Verizon Wireless yesterday confirmed that it will offer the Galaxy Nexus by Samsung, the world’s first smartphone to run on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) “later this year.” It will offer download speeds of 5 to 12 Mbps and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps in LTE mobile broadband coverage areas. Verizon did not provide specific availability or pricing […]
HTC on future Android 4.0 upgrades
With the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) announcement this week, attention has quickly turned to which manufacturers will offer upgrades on which devices. HTC has provided the following statement on its Facebook page: Since Google unveiled Ice Cream Sandwich earlier this week, HTC has been looking closely at the new OS’s features and functionality to determine our upgrade plans. We’re […]
Google Android 4.0 boot-up sequence captured on video
Curious about how Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) will boot up? Then the following video is for you: What do you think? Worth rebooting over and over just to watch? Source: Pocket-lint
Galaxy Nexus to be available in Canada in November
Canadians will be happy to know that the Galaxy Nexus, the first smartphone to use Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) will be available here sometime in November. The confirmation comes via a post made by Andy Rubin, Senior Vice President, Mobile at Google, announcing the new smartphone and latest version of Android: “Starting in November, Galaxy Nexus will be available […]
Android 4.0 coming to Google Nexus S “a couple of weeks” after Galaxy Nexus release
During an interview at the AsiaD: All Things Digital conference now taking place in Hong Kong, Andy Rubin answered one of the biggest questions to follow the Android 4.0 announcement: When will it be available for current devices? Rubin answered that an upgrade would follow “a couple of weeks after” the release of the Galaxy Nexus. The first device to […]
Samsung announces Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
As expected, Samsung and Google today unveiled the world’s first Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) smartphone, the Galaxy Nexus. “Samsung and Google have closely collaborated to push the mobile experience forward. We are pleased to deliver the best Android smartphone experience for customers with GALAXY Nexus. We will continue to move forward with Android to provide the compelling consumer experience […]
Samsung Galaxy Nexus image revealed hours before announcement
Hours ahead of its official announcement, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus has been found on the Samsung US website. There are few details but a search for “Galaxy Nexus” returns the following image: The “Galaxy Nexus” page has not gone live yet. The official announcement will take place at 2200 Eastern Time tonight. You can catch the live stream at www.youtube.com/android. […]
Leaked poster reveals Samsung Galaxy Nexus?
Samsung and Google are expected to unveil the next version of Android (Ice Cream Sandwich) and the next Nexus device in mere hours now. NTT DoCoMo appears to have the cat out of the bag a bit early with a leaked poster showing the device along with specification details. The image lines up quite well with the profile caught on […]