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- Rumor: Google-Asus co-branded tablet to come in July after all
- At last, MOTOACTV works with all Android phones
- Sprint Nexus S 4G finally gets official Android 4.0 ICS, OTA rollout starting today
- Speech recognition: life before Siri, and what’s to come
- BeMe: New, fun way to communicate via SMS
- Where are the quad core toting, 3300mAh beefy battery beholdin’ Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX contenders?
- Google and Paramount sign movie rental deal, 500 titles coming to Google Play and YouTube
- Samsung planing to open Apple-like branded stores in North America
- HTC gets Face Unlock patent, could stir up an internal Android legal war
- ICS to come soon to Telus’ Samsung Galaxy S2 X
| Rumor: Google-Asus co-branded tablet to come in July after all Posted: 06 Apr 2012 03:20 AM PDT
We knew, or at least we thought we knew, for a while now, that Google and Asus are working on a co-branded 7-inch tablet, designed to directly challenge Amazon's very successful Kindle Fire. Rumored to be powered by a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, to run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box, and to cost no more than $250, the Nexus Tablet, or whatever they will end up calling it, will probably not be released before July. At least that's what the guys at The Verge are claiming today, after finding out from undisclosed sources that the device still needs serious "tweaking" before it can be introduced to the public. It's unclear if July is now set for the unveiling of the device or for the actual release, but, all in all, neither of the two possibilities wouldn't come as a huge shock for us here at Android Authority. Why Google and Asus still need time to work on the 7-incherEarly rumors from a couple of weeks back stated that the Google-Asus co-branded tablet could be available for sale as soon as May, but many pundits dismissed the speculation due to a couple of reasons. First of all, even though nobody at Google or Asus has confirmed this officially, the actual research and manufacturing work on the device hasn't started until a few months back. The whole idea behind the making of a strong, elegant, and affordable 7-incher running Android wasn't even around until the end of 2011, when we first started hearing about the impressive sales of Amazon's Kindle Fire.
Keeping this in mind, even though we are talking about two huge companies with the ability of getting an enormous amount of work done in a very short while, it’s hard to believe that their 7-incher could be finished by the end of May, especially considering the amount of scrutiny the device will receive from media and technology enthusiasts all over the world. Also, let's not forget what we are dealing with here. If rumors prove to be accurate, Google and Asus will be coming with a gadget that will probably be twice as snappy as the Kindle Fire and will be made available at around the same price. It's obvious, therefore, that the two technology giants will either have to cut some corners and make some performance, design, or software sacrifices, or, they will have to assume substantial financial losses. Either way, this is not an easy decision to make and is yet another reason to push back the release for as much as possible. On the other hand, if the tablet won't come in July either and the launch will be once again delayed, Google and Asus might be in even more trouble. According to rumors we commented on last week, Amazon is gearing to release two to four tablets this year. At least one of these gadgets is thought to come as soon as July and it might give Google's Nexus tablet a serious run for its money. Furthermore, The Verge also reports that Apple might be coming with a 7-inch tablet of its own in the near future, supposedly called the iPad mini. Google and Asus must release their own gadget before the iPad mini or else they will be in big, big trouble. Let's stop the rumor mill from grinding for the time being, because we know that too much speculation can hurt our perception on reality, but check back on our website soon for the latest developments on the Google-Asus co-branded tablet. This article, Rumor: Google-Asus co-branded tablet to come in July after all , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.
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| At last, MOTOACTV works with all Android phones Posted: 06 Apr 2012 02:43 AM PDT
Do you want to link your MOTOACTV device to your Android-powered Motorola smartphone, so that you can – among other things – sync data and receive notifications on the diminutive device? There's an (Android) app for that. If, for some reason, you bought the $250 fitness tracking device and want to download the same app for your non-Motorola phone, you're in luck. Motorola has announced that the pairing app will soon be compatible with all Android phones. The new app retains all the features that fitness buffs have come to rely on, namely the ability to receive notifications of incoming calls and answer calls, redial calls from the notifications list on MOTOACTV, receive text messages, receive reminders from the phone's calendar, and sync fitness data. As for new goodies that the app will bring, they include the ability to launch a workout plan that you create on the phone from the MOTOACTV, track progress of your fitness goals on the phone, and set up WiFi networks for the MOTOACTV on the phone. It's worth mentioning that the app only works for Android 2.1 and above. Motorola MOTOACTV is an Android-based fitness tracker device/portable music player with a 1.6-inch screen. The device surprisingly comes with two generous storage options — 8GB and 16GB. Given the popularity of the basic model, Motorola has introduced the MOTOACTV Golf Edition with features like GPS tracking, virtual caddy, and online clubhouse. Owners of the regular MOTOACTV model have until April 16 to download the free beta version of the device's software that contains the golf-tracking features. No related posts. This article, At last, MOTOACTV works with all Android phones , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.
