Samsung has finally announced its plans to upgrade the Galaxy S II line of smartphones to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. As expected, the announcement was made through the company’s official Twitter account. The roll-out of the update will begin in South Korea and Europe before heading to other markets Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich update
Now Samsung has confirmed the Samsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich update is landing next week, here’s our constantly updated hub of all information for the next level of Android on your flagship Samsung phone.The problem with Android updates is the process is so staggered, leading to consumers getting angry at the length of time it takes them to receive the next generation of software.Once Google throws out the source code to the manufacturers, it’s up to them to divert resources to combining the latest version of Android with their hardware – this can take longer if ...
Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G Arrives March 21
T-Mobile USA today announced that the Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G will be available in select T-Mobile stores starting March 21 for $149.99 with a new contract after a $50 mail-in rebate. It will reach all T-Mobile’s sales channels by March 28. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Virgin Mobile Taking Preorders for Alcatel Venture
Virgin Mobile USA recently began accepting preorders for the Venture, a monoblock Android smartphone that includes both a full QWERTY keyboard and a 2.8-inch touch display. The phone is made by Alcatel One Touch and distributed by PCD. The Venture also includes a 600MHz processor, Bluetooth 3.0, a 2-megapixel camera with LED flash, microSD support up to 32GB, Wi-Fi, GPS, and speakerphone. It runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and costs $99. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Sony Xperia Sola Includes NFC Support and ‘Floating Touch’
Sony Mobile today announced the Xperia Sola smartphone. The stand-out feature of the Sola is what Sony calls “floating touch navigation,” which allows users to navigate through web pages by hovering their finger over the display. Sony said the technology will evolve and add more features over time. The Sola also ships with NFC-based SmartTags, which can be used to automatically configure certain profiles/settings. Other features of the Sola include a 3.7-inch Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine; 1GHz dual-core processor; 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash, and ...
Samsung Commences Delivery of Android 4.0 for Galaxy S II
Samsung today announced that it has begun pushing the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich system update to some variants of the Galaxy S II. The upgrade will first arrive in Poland, Hungary, Sweden, and Korea today, followed by a gradual roll out to other markets. Samsung said that the Galaxy S II LTE will also receive Android 4.0. U.S. carriers have not yet disclosed plans concerning Android 4.0 for their variants of the Galaxy S II. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Nokia Offering Browser-Based Maps to Android and iOS
Nokia today announced that users of Android smartphones and the iPhone can access Nokia Maps from the browser of their device. Once users point their browser to m.maps.nokia.com, the online tool offers turn-by-turn navigation for driving and public transport, and voice-guided navigation for those traveling by foot. Nokia Maps also supports satellite view, public transport view, and live traffic view. Nokia Maps for Android and iOS is free to use. Tweet Vote on HN ...
LG Rumor Reflex messaging phone announced for Sprint, Boost Mobile
Sprint and Boost Mobile have announced the new LG Rumor Reflex, a QWERTY messaging phone that features a slide-out keyboard and touchscreen display. Tweet Vote on HN ...
LG Sprint and Boost Both to Offer LG Rumor Reflex
Sprint today provided more details about the LG Rumor Reflex, which was sighted on Boost Mobile’s web site last weekend. This “green” device is the latest from Sprint to target those looking to minimize their ecological footprint. According to Sprint, the LG Rumor Reflex features a 31% post-consumer recycled shell; an energy efficient charger; no environmentally sensitive materials, including polyvinyl chloride, brominated flame retardants, halogen, beryllium, phthalates, and nickel; and ships with fully recyclable packaging. The Rumor Reflex offers a 3.0-inch WQVGA ...
Blackberry RIM Buys RF Engineering Firm
Research In Motion today announced that is has acquired a company called Paratek Microwave. Paratek creates adaptive tuning technologies for multi-band handsets. RIM says the Pareatek team has been added to its own radio engineering team, where it will help RIM refine the radios in its phones. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Tweet Vote on HN ...