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Google beefs up Nexus One customer support

09 February 2010 – Google has responded to criticisms of poor customer support for its new Nexus One smartphone by launching a dedicated phone helpline in the US. Google noted on its Nexus One support page this week that a helpline will be available between 7am and 10pm (EST). However, it will only handle order and shipping enquiries; for both technical support and repairs & return Google asks users to contact a US number for HTC, the Taiwanese firm that manufactures the device. Network queries are pointed to T-Mobile USA, Google’s Nexus One operator partner in the US. Many early purchasers of the Nexus One – which was launched at the beginning of the year – have complained of inadequate customer support. As the device is available SIM-free via the web and is not supported by an operator in the usual way, Google had previously been only a

Google's Nexus One 'Support' Mostly Passes the Buck

Google is offering phone support for its Nexus One smartphone -- sort of. Google will answer questions about Nexus One orders, but technical and return queries will be directed to HTC, and connection issues to T-Mobile. Complaints about Google's Nexus One smartphone continue, although Google has lowered its early termination fee.

Google's Nexus One 'Support' Mostly Passes the Buck

Google is offering phone support for its Nexus One smartphone -- sort of. Google will answer questions about Nexus One orders, but technical and return queries will be directed to HTC, and connection issues to T-Mobile. Complaints about Google's Nexus One smartphone continue, although Google has lowered its early termination fee.

Google Reduces Its Nexus One Termination Fee

CWmike writes "The only smartphone Linus Torvalds doesn't hate is that much less unlikable now that Google has quietly chopped $200 off its early termination fee on the Nexus One. Customers who cancel the service had been on the hook for $550, including a $350 Google cancellation charge. Google has reduced their fee to $150 — but users are still liable for a $200 ETF from T-Mobile. Users have a 14-day grace period during which they do not have to pay either charge, although they may be hit with a restocking fee. The $350 total fee matches one of the highest in the industry, charged by Verizon. Google did not announce the change but simply altered its online terms-of-service document." The price cut could add momentum to a phone that, by one reckoning, costs only $49 unlocked.

Phone-Hater Linus Torvalds Blesses Nexus One

Linus Torvalds isn't very interested in using the Nexus One as a phone, but he calls its combination of Google search capability with turn-by-turn navigation a "killer app." The Linux founder has had several phones over the years, but the Nexus One is the first to overcome his prejudice against the devices. His wife may get one too.

Phone-Hater Linus Torvalds Blesses Nexus One

Linus Torvalds isn't very interested in using the Nexus One as a phone, but he calls its combination of Google search capability with turn-by-turn navigation a "killer app." The Linux founder has had several phones over the years, but the Nexus One is the first to overcome his prejudice against the devices. His wife may get one too.

Linus Torvalds Hates Phones; Loves Nexus One

Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux, would surely embrace all new forms of technology, right? That must be why he's completely taken with his new Nexus One cell phone. But in actuality, Linus hates phones, and Google's latest creation is the first one he's ever been able to find room in his heart for.

Google unveils sharing tool Google Buzz

Google launched Google Buzz, a new product that integrates with users' Gmail inboxes and lets them share web links, photos, videos, and more, and chat with people from their Gmail contacts list. Google is rolling out Buzz to all Gmail accounts over the next few days. It also plans to make Google Buzz available to businesses and schools using Google Apps, with added features for sharing within organisations. The Google Buzz version for mobiles brings a new feature to sharing information via internet-enabled PCs, namely geo-tagging. This enables users to select a place on Google Maps and attach it as location tag to posts, or read what others have posted about a specific place. The Buzz version for mobiles can be accessed at Buzz.google.com, using the Buzz layer on Google Maps for mobile, clicking the Buzz shortcut from Google.

Linus Torvalds backs Google's Nexus One

Google's Nexus One smartphone picked up a high-profile fan this weekend after Linux creator Linus Torvalds endorsed the handset.

Linus Torvalds backs Google's Nexus One

Google's Nexus One smartphone picked up a high-profile fan this weekend after Linux creator Linus Torvalds endorsed the handset. Skip related content

Linus Torvalds backs Google's Nexus One

Google's Nexus One smartphone picked up a high-profile fan this weekend after Linux creator Linus Torvalds endorsed the handset.

