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HTC says the Thunderbolt Ice Cream Sandwich update will be arriving “soon”

By Robert Nelson
on 19 Dec, 2012

The never ending saga of the HTC Thunderbolt and Ice Cream Sandwich seems to have once again kicked into gear. And while we may have some good news for those still rocking a Thunderbolt, we caution you not to get super excited. After all, this is far from the first time we have heard of an update coming for the aging handset.

ZTE Grand Era LTE flaunts its dual-mode LTE

By Eric Abent
on 18 Dec, 2012

ZTE today revealed its first dual-mode LTE smartphone in Hong Kong, the ZTE Grand Era LTE. This phone is billed to be part of the launch of China Mobile Hong Kong's first commercial converged TD-LTE / LTE FDD network, so it should end up being a pretty big deal over there. While dual-LTE is undoubtedly going to be the star of this show, there are some pretty solid specs to boost that functionality up.

US Cellular finally updating the Galaxy S2, with Ice Cream Sandwich

By Robert Nelson
on 14 Dec, 2012

We may be sitting in a place where the Galaxy S3 is often talked about. And also at a time when Jelly Bean is often talked about. But that being the case, we probably should not stop thinking of the Galaxy S2 and Ice Cream Sandwich. After all, US Cellular has just announced an update for that handset.

Sony XPERIA Tablet S reviewed at SlashGear

By Eric Abent
on 12 Dec, 2012

There certainly isn't any lack of Android tablets to pick from, and now Sony has thrown another one onto the ever-growing pile. We don't hear as much from Sony as we do from other manufacturers in the Android space, but when we do, there's a pretty good chance that Sony has implemented some strange feature to make its products stand out from the rest. That's no different with Sony's latest tablet, the XPERIA Tablet S, with Chris Burns recently posting his review of the device over at SlashGear. You'll have to head over there to get the full opinion, but we'll tackle some of the big points here.

Google Now for Ice Cream Sandwich install process simplified

By Robert Nelson
on 12 Dec, 2012

Google Now is one of the new features that came along with Jelly Bean. It is a feature that I love on my Nexus 7 and also the feature that I miss most when using my Galaxy S3. That said, it looks like the Google Now for Ice Cream Sandwich install process has been simplified a bit.

AT&T Galaxy Tab 8.9 finally gets update to 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

By Cory Gunther
on 11 Dec, 2012

It has been a rather long wait for all those Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE owners on AT&T, but today they're finally getting a software update for their beloved tablets. Sadly they're still on Honeycomb, and today you will all be able to enjoy Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. While we wish this was Jelly Bean, it isn't, but head down below for additional details.

Ice Cream Sandwich hitting LG Optimus 2X in Europe

By Eric Abent
on 7 Dec, 2012

It's been a long, long time coming, but it appears that some folks outside of Korea are finally getting the long awaited update to Ice Cream Sandwich on their LG Optimus 2X. We've been talking about this update for more than a year now, with LG even leading us to believe at one point that the Optimus 2X would not be getting an update to Ice Cream Sandwich. In a rather strange (and very delayed) turn of events, GSMArena has spotted a thread on the XDA Developers forum that says the Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Optimus 2X is now ready for Europe.

HTC One VX budget smartphone available today from AT&T

By Cory Gunther
on 7 Dec, 2012

After initial launch plans back in November were delayed, today the folks from AT&T have announced their new budget friendly HTC One VX is available right now. HTC's new pocket and wallet friendly smartphone is available in stores and online for the low low price of just $49.99 and we have all the details on this impressive phone below.

Android distribution numbers for November see Jelly Bean making gains

By Eric Abent
on 4 Dec, 2012

Google has released the Android platform distribution numbers for November, and things are starting to look up for Jelly Bean. Whereas Jelly Bean only held a 2.7% share in October, it was up to 6.7% in November. That's not too bad when you think about the sheer number of Android handsets out there, but of course, Gingerbread is still reigning supreme as it's running on 50.8% of handsets according to the data.

HTC One VX headed to AT&T December 7th

By Cory Gunther
on 30 Nov, 2012

Earlier this month the folks from HTC and AT&T announced two new smartphones to grace their 4G LTE lineup. Those being the new and improved HTC One X+, as well as the budget friendly HTC One VX. Sadly the only one available is the One X+ and we've still not heard a word regarding the VX. Today however the carrier is stating they expect to be "fully stocked" with the One VX by December 7th.