Ice Cream Sandwich: Deep-Dive Tour With Android's Chief Engineer

Release Date 21 Oct, 2011 in Gizmodo Australia

 
   
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Google commits to open source Android 4 and calendar API

Inquirer - Lawrence Latif - 21 Oct, 2011
SMARTPHONE DEVELOPER Google has said that it will open source its Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and make changes to some of the application programming interfaces (APIs). Google's recent release of Android 4.0 Ice ...

Tech Check: Google's Ice Cream Sandwich, Siri talks back

CNN - Doug Gross - 21 Oct, 2011
On Tech Check, Doug Gross, Stephanie Goldberg and Mark Milian talk Google's Ice Cream Sandwich. Then Siri speaks up. Tech Check: Will Google's Ice Cream Sandwich help take a bite out of Apple? (CNN) -- On this week's Tech Check ...

Quote of the Week: 'Phone bills shouldn't cost more than the rent'

Register - 21 Oct, 2011
By Brid-Aine Parnell • Get more from this author QuotW This was the week when neither rumours of a new smaller iPad nor the huge sales of the iPhone 4S were enough to stop Apple's fourth fiscal quarter earnings from dipping below estimates. ...

Android 4.0 is coming, what flavor ice cream will you get?

ZDNet (blog) - James Kendrick - 21 Oct, 2011
Summary: Android device owners are clamoring for information about when they can expect Android 4.0 to arrive. They should be wondering what flavor they will get if it does. The unveiling of Android 4.0, ...

10 Coolest Android Ice Cream Sandwich Features

PC Magazine - Jeffrey L. Wilson - 21 Oct, 2011
Google's Android 4.0â€"better known as Ice Cream Sandwichâ€"has the usual smorgasbord of new features; we?ve selected the ten most delicious features. By Jeffrey L. Wilson Wednesday morning, Google and Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Nexus, the first phone ...

Android Ice Cream Sandwich: As tasty as we hoped?

Christian Science Monitor - Matthew Shaer - 21 Oct, 2011
Google took the wraps off Android Ice Cream Sandwich this week. How will stand up to iOS 5 and Microsoft's Mango? By Matthew Shaer / October 21, 2011 Android Ice Cream Sandwich was unveiled by Google this week. On Wednesday, at a joint event with ...

Ice Cream Sandwich coming to Xperia handsets says Sony Ericsson

Moneycontrol.com - 21 Oct, 2011
Samsung may be the only smartphone manufacturer to have Google's latest Android Ice Cream Sandwich on their Galaxy Nexus, however, the competition is not far behind. Yesterday it was reported that Motorola as well as HTC are looking at all features and ...

Google takes on iPhone 4S

Asia Times Online - Martin J Young - 21 Oct, 2011
HUA HIN, Thailand - Google's new long-awaited smartphone, the Galaxy Nexus, announced this week, is shaping to be a serious challenger to Apple's iPhone 4S. The Samsung partnered unit, which will go on sale next month, ...

Inside Google's Ice Cream Sandwich phones, tablets

CNET - Brooke Crothers - 21 Oct, 2011
While user-facing software is what usually makes or breaks a platform--and Google's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is no exception--underlying hardware can make the critical difference ...

Android Ice Cream Sandwich versus iOS 5: Killer features

CNET - Jessica Dolcourt - 21 Oct, 2011
What I'm about to attempt--comparing Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with Apple iOS 5--is a little like tiptoeing through a minefield. Most of you won't be happy and somebody could get ...

Ep. 1563: A Nexus, Razr and a Lytro. It's the tech trifecta!

CNET - 21 Oct, 2011
To play this video, you need Javascript enabled and the latest version of Flash installed. Install Flash now Video description: VidBlogger Nation's founder Marc Scarpa joins us to talk about his Social TV Network and the rise of new media. ...

Ice Cream Sandwich: A Deep-Dive Tour With Android's Chief Engineer

Wired News - Mike Isaac - 21 Oct, 2011
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. â€" There are few things in this world I despise more than software updates. Downloading hundreds of files, waiting for the progress bar to fill, restarting the device â€" it's all a thankless chore. Usually. ...

Buzz Out Loud 1563: A Nexus, Razr and a Lytro. It's the tech trifecta! (Podcast)

CNET (blog) - Molly Wood - 21 Oct, 2011
VidBlogger Nation's founder Marc Scarpa joins us to talk about his Social TV Network and the rise of new media. Buzz Out Loud's own legal advisor Gil Cabrera joins us to talk about Samsung ...

Galaxy Nexus Vs. RAZR: Android Smackdown

InformationWeek - Eric Zeman - 21 Oct, 2011
Motorola and Samsung both debuted brand new LTE 4G Android superphones on Tuesday. Which is the better device? By Eric Zeman InformationWeek It's always great to see two companies announce competing products with lots of flash on the same day. ...

Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs. Motorola Droid RAZR

Computerworld (blog) - Jr Raphael - 21 Oct, 2011
It's not often that two high-profile phones launch on the same day. This week, though, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Motorola Droid RAZR officially entered the world within the same 10-hour span. The Droid RAZR and Galaxy ...

Want the Android 'Ice Cream Sandwich' Source Code? Sit Tight

PC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - 21 Oct, 2011
Google this week formally unveiled Android 4.0, dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich, at a Hong Kong event that also included the debut of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Developers, however, were left wondering if they would be able to get their ...

When will current Android devices get upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich? Here are ...

ZDNet (blog) - Ricardo Bilton - 21 Oct, 2011
Summary: With Ice Cream Sandwich on the horizon, companies are slowly releasing their understandably vague update schedules. While a lot has been written about the new features that Android 4.0 is ...

Ice Cream Sandwich: 7 More Cool Features

PCWorld - Eric Mack - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎
Ice Cream Sandwich, Google's latest update to the Android franchise, has plenty of improvements and changes hidden under the surface that make the mobile OS even sweeter. With more Android phones being ...

Devs still frozen out of Android ice cream source

Register - Gavin Clarke - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎
Google's Ice Cream Sandwich has been served, and it looks destined to give live-free-or-die open sourcers continued indigestion for now at least. Android 4.0, as it's officially known, was released this week ...

Galaxy Nexus Offers Just Desserts

Philadelphia Inquirer (blog) - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎
The twice delayed (by external circumstances) Galaxy Nexus phone with Android 4.0 finally made its debut this morning at a trade show in Hong Kong. Was it worth the wait? Samsung and Google's new flagship phone is almost as big as an Ice Cream Sandwich ...

Android Ice Cream Sandwich in pictures

ZDNet UK - Jessica Dolcourt - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎
The latest version of Google's mobile operating system includes a ton of tasty new features, with Google stressing the magazine-style look of the Ice Cream Sandwich interface. ...

Android Ice Cream Sandwich: The complete FAQ

Computerworld (blog) - Jr Raphael - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎
So what exactly is new with Ice Cream Sandwich, and what'll it mean for you? Here are answers to all of your most pressing questions. What looks different in Android Ice Cream Sandwich? So much has changed with Ice Cream ...

Five Galaxy features you won't find on the iPhone

Globe and Mail - Seth Fiegerman - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎
The Apple iPhone 4S shattered records with 4 million sales in its first weekend, but the popular smartphone may have a little more competition from another new release, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The phone, which Samsung and Google unveiled Wednesday at ...

Report: 'Ice Cream Sandwich' Coming to Droid RAZR in Early 2012

PC Magazine - Sara Yin - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎
On Tuesday evening, Google announced Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich, a major revamp that will unite smartphone and tablet Android OSes for the first time. As with previous updates, Google will debut the new OS on its own Galaxy Nexus ...

Ice Cream Sandwich debuted with Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Washington Post - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎
The newest Google Android operating system, called Ice Cream Sandwich, was debuted Wednesday on the much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy Nexus, which is intended to rival the newly-released iPhone 4S. As Hayley Tsukayama reported: Smile! ...

Samsung and Google unveil Galaxy Nexus smartphone

BusinessWeek - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎
Samsung Electronics unveiled its newest Galaxy Nexus smartphone Wednesday, the first to use the latest version of Google's Android operating system. The new phone is seen as the Samsung-Google partnership's answer to Apple's iPhone 4S, which in less ...

Why Google doesn't (and shouldn't) care about tablets yet

CNN International - Tim Carmody - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎
While there was some loose speculation around the web that maybe we'd see a new Xoom tablet or a preview of the next Galaxy Tab running Android's new Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, the focus was rightly on what Google, ...

Samsung Galaxy Note price gets cut back down

Inquirer - Chris Martin - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎
ONLINE RETAILER Clove has announced that the Samsung Galaxy Note price has been cut and the launch date will be 1 November. Clove said, "It looks like Samsung may have realised the initial price of £559 for the Note was perhaps a little ...

Samsung designed its Nexus handset with Apple lawyers in mind

Inquirer - Dave Neal - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎
KOREAN HARDWARE VENDOR Samsung has revealed that the design of its Galaxy Nexus smartphone was influenced by Apple and its lawyers' dogged pursuit of its other Galaxy devices. Samsung announced the handset yesterday, and it looks neat and ...

iPhone4S vs Galaxy Nexus vs Droid Razr

Times of India - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎
The smartphone battle has just got hotter. Just days after Apple launched iPhone 4S, Samsung has launched its much awaited Galaxy Nexus powered by brand new version of Android OS, Ice Cream Sandwich. Joining the fray is Motorola's Droid Razr, ...

 

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