Several reports over the past few weeks said Google’s Nexus One was an utter failure because Sprint and Verizon Wireless were no longer going to sell it. But Google (NSDQ: GOOG) clarified today that it wasn’t the phone that people didn’t like, it was the way they were trying to…

Google’s Nexus One has lost its second major partner in less than a month, with Sprint (NYSE: S) saying it won’t offer the phone to its subscribers. Sprint had said back in March that a version of the Nexus One would “soon” be available for its network. But the company…

So much for Google’s grand bid to reinvent the mobile sales channel. Mountain View on Friday morning emailed people who had expressed an interest, to say its Nexus One is now available to buy in the UK - over on Vodafone.co.uk, in its high street Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) stores or…

Not a good omen for the future of Google’s Nexus One smartphone or Google’s big idea to sell phones directly to consumers: the company is now suggesting that people waiting for the phone to come to the Verizon Wireless network purchase HTC’s Droid Incredible instead, which it describes as a…

Just as Google (NSDQ: GOOG) starts being more aggressive at rolling out the Nexus One to more carriers, it was socked in the gut with this bad news: its trademark application for the phone has been denied. Google’s application was denied because of “a likelihood of confusion” with a trademark…

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) says the Nexus One, which is the first device it is selling directly to consumers, is now available with frequencies used by AT&T (NYSE: T) in the U.S. and Rogers Wireless in Canada, in addition to the one that’s been available for T-Mobile USA. The phone will…

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has lowered its “equipment recovery fee” to $150 from $350 when customers drop its Nexus One phone before their contract with T-Mobile USA officially expires. The change occurs just after the FCC formally sent letters to various operators and Google about wireless early termination fees. In this…

By Charles Arthur: Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has postponed the launch in China of a new mobile phone incorporating its email and web services, following its row with the government there over censorship and hacking of its internal network. “The launch we have been working on with [mobile carrier] China Unicom…

While Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is already dropping the price of some of its Nexus One devices by $100, others are hoping sell them for much more on eBay. Google has now change the pricing options of the Nexus One. For a completely unattached, unlocked version, it remains $529, but for…

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) only announced Vodafone as an upcoming UK Nexus One carrier, in its Tuesday unveiling. But, true to its wish that more carriers should join in, T-Mobile and 3 UK are also aiming to offer their service with the handset. “We can confirm that we are in talks…

Not many surprises here today at Google’s headquarters, or even celebrity appearances. As speculated, it is launching the Nexus One, which is the latest Android handset that it will be selling directly to consumers through a newly launched web site at Google.com/phone starting today. Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is calling the…

Our Tricia Duryee is grabbing live Q&A’s and tweeting from the Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Nexus One press event ... so in the meantime, here’s a rundown of the confirmed details (as opposed to the bits and pieces of rumors that had trickled out in the days before). —Hardware by HTC…

This morning kicks off a month-long cycle of mobile news with the two notable bookends being today’s anticipated release of the Google (NSDQ: GOOG) phone, and later this month, the potential unveiling of Apple’s tablet. What lies between isn’t trivial either – CES begins informally tomorrow and lasts until Saturday.…

We wouldn’t be surprised if the next rumor to spread about the Nexus One is that it will be initially in beta, like all of Google’s products. But for now, Engadget reports that the phone will be available only by “invitation,” just like how Google (NSDQ: GOOG) slowly provides access…

A hailstorm of reports came out over the weekend after Google (NSDQ: GOOG) gave its global workforce a cellphone. Reports quickly concluded that this provides confirmation that the search company is indeed building a branded phone of its own. But now, a number of naysayers are questioning whether this is…