Nexus One

Flash Defeats HTML5 in Round One by a Knockout

This video shows an unscientific but intriguing battle between Adobe Flash and HTML5 on mobile devices. For all the talk about HTML5 being the savior of Web video, you might expect it to not get trounced so thoroughly.READ MORE›

Flash 10.1 Seriously Slows Down Google Nexus One in Speed Tests

The infant version of Google's Android mobile OS, 2.2 Froyo, is just rolling out to a single device (the Google Nexus One) now. You can check out more in-depth impressions here, but perhaps the most buzzed-about feature is the ...READ MORE›

Googlefail: Nexus One's Web Store to Close, Sales to Go Via Normal, Boring Channels

We'd suspected, then heard, that Google's Nexus One phone simply wasn't living up to the hype, and now Google's taking the rareish step of admitting this. It's redirecting N1 sales efforts from its odd online shop experiment to real ...READ MORE›

The Fast Rise and Fall of the Nexus One, the Tragic "GooglePhone"

The Nexus One was supposed to be the be-all end-all of Android phones. It was supposed to revolutionize the way phones are sold, and put Google at the forefront of the smartphone revolution. It did none of those things. And now it's dead.READ MORE›

Has Google Hit the Ceiling?

Google has just released its first-quarter results and, unsurprisingly, they show that the search engine giant is still making healthy profits, despite the slight cock-up of the Nexus One launch and the China debacle. Profits were up ...READ MORE›

AT&T to Throw $1 Billion at Its Network (And You Thought the iPad Was Expensive!) [Update]

In a typically dense press release, AT&T announced that it is investing $1 billion in its infrastructure this year. The head office's largesse will benefit nearly every aspect of the company's network, from cloud computing and ...READ MORE›

Google Nexus One Launches on AT&T, Head to Head With iPhone

digg_url = 'http://www.fastcompany.com/1586125/google-nexus-one-launches-on-att-head-to-head-with-iphone'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Google announced today that they'll be shipping a new version of the Nexus One smartphone ...READ MORE›

Goldman Sachs Slashes Nexus One Sales Forecast to Around 1 Million

An analyst at Goldman Sachs has thrown a wrench into the works of Google's smartphone by downgrading the sales forecast of the Nexus One. Initial expectations were high: analysts had said as many as 3.5 million units would be sold ...READ MORE›

The Time Is Ripe for Innovation Outsourcing Without Borders

Having the right approach to globalization will define successful leadership in 2010. While financial institutions toppled in 2009, new industries were born. While industry incumbents struggled to survive, new entrants thrived. It’s ...READ MORE›

How to Use Android's Gesture Search and Leave Your Phone's Keyboard Behind

Typing is sooo yesterday. Google Gesture Search, a freshman out of Google Labs, lets you find stuff on your Android phone by drawing letters on the touchscreen as if you were jotting on a notepad. In addition to Android's existing ...READ MORE›

Thunderous Boom in a Perfect Storm of iPad Apps

Here's one in the eye for iPad doubters: According to Flurry's analytical app-developer tracking skills, January saw the single biggest peak in developer activity ever registered in its system. It's the iPad. Flurry's tracking ...READ MORE›

Will Google's Translator Phone Lead Us to Babylon or Babble On?

Google's revealed it's working on extensions to its smartphone voice-control powers, debuted in the Nexus One, that'll automatically translate between languages. It's the stuff of pure utopian science fiction. But is it a good idea? ...READ MORE›

Google Nexus One Failing: Just 20,000 Sold in First Week

Underlining what some have been thinking, it's now been confirmed that Google's Nexus One "superphone" isn't super enough to go flying off the shelves. In its first week of sales just 20,000 units have been bought by the public. ...READ MORE›

Cracks Show in Google's Nexus One Strategy

Google's Nexus One just keeps popping into the news, but this time its for all the wrong reasons: Barely a week since its launch, the complaints targeted against it are growing from lots of angles. Did Google make a boo boo? Over ...READ MORE›

The Android Army: Is Google vs. Mac the New Mac vs. PC?

Those slightly amusing Mac vs. PC Apple ads are getting a bit tired now, but when the PR guys dream up the successors, they might need a rethink on the strategy. Because the new "Mac vs. PC" battle might be "Apple vs. Google." READ MORE›

How Google (or Apple) Can Win the Great Super Phone War of 2010

Forget the smartphone. This is a war between Super Phones, baby. And with Apple pitted against Google, it's a brand war as much as a technology one. Robert Fabricant outlines some strategies on how to win it.READ MORE›

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Did Google Mess-Up the Nexus One Event?

Remember how Sergei and Larry turned up late for the first Android phone's launch, and how bungled the event was? The guys weren't even at the Nexus One event. But the bungling continued. Does Google not care about this ...READ MORE›

Google Nexus One's Secret Strength: Voice Commands Everywhere

Google's just revealed the Nexus One next-gen Android phone, and in general its tech specs are nothing, really, to write home about. But there's a secret superpower. It's voice controllable. Everywhere. Simultaneously to the press ...READ MORE›

Apple's News Strategy: Steal Google and CES Thunder

Apple just announced that its App Store has blown past three billion app downloads, which is impressive. But the timing is curious, as are the swirling rumors about the upcoming Apple Tablet. Is Apple trying to out-PR CES and Google?READ MORE›

Google's Nexus One: Go Home Folks, Nothing to See Here

Ah, Google's Nexus One...the Googlephone. For a while we were excited about the amazing things you might do. Then we worried. And with newly leaked info on how you'll be sold, we're done: You're way less exciting than we'd hoped.The ...READ MORE›