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Android Chrome Beta Released
Google has released the Chrome web browser beta for Android users. Unfortunately only those with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich can download and use the app, which is still a pretty small percentage of active devices right now. The apparent focus for now is on speed and efficiency, rather than aesthetics or stability. The general idea is obviously to show off the basic functionality of Android Chrome as opposed to other browsers. So far just what’s been added is a little unspecific, but we do know that tabs have been added which should make viewing multiple pages a much faster and easier process.
Android 4.0's Design Standards
Google’s Matias Duarte has revealed the new operating system (OS) standards for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. For any previous iteration of Android we’d say something along the lines of “who cares” but in this instance it’s actually positive news. Android 4.0, named Ice Cream Sandwich, is supposed to be the version of Android that will herald the new Golden Age for Android devices. Traditionally, one of Android’s biggest problems has been device fragmentation. With so many different and unique devices being pumped out by a multitude of manufacturers across a range of carriers it’s been an extremely difficult for Google to ensure that its Android OS updates actually reach the devices currently on the market. So difficult, in fact, that it hasn’t really been happening.
3.7 Mil Android Devices for Christmas
Andy Rubin, Senior Vice President of Mobile at Google, announced via his Twitter than over 3.7 million Android devices were activated over last Christmas weekend. This is a huge boost over normal, but already impressive number of daily Android activations that currently sits at around 700 thousand new units per day.
HTC Sensation XE Review
The HTC Sensation XE is one of HTC’s current leading devices, offering a similar yet enhanced experience than the original HTC Sensation. Some of the differences between the two devices are obvious due to the very nature of the XE, such as Beats Audio integration or its faster processor, and some are less obvious, even unexpected.
Google Pauses Nexus S ICS Updates
Google recently announced that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update would be rolling out to Google Nexus S devices over the course of the next month. That rollout has now apparently been put on hold in some areas while Google collects and monitors feedback.
British Telecom Suing Google
British Telecom (BT) has become the latest in a long line of companies to lunch a law suit against Google. Last Thursday in Delaware, BT filed a suit claiming that Google was infringing upon over six of its patents. After Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility things seemed to calm down just a tiny bit in the legal wars, so we hope this isn’t an indication of a continuance of hostilities.
Ice Cream Sandwich Soon for Nexus S
Google recently announced an official rollout of Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, to GSM/UMTS versions of the popular Google Nexus S over the coming month via its Google+ account. The speedy availability of the update is a positive indication of what we hope to become a future trend across Android devices. Google hopes that Ice Cream Sandwich will be the version of Android to herald in a new era of reduced fragmentation of Android versions across numerous devices. Basically what that means is that from Ice Cream Sandwich onwards it will apparently be easier for manufacturers to update their devices, allowing companies like Samsung or HTC to release Android updates much faster than they have previously been able to.
Adobe Flash Player Receives Update
The days of Adobe’s mobile Flash Player may be limited, but there’s still a bit of life in it yet. Apparently disappearing after it’s made compatible with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the popular mobile service is still kicking on, despite its imminent doom.
Androidland Launched in Australia
Australia's largest carrier, Telstra, has pulled a world-first out of its pocket and launched an Android specialty store in Melbourne called Androidland. As the name implies, Androidland is an Android specialty store, much in the way the Apple store caters only to its own products, and offers Android fans their own brand-centric hub for everything Android.
No Flash Support in ICS Confirmed
The other week Adobe stunned the tech world by effectively admitting defeat in its war against Apple over mobile Flash for smartphones. In what was a pretty huge announcement Adobe stated that support for Android Flash would be terminated in order to focus on HTML5.
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