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Unboxing the Galaxy Nexus

To get a better/bigger view, click on the first picture and navigate left or right using the arrow keys on your keyboard.

I won't be doing a full review of this phone because I don't have the time and instead of doing a half-a$$ed writeup, just google "Galaxy Nexus review" and you should get about 167 million hits.

A few notable reviews:

AnandTech - Review for the nerds (added 19 Jan 2012)

The Verge. (Or you could skip the text and just watch the excellent video review here)

Engadget

Slashgear

CNET.co.uk

Google's latest and greatest is here and it comes pre-loaded with Android 4.0 a.k.a. Ice Cream Sandwich. The first few words that came to my mind after I started using the phone were "Holy Mother of God that is fast". Android's latest UI has been overhauled to make it extremely user friendly (or n00b friendly, if you must) and it's blazing fast. I love the sexy, subtle, snappy animations that respond everytime I touch that beautiful 720p screen. I can't possibly list all the awesome new features that are available on this phone ... Roboto font, face unlock, barometer, head tracking, 3rd party controller setup ... the reviews cover everything in detail. Engadget calls it the best Android phone and "possibly even the best phone available today, period". 

I also received this welcome message from Team Android after I activated my device :) 

 

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To be honest, I don't really need a new phone. My current phone is a Nexus One that's rooted and running CyanogenMod 7.1 with a kernel that was cherry picked to work best for my day-to-day needs. I've been using Android since Eclair (2.1) came out and ICS is a big jump for all of us who currently use Gingerbread. My Nexus One has aged gracefully and can still give any current generation iPhone/Blackberry/Windows phone a run for their money but the hardware is the only thing that's holding it back. I still don't know how I feel about not having a micro-sd card on the Galaxy Nexus, time will tell. I feel sorry for my friends in the States, they're going through hell not knowing the actual release date for this phone. Hang in there guys, even Hitler is pissed!

I've also put up a few comparison pictures at the end of the image gallery. You'll see the Galaxy Nexus, Samsung Galaxy S II, iPhone 4 and my Nexus One in that particular order. 

If anyone's got a question or wants a feature comparison, feel free to drop me a question via email, Facebook or Google+. You can also leave a comment below :)

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Changed the boot animation on my Nexus One

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It looks even better on my device.
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Introducing Samsung Galaxy Note

I guess Samsung thinks there's a market for something like this.

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This is probably the most fanboy-ish thing I've ever done.

I love tech and I obsess over every gadget based on its merit but I never get into the whole fanboy craziness.

Q. So why did I put Android wallpapers on the iPads at my friendly neighbourhood electronics store?

A. Because I can.

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New MIUI Lockscreen

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Patrick Bolvin Releasing a “Kick-Ass Stop-Motion Animation” Video in October Featuring Optimus “Prime”

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Android App Turns Smartphones Into Mobile Hacking Machines - Andy Greenberg - The Firewall - Forbes

Dangerous hacks come in small packages.

Or they will, perhaps, when an app called Anti, or Android Network Toolkit, hits the Android market next week. The program, which Israeli security firm Zimperium revealed at the Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas Friday and plans to make available to Android users in coming days, is designed for penetration testing–in theory, searching out and demonstrating vulnerabilities in computer systems so that they can be patched. Anti aims to bring all the hacking tools available to penetration testers on PCs to smartphones, with an automated interface intended to make sniffing local networks and owning remote servers as simple as pushing a few buttons.

 

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“We wanted to create a penetration testing tool for the masses, says Itzhak “Zuk” Avraham, founder of Tel-Aviv-based Zimperium. “It’s about being able to do what advanced hackers do with a really good implementation. In your pocket.”

 

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TouchPal Keyboard - the future of input

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Barnes & Noble NOOK Color hacked to run MeeGo Linux

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Mobile Augmented Reality by Blippar™

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