Published on Sunday, June 6, 2010 by Jerry Hildenbrand Here's a guy with tech skills cranked up to 11.  Sven Killig has built USB host drivers for the Nexus One and shows them off in a big way.  USB keyboards, webcams, flash drives, even output to the big screen on his desk.  Speaking of the desk, you know something good has to come from anyone with that many cables and gigawatts laying around.  He's h...

Published on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 by Phil Nickinson [YouTube link]You're going to need a Nexus One (or some other phone with a trackball capable of lighting up in different colors) to take advantage of this feature in Android 2.2, but color trackball notifications are officially here. OK, actually they've been available for some time in custom ROMs (and as you'll note in the video above, I'm cheating and using Cya...

Published on Friday, May 28, 2010 by Phil Nickinson The power widget you see here isn't really new in Android 2.2, but it's been tweaked for Froyo. The screen brightness selector now includes an auto brightness setting (using the ambient light sensor) in addition to the three static settings (low, medium and high). It's a nice little addition for those of us who prefer to let the phone determine the screen brightness.(...

Published on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 by Phil Nickinson [YouTube link]Another welcome feature uncovered by many of you in Android 2.2 is the ability to work in apps through 270 degrees of rotation. That is, if you turn the phone to the landscape position to the left, it'll rotate. And it'll rotate to the right now, as well.But, wait, there's more. The car app has gotten smarter. So when you're using the car dock and n...

Published on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 by Phil Nickinson Yes, folks, we're well aware that the Froyo ROM we're all running on our Nexus Ones isn't a final build. We said as much on Monday, and it was confirmed by Google just a couple of hours later and has been reiterated several times since.Think it through: The Froyo update first started showing up on a few devices -- journalists no less -- and these were d...

Published on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 by Phil Nickinson [YouTube link]We were there when Google showed off the power of Android 2.2 and Froyo's new Just-in-Time compiler -- think zoom zoom! -- but you know the old saying ... trust, by verify. And so we shall. Above we have the Nexus One with Froyo, the Evo 4G with Android 2.1 and Sense, and the Motorola Droid with Android 2.1. Ran them all through Linpack, and the numbers ...

Published on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 by Jerry Hildenbrand There seems to be some question around the 'tubes -- is the Froyo I see everyone using for T-Mobile or for AT&T? We can answer that one (and we love questions that we can answer! ).  Yes.  It works on both carriers.  Click past the jump to read some more, and get the lowdown. This is a post by Android Central. It is sponsored by the Android Central ...

Published on Monday, May 24, 2010 by Jerry Hildenbrand When the Nexus One first came out, there was some question about wireless N.  Mainly why didn't it work.   N1 users who were rooted and running Cyanogen Mod started seeing some 802.11n goodness last month, but now it's official.  Wireless N support is included in Froyo.  You probably won't notice much speed difference (at least I didn't) as ev...

Published on Sunday, May 23, 2010 by Phil Nickinson Internet tethering -- over USB and as a wireless hotspot -- is one of the bigger features built into Android 2.2 Froyo. And it's stupidly easy to set up and use. Just dive into the main wireless settings, tap the appropriate button, and connect your computer.Check out the video after the break as we walk through the process and do a couple of very basic speed tests. ...

Published on Saturday, May 22, 2010 by Phil Nickinson Here you go, folks, the down and dirty walkthrough with Froyo -- aka Android 2.2 -- on the Nexus One. Remember that there's a lot of back-end stuff that's been optimized, and we're really just starting to scratch the surface. But here's a quick look at some of the highlights of the latest version of our favorite operating system. Have at it! ...