A leaked document has given us the first clue as to when Bell Mobility expects to update some of its smartphones to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). A leaked document obtained by MobileSyrup offers the following timeline: HTC Sensation: February 2012 HTC Raider: March 2012 Samsung Galaxy S II: April 2012 LG Optimus LTE: TBD It’s good to see dates […]
Verizon launching Galaxy Nexus on December 15th
Verizon Wireless today announced via Twitter that the Galaxy Nexus will be available starting December 15th, slightly later than rumours had predicted. With support for Verizon’s LTE network (download speeds of 5 to 12Mbps and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps within the LTE coverage area) and 32GB of internal memory, it is the first Android 4.0 (Ice Cream […]
Galaxy Nexus now available from Bell and Virgin Mobile Canada
Just in case you have not been counting down the days on your calendar, today is the day that Bell Mobility and Virgin Mobile Canada officially launch the much anticipated Galaxy Nexus (unless you scored one yesterday at the free Sheepdogs concert). Bell is offering the Galaxy Nexus for CA$159.95 with a three-year contract, CA$599.95 with a two-year contract, CA$624.95 […]
Android Market tops 10 billion downloads
Google today announced that its Android Market topped 10 billion app downloads this past weekend. Even more impressive is the growth that the Market is seeing; it is now showing a growth rate of one billion app downloads per month. To celebrate this milestone, Google is having an app sale. Starting today and for the next 10 days, a number […]
Verizon Galaxy Nexus launch set for December 9th?
A new rumour suggests that Verizon Wireless will launch the Galaxy Nexus on December 9th, a day later than earlier rumours suggested. Retailer documents obtained by RootzWiki indicate that UPS shipments to Verizon stores will take place on December 6th for an “official launch date” of Friday, December 9th. The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that the Galaxy Nexus will […]
Verizon to offer Galaxy Nexus for US$299?
It appears that Verizon could sell the Galaxy Nexus for more than a Verizon ad suggested in late November. According to The Wall Street Journal, Verizon will offer the Galaxy Nexus for US$299.99 with a two-year contract. Verizon has adopted similar pricing for other higher-end LTE devices. Both the HTC Rezound and Motorola DROID Razr sell for US$299.99 (also with […]
Nexus S Android 4.0 upgrade being pushed to Google employees
If now deleted Google Plus posts are any indication, Google has pushed out an update to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) to its employees using Google Nexus S smartphones. At least one employee, Adel Saoud, reported getting the OTA update after the news was broken by Adnan Hodzic. If true, Google is likely testing the deployment with its employees before […]
Galaxy Nexus to go on sale one day early at select Canadian locations
Along with a free concert, Samsung Canada today announced that the Galaxy Nexus will be available one day early at select Toronto locations. It will go on sale at 1pm on December 7th at the following locations: Bell (Toronto Eaton Centre) Virgin Mobile (10 Dundas Street East) The Source (Toronto Eaton Centre, lower level) Best Buy (65 Dundas Street West) […]