As we reported yesterday, Google has released yet another platform update to its Android OS. Jelly Bean 4.1.2′s biggest new features are the support for rotating the home screen as well as a new one finger gesture for expanding and collapsing notifications. In addition, there’s a whole host of additional bug fixes and performance tweaks. [...]
There’s been a couple unreleased pieces of hardware showing up running Android 4.1.2 recently, including that new Nexus phone from LG. It’s unsurprising, then, that the Jelly Bean update has begun to roll out to existing Nexus devices today. It’s also been made available to the Android Open Source Project community, as announced on the [...]
One of the developers behind the credit-card size computing project Raspberry Pi has managed to get Ice Cream Sandwich running on the tiny device. They announced this on their blog today, and promise that they’ll be releasing the source code for Raspberry Pi-based Ice Cream Sandwich (man does that ever sound like the most delicious [...]
Posted on July 24, 2012 by Mitch Bowman
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At first glance, you could be forgiven for mistaking this curious device for a PS Vita. Upon further inspection, however, you’ll find that it’s a very different beast indeed. The first clue is the name under the screen; it’s called a “Droid X360,” though it certainly has nothing to do with the Xbox 360 either. [...]
Being an iOS user I admittedly have a few gripes with Android, but perhaps the worst thing about the platform to me is the fact that updates take so long to finally reach the users. After several months of waiting – and the release of an even newer Android software – Android 4.0 Ice Cream [...]
It’s finally almost here folks! After months of waiting and being left to use outdated Android software, Sprint Epic 4G Touch users will finally be able to join in on the Ice Cream Sandwich fun starting tomorrow. If you’re one who likes to root and flash ROMs on your phone, you probably never have to [...]
Samsung’s Phablet, the Galaxy Note, is finally getting the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update in the United States. AT&T Galaxy Note users will be getting the ICS update starting today. The roll-out will be slow, but all the devices should get the update within the week. The international version of the Galaxy Note received [...]
Before the powerful HTC One series of phones were released, HTC’s best high-end Android phone was none other than the HTC Rezound. The HTC Rezound was one of the last phones to come with the Beats Audio headphones and was released nearly 8 months. However, Rezound users have still been stuck on the older Android [...]
Although I’ve never quite been a fan of the Samsung Galaxy Note, I’ll be the first to admit that it did very well considering the amount of criticism it received when first unveiled. Some people complained that the size of the device was simply too big, going as far as saying that it had an [...]
Google Now is a service that allows Android Phones running Jelly Bean to immediately give you the information you need, when you need it, like Siri with precognition. Unfortunately, not every phone is getting Jelly Bean; some phones will have to wait a while, and other phones will never officially make the upgrade. Thanks to [...]