Google Nexus One Dock Shown in Design Video

Google has just updated its Nexus One YouTube channel with the first of a series of video depicting the process of creating their first Google phone, the Nexus One. Within the video, you'll hear Erick Tseng, Product Manager for Android, and HTC's Tomasz Hasinski giving an overview of what made the Nexus One as it is today.

Google Nexus One Dock Shown in Design Video

Google has just updated its Nexus One YouTube channel with the first of a series of video depicting the process of creating their first Google phone, the Nexus One. Within the video, you'll hear Erick Tseng, Product Manager for Android, and HTC's Tomasz Hasinski giving an overview of what made the Nexus One as it is today.

Google's Nexus One, a Steal At $49 Unlocked?

gjt writes "I initially posted a piece ragging on the Nexus One. But then a commenter pointed out a problem with my initial logic, and after doing some math I concluded that the $529 unlocked/unsubsidized Google Nexus One gPhone is much cheaper than it appears to be. In fact it's only $49 over two years — and that's unlocked! Google likes to say that the Nexus One represents 'Our new approach to buying a mobile phone.' But it actually seems as though T-Mobile deserves most of the credit by providing a $20/month discount to customers who purchase an unsubsidized phone, a fact that didn't seem to get much attention when T-Mobile created the plan last October."

How to Update Google Nexus One Manually & Enjoy Multi-Touch Now

First Google phone Nexus One was big disappointment due to missing multi-touch feature though hackers have managed to get multi-touch on Nexus one before Google. If you were waiting for official update then here is good news for you, early today morning Google has announced first official OTA update. The update adds new features to Google [...]

Nexus One gets touch and 3G capabilities

Google is ramping up its entry in the hotly competitive smartphone race by adding "pinch-to-zoom" multi-touch and 3G wireless broadband network capabilities to the Nexus One. The US Internet powerhouse said it is rolling out the improvements in an "over-the-air" software update it is firing off to Nexus One smartphones this week. "This update provides some great new features, and fixes a few problems that some users might have experienced," the Nexus One team said in a blog post. "In order to access the update, you will receive a message on your phone's notification bar." The software modification will allow users to use two-finger pinching motions to zoom into on-screen images in Internet browser, picture gallery, or map applications. Nexus One devices were limited to controls based on single-finger taps or swipes on screens when they la

EU Says Google Street View Violates Privacy

upto0013 notes the latest spot of trouble for Google in Europe: the EU says that Google's Street View images violate privacy laws. The EU's privacy watchdog asked Google to notify cities and towns before photographing (Google says it does this already) and to delete original photos after 6 months (Google keeps them for a year and says it has reason to do so). "[The privacy official] said that the company should revise its 'disproportionate' policy of keeping the original unblurred images for up to a year, saying improvements in Google's blurring technology and better public awareness would lead to fewer complaints — and a shorter delay for people to react to the photos they see on the site. Complaints about the images put online would usually be checked against the original photos.

Linus Torvalds Says Google's Nexus One is a Winner

He explained that he generally hates mobile phones, and he wasn't enthusiastic about buying a phone on the Internet sight unseen, but "the day it was reported that it finally had the pinch-to-zoom thing enabled, I decided to take the plunge," Torvalds said.

Google Nexus One

We heard you groaning the day Google announced the Nexus One: how could Google's iPhone-killer seriously be so bland? How could its two-tone grey chassis compete for a place in our hearts with the glossy Apple goddess? Interestingly, this is one of the rare cases of the product being sexier in real life than it is in product images. The Nexus One looks and feels fantastic, the Teflon-coated battery cover feels soft to the touch, and its 120x60x11.5mm dimensions feel just right.

HTC Desire vs. Google Nexus One

One of the biggest announcements from MWC 2010 this past week has been the official debut of the HTC Desire, instantly dubbed the Google Nexus One with HTC Sense. With HTC the OEM parent behind both theirs and the Google-branded smartphone, would-be buyers (and potentially remorseful Nexus One owners) are already looking for the differentiating factors between the two; check out our head-to-head comparison after the cut.

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