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| Sprint Nexus S 4G finally gets official Android 4.0 ICS, OTA rollout starting today Posted: 06 Apr 2012 02:34 AM PDT
After reporting last week on an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the UMTS/GSM Nexus S and the HSPA+ variant of the Galaxy Nexus, other Nexus S adopters should finally prepare for an (official) taste of Ice Cream Sandwich. More exactly, according to a tweet from Sprint, all of their Nexus S 4G smartphones should start receiving OTA (over-the-air) ICS updates right about…now. Of course, you shouldn't all expect to receive the instantly, as these kinds of things sometimes take days, or even weeks, to reach out to all customers. As a matter of fact, the guys at Sprint have taken all the necessary precautions in their official statement earlier today and have stressed that they are expecting all users to receive the update "in the next month". The ICS version made available for Sprint's Nexus S 4G will of course be the latest 4.0.4 and, if you haven't yet received a prompt message on your handheld, you should check out your phone's System updates from Menu – Settings – About Phone – System updates. If this doesn't work, you could try to reboot your device one or two times and, if this doesn't work either, you must be on the "waiting list" for now. Don't panic, though, because sooner or later you will be getting an Ice Cream Sandwich taste on your Nexus S 4G and you will probably not regret the wait at all!
Like you can imagine, the Android 4.0 update will be bringing a lot of enhancements, improvements and fixes to your smartphone, some of the most important being the new "refined, evolved" user interface that practically everyone loves right now, Android Beam, a feature allowing you to quickly share web pages, apps, contacts or videos with anyone by syncing two NFC-enabled phones together, as well as a redesigned camera, web browser, and an improved keyboard. The full list of enhancements, updates and improvements is available here, but I think that most of you already know what to expect from Ice Cream Sandwich, don’t you? So, what are you guys waiting for? Go check your phone and see if the update is ready to be installed! And if it is, hit us back with a comment telling us how the device feels and whether the differences are as important as expected! No related posts. This article, Sprint Nexus S 4G finally gets official Android 4.0 ICS, OTA rollout starting today , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.
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| Speech recognition: life before Siri, and what’s to come Posted: 06 Apr 2012 01:59 AM PDT
Though the world is captivated by Siri and her charming ways, old-skoolers know better that she's not the first virtual assistant to be offering such service. Siri may have brought some personality to the table, alongside her ability to respond to natural language and understand context, albeit in a limited way, but the technology itself is nothing new. In fact, man’s dream to command devices using nothing but voice dates back to the 1950s. Here's a brief look of how speech recognition technology has come along since the old days and what the future has in store in this fascinating field. 1950s – 1990sSpeech recognition technology was in its infancy in the 1950s. The first system, named Audrey (Automatic Digit Recognizer), was developed by Bell Laboratories in 1952 and could only recognize numbers. The device, although accurate, forced the speaker to pause for 350 milliseconds between words and only understood the numbers 1 to 9.  "The" Audrey It wasn't until 10 years later that IBM showcased the Shoebox device, which had improved speech recognition abilities. Big Blue’s "speech recognizer", as it was called back then, could understand a whopping 16 words in English – 10 digits and six arithmetical command words. Speech recognition technology made some big leaps in the 1970s when the US Department of Defense decided to chip in and provide research funding. One of the results of these efforts was Harpy, a speech understanding system developed by the Carnegie Mellon University that could understand about 1000 words.  The IBM Shoebox in action The 1970s was also the time when speech recognition technology got a boost in the form of the hidden Markov model, or HMM, a statistical method that helps machine better identify words by using complex mathematical pattern-matching algorithms. The HMM would go on to became the basis of most speech recognition software developed by AT&T, IBM, Philips, and Dragon Systems. In 1985, Kurzweil Applied Intelligence released the first speech-to-text program, which understood 1,000 words. They followed it up by releasing an updated version two years later, which saw the vocab grew to 20,000 words. The technology at a whole, however, was still hampered by the reliance on the discrete utterance system, which made it a necessity to pause between words. The 1990s finally saw multiple companies releasing