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Ice Cream Sandwich: Say goodbye to bloatware

CNET (blog) - Jessica Dolcourt - 20 Oct, 2011
CNET has recently confirmed with Google that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update will let users disable any application, even those apps that the manufacturer and carrier ...

Google rings up iPhone fight

Boston Herald - Brendan Lynch - 20 Oct, 2011
Google announced two new smartphones this week, as well as Android 4, the latest version of its mobile operating system â€" ratcheting up the war between Google's Android and Apple's iPhone. “Competition is at an all-time high in this ...

HTC evaluating functionality for ICS update on their handsets

Moneycontrol.com - 20 Oct, 2011
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is the first handset to feature Google's latest software update Ice Cream Sandwich. The company can bask in the glory for being the only smartphone manufacturer to have this firmware on their handset at least for the moment. ...

Samsung, Google unveil 'Ice Cream Sandwich' phone

Ninemsn - Susan Hely - 20 Oct, 2011
Tax Time 2011Doing your tax doesn't need to be daunting! Check out ninemsn Finance's Tax Time for tips and advice on how to make your 2011/12 tax return work for you. South Korea's Samsung Electronics Wednesday unveiled its new smartphone that runs on ...

Ice Cream Sandwich: A bold new Android

ZDNet Asia - Nicole Lee, Jessica Dolcourt - 20 Oct, 2011
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich has come a long, long way since it was first talked about at the Google I/O event this May. The big, robust Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS that Google announced in Hong Kong Wednesday night makes Android 2.3 ...

Google Touts Android

Wall Street Journal - Evan Ramstad, Loretta Chao - 20 Oct, 2011
HONG KONGâ€"The chief of Google Inc.'s mobile-technology unit said the company will boost its media and services offerings to better compete with Apple Inc., as the company launched a new version of the Android operating ...

Passing on iPhone 4S? Google has Ice Cream

eTaiwan News - Ian Hamilton - 20 Oct, 2011
Google in partnership with Samsung took the wraps off the Galaxy Nexus on Tuesday night. The new phone likely represents Android's greatest challenge to Apple's iPhone 4S heading into the holiday shopping season. ...

Android 4.0 to be open source in 'coming weeks'

ZDNet Asia - Aloysius Low, Kevin Kwang - 20 Oct, 2011
Google unveils plans to make its upcoming mobile operating system release open source and available when Samsung ships the Galaxy Nexus. HONG KONG--Google has confirmed that its latest version of the Android mobile operating system (OS), ...

Android Source Code Gone For Good?

Slashdot - 20 Oct, 2011
First time accepted submitter vyrus128 writes "Many people were upset at the revelation, reported here in May, that the Honeycomb version of Android would not be open sourced. But Google promised that the next version, Ice Cream Sandwich, ...

Galaxy Nexus, Android 4 'Ice Cream Sandwich' revealed

Christian Science Monitor - Jeff Ward-Bailey - 20 Oct, 2011
Google unveiled Android 4.0 'Ice Cream Sandwich' as Samsung showed off the Galaxy Nexus, the first Android 4 handset. With the just-announced Droid RAZR, Android enthusiasts have lots to get excited about. By Jeff Ward-Bailey / October 19, ...

iOS 5 vs Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0

eTaiwan News - Joan Lee - 20 Oct, 2011
Surprisingly, iOS 5 is the underdog. Google to roll out the most advanced Android OS upgrade yet, the Android Ice Cream Sandwich. By Joan Lee Ask Google or Apple, and both companies will tell you that the operating system is the heart and soul of a ...

Google's new Galaxy Nexus: a phone with a soul

Washington Post - Joshua Topolsky - 20 Oct, 2011
Google wants your phone to make you a superhero, to make you more powerful and to make you smarter. On top of all that, Google wants you to love your phone, too. Apparently, love is an emotion the company has found lacking when it comes to its Android ...

Google's New Android Phone with Samsung Unveiled

The Chosun Ilbo - 20 Oct, 2011
Samsung Electronics and Google unveiled their next-generation smartphone, the Galaxy Nexus, in Hong Kong at 10 am on Wednesday (local time) in a bid to give Apple's recently released iPhone 4S a run for its money. This is the first handset to run on ...

HTC addresses Ice Cream Sandwich update

CNET (blog) - Scott Webster - 20 Oct, 2011
Although HTC has yet to confirm my assumption, I assume that the Nexus S, which debuted with Gingerbread, will be among the first to receive the Android 4.0 upgrade. ...

Ice Cream Sandwich first impressions: A bold new Android

CNET - Nicole Lee, Jessica Dolcourt - 20 Oct, 2011
back in May at Google I/O, and even though there have been feature leaks leading up the big unveiling, there was a lot we didn't see coming. Ice Cream Sandwich is packed with weird and wonderful new features, a dramatically changed interface and fonts, ...

