Android Versions

CyanogenMod 9 ICS hitting Galaxy Tab 10.1

ICS-Tablet1 For those that have been using the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (SGT10.1 hereafter) since its release, the wait for Ice Cream Sandwich looks to be short and sweet. Steve Kondik, the man behind CyanogenMod announced on Google+ today that he would be releasing the SGT10.1 ICS flavor of CyanogenMod "soon". This will be CyanogenMod's first natively-supported offering to the... Read more »

Flash Player coming to Ice Cream Sandwich by Year’s End

flashicon The reviews of the Galaxy Nexus have been glowing to say the least. A lot of that praise is for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It's being called a near perfect combination of hardware and software, and being called the best Android phone ever. But now that the confetti has settled some of the flaws are being discovered. One of those flaws is the lack of Flash.... Read more »

Android’s Rise to the Top [Infographic]

EvolutionThumbnail Remember Android Version 1.0? Google has come a long way since then. But you already knew that. The folks at MyCricket have put together an awesome infographic detailing the progress of our beloved mobile OS on its rise to the top. Check it out!... Read more »

Top Reasons to Wait For the DROID Prime [Video]

Thumbnail The DROID Prime is a device made up almost entirely of rumors. These rumors have really flared up over the past few weeks, including the possibility of a Verizon exclusive launch in October. These are all of course entirely from unknown and unnamed sources. A lot of the rumors include possible specifications, including processor speed, OS version and screen size.... Read more »

Breakdown: Android 2.3 vs iOS 5 for iPhone

788690f1-3f9c-4588-9dc1-6c86fd41e326 When it comes to rivalries in technology, Apple and Android may be relatively new to the ring, but that doesn't mean the two don't make for some of the most interesting headlines in the industry. Well today, the next round of the mobile-tech fight is about to kick off. Apple has announced iOS 5 and all the new features that come with it. How do those features compare... Read more »

Why wasn’t Honeycomb open sourced? Because of ICS, that’s why.

Why wasn’t Honeycomb open sourced? Because of ICS, that’s why. Whenever Google seems to be holding back a bit, or potentially exerting more control over the Android eco system than die-hard FLOSS advocates prefer, someone cries foul. And there have been a few out there who were upset that Google never released the source code for their tablet optimized version of Android, Honeycomb, And for what practical reasons were people... Read more »

Google I/O 2011 news round-up

Screen shot 2011-05-10 at 12.10.03 PM This post features a collection of stories generated by this year's events at Google's annual developer's conference, Google I/O. The conference takes place over May 10th and 11th in San Francisco. A great deal of the conference is being live streamed (also embedded above), and you can access the Google I/O session schedule so you won't miss the news that you... Read more »

Ice Cream Sandwich official, coming Q4 2011

11x05101719 The wait is finally over. Google has announced exactly what Ice Cream Sandwich is, and exactly when it will be available. Starting in Q4, Google will roll out Ice Cream Sandwich to all devices, everywhere. Ice Cream Sandwich will take elements of Gingerbread and Honeycomb, mix them with some new advanced resizable frameworks, camera enhancements, and... Read more »

Known Googler confirms Ice Cream Sandwich name-tag

Screen shot 2011-05-02 at 2.24.34 PM It's been quite a long time since we last heard anything on the next major version of Android to be released, but today Google coder @RomainGuy has dropped a bombshell confirming the long rumored name for the update: Ice Cream Sandwich. While there's still no software number, be it 3.x or 4.x, attached to Ice Cream Sandwich, on a Google code issue, Romain Guy... Read more »

Motorola Cliq XT destined to stay on 1.5

103863-motorola-cliq-xt For most of you, the thought of using an Android device that still runs on 1.5 is ludicrous. In this day and age, it is. It hasn't even been one full year since Motorola released the Cliq XT, and it's just been announced the device will never see an update. According to Motorola Owners' Forum manager Matt: "After comprehensive testing of the Android 2.1... Read more »