Archive for December, 2011 - Page 10

Just before Christmas we learned that Samsung was not going to be rolling-out any Ice Cream Sandwich for the Galaxy S smartphone or for the original 7 inch Galaxy Tab tablet. And well, at the time we noted that the story sounded rather similar to one involving HTC and Gingerbread.

Intel worked closely with Apple in developing the latest high-speed wired technology that supports data transfers for various applications. Earlier limited to Apple devices, the Thunderbolt interface will reportedly launch in PC desktop and notebook computers, too, by 2012.

Google has announced its latest Android smartphone and tablet operating system last October. But consumers are wondering why their smartphones and tablets are not yet getting Ice Cream Sandwich updates. This is said to be a result of mobile carriers’ and manufacturers’ business model, and even Android fragmentation itself.

Either because users don’t understand the differences between iTunes Match and iTunes in the Cloud – both iCloud features – or because Apple’s own cloud-based music features have direct competition from Google and Amazon, the Cupertino-based decided to better explain iTunes Match by setting up a webpage on its website [...]

Apple is rumored to launch the iPad 3 in time for Steve Jobs’ birthday, or February 24, but there’s no clear evidence to back up such reports. As always the company will not reveal any details about its upcoming iOS devices, but that doesn’t mean we’re not going to see [...]

Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet has been selling like hotcakes. Pretty soon, the tablet might also be selling like Ice Cream Sandwiches — that is, the latest Android 4.0 release, of course.

Last week we told you that Eric Schmidt revealed that Google will release its own tablet, presumably a Nexus-branded device, at some point in the first half of next year. Such plans from the company may not sit well with some of the companies that plan to release Ice Cream [...]

Call it a Christmas gift, but Republic Wireless decided to lift its limits on its “unlimited” plan in order to offer customers truly unlimited features starting at $19 per month.

Porting Siri to older iOS devices including the iPad 2, iPhone 4, iPod touch 4G and original iPad is not new, it has been done so far, but there’s no such Siri version available to the public, as the completed ports are not exactly legal.

A few days ago we saw official news from Samsung and Sony regarding Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade plans for certain smartphones. Both handset makers will only release ICS updates next year, and it looks like LG will join them, as the company announced that only some of its [...]