Samsung takes phone lead in Ireland

Irish Times - Ciara O'Brien - 20 Oct, 2011
SAMSUNG HAS taken the lead in Ireland's mobile phone market for the first time, new data shows. According to figures from GFK Retail and Technology, the manufacturer's handsets accounted for 37.3 per cent of Ireland's mobile market in September. ...

Google face detection to take on Apple

Economic Times - 20 Oct, 2011
HONG KONG: Google Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled their new mobilephone software, pitching facial recognition programs that enhance security and photo sorting to challenge Apple Inc.'s recordbreaking iPhone. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus runs Ice ...

Tech wrap: Samsung, Google scream for Ice Cream Sandwich

Reuters - Lars Paronen - 20 Oct, 2011
Samsung and Google unveiled the first smartphone running on Google's latest version of the Android operating system, dubbed “Ice Cream Sandwich”, which combines software used in tablets and smartphones, as they step up competition ...

Samsung Galaxy Nexus: Most ambitious smartphone yet

msnbc.com - Rosa Golijan - 20 Oct, 2011
Google and Samsung announced the Galaxy Nexus, the first LTE-enabled smartphone to feature Android 4.0 â€" better known as Ice Cream Sandwich â€" on Tuesday night. The Galaxy Nexus will offer a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED display with a 1280 x ...

Ice Cream Sandwich: For smartphones and tablets

Washington Post - Hayley Tsukayama - 20 Oct, 2011
Google has given us a glimpse of its vision for the mobile future with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the first phone to launch with Android 4.0, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich. Android's been called an early adopter's platform, a true geek's platform ...

Google's new OS with Samsung phone takes aim at Apple

San Jose Mercury News - Mike Swift - 20 Oct, 2011
Models hold the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus Android phone during its official launch in Hong Kong on October 19, 2011. South Korea's Samsung Electronics unveiled its new smartphone running on Google's latest Android "Ice Cream Sandwich" ...

Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Android 4.0 not quite a super duo

Chicago Sun-Times - Andy Ihnatko - 20 Oct, 2011
The new Galaxy Nexus smartphone is displayed at a news conference in Hong Kong Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd on Wednesday unveiled its Galaxy Nexus smartphone, ...

Google's Foodie Code Names Are Rotten

PC Magazine - John C. Dvorak - 20 Oct, 2011
Google's tendency to name operating systems after foods is absurd and, frankly, makes me want to puke. By John C. Dvorak I don't know about you, but I'm pretty sick and tired of hearing about the new Android OS called “Ice Cream Sandwich. ...

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich: Brilliant Thievery?

InformationWeek - Eric Zeman - 20 Oct, 2011
Google rolled out Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on Wednesday. What's in, what's out, and what features did Google steal from the competition? By Eric Zeman InformationWeek It appears that no feature is safe from being poached these days when it comes ...

Verizon gets first dibs at Galaxy Nexus

CNET (blog) - Nicole Lee - 20 Oct, 2011
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is slated to be a Verizon exclusive during its initial US release. Samsung has confirmed via its Facebook page that the Galaxy Nexus will be available exclusively ...

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Smartphone and Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS: 6 Questions

PCWorld - Jared Newman - 20 Oct, 2011
The road to Google's announcement of the Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone has been long, but we're finally here. At a press event in Hong Kong Tuesday ...

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Coming to Verizon?

PC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - 20 Oct, 2011
After months of speculation, Samsung and Google finally unveiled the Galaxy Nexus, which will be the first smartphone to run the search giant's updated Android 4.0 OS, known as Ice Cream Sandwich. But which US carrier will nab the ...

Ice Cream Sandwich to follow Galaxy Nexus release

CNET (blog) - Scott Webster - 20 Oct, 2011
Nexus S owners may be first in line to see an Ice Cream Sandwich update. Now that the dust has started to settle on the Galaxy Nexus and Ice Cream Sandwich unveiling, it's time to address ...

Face Unlock On Android 4.0: Unlock Your Phone By Looking At It

Huffington Post - 20 Oct, 2011
Face Unlock uses the Galaxy Nexus' front-facing camera and facial recognition software to recognize the phone's owner and unlock the screen. At least that's what it's supposed to do: while demonstrating Face Unlock at the unveiling of the Galaxy Nexus, ...

Galaxy Nexus: 5 Features That Are Ice Cream Cool

InformationWeek (blog) - Paul McDougall - 20 Oct, 2011
Samsung unveils first smartphone to ship with Google's Android 4.0 Ice Cream sandwich OS pre-installed. Initial specs suggest it will be a serious challenger to iPhone 4S. By Paul McDougall InformationWeek Google and Samsung on Tuesday jointly rolled ...

 

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