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Android Community Weekly: September 24, 2011

By Sam Koutroulakis
on 24 Sep, 2011

Viewing the Android Community Weekly roundup this week will land you in-depth reviews of two amazingly well build devices, more information on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and some Android OS controlled supergadgets. Both American variants of the Samsung Galaxy S II are now in our possession! The Epic 4G Touch was extensively reviewed this past Sunday, with benchmarks even the original Galaxy S II can't touch (out of the box that is). And just recently, the AT&T Galaxy S II was unboxed by Chris Burns; be sure to ask him any questions regarding the device so they may be answered before the official review! The Epic 4G Touch is already available, but AT&T expects to release their Galaxy S II for under $200 coming October.

Xiaomi Phone to receive stock Android 2.3.5 soon, Ice Cream Sandwich in January

By Cory Gunther
on 20 Sep, 2011

Xiaomi is the manufacturer behind the Xiaomi MI-One dubbed the MIUI Phone. They are the guys behind the 1.5 Ghz dual-core phone that will be shipping with the 3rd party custom MIUI Rom stock. The device looks great and I'm sure many were wondering if we'd see a stock version -- today the answer is yes.

Google preparing developers for Ice Cream Sandwich with some useful tips

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Sep, 2011

Google's Android Ice Cream Sandwich is coming and the release is getting so close I can almost taste the Vanilla. Today the Android Developers Team posted some useful details and tips for developers to help them with the transition to Ice Cream Sandwich. Although the SDK isn't available for developers yet, Google plans to have them more than ready when the time comes.

Android Ice Cream Sandwich Unofficial Launcher and Screenshots [Download]

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Sep, 2011

Before we get started what we have here are screenshots of Android 2.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, or at least the launcher running on a phone. This is an unofficial launcher of Android 2.4 Ice Cream Sandwich made by a few awesome developers over at XDA and we have some pictures for you and a video.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus/Prime to offer a QWERTY keyboard version [Rumor]

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Sep, 2011

Just like I said earlier about the Droid Prime and Galaxy Nexus rumors earlier today, they will continue to drop as the days and weeks get closer. In another random tweet by the recently popular Tom at @tfleming223 we may have just received another tip about the upcoming Galaxy Nexus, or DROID Prime but more details are after the break.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus coming before the DROID Prime

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Sep, 2011

I almost don't even know where to start. We've heard so many rumors regarding this upcoming device lately that things are starting to get a bit out of hand. First off, we are now hearing the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will launch come November 3rd, on Verizon Wireless. They are known for launching devices on Thursday so this could be somewhat accurate. New rumors are also claiming the Galaxy Nexus will come first, and will not be the DROID Prime, more details after the break.

Samsung Galaxy S III and Nexus Prime rumors run wild

By Cory Gunther
on 17 Sep, 2011

I know we all love leaks and rumors but sometimes a few appear that just make me laugh. While the details and information I'm about to pass along below very well could be true and accurate, lets just say take all of this with an extremely large grain of salt. According to some details from the world of 4Chan we have some more information on not only the Samsung Nexus Prime, but also the upcoming Galaxy S III.

Ice Cream Sandwich coming October or November says Eric Schmidt

By Cory Gunther
on 7 Sep, 2011

Well folks, this makes things sound a bit more official. We have been hearing rumors of an October or November launch for a long time for the net version of Android, but today Google's own Eric Schmidt was nice enough to confirm the same time frame. Ever since we first saw ICS at Google I/O we've been patiently waiting for more details.

ASUS Padfone Caught on Video, May Ship with Ice Cream Sandwich

By Cory Gunther
on 14 Aug, 2011

Earlier this year back in May we heard ASUS had something special in the works and later the press photos were leaked of what they are calling the ASUS Padfone. According to Alex Sun, head of their Personal Mobile Device Department, the Padfone will in fact be launching with Android 2.4 (or 4.0) Ice Cream Sandwich.

Android Ice Cream Sandwich Screenshots Leaked?

By Cory Gunther
on 11 Aug, 2011

What we have just seen is said to be first screenshots of Android Ice Cream Sandwich, the next version of Google's OS. While this entire thing is just breaking and we haven't had the time to look ever them closely things are looking pretty tasty from here. These appear to be early beta builds of Android on the Google Nexus S. Some early reports from RootzWiki are claiming these are 100% legit and real screenshots but we will just let you decide.