While Samsung has already promised to bring Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) to the Galaxy Tab 8.9 eventually, a trio of dedicated developers have already managed to get ICS working on the Galaxy Tab 8.9. We’ve got the details right after the jump!
In the United States, you see people using their iPhone’s virtually everywhere, but there are many more Android devices being used. They are harder to detect because they come in so many different shapes and sizes.
According to a tweet by Google’s Android chief, Andy Rubin, Android is activating over 700,000 Android devices every day. That comes out to about 5 million every week!
With Android 4.x Ice Cream Sandwich, Google made one very major decision regarding the user-interface: replace physical below-screen buttons on the front of the device with virtual on-screen buttons. Instead of home, menu, back, search buttons, Ice Cream Sandwich comes with back, home and task switcher.
Samsung has officially announced the list of devices that are upgradeable to Android 4.x Ice Cream Sandwich, along with dates of when they expect these devices to get said platform update. Details after the jump!
In the latest round of Apple Vs. Everyone lawsuits that seem to be dominating the news of late, the iPhone maker has successfully managed to get HTC's Android hardware banned after the U.S. Trade Commission ruled in its favor. As of April 19th 2012, a ban on HTC's Android hardware will come into effect across the United States unless things change between now and then, of course.
Almost two weeks ago, we heard reports of Verizon “blocking” Google’s NFC-based mobile payment system Google Wallet on the Galaxy Nexus. Verizon later stated this was due to the fact that Google Wallet needed to be integrated with the hardware.
Both critically acclaimed and popular amongst fans, Dead Space was one of the sleeper hits that showed new franchises could break into the big time on home consoles like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game was so successful that not only did it receive a sequel on both consoles and a dubious Wii version too, but the iPhone and iPad also got in on the survival horror-cum-action game goodness, too.
With Android being the great big bag of open source love (usually!) that it is, we always knew this would happen, but it is worth noting anyway.
After the Galaxy Tab received an unofficial, alpha ROM for Android 4.0.1 Ice Cream Sandwich, Motorola’s Xoom has received one too! Check out our step-by-step guide on how to install it after the jump!
