Android in Canada Blog

By Tim Gee on May 8th, 2013

As I said before, I’m all about Android but I’m always open and looking for the next great thing to hit the mobile tech world.  Ubuntu for Phone was one was of those things that really caught my attention as something that could have a big impact on the mobile tech world.  It’s based off…

By Tim Gee on March 16th, 2013

  I guess there are still some carriers who haven’t updated their Galaxy Nexus’ to Android 4.2.1 quite yet.  Latest to join the list is Rogers as their update appears to be rolling out.  If you haven’t gotten a notification go into your Settings–> About Device –> Software Update to see if there’s one waiting…

By Tim Gee on March 14th, 2013

  Another Canadian carrier has finally released an update for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.  Regional carrier, Videotron, is rolling out an update OTA which will bring the device up to Android 4.2.1.  Again, it’s still not the most recent version of Android but any update is a good update generally.  So if you’re on Videotron…

By Tim Gee on March 7th, 2013

Just in case you bought a Samsung Galaxy Nexus from Bell and haven’t updated the phone yourself to the most recent version of Android, Android 4.2.2, an OTA should be coming your way beginning tomorrow.  Sadly, this update doesn’t even bring the phone to 4.2.2 but only to 4.2.0. I think the release of different…

By Tim Gee on February 21st, 2013

  It’s finally here!  The first preview images of the upcoming Ubuntu Touch software are now available for download and there’s even install instructions included as well! Just in case you’ve missed the news, Ubuntu Touch is a new operating system that’s based on Linux.  So while it’s not Android, the software should be compatible…

By Tim Gee on February 16th, 2013

  We finally have a release date for the developer builds of Ubuntu for Phone.  It looks like the Cannonical team will begin releasing their developer builds to the public beginning February 21 andd it appears that they won’t just be focused on the Galaxy Nexus any more as the Nexus 4 is expected to…

By Tim Gee on February 8th, 2013

  Although I’m a major Android enthusiast, I am very excited about the upcoming Ubuntu OS for Phone.  I love the gesture controls and the interface just looks very clean.  The best thing about it is that I should be able to port it to my Galaxy Nexus once it becomes available. Originally, official Ubuntu…

By Mark Roberts on January 24th, 2013

With all this talk lately of the LG Nexus 4, it’s been a while since we’ve mentioned or thought about last year’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Despite being over a year old now, the vanilla Google phone is still quite stellar and running on the latest iteration of Android, 4.2 Jelly Bean. This is more than…