Ice Cream Sandwich coupled with Galaxy Nexus equals a heady mixture

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

CNET - ‎Oct 20, 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. ...

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

CNET (blog) - Molly Wood - ‎Oct 20, 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 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 ...

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 ...

iPhone 4S vs. Samsung Galaxy S II ... The drop test

ZDNet (blog) - Adrian Kingsley-Hughes - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎
Some more iOS 5 secretsHow does Apple's iPhone 4S and Samsung's Galaxy S II compare in drop tests? Warranties firm SquareTrade carried out drop tests of the two handsets from both waist and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Samsung Galaxy Nexus gets priced at pound 429 roughly Rs 33 462

Moneycontrol.com - ‎Oct 19, 2011‎
So, after the specifications of the Galaxy Nexus have been officially released, details about the phone's pricing have surfaced on websites online. On a site named Clove Technology, which is a gadget website in the UK, the Galaxy Nexus is priced at ...

Google's Face Unlock to take on Apple

Times of India - ‎Oct 19, 2011‎
HONG KONG: Google Inc and Samsung Electronics Co unveiled their new mobile phone software, pitching facial recognition programs that enhance security and photo sorting to challenge Apple Inc's record-breaking iPhone. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus runs Ice ...

Ice Cream Sandwich: A bold new Android

ZDNet Asia - Nicole Lee, Jessica Dolcourt - ‎Oct 19, 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 ...

Passing on iPhone 4S? Google has Ice Cream

eTaiwan News - Ian Hamilton - ‎Oct 19, 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 - ‎Oct 19, 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 ...

Galaxy Nexus, Android 4 'Ice Cream Sandwich' revealed

Christian Science Monitor - Jeff Ward-Bailey - ‎Oct 19, 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 - ‎Oct 19, 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 - ‎Oct 19, 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 - ‎Oct 19, 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 - ‎Oct 19, 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 - ‎Oct 19, 2011‎
We first heard about Ice Cream Sandwich 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, ...

Tech wrap: Samsung, Google scream for Ice Cream Sandwich

Reuters - Lars Paronen - ‎Oct 19, 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 - ‎Oct 19, 2011‎
Google and Samsung announced the Galaxy Nexus, the first LTE-enabled smartphone to feature Android 4.0 " better known as Ice Cream Sandwich " 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 - ‎Oct 19, 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 ...

Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Android 4.0 not quite a super duo

Chicago Sun-Times - Andy Ihnatko - ‎Oct 19, 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 - ‎Oct 19, 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. ...

Verizon gets first dibs at Galaxy Nexus

CNET (blog) - Nicole Lee - ‎Oct 19, 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 - ‎Oct 19, 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 ...

Google unveils Samsung Galaxy Nexus with latest Android version

San Jose Mercury News - Mike Swift - ‎Oct 19, 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 Coming to Verizon?

PC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - ‎Oct 19, 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 - ‎Oct 19, 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 - ‎Oct 19, 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, ...

 

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