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Mar

28

2012

Google Rolls Out Android 4.0.4 to Multiple Devices, Verizon Galaxy Nexus Not Included

by Stacy Bruce
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It’s a big day for Android fans as Jean-Baptiste Queru (JBQ) has recently announced that Android 4.0.4 is currently being pushed to the Android Open Source Project. According to JBQ, this newest version of Android is full of many goodies, with “a few hundred changes over 4.0.3″ and is the same update that was pushed [...]

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Mar

28

2012

AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Is Available For A Penny And Oh— Has A Leaked ICS Build Available

by Roy Alugbue
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Amazon Wireless will be selling the AT&T Galaxy S II smartphone for a mere 1¢. That’s right gang— a mere penny for new customers. In addition, Amazon will toss in free 2-day shipping when you score the device. Great deal, right? That means those of you on AT&T who have been looking for a new phone [...]

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Mar

28

2012

Android 4.0.4 IMM76 Now Available for Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi [Download]

by Stacy Bruce
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Last night we broke news about the Android 4.0.4 soak test beginning for the Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi. One of our faithful readers informed us of all the goodies included in the 14.6MB IMM76 update which includes: Quicker screen rotation A new setting to choose whether the power button immediately locks the device or not Microsoft Exchange [...]

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Mar

28

2012

Transformer Prime ‘awesome new features’ update to include face unlock and Ethernet support

by Robert Nazarian
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Yesterday we told you how ASUS touted that the upcoming update for the Transformer Prime will have some “awesome new features.” Well I am not sure how awesome they are, but ASUS Italy just shared the details. First of all, the update (9.4.2.21) should hit Prime owners in Italy by tomorrow, which means everyone else should [...]

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Mar

28

2012

Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi Soak Test Underway

by Ed Caggiani
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Well, we told you about an upcoming soak test for the Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi, and various sources are now telling us it has begun. Apparently, this 14.6MB update will bring the device up to Android 4.0.4. According to reports, it’s a big speed improvement and contains many fixes and features. Quicker screen rotation A new [...]

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Mar

27

2012

Evernote update version 3.6 provides list of improvements

by Emily Aquin
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Among the many note apps available in the Google Play Store, Evernote is ranked as one of the best. Having received the status of “Editor’s Choice”, Evernote is a free app that allows users to make notes, take photos, create to-do-lists and record voice memos. To make things easier, it makes all of your notes [...]

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Mar

27

2012

[Leak] Google Drive Screenshot Shows 2GB of Storage, On Tap for Mid-April

by Stacy Bruce
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GigaOM today cited sources about an April release of Google Drive, with a 1GB free storage limit. Today we received a tip from an anonymous but reliable source letting us know that the April release date was in fact accurate, until it was recently changed to the “week of April 16th.” What’s more interesting is [...]

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Mar

27

2012

O2 Galaxy S II now getting Ice Cream Sandwich, What about the Unlocked UK models?

by Robert Nazarian
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O2 just announced the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update is now live for the Galaxy S II, Of course, as usual it’s available through the Kies software. Last week Three was able to release the update so we are now at two carriers. We don’t expect to see T-Mobile UK or Orange until April, [...]

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Mar

26

2012

Google Adds Play Store Link To Their Toolbars In An Effort To Better Advertise The Newly Branded Android Market

by Joe Sirianni
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If you’ve been navigating through your regular Google products such as Google+, Gmail, Maps and Documents, you may have noticed a little change to the toolbar.  Google has begun adding their Google Play Store link in an effort to advertise for the newly branded online entertainment extravaganza.  However, for some odd reason it’s not appearing on [...]

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Mar

23

2012

Orange UK Confirms Samsung Galaxy S II Will Get In April

by Roy Alugbue
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  Well we know that ICS for the UK versions of Samsung Galaxy S II devices are on the way, but aside from Three UK pushing the update out officially— we hadn’t heard too much detail from mobile carriers highlighting when owners of the device would get the update. Mobile carrier Orange UK has finally [...]

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