speech recognition software for the masses. In 1994, Dragon released its discrete speech recognition software, Dragon Dictate, for a cool $9,000. It competed with IBM Personal Dictation System, Kurzweil Voice for Windows, Listen for Windows, and other numerous offerings. In 1997, Dragon introduced the first continuous speech dictation software from the company, the "Naturally Speaking". The new version removed the need for users to pause between words. The 2000s and the mobile revolutionWith the speech recognition industry in a lull state, taking the technology to mobile devices was the logical step to take. Google Voice Search app made its way to the iPhone in 2008. The app relies on Google's cloud data center to process voice requests, matching them with the huge pool of human-speech samples and search queries collected by the web giant. This method effectively dealt with the issues of data availability and the lack of processing ability that troubled speech recognition software. A personalized recognition feature was added to the Android app in December 2010, allowing it to produce better result by analyzing your voice and learning your unique speech patterns.  Along came Siri In 2011, Siri came along and took the world by storm. This was part due to Apple's clever marketing, and part for “her” rather unique way of handling requests. Using the same cloud-based processing like Google Voice Search, Siri is able to provide a contextual reply with a hint of artificial intelligence. This was more than enough to rejuvenate the speech recognition industry, while putting the pressure back on to create better iterations of speech recognition software. Though Android isn’t short supply of options when it comes to virtual assistants, Google is currently developing a new voice intelligent assistant, which it will name simply the Assistant. Word has it that the app would be pushed big time by Google in Q4 2012. Google also plans to release an API of the app so that it can be integrated into other apps by developers. What’s nextPeter Mahoney, chief marketing officer of Nuance Communications, the brain behind the Dragon speech-recognition application, talked to Ars Technica about what lies ahead for future voice assistants. According to Mahoney, aside from understanding requests in conversational tone, we can look forward to the days when voice activated assistants will remember every little request that we've ever made, thus enabling them to respond better to casual questions. “I think you’ll see systems that are more conversational, that have the ability to ask more sophisticated follow-up questions and adapt to the individual,” Mahoney said. Mahoney concluded by saying that "the systems will learn from us about what kinds of things they need to cover, and they’ll get smarter over time." Eventually, the voice assistants in our smartphones will develop long-term memory to cater users better. With an improvement in speech recognition algorithms and supporting hardware, the limitations that current voice assistants are facing will be a thing of the past. It is plausible that we will see speech recognition technology embedded in household items and most mobile devices in the near future. What do you think? Will speech recognition fundamentally change the way we interact with technology? Let us know your opinion in the comments section below! This article, Speech recognition: life before Siri, and what’s to come , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.
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| BeMe: New, fun way to communicate via SMS Posted: 06 Apr 2012 12:45 AM PDT
If you've always wanted a richer alternative to your Android phone's drab and limited SMS interface, then BeMe messenger just might be the right fit for you. With this cross-platform messenger, you can communicate in real-time with all your friends, regardless of whatever phone network they may be on, as long as they're on a Wi-Fi, 3G, or 4G connection. The app integrates seamlessly with your phone's infrastructure and offers a host of features and functionalities to cater to the needs of today's mobile messaging enthusiasts. Expressive CommunicationWant to convey a message without being limited by words? Snap a picture, record a video or your voice, and share them to your friends right away, all done within your active conversation. Add a cool smiley for added emphasis—BeMe has tons of those expressive faces for times when words aren't enough. Audio emoticons take it a notch higher, all enriching your texting experience for you and your friends.
History, Status, and Location TrackingLogging onto BeMe shows you how long your contacts have been online, as well as records of your last conversations with them. Once you send a message, the app also assists and lets you know which messages have already been read, sent, and delivered. The app also allows you to share your location, so that if any of your friends are within the same area, it's easier to just walk up to them and have a face-to-face chat.
