Posts tagged nexus one

Android URL Sharing And Shortcuts

It seems like the longer I use my Nexus One, the more features I find. One of the things that I really love about the Android operating system is the interconnectedness of the apps and their ability to access system-level features. You can use AppAlarm to begin playing a Pandora radio station at [...]

Nexus One Debugging In Ubuntu Linux

This is mostly just a note to myself, but I figured some other people might find it useful. When I connected my Nexus One, it was showing up as “???????????? no permissions” when I ran adb devices. I added the typical udev rule and had no luck. Running lsusb revealed the the vendor [...]

The Reality Of Mobile Multitasking

One of the big features of Android commonly touted as being a key difference between it and the iPhone is “multitasking.” Android users commonly say how obviously necessary this is in any modern computing device, while iPhone users don’t see the need or claim they don’t want it either because of a perceived performance [...]

Nexus One And iPhone Screen Comparison

The first thing I noticed about the Nexus One (and the Droid, for that matter) was the display. After seeing 320×480 being the standard pixel dimensions on a smartphone for so long, devices that have as many pixels on the short side as other devices have on the long side stand out. The [...]

Not Eligible For T-Mobile Nexus One

If you haven’t heard, the Nexus One (N1) has been released. It’s the newest Android-based phone, built by HTC and being “pushed” by Google. Unfortunately, ordering one has caused trouble for many people, myself included.