Ice Cream Sandwich

Motorola to outline Android 4.0 upgrade plans six weeks after Google code release

Motorola today announced that it will announce a timeline for Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) updates within six weeks of Google releasing the code. It reached out to Droid-Life.com with the clarification after a tweet made earlier in the day suggested that it would release updates for many of its latest Android devices within six weeks of the code being […]

Galaxy Nexus coming to Verizon “later this year”

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 […]

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 […]