Seamless Contacts IntegrationBeMe goes and does the dirty job of matching all your contacts and their phone numbers for your easy retrieval and reference. The app does this by asking for users' phone numbers the first time they use the app, storing it for use later. You may also exchange personal information through friend subscriptions. Easy-on-the-Eyes InterfaceSimplicity is more. And, the app seems to abide by this philosophy. The homescreen features three tabs for easy access: Chat, Settings, and Phonebook List. Tap the Chat button to begin a conversation with any of your contacts. Tapping the Phonebook List will bring up the phonebook menu, so you can check your contacts' records, get friend recommendations, and invite new contacts. The Settings button will let you tweak your BeMe profile, your app settings, as well as check your Data Statistics for a view of all the content you've exchanged with contacts through the app. Messages you've sent to contacts are displayed in separate bubbles for easy viewing. While inside a certain conversation, you can tap "Press to Talk" to record a voice or video message. A simple tap on the arrow beside the text box pulls up a host of other options that let you send voice-enabled emoticons, multimedia files, contacts for recommendation, and information on your current location, among others.
Added ServicesConversations aren't the limit with BeMe messenger. As a user, you can also subscribe to added services such as jokes for days when you need a laugh and weather reports for your area. While BeMe Messenger is a relatively new app in the instant messaging arena, it's proven to be a viable alternative for common SMS messaging. Experience the features for yourself. Download the BeMe Messenger app at the Google Play Store for free. This article, BeMe: New, fun way to communicate via SMS , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.
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| Where are the quad core toting, 3300mAh beefy battery beholdin’ Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX contenders? Posted: 05 Apr 2012 04:45 PM PDT
Who among you first took the plunge with the original Motorola DROID? I bet quite a few of you. It was mine, too. I loved that device. It could take a good solid weekend beating, with drops, smacks, and come back with a big smile. Fast forward to today, and we have Motorola continuing its tradition of building tanks, fitting ever more inside, all while keeping their iconic war-like-ready aesthetics.
Seriously, I wil say again – where are the DROID RAZR MAXX contenders? Smartphone fanatics are currently whipping one another up into a frenzy with quad core this and HD 720p display that, and it’s all going nowhere, folks. Why, you may ask? Read on dear friend. Why is it going nowhere? Simply because manufacturers don’t seem to be getting the message about battery life. Don’t get me wrong — I love advancement. I get 2000+ emails a day as I comb the vast sea of freshly created information, scouring the ‘net like a scavenger, looking for the latest, most incredible innovations in the rapidly changing landscape that is the mobile space. Ever quietly, ever increasingly though, I find myself disturbed that not one single manufacturer has tuned into the fact that we love getting the most out of our devices, all day long. We all love unending battery life, to carry us throughout our days, like a trusted sidekick.
But it’s not all bad. I will say the exact same thing I said last year at this critical juncture in space and time, “we are on the verge of an absolute revolution in mobile computing.” The thing is though, is that we are always going to be going through a revolution in mobile computing. Bringing it back to batteries for a second, it’s important to note that the technology they are based on is improving at a paltry rate of 5-6% per year. Ugh. With our processors doubling in speed and performance every year or so, and with this trend increasing, something is going to have to give. That being said, significant improvements are being made in areas of battery technology, and breakthroughs are happening the world over. In both research & development (R&D) departments of billion dollar tech giants, and the labs of the best universities in the world alike, the race is on to find the next major breakthrough. The ideal is to make a battery that is so good that it will ensure that we never have to think about batteries ever again. Oh what sweet joy it would be to never have to gaze up at the ominously depleting icon in the top right of our screen, or to have to look down at our laptop and figure out how much time we have left — that is the ultimate goal. And you can bet your donuts we will get there. The question is who, and when, and how. So, if Motorola was able to get an absolutely gargantuan 3300 mAh battery into a very decently spec’ed device, and still retain a sub 9mm thin profile, why can’t other manufacturers? Good question, sir. It’s a question I have been asking myself for a while. I would be all in with Motorola, but so far they haven’t stepped up to the plate to deliver a truly next-gen quad core device with a 720p display yet, so i’m feeling the techno-lust come on mighty strong. But make no mistake – they are working on something delicious in the form of the Motorola DROID Fighter. Quad core toting, 3300mAh beefy battery beholdin’, I know not. But they are working on something for sure.  Oh the shame According to the nerds over at Strategy Analytics, approximately 67 million LTE handsets will reach souls soon to be tortured this year — a tenfold increase over 2011 — and that’s just the beginning. They are predicting that 254 million LTE devices will be sold in 2016. Sounds good right? Sounds like we are in for a world of hurt. We all know what LTE, quad core, and anorexic batteries are going to party like together. It’s not going to be a party I want to clean up after. Don’t say we didn’t say so. So I say to you lovely, gracious tech giants, heed my plea. Please allow your devices to hit the drive thru a few times and pack on a few extra mAh’s. Don’t worry, we will love them more. For after all, beauty is on the inside, right? You darn right bet it is. Anyway, it’s all good right? Which manufacturer should step up to the plate? Which one will? What are your thoughts on battery life? Are you satisfied with yours? Let me know, because I gave up all my friends to be here, and I need some attention. Disclaimer: no batteries were harmed in the creation of this article This article, Where are the quad core toting, 3300mAh beefy battery beholdin' Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX contenders? , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.
