Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab, denied ice cream sandwich update!

denied some ICS

Samsung has stated that it has no plans to upgrade the Samsung Galaxy S and the original Samsung Galaxy Tab to Android 4.0 , ice cream sandwich because of touchwiz. Samsung  has said that it requires more RAM/ROM and has compared it with the Samsung Nexus S which also features the same set of hardware and is receiving the ICS update as of now. Samsung has said that both these devices won't be able to run the 'experience enhancing' software.

Samsung has also said that the Nexus S runs the 'basic' android system while the Galaxy S has to cope up with touchWiz, video calling software, carrier services and in some markets mobile TV. Denying the Galaxy S with the ICS update is clearly not a good step taken by Samsung, the device sold around 10 million units.

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Samsung Nexus S now available via vodafone at INR 19,999

when will I taste some ICS?

Thought that the Nexus S's stock is over? No, Vodafone India is providing the long forgotten phone which went out of stock, then also selling at a price point of 19,999 Rs.A great buy at that time. But now their are new entrants in the 20K range and we would recommend you to go for the Samsung Galaxy R or the LG Optimus 2X (both come with dual core processors). While the Nexus S only has a 1Ghz single core processor.


Only buy the Nexus S if you want to get the ICS update as soon as possible and earlier than others.The Nexus S comes with 16GB of internal memory and a 4-inch Super Clear  Curved LCD display, NFC( Near Field Communication) chip and is powered by 1 GHz processor. NOTE: the international version of nexus S features a super amoled display instead of the super LCD


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Samsung announces its ICS update plans (PR)

has confirmed that it high end devices will be getting the android 4.0 aka ice cream sandwich update. The update will first come out for the Samsung Galaxy S II and the Galaxy Note in the first quarter of 2012, update for other devices will soon follow on. Surprisingly Samsung has not decided to upgrade the Samsung Galaxy S which meets to the minimum hardware requirements to run android 4.0.

Confirmed Devices:

• GALAXY S II
• GALAXY S II LTE (US version)
• GALAXY Note
• GALAXY R
• GALAXY Tab 10.1 (galaxy tab 750)
• GALAXY Tab 8.9 (galaxy tab 730)
• GALAXY Tab 7.7
• GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus

click "continue reading" to read the Press release

Facebook for android Updated

The Facebook App for Android just got updated with new features such as :

• View photos with tags, likes, comments
• messages and notifications are now at the top of your screen
•  respond to friends and stay updated without leaving the page you're on.

It is also said that photos and albums are up to 2 times faster than the previous android app. There is a quick menu on the left from where you can now quickly access news feed, games,groups etc.

[Facebook blog]

[Android market]

HTC flyer gets OTA honeycomb update

The htc flyer has got its long due android honeycomb update. Earlier it came with a skinned android 2.3 UI which made gingerbread quiet usable on a tablet. But, now htc has updated the flyer with android honeycomb (tablet friendly). The update is only confirmed for the 3G+32GB version only but it is confirmed that the wifi versions of the tablet will also get the update soon,but now now. The exact version number of the android honeycomb on the tablet is 3.55.405.1


The htc flyer recently got a massive price cut in India. It is available for about 23,500 Rs.

LG announce their plans for android 4.0 update

life's good?

LG have given out plans for the ICS update for their range of smartphones. The LG Optimus 2X, optimus black and the optimus 3D have already been promised the android 4.0 update (but when??). LG has also claimed that they are trying to make the ICS OS available on as many LG smartphones they can.

"In December this year, the forthcoming upgrade schedule and additional specific models for the ICS OS upgrade will be posted on our LG Mobile Global Facebook page (www.facebook.com/LGMobile) and on our local LG websites"


at 19,999 Rs. isn't the Optimus 2X a good bet?

Blackberry Playbook updated and price also slashed!

The Blackberry Playbook didn't fare well in the tablet market but that is not stopping RIM to keep its playbook updated. Some improvements in the newer version include  ( v1.0.8.4985). For more information about the update go here.
note: a major upgrade is also coming soon to the playbook which will support android applications!

• Updated version of Adobe® Flash® Player version 11.1 and Adobe AIR® 3.1
• Daylight savings time updates for time zones in the regions of Latin America, Australia and Central America

Nokia C7 get symbian belle, unofficially

Nokia has promised the symbian belle update for all nokia phones running symbian Anna. But some people have managed it to get early on their Nokia C7. Their is a video explaining how to do it (below). You can also visit the forums to get more help. If you want to update your C7 then you must have symbian anna already installed. Try at your own risk!

htc confirms ice cream sandwich upgrade for 'some' phones

brilliant?

htc has today announced its plans for the ice cream sandwich updates for its smart-phones. Phones like the sensation and the sensation XL are their but phones such as the incredible s don't feature in the list but don't lose hope htc says that it is continuing to assess their portfolio. Well fingers crossed, a similar phone , galaxy s may also have the same fate as of the incredible s.

Samsung confirms ice cream sandwich upgrade only for select devices, list

budget phones denied? 

Samsung has just confirmed its plans to upgrade its smartphone/tablet lineup to the latest iteration of android, ice cream sandwich 4.0. Surprisingly Sammy has left out the budget devices and only given preference to devices which are costly. Though it is to be noted that Samsung is still "evaluating" devices which could also be upgraded.

BlackBerry Service Update

This is the update upon the Blackberry service problems by the founder of RIM

Samsung Galaxy S II Android 2.3.5 available via kies! (in some regions)

Samsung has started rolling out Android 2.3.5 update for its Galaxy S2 in some regions. The upgrade will probably hide some elements in the touchwiz UI to avoid patent issues with Apple Inc. We do not expect see major changes in the touchwiz UI which some people say that is a copy of ios! surely it looks similar but apple has felt the heat while tackling the android army!