Samsung today confirmed that it will offer an Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) upgrade for its Samsung Galaxy S II devices. The confirmation came via Twitter from Samsung UK’s account: Hi, good news – the Galaxy S II will be receiving ICS, but there are no dates confirmed as yet. We will keep you posted. It remains to be seen […]
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Sony Ericsson confirms 2011 Xperia devices to be upgraded to Android 4.0
Sony Ericsson today confirmed that its entire 2011 Xperia device portfolio will be upgraded to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The devices in question are the Xperia arc and arc S, Xperia PLAY, Xperia neo and neo V, Xperia mini and mini pro, Xperia pro, Xperia active, Xperia ray and the Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman. No details are yet […]
Google releases Android 4.0 source code
A few days earlier than predicted by some, Google today released the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) source code: Hi! We just released a bit of code we thought this group might be interested in. Over at our Android Open-Source Project git servers, the source code for Android version 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) is now available. In fact, the version […]
Google Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) code out on November 17th?
Notion Ink’s CEO, Rohan Shravan, is indicating that Google will release the code for Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) on November 17th, the same day that the Galaxy Nexus is apparently to go on sale in some parts of the world. Shravan seems to have a decent track record with predictions in this area. Last year, he correctly called out […]
ASUS to delay Transformer Prime to ship it with Android 4.0?
ASUS may have pushed back the shipment date of its upcoming Eee Pad Transformer Prime to early December. Citing supply chain sources, Digitimes is reporting that Google has agreed to help ASUS launch its latest tablet with Android 4.0 pre-installed. The plan to date had been to ship it with Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) with an upgrade to 4.0 (Ice Cream […]
HTC confirms Android 4.0 upgrades for HTC Rezound, HTC Amaze 4G, and others
Shortly after Google unveiled Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) in October, HTC stated it was “looking closely at the new OS’s features and functionality to determine our upgrade plans.” Today it has outlined more information about those plans: HTC knows how excited our fans are to get their hands on Google’s latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, so we’re […]
LG confirms Android 4.0 coming to Optimus 2X and other devices
LG moved today to deny rumours that it would not provide an Android 4.0 upgrade to its Optimus 2X smartphone. In a Facebook post, the company confirmed not only that the Optimus 2X would be upgraded to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) but so would other “LG high-end smartphones”: LG firmly denies the rumors that claim LG will not be […]
ASUS to launch PadFone and two tablets in February 2012
With the launch of the Eee Pad Transformer Prime coming November 9th, ASUS today shed some light on what it is planning for early 2012. CEO Jerry Shen confirmed that ASUS will launch two more tablet PCs in February of 2012 along with the PadFone. Rumours suggest that one of the tablets coming will be a 7-inch version of the […]