Canadian Nexus Device Shows Up In WiFi Alliance Database

by Harold Williams on Oct 15th 2011, 9:37am
tagged canada, galaxy nexus, ice cream sandwich, nexus prime

Canadian smartphone users have a reason to get excited for some Ice Cream Sandwich goodness as a Samsung GT-I9250M has turned up in the WiFi Alliance Database. The M in the model number means this version is on the road to Canada, but we have no idea what this device will be called. Actually, the fact that it will have WiFi is all we know, but at least Canadian users can get excited for the Oct. 19th event knowing a new Nexus device should be hitting them soon as well. Stay tuned.

[via wifialliance]

Samsung won’t be the only manufacturer to have a stock Android Ice Cream Sandwich device in 2011

by Robert Nazarian on Oct 14th 2011, 9:55pm
tagged galaxy nexus, HTC, ice cream sandwich, motorola, RAZR, Rezound, Samsung, stock

Our favorite Panda (@black_man_x) is at it again, giving us tips and clues to what’s coming soon. He sent out three particularly interesting tweets tonight about Android Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS):

If I told you that the Galaxy nexus is not the only one… Just the samsung one.. How you love that moto, HTC fans?? #justsaying
Meaning that those that do not prefer Sammy hardware will not have long to wait for ICS hardware from other partners..
All I can say is this… Sammy will not be the only ics stock device by year end.. #fridaybombdroppin #pandanation #sneakypanda

This is a good as any inside information anyone can get. If you look at the hints, the other manufacturer(s) are probably either or both Motorola and HTC. We know HTC has the Rezound coming up and Motorola has the RAZR, which will be announced this Tuesday. Could either of those devices be stock ICS? Actually, I think I prefer Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich.

One other thing to point out is his choice of wording which is “device” instead of phone. He could be implying a tablet, and Motorola has two XOOM 2 tablets on the way.

Stay tuned because the 4th quarter could be the most exciting time for Android ever.

[via black_man_x]

Samsung Galaxy Nexus and HTC Rezound show up in Verizon MAP

by Robert Nazarian on Oct 14th 2011, 9:24pm
tagged galaxy nexus, HTC, map, minimum advertised price, Rezound, Samsung, Verizon, verizon wireless

Verizon’s latest Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) list came out and guess what’s on it? If you guessed the Samsung Galaxy Nexus or the HTC Rezound, you would be right in either case because both of them are listed with a price of $299. We can’t be surprised at the price tag since it seems to be the standard for 4G LTE phones.

All phones eventually show up on MAP so this isn’t really news, but what’s news is the MAP period. Both phones show 11/10 /11 – 5/10/12. I think it’s safe to say that we won’t see either device before November 10th. The Galaxy Nexus was rumored for November 3rd and the Rezound was October 20th. We are not implying that the release date will be November 10th either, we’re just saying that we won’t see them before.

If you wondering what the chances are that November 10th ends up being the date, you will notice the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is listed as starting 7/12/11, but it didn’t released until 7/28/11. On the other hand, the DROID Bionic and Motorola XOOM LTE is listed as starting 9/8/11, and its release date was the same date.

We should find out more next week in Hong Kong.

[via droid-life]

Samsung Galaxy Nexus shows up in Verizon Device Management system

by Robert Nazarian on Oct 13th 2011, 9:26pm
tagged galaxy nexus, ice cream sandwich, Samsung, Verizon, Verizon Wirless

We will finally see the announcement of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus along with Ice Cream Sandwich next week in Hong Kong. We are pretty certain that it will be a Verizon Wireless exclusive for at least a month. Now Droid-Life is reporting that it showed up in Verizon’s Device Management system and it’s called the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

We also have confirmation that it will be compatible with 4G LTE. I am sure this device will rock in every way imaginable except for one thing; battery life. So far all 4G LTE phones have been disappointing in the battery life department, and according to some recent tweets by our favorite Panda, there could be a slight improvement with the Galaxy Nexus, but don’t expect it to be anything like the Galaxy S II.

Another piece of evidence to consider is that there is a “N” for No for global which is a little disturbing since the GSM version will be.

So far all signs point to a November 3rd release date, but the fact that we haven’t seen it hit the FCC is concerning. Usually when a device hits the FCC, it is usually 6 to 8 weeks before it’s released. Either we missed a filing or this one will be the exception. It appears we will finally know for sure in less than a week. Stay tuned as this is going to be a lot of fun.

