to get root access on the device, giving complete control over the gadget.
In particular, file management system enables to install any other operating system, change the user interface or ‘overclock’ the processor. A complete guide to jailbreaking of Nexus S is available in XDA-Delevopers forum.
Meanwhile, experts at iFixit have reviewed …

Samsung Nexus S, the new flagship smartphone running on Android 2.3 from Google, recently had a Space Odyssey. A group of enthusiasts consisting of engineers from the internet giant and students of the University of California placed seven smartphones in special coolers, and then tied them to a weather balloon. Nexus S itself, placed next to a small robot, the trademark of the mobile platform Android, was mounted on a transparent plastic surface of the containers.
In order to track the probe, …