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Verizon Snags The LG Intuition on Sept. 6 for $199

September 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Today Verizon announced that it’s going to carry the LG Intuition, they announced the U.S. carrier’s version of the LG Optimus Vu. The LG Optimus Vu was LG’s answer to the Samsung Galaxy Note. With Samsung holding a threshold on the 5-inch corner of Android smartphone market it was only a matter of time before someone gave them a run, and LG answered the call. The LG Intuition did so in its own way, with a 4:3 aspect ratio, LG is giving it a more square feel than our modern smartphones. [Read more...]

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Sprint Nexus S 4G Getting Ice Cream Sandwich…Today?

February 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The Sprint Nexus S 4G should be getting its first taste of Ice Cream Sandwich sooner than some may have expected. If an employee leak is to be considered credible, we can expect the Android 4.0 update for this device today, February 16.

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Several HTC Devices getting ICS in the Near Future

February 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Prepare yourselves- HTC has released its schedule for devices getting the upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich.

By the end of March devices including the HTC Sensation, Sensation 4G, and the Sensation XE will have [Read more...]

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Google launches Chrome for Android beta

February 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Chrome for Android beta 4.0

Chrome has launched in the Android Market for phones and tablets operating 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). This is the first “official” Chrome to be released for Android. Since it’s a beta rollout, it’s not going to be a game changer for how use utilize your mobile browser, but it definitely creates a more fluid way of browsing, and for that alone Google gets an A for effort from me!

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CyanogenMod 9 For Samsung Galaxy S II

December 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

If you’ve ever flashed a custom ROM chances are you’ve heard of CyanogenMod (and probably flashed it), either way you should be excited for the upcoming release of CM9 for not only the SGSII, but for nearly every other phone on the market.

(The device pictured above is running the ICSrewD ROM off of the XDA Forums)

Codeworkx has been providing status updates about CM9 on the device and keeping all of the faithful followers up to date, even providing some projected ETAs which is damn near unheard of from a developer. [Read more...]

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Motorola Xoom Ice Cream Sandwich – Second Look – Updated Build

December 22, 2011 By 2 Comments

Not even an hour later razorbladex401 works his miracle of compiling the AOSP bits and has developed a near perfect build. And when we say Near Perfect, we mean it. Besides the non-functioning camera, this version of ICS for the Motorola Xoom Wifi is crazy fast. Multitasking through the applications and browsing the internet felt like we were using a whole new device, perhaps a device running a quad core. Seriously folks, ICS is no joke when it comes to updating all of our old devices and making them new again. Everything works as advertised including the resizable widgets, market and other google apps (via a flashable .zip), and many games. The green flashing screen has already been addressed and fixed and is looking to be a more stable build by the minute.

We tested a few of the various applications included as well as installing Apparatus and they all ran even smoother than expected. Google has really outdone themselves this time around. [Read more...]

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Google Nexus Prime: First Android 4.0 Phone

June 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Craving an Ice Cream Sandwich? We all are.

It would seem yet again that Google has paired up with Samsung to release another Nexus phone. This time including the first device running Android’s newest baby: “Android 4.0 – Ice Cream Sandwich.”

The “Google Nexus Prime” (unconfirmed name) will be boasting some next-generation specifications, as expected. Included with the new device is a beautiful 1280×720 resolution Super AMOLED HD screen (normal AMOLED as of now is only 420×800), Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, dual core 1.5Ghz processor, 1Gig of RAM, and the ability to record in 1080p with a 5MP camera. At first glance the camera seems “a little behind” but is no ordinary camera on a phone. The advanced lens includes superior low light performance and enhanced image quality.
The Prime also plans on removing hardware buttons altogether and running with a system similar to what Honeycomb uses. The on-screen buttons will be good for lowlight situations but will hinder many people’s ability to wake the device using the Home button or similar function; although unable to wake it, it will preserve the device more because overuse of the hardware buttons will not be an issue.

BGR believes that the device will be issued to multiple companies and will have no carrier preloads or OEM customizations on it (Thank heavens! I’m getting tired of that TWLauncher, Samsung). They also believe that the device will have carrier specific models, similar to the Galaxy S series. All of the devices may be launched around the same time, but we have no confirmed or theoretical date as of yet.

Thanks: BGR

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