So, you’ve upgraded to the LG Nexus 4 and you have an old Samsung Galaxy Nexus kicking around that you no longer have a use for. You could sell it — the device still does well on eBay, despite being more than a year old — or you could hold onto it until late February when you’ll be able to get your first taste of Canonical’s brand new Ubuntu platform for smartphones.

Announced at CES 2013 in Las Vegas this week, Ubuntu for smartphones is coming to do battle with Android and iOS, and its first image will be for the Galaxy Nexus.

Owners of the Galaxy Nexus (Takju) can now sleep well knowing that December will not be forgotten. The “December update,” Android 4.2.1, is now rolling out to Takju Galaxy Nexus owners after already making its way to the Nexus 4, 7, and 10.

If you happen to be the owner of a GSM/HSPA Galaxy Nexus or Nexus S, you might want to keep your eye out for an update. According to reports, Android 4.1.2 has begun rolling out to the “yakju” Galaxy Nexus and the “soju” Nexus S. This isn’t surprising since Google posted the factory images just a few days ago and it’s only been about a week since Nexus 7 owners received the update. .

I almost feel guilty complaining about being the last Galaxy Nexus to see Jelly Bean… almost. It’s great that we’re finally getting it, but a little ridiculous considering Verizon was the first U.S. carrier to launch it. If you’ve been patient and remained on stock all this time, you’ll soon be rewarded with Jelly Bean as the SW Version JRO03O support page is now live on Verizon.

For some reason, Google has allowed every carrier (other than Sprint) to block access to downloading Google Wallet from the Play Store. I realize the carriers are behind this whole charade but I ultimately blame Google for not offering us another method of downloading the .apk. Thankfully the Android community is not bound by the same back door deals as Google, and are not afraid to offer up the .apk for us to download.