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Rumor: Nexus S Ice Cream Sandwich update restarting soon

Rumor: Nexus S Ice Cream Sandwich update restarting soon

16 March 2012 by Discuss (20)

We got quite a response when we noted that owners of the Samsung Nexus S were more than a little upset that the official Ice Cream Sandwich update was months overdue. Now Engadget claims an anonymous source saying that Google intends to sestart the long overdue OTA software process in “the next few weeks”. Take …

Samsung Nexus S users still angry at missing Ice Cream Sandwich update

Samsung Nexus S users still angry at missing Ice Cream Sandwich update

14 March 2012 by Discuss (82)

It’s been almost four months since Google posted the first open-source code for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. A month later the official ICS update began rolling out to owners of the Samsung Nexus S, Google’s developer phone that was less than a year old at the time. Almost immediately Google pulled the update, citing …

Android Community Evening Wrap-Up: March 7, 2012

Android Community Evening Wrap-Up: March 7, 2012

07 March 2012 by Discuss (0)

Today wasn’t as big in Android news due to a certain event, but we still have a significant round-up ready for tonight. Earlier on this morning, we stumbled across a Sense 4.0 port to the Samsung Nexus S. It’s rather uncommon to see Sense ported to any other device that didn’t originally ship with it …

Nexus S gets a Sense 4.0 port: worlds are colliding

Nexus S gets a Sense 4.0 port: worlds are colliding

07 March 2012 by Discuss (1)

Believe it or not, not all the skins and additions made to Android are bad – Samsung’s drop-down power menu and HTC’s multi-talented unlock screen come to mind. There are those who prefer HTC’s Sense UI to stock Android, and for those Sense 4.0 is certainly something to look forward to. If (by some chance) you’re a …

Samsung to produce flexible AMOLED displays in 2012

Samsung to produce flexible AMOLED displays in 2012

29 February 2012 by Discuss (8)

We had known that Samsung would be producing flexible AMOLED displays in the future, but had no idea on a definite timeframe. Samsung Mobile Display has just confirmed that they will start mass production of flexible screens this year. More specifically, the first set of screens should start production in the second to third quarter, …

Official CyanogenMod 9 nightly ROMs ready for Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S and XOOM

Official CyanogenMod 9 nightly ROMs ready for Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S and XOOM

24 February 2012 by Discuss (3)

At long last, the first officially blessed software for CyanogenMod 9 is available! The CyanogenMod team has been working hard since November to get Ice Cream Sandwich builds ready, and nightly ROMs for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S and Motorola XOOM are ready for download now. Heat to the CyanogenMod ROM repository to download …

Google clarifies CDMA debacle: still supporting developer phones, not publishing AOSP code

Google clarifies CDMA debacle: still supporting developer phones, not publishing AOSP code

06 February 2012 by Discuss (0)

After a firestorm of controversy late last week, Google, Verizon and a lot of others caught flack for apparently abandoning support of the CDMA flavors of its developer devices: the Galaxy Nexus and Motorola XOOM on Verizon, as well as the older Nexus S 4G. After the devices disappeared from the listings on the Android.com …

Google ends full support for CDMA devices, including Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus

Google ends full support for CDMA devices, including Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus

03 February 2012 by Discuss (18)

Disturbing news from the official Android developer website: it appears that nearly all reference to CDMA phones and tablets has disappeared from the official documentation. This includes Android source code and factory ROMs for Verizon’s CDMA version of the Galaxy Nexus and Motorola XOOM, as well as the Nexus S 4G. What this implies (and only implies) …

Google Wallet officially available for download on AT&T’s Android Market

Google Wallet officially available for download on AT&T’s Android Market

02 February 2012 by Discuss (6)

Those of you with a Samsung Nexus S or Galaxy Nexus using an AT&T SIM card are now able to download Google Wallet straight from the Android Market. T-Mobile customers – as well as Verizon – will have to use an alternative method for downloading the application. It’s not too sneaky, and has been confirmed …

Official Ice Cream Sandwich build leaks for Samsung Nexus S 4G

Official Ice Cream Sandwich build leaks for Samsung Nexus S 4G

31 January 2012 by Discuss (4)

Nexus S owners were among the first to get an official update to Ice Cream Sandwich, direct from the source at Google – at least, those with the GSM model were. Owners of the CDMA-equipped Nexus S 4G have had to be content with community ROMs and other unofficial fare ever since December (and boy, …

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