Work in a tough job that would require your Samsung Galaxy S II or Nexus S to be thoroughly protected? Well this is the giveaway for you. Thanks to Ballistic Cases Australia we're able to give away the cases they gave to us to review. To enter, all you need to do is leave us a comment on Continue reading...

According to a report out by DigiTimes, Google has chosen Samsung to manufacturer the fourth generation device in the Nexus Series. Samsung are no stranger to making a Nexus device now that they have the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus under their belt. From DigiTimes: ”Since Samsung has become the top vendor of Android smartphones, Google will Continue reading...

On July 8th last year, NASA launched the Space Shuttle Atlantis(STS-135) in what was the final manned mission for the Space Shuttle program. On-board as well as 4 crew members and supplies for the International Space Station, were 2 Nexus S phones attached to SPHERES (Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites), which NASA would use to further NASAs usage of Continue reading...

Owners of the Samsung Nexus S from Vodafone should be seeing the Android 4.0.4 update being pushed out to their devices today. We've had multiple reports form users that the update was a great success. Props to Vodafone for pushing out the update in a reasonable amount of time. Let us know how you go, down in the Continue reading...

Own a Samsung Nexus S and want to upgrade to Android 4.0.4 right now, without waiting for Vodafone? Well it's your lucky day. The folks over at XDA and Android Central have found the link to the update going out to un-rooted GSM Nexus S so you can flash it now. if you have a rooted Nexus S, Continue reading...

Here's the reason you purchase a Nexus device, ladies and gents. Vodafone, in their latest blog post, have said that they're currently testing the Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" update for the Samsung Nexus S. Sure, it might be over a month after the launch of the current flagship Nexus device, the Galaxy Nexus, but it's still Continue reading...

Editor's note: This is an opinion piece by one of our writers, Dan Tyson. The Nexus platform is a reference platform. It is what Google sees as what a phone should be, it is usually the phone that gets the Android software update first and is used by an ever increasing range of people. When the Nexus One was released it Continue reading...

According to the Google Nexus Twitter account, starting today, Ice Cream Sandwich will be pushed out to GSM variants of the Nexus S over the next month. In the tweet, Google has also kindly added a user guide to make the transition from Gingerbread to Ice Cream Sandwich a little easier. Unfortunately, some carriers like to test these updates for an Continue reading...

With Optus and Virgin both unveiling price, I have been given information that I believe to be relatively on the ball and reliable. The information comes from Continue reading...

Looks like Google Employees are starting to receive an OTA update of the most delicious kind, the Ice Cream Sandwich kind. According to a couple of Tweets (which have now been deleted) from Adel Saoud (AdSense Policy Applications & Signals Developer at Google) he and other Google employees are receiving the OTA update on their Continue reading...

If you own a Nexus S we have good news, if you own a Nexus One however, the news is not so good. According to an article in The Telegraph from the UK, Hugo Barra, Product Management Director at Google has stated that Ice Cream Sandwich will be delivered as a free upgrade to Nexus S handsets Continue reading...

Engadget have just released that Google's own Game Cohen has stated categorically - The Nexus S will definitely be getting ICS further adding "Currently in the process for releasing Ice Cream Sandwich for Nexus S. Theoretically should work for any 2.3 device." No timeline yet, but I'm hopeful it will be before the Galaxy Nexus is release in Australia, Continue reading...

If you couldn`t tell from my last post on NFC, I find the idea of paying for things with NFC or doing anything with NFC an exciting prospect. Now a hack has appeared over at XDA Developers that allows Nexus S owners outside the US to set up Google Wallet on their phone. Hit the break for more Continue reading...