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Verizon Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE gets Ice Cream Sandwich

By Cory Gunther
on 5 Oct, 2012

If you're the proud owner of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 with Verizon 4G LTE we have some good news this afternoon. Verizon's just posted up the details and changelog for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. This means Verizon and Samsung are finally ready to update the slim tablet to Ice Cream Sandwich which should improve the tablet across the board.

AT&T Pantech Burst and Element ICS update now available

By Cory Gunther
on 3 Oct, 2012

Do you own the AT&T 4G LTE powered Pantech Burst smartphone, or their Pantech Element 8-inch Android tablet? Chances are you might even own both considering they came in a package deal for $250 from AT&T. For those who happen to own either of these budget devices, the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update is now available for your updating pleasure.

Samsung Galaxy Stellar Review

By Cory Gunther
on 2 Oct, 2012

While Samsung is putting a lot of steam behind their flagship Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II smartphones that are some of the best on the market, they've also been kind enough to not leave out the rest of the market. That's where the Samsung Galaxy Stellar comes into play. This new budget handset has almost all the top end specs we love from Samsung (almost) while coming in a decent package at a fair price. Lets take a look and see if it's worth it.

Motorola RAZR i now available in the UK

By Cory Gunther
on 2 Oct, 2012

Motorola and Intel's first smartphone is finally available now for those in the UK. In what is sure to be the first of many Intel powered smartphones from Motorola, the new RAZR i and its 2.0 GHz Intel processor and 4.3-inch edge-to-edge display can be yours from multiple retailers across the UK.

Motorola: Atrix 4G, PHOTON 4G and more will not get Android 4.0 ICS

By Cory Gunther
on 1 Oct, 2012

Motorola has confirmed some rather sad news this weekend regarding a few of their popular smartphones. Most surprising is the Atrix 4G, being their first dual-core Gingerbread smartphone and all. Motorola just outed the sad news that the update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (or Jelly Bean for that matter) will not be coming to multiple smartphones -- trashing their earlier promises.

LG Optimus Vu II arrives in Korea, looks to take on Galaxy Note II

By Craig Lloyd
on 27 Sep, 2012

In a move to compete with the slowly-growing phablet market, LG has decided to launch one of their own smartphone-and-tablet hybrids. The LG Optimus Vu II, as it's called, has a 5-inch display with 4:3 aspect ratio, which is something we don't normally see these days from an Android device. LG hopes to compete with Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note II phablet head on with this new device.

Motorola Atrix 2 getting Android 4.0 ICS update

By Cory Gunther
on 26 Sep, 2012

Late last week Motorola issued a statement and updated the public regarding their plans to update devices to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean, but the results didn't look too good. After the Atrix 2 was pushed from Q3 to "further plans coming soon" we were worried, but today they've actually started the initial ICS update.

LG Venice on the way to Boost Mobile

By Eric Abent
on 26 Sep, 2012

Today, Boost Mobile and LG announced the Venice, which will soon be taking up residence on Boost's shelves. To Android fanatics, the LG Venice will look instantly familiar, and that's because it's Boost's version of the LG Optimus L7, which launched at the beginning of summer. Not much has changed with the Optimus L7's transition to the Venice, aside from the name of course.

Motorola revises timeline of Ice Cream Sandwich updates

By Craig Lloyd
on 24 Sep, 2012

While Samsung is keeping up with the curve on its Jelly Bean updating cycle, Motorola is still stuck on Ice Cream Sandwich. Over the weekend, the company updated its plans on its Ice Cream Sandwich release schedule. They've officially set new timelines for devices like the Droid Bionic and the Xyboard.

Kindle Fire HD 7 can now be rooted

By Craig Lloyd
on 19 Sep, 2012

We reported a couple days ago that Amazon locked down the new Kindle Fire HD tablets pretty tightly, making it more difficult to find a workaround for a successful root. However, good news has arrived and it looks like a successful workaround has been established, thanks to some hard-working folks.