Samsung withholds Android 4.0 ICS upgrade from Galaxy S, Galaxy Tab due to TouchWiz

Samsung has revealed some disheartening news for owners of the original Galaxy S smartphone and 7-inch Galaxy Tab tablet, as it will not be upgrading those devices to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Samsung cites hardware constraints paired with the necessity to include its custom TouchWiz interface as the reason why it will not be upgrading the smartphones and tablets. ...

Dell Streak 5 updated to Android 2.3 Gingerbread

The Dell Streak 5, Dell’s original smartphone/tablet hybrid, may be discontinued, but the company is doing good to support its customers, as it has just released the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the 5-inch devices. We will excuse the tardiness of the update since the Streak 5 is dead product. The update offers version 1.5.1 of Dell’s Stage UI interface and version 2.27 of the Swype keyboard. Owners can head to Dell’s website to download the update now. ...

Samsung reportedly reevaluating Android 4.0 ICS upgrade plans for Galaxy S, Tab

Last week, Samsung caused quite a ripple in the blogosphere when it announced that it would not be upgrading the original Galaxy S smartphone or the 7-inch Galaxy Tab to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich because of hardware constraints. Now reports are coming in from Korea stating that Samsung is reevaluating its position, and that it is going back to the drawing board to see if it can make the upgrade work on the older hardware. ...