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| Google and Paramount sign movie rental deal, 500 titles coming to Google Play and YouTube Posted: 05 Apr 2012 10:48 AM PDT
In its bidding to become competitive against content provider/distributor juggernauts like Apple and Amazon, Google has been taking an aggressive stance to make sure that Google Play, the company's mobile storefront, has the goods necessary to keep the Android ecosystem attractive. This is true not just in terms of apps availability, but also for books, music, movies, and other entertainment products. The latest deal in this direction is the one that Google recently signed with Paramount Pictures. The deal between Google and Paramount will bring over 500 movies to Google Play and YouTube in North America, where users will be able to rent popular titles, in a price range of $2.99 to $4.99 for various rental periods. Once paid, the movies must be watched within 30 days, and you'll have the option to watch them on YouTube and Android devices. Considering that the parent company of Paramount Pictures, Viacom, has been still is engaged in a long-winded legal battle with Google over copyright infringement, this is a possible sign that the two are close to reaching a resolution. Another theory is that Paramount Pictures simply doesn't want to miss the boat that other major movie studios have been rushing to get on. Paramount Pictures is responsible for recent and past box office hits such as the Adventure of Tintin, Transformers, the Godfather trilogy, Hugo, Iron Man, Mission Impossible, and more. By securing the deal with Paramount, this leaves 20th Century Fox as the odd one out. Google Play now offers movies from five major studios (Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers, Universal, Walt Disney Studios, and Paramount) and 10 independent film studios that offer more than 9,000 titles for rental. Do you dig renting movies on an a la carte basis? Would you prefer it if Google introduced a monthly subscription fee for an all-you-can-watch movie binge? No related posts. This article, Google and Paramount sign movie rental deal, 500 titles coming to Google Play and YouTube , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.
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| Samsung planing to open Apple-like branded stores in North America Posted: 05 Apr 2012 10:32 AM PDT
It took long enough, but Samsung's hunger for market dominance may finally see the company opening several retail stores in North America. As reported by the Calgary Herald, Samsung is eyeing Canada as the bridgehead for the company's new retail strategy. To increase its clout in the world’s most lucrative market, Samsung is planning to create special branded stores, which will be dubbed Samsung Experience Zones, as well as store-within-store kiosks in major electronic outlets. The stores will showcase not only Samsung's line of tablets and smartphones, but also household appliances made by the Korean conglomerate. While the moms would be busy deciding whether to get a 2-door or 3-door fridge, the dads would be lost in Samsung's sea of Android tablets, which, these days, seemingly come in every size you can imagine. For now, Samsung has not disclosed the precise locations of its upcoming stores and in-store kiosks, but we should see some Sammy-branded retail locations this year. According to reports, Samsung is currently working with Canadian carrier Telus to test the in-store kiosks concept. Samsung Electronics Canada president James Politeski said that the company, "wants consumers to experience the Samsung brand in a way that they have not experienced it before." The branded stores are to follow specific design guidelines and the staff will receive training from Samsung in order to offer an unadulterated shopping experience for customers. “The reality is, at the end of the day, this is about the consumer’s experience with our brand,” Politeski said. There's no shame in following the footsteps of great tech companies like Apple and Sony, with their massive retail presences that helped build brand image and establish a better connection with consumers. Apple, more than any other company, should be commended for setting new standards in this field, and, from Sammy’s words, it’s obvious that it plans to emulate Steve Jobs’ retail vision. It's only a matter of time before Samsung's retail push will make the hop across the border to the US. It's worth noting that the company has already established a Samsung Experience flagship store, located in Time Warner Center, NYC, in 2004. This article, Samsung planing to open Apple-like branded stores in North America , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.
