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This Is an “Ex-Superphone”

John Paczkowski in News on July 21, 2010 at 12:11 pm PT

The Nexus One, the first and perhaps only Google superphone, is dead. It has ceased to be. Bereft of life, it rests in peace along with the promise and grand mobile-industry-transforming expectations with which it was launched.

Guess This Makes Google’s Nexus One the Kin of “Superphones”

John Paczkowski in News on July 19, 2010 at 2:47 pm PT

Google has nixed its Nexus One “superphone.” In a short announcement quietly posted to the Nexus One blog Friday (when the tech media’s attention was largely focused elsewhere), the company said its most recent shipment of the phone was also its last.

Is iPhone 4 the Biggest Leap Since the Original iPhone? Analysts Say Probably.

John Paczkowski in Mobile on June 8, 2010 at 4:00 am PT

The first analysts’ notes on Apple’s new iPhone 4 have begun rolling in and they sound a common theme: While not the revelation it might have been (for obvious reasons), the device may well be, as Steve Jobs claimed Monday, “the biggest leap since the original iPhone.”

Sprint Not Going to Sell Google’s Nexus One, Either

John Paczkowski in News on May 10, 2010 at 1:06 pm PT

So much for Google’s plans to bring its Android hero phone, the Nexus One, to all four major U.S. carriers. Earlier this year, Verizon bailed on the device, and now Sprint has as well.

China to Google: No Worries, We Were Planning to Clone Those Android Phones Anyway

John Paczkowski in News on January 19, 2010 at 6:29 am PT

Google’s newfound morality in China may cost it dearly, and not just in the search market but in the mobile services sector as well. This morning, the company said it is delaying the release of two Android superphones that were to debut on China Unicom this week.

The Nexus One a Superphone? Sounds More Like a So-So Phone to Me.

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 13, 2010 at 7:59 am PT

Early sales data for Google’s Nexus One are in and they seem to belie the “superphone” superlative the company’s attached to the device. According to market analytics firm Flurry, Google sold an estimated 20,000 units in its first week.

Decent Nexus One Customer Support Apparently Not on List of Things Google Makes Universally Accessible and Useful

John Paczkowski in News on January 12, 2010 at 12:03 am PT

With Android and Nexus One, Google claims to have “improved” the rate and pace of innovation in mobile phones and the manner in which they are distributed. Sadly, the search giant doesn’t seem to have done much for the way in which they are supported. Not a week after the device’s debut, Google’s support forums are rife with complaints from Nexus One owners who are clearly not getting the level of customer support they expect.

Google VP of Engineering Andy Rubin: We’re Building a Nexus One for Enterprise

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 8, 2010 at 5:06 pm PT

In an All Things Digital event at CES 2010, Andy Rubin talked with Walt Mossberg about the mobile space, Nexus One customer service issues, and Google’s vision for the way phones should be bought and sold.