Nexus One learns a new trick, Wireless N
If you remember the iFixit teardown of the Nexus One , it revealed the device had a Broadcom chip labeled BCM4329EKUBG (which supports Wireless N) and a FM transmitter. Both features were not present when the phone launched on January 5th, but it looks like each is close to being implemented in Android 2.2 . Broadcom and Google just released updated drivers for the WiFi chipset which appear to enable Wireless N. Android hacker Steve Kondik ( @cyanogen ) was quick to pull the files into his repo and then @kmobs compiled them to run on his Nexus One. After setting his WiFi router to 802.11 N, Mr. Kmobs was able to connect his Nexus One and browse the internets. This was captured in a short blurry-cam video. If Broadcom and Google have already released these files into the wild, chances are pretty high they have already been implemented in an upcoming firmware. The official Android Open Source Project is typically a month behind (or more) the latest Android firmware. What other tricks does the Nexus One have up its sleeve? Related Posts Multitouch implementations: Hackers give Nexus One users what Google refuses For those N1 users who desire Sense UI Video: How to unlock and root a Nexus One Official Nexus One car dock en route Sprint joins the Nexus One party
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Wireless N On the Nexus One, Could It Be?
Tear downs of the Nexus One revealed components capable of handling FM radio and Wireless N signals (the chip being the Broadcom BCM4329EKUBG to be exact). At least one of these protocols seems to be finding its way to the N1 in a set of updated drivers just released for Google’s handset. Steve Kondik got a hold of the files and they were compiled to bring Wireless N capabilities to his Nexus One. The video below puts the proof in the pudding: Could this be just one of the updates that will accompany Android 2.2, now rumored to be coming much sooner than later ? It definitely is one more piece of evidence to support that Google will be shortly unveiling a brand new update to the Android OS. [via Android and Me ]
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