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| HTC gets Face Unlock patent, could stir up an internal Android legal war Posted: 05 Apr 2012 09:56 AM PDT
We've been hearing about patents, patent wars, copyright infringement, and so on for a while now, yet today is probably the first time we will be talking about a potential patent-related conflict inside the Android camp. HTC has apparently been granted a patent on Face Unlock, the facial recognition software offered by Google in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Something doesn't feel right about that phrasing, so I'm going to try to say this a different way. HTC has gained approval for a patent that covers "a method for unlocking a locked computing device using biometric information". So, what does that mean exactly? Well, considering the fact that HTC has filed for this patent back in 2008 and Google has introduced Face Unlock in 2011, it might seem that we’ve got ourselves in a bit of a conundrum, which could be solved in a couple different ways. Could HTC gain exclusive rights on Face Unlock?Even though this is a question that may only get a definite answer in a court of law, as far as I'm concerned, HTC's executives could do pretty much anything they want with Face Unlock. They could even sue Google, which might lead to an Android civil war that pretty much no one expected until now. On the other hand, I think the guys at HTC are smart enough to know that Google is their partner, and not an enemy (at least until the launch of the awaited Nexus tablet this summer), so the targets of HTC’s patent-induce wrath might actually be different. Samsung was the first one to have a device featuring Face Unlock a few months back, and, considering the level of competition we expect between Sammy and HTC over 2012, it's possible that the Taiwanese will either forbid the Koreans to use the feature, or they will hit them with some significant licensing fees.
Even though Face Unlock is not that popular right now, and will probably not make Samsung smartphone adopters want to change manufacturers over night, there is still a lot at stake right here. Just think about the work that Samsung (or other manufacturers with Android 4.0 devices right now, for that matter) will have to put into disabling Face Unlock on their devices! Getting back to the HTC patent in question, if you’re into that stuff, you can read all the legal definitions right here, but trust me, all in all, I don't think that anyone can contest the fact that this characterizes Face Unlock by the letter. On the other hand, there are a couple of subtle differences too, one being the fact that the patent also seems to cover using fingerprint sensors. In other words, if anyone decides to include a fingerprint sensor instead of facial recognition in future smartphone or tablets, they will most likely have to obtain HTC’s prior blessing. The other difference is that, while ICS' Face Unlock requires you to type in a password to unlock the device when the device doesn't recognize the user, HTC's patent allows you to store the unknown mugshot in the list of faces allowed to access the phone once you have typed the password once. So, what do you guys think? Could we be heading for an ugly internal Android legal battle between HTC and Samsung or even Google? Or will the companies quietly agree on licensing and avoid a public spectacle? Please let us know in the comment section! This article, HTC gets Face Unlock patent, could stir up an internal Android legal war , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.
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| ICS to come soon to Telus’ Samsung Galaxy S2 X Posted: 05 Apr 2012 09:22 AM PDT
News about the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Galaxy S2 and its many variants is one topic that we'd relentlessly report to our readers. We know how hard it can be to feel left out from the ICS party, particularly if you have an insatiable sweet tooth. You'd think that since the user guide has been published and the ICS source code has been shared, things would move along at a faster speed. But obviously, there's something that's holding back the update from reaching your phone. If you happen to have a Samsung Galaxy S2 X on Telus, you're in for an ICS surprise. A quick check on the Canadian carrier's website reveals that the expected ICS upgrade date for Samsung Galaxy S2 X phone has been changed from a vague "Available in 2012" to a more acceptable "coming soon". We don't know what the new announcement implies, but it's decidedly better than the former. After all, there are still eight more months left in the calendar year. Taking the glass is half-full approach; there is a good possibility that your phone will receive the ICS update this month. For our Canadian readers on Bell Mobility who may have missed the announcement, the carrier has released a timeline of when your Android devices will receive Ice Cream Sandwich. Here's the complete list:
If you have any information that you'd like to share with fellow readers regarding the ICS update on Samsung Galaxy S2 X or other Android phones on Bell, please do so on the comment section below. This article, ICS to come soon to Telus’ Samsung Galaxy S2 X , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.
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