[via droid-life]

It’s official – Ice Cream Sandwich Event on Oct. 19

by Jim Farmer on Oct 13th 2011, 3:26pm
tagged First-to-knowers, galaxy nexus, Google, hong kong, ice cream sandwich, nexus prime, Oct 18, Oct 19, Samsung

Check it out! The invitation above is turning up in the inboxes of “First-to-knowers” everywhere. The Google Samsung event originally planned for Oct. 11 was postponed, as we know, in respect to the passing of Steve Jobs. Since then the new date has been completely up in the air. Finally we have a definitive and official date of Oct. 19th in Hong Kong. This is without a doubt the unveiling of Ice Cream Sandwich, folks. Notice the trouble they went through to add the ICS logo to the invitation? And Of course Sammy is still coming so I’m sure we’ll see the next Nexus there too. The event begins at 10:00 AM in Hong Kong, so if you’re here in the States like I am, tune your browser to youtube.com/android at 10PM EST on Oct 18th for the live broadcast. Who’s ready? Let us know in the comments.

[via engadget]

Photos Taken From DROID RAZR Discovered On Google Picasa

by Justin Routhier on Oct 12th 2011, 11:32pm
tagged Droid Razr, galaxy nexus, Google, photos, Picasa, pictures

Just a few short days after those Galaxy Nexus pictures surfaced on Google Picasa, photos taken from a DROID RAZR have been discovered on the site as well. If you’re a fan of candid floral snapshots and kitchen countertops, I’m sure you’ll enjoy both of these apparent 6MP (widescreen) images posted by two different Moto employees within the last week.

[via droidlife]

Ice Cream Sandwich And Galaxy Nexus Announcement On For The 19th?

by Harold Williams on Oct 12th 2011, 7:54am
tagged galaxy nexus, ice cream sandwich, nexus prime, Samsung unpacked

The big ICS Galaxy Nexus announcement was supposed to be this past Tuesday at CTIA, but with much disappointment it was postponed. Rumor has it that the Unpacked event has been rescheduled for the 19th of this month. This new date set the event to be held in Hong Kong (of course to catch that you’ll need to be in sync with the time zone change). Since this date is only a week away, stay tuned for more concrete details. They really do need to announce this sooner than later to get the masses on board.

[via engadget]

[Download] Galaxy Nexus Ringtones

by Harold Williams on Oct 11th 2011, 9:11pm
tagged Download, galaxy nexus, nexus prime, ringtones

We have had a huge handful of apps and goodies pulled from Ice Cream Sandwich on the Galaxy Nexus. If you missed any of them, we’ve had the Analog Clock Widget, Google+ 2.0, Android Market 3.2.0, Google Music 4.0.1, ICS wallpapers, and the Galaxy Nexus boot animation. Thanks again to P3Droid, we’ve now got the Galaxy Nexus’s ringtones for you to enjoy as well. P3Droid has asked only to link the file to his original post, so to download you’ll need to create an account on MyDroidWorld if you don’t have one already. You can find the post right from the source link below.

[via mydroidworld]

[Leak] Pictures taken from Samsung Galaxy Nexus surface on Google Picasa

by Robert Nazarian on Oct 11th 2011, 8:21am
tagged EXIF, galaxy nexus, Google, images, nexus prime, Picasa, Samsing

We are all still so disappointed that we won’t see the unveiling of the Galaxy Nexus and Ice Cream Sandwich today, but it won’t stop us from reporting the news surrounding this beloved beast.

Photos have shown up on Google Picasa that were taken from the Galaxy Nexus, and the Exif data shows the device as being called the Galaxy Nexus, which confirms what we’ve been hearing. The photos in question were taken on October 8 and uploaded by two different people that happen to be Google employees.

Because there is a lot of question on whether the Galaxy Nexus will sport a 5MP or 8MP camera, I am sure you’re wondering what the megapixels of these photos are. Unfortunately they are only 3MP because they were probably reduced when uploaded.

Pictures after the break

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[Download] Android Market 3.2.0

by Harold Williams on Oct 10th 2011, 7:22pm
tagged Android Market, android market 3.2.0, Download, galaxy nexus, ice cream sandwich, nexus prime

Thanks to DroidLife we have yet another treat pulled from Ice Cream Sandwich and the Galaxy Nexus. You can now grab the Android Market version 3.2.0, but you may need to be rooted to install this. His up the break for how this all goes down and let us know how it works out for you.

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