Articles Tagged Samsung
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.
HTC Zeta a 2.5GHz Quad Core?
Some pics have cropped up on Engadget about a mysterious phone that’s rumored to be coming from HTC. Specs include Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a 4.5 inch display, 32GB of storage, an impressive 1830mAh battery, an 8MP camera and 1.3MP front-facing camera. Most intriguingly the HTC ‘Zeta’ is said to be on its way with an absolutely astonishing quad-core 2.5GHz processor.
HTC Might Not Have First Quad-Core
Earlier this week we did a post about how HTC could be the first manufacturer with a quad-core handset in reference to leaked information about the HTC Edge. Now information is starting to hit the web about quad-core research being conducted by LG, Samsung and Motorola, all of whom are trying to be the first on the market with the next gen of super-phones.
Google Nexus One Denied Android 4.0
The first ever Google Nexus devices, the Google Nexus One, finally looks to have reached the end of the line. Google has confirmed that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich will not be coming to the iconic device. It’s not for lack of trying, or by any kind of economically-driven laziness on Google’s part; the specs of the Nexus One just aren’t up to the task.
Temporary Break in Communications
Our regular readers would have noticed an unusual amount of inactivity on our tech blog this last 2 weeks. The reason for this temporary silence is pretty simple; I was on holidays. I had the unique misfortune of planning and booking a holiday smack bang on top of 2 of the biggest news weeks in mobile news history several months in advance. An unfortunate coincidence for which you all have my apologies.
Samsung Galaxy S 2 Review (Euro)
The Samsung Galaxy S 2 is receiving a lot of attention right now, both from the media and from customers themselves. Quite rightfully so, the Galaxy S 2 is Samsung’s new flagship device and the rightful heir to the original Samsung Galaxy S throne. It’s currently the best-selling top-end Android device in the world but does it deserve to be? We take a look to see if the Galaxy S 2 really does live up to all the hype.
Samsung Planning to Focus on Bada?
There’s a rumour circulating the web right now that come 2013 Samsung will ditch the Windows Phone platform and start pushing its very own Bada OS. Despite Samsungs claim that it has absolutely no intentions of picking up webOS and running with it on a “third time’s a charm” ideology, this rumour seems sketchy at best. There's also no mention of continued Android support, but we can't imagine Samsung turning their back on the Android platform.
Samsung Stratosphere on its Way
The Samsung Stratosphere has hit the FSS with some interesting specs. A 4 inch Super AMOLED display is always great to see from Samsung, the 5MP camera is pretty standard but we do like the inclusion of a 1.3MP front-facing camera. 2GB of internal storage is a bit disappointing but will be made up for with expandable memory. Although we’re as yet unsure if there will be a complimentary MicroSD card that comes with the phone or if it will be an additional cost. We’re also expecting to see it on nothing less than Android 2.3.4, so customers will be able to make good use of that front-facing camera with GTalk video support.
Samsung Galaxy Note Announced
Samsung has recently announced one of its newest upcoming toys: the Samsung Galaxy Note. The first thing one notices about the Galaxy Note is its unusual size. Sporting a whopping 5.3 inch 1280 x 800 display it’s difficult to say whether this device is a tablet or a phone, but whatever you’d call it it’s certainly grabbing a lot of attention.
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