Might be worth a shot for those of you that own a  #galaxynexus  

Might be worth a shot for those of you that own a  #galaxynexus  

Samsung and Google jointly released the Galaxy Nexus just over two years ago, in October 2011. The handset is no longer shiny and new, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still customers using the device — it’s still for sale at retail locations like Amazon. And Nexus owners could be considered the hardcore Android fans or, in other words, the very ones who know about, and want, version 4.4 of the mobile operating system.

Might be worth a shot for those of you that own a  #galaxynexus  

Might be worth a shot for those of you that own a  #galaxynexus  

Samsung and Google jointly released the Galaxy Nexus just over two years ago, in October 2011. The handset is no longer shiny and new, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still customers using the device — it’s still for sale at retail locations like Amazon. And Nexus owners could be considered the hardcore Android fans or, in other words, the very ones who know about, and want, version 4.4 of the mobile operating system.

Very powerful tool inside the G+ app.

Very powerful tool inside the G+ app.

A little bit of work and a lot of Google magic lead to wonderful results
The latest version of the Google+ app brings with it another new app on your device: Photos. That’s Google+ Photos to be exact, and it’s an app that gives you access to all of your pictures and videos, both on-device and online, in a single place. Along with providing a system for managing your pictures,…

Creating Auto Awesome Videos in the new Google Photos app

A little bit of work and a lot of Google magic lead to wonderful results
The latest version of the Google+ app brings with it another new app on your device: Photos. That’s Google+ Photos to be exact, and it’s an app that gives you access to all of your pictures and videos, both on-device and online, in a single place. Along with providing a system for managing your pictures,…

Yup, my transaction went very smooth this time around.

Yup, my transaction went very smooth this time around.

Before we go any further today, we do need to mention just how smooth Thursday’s launch of the Nexus 5 appeared to go from a retail standpoint. Google Play appeared to stand up to the nerd crush. Google Wallet — which in the past has been the bottleneck — handled the transactions as well as we could expect.
And phones are already shipping.
So kudos to the men…

How the Nexus 5 Compares to Its Toughest Smartphone Competition

Finally, the long-awaited Nexus 5 has arrived in the form of 5 inches of pure, unfiltered Android just the way Google always intended. That all sounds nice, but as Google’s flagship response to other big dogs like the iPhone 5S and Lumia 1020, does the refreshed Nexus have the specs to keep up with the competition (at least one paper)? We put together the comparison charts below to find out.

Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 will all get Android 4.4 KitKat

Yeah, yeah. The new Nexus 5 is the first with Android 4.4. But if you’re sitting on one of those other Nexus devices — as in 2012’s Nexus 4 and Nexus 10, and the Nexus 7 (we presume both the 2012 and 2013 versions of it), know this: You’ll be getting KitKat in the coming weeks as well.
In addition, the Google Play Edition Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One also will be…