Editors Note: This is a cross-posted review I did over on TmoNews, hence the TmoNews watermarks. As a penta-band device, it’s ready for both AT&T, T-Mobile and every other GSM carrier in the US. As such, this phone is a great look at what’s going outside the US in the Android world and a look at one of the most powerful Android phones… Read more
The T-Mobile SpringBoard tablet never made a huge splash but it was still a decent tablet that was a rebranded version of Huawei’s MediaPad. The seven-inch tablet will be getting some loving tomorrow though as T-Mobile will beginning pushing out an OTA update that among other things, contains Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich. This should help to make… Read more
Yesterday we reported that Motorola and Verizon were preparing the DROID 4′s Ice Cream Sandwich update, and today is the big day. Late last night Motorola took to their Twitter account to announce that the rollout begins now, and will be done in stages. DROID 4 owners, patience is key, but rest assured that you have a nice frozen treat headed your way…. Read more
The LG Nitro HD launched in America on AT&T and Bell in Canada got their own counterpart dubbed the Optimus 4G LTE. Now owners of the Optimus 4G LTE can head into their system settings and download the long-awaited update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Also mentioned after the official tweet was that the Samsung Galaxy S II on Bell would be… Read more
If you’re one of the people who’s rocking a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus on T-Mobile then you’ll be happy to know that your Ice Cream Sandwich update is right around the corner. That’s right, T-Mobile has posted the documents about the new update and of note is that it will be a manual download through Kies only. So if you were looking forward to a… Read more
Last November, LG had confirmed that Android 4.0 would be arriving for a series of phones including of course the LG Optimus 2X. Then as recently as this past July, LG seemed to back track on their original statement, posting on their Canadian branch’s Twitter account that the handset would not in fact receive the update for Ice Cream Sandwich. Now… Read more
The team of developers behind the CyanogenMod software announced yesterday that their CyanogenMod 9 release has reached gold status. The first CyanogenMod 9 stable builds had already been made available for download, starting with the ROM for the GSM Galaxy Nexus. However, that initial rom for the GNex was not meant for public release. The team notes… Read more
We should emphasize right from the get-go that just because HTC says updates will be finalized before the end of August, that doesn’t mean that’s when the carriers will start pushing them out. HTC’s comment came in response to an inquiry regarding a possible Ice Cream Sandwich update for the HTC Thunderbolt update on their Facebook page: Yes, The… Read more
DroidDog Editor Dima Aryeh shared this awesome news with us Monday, Google Now really working on ICS devices. This isn’t the cheesy ICS voice talking back to you I’ve reported on before, this is the legit real thing. And my experience thus far is that it’s working smooth. So, I wanted to show you how Google Now will look on your ICS device. In… Read more
Although with the release of Jelly Bean making Ice Cream Sandwich a little “last Tuesday”, Toshiba was able to bump the arrival of the Android 4.0.4 to its Thrive (AT100). Originally scheduled for later this fall, a Thrive user has reported that his device received the update. In addition to the new software, users can expect improved video and… Read more
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