Google has posted its latest Android version distribution numbers, for the 14-day period ending on April 2, 2012. It shows a jump from just 1.6% adoption of Android 4.x Ice Cream Sandwich as of March 5th, up to 2.9% adoption now. We believe that this jump is bigger than any that the new OS has…
Google voice just got a small, but nice, upgrade, adding direct integration with Android 4.x Ice Cream Sandwich. This allows you to grab any Google Voice voicemails right inside the visual voicemail view of your ICS device, without having to jump back to the Google Voice app. Previous to this update, you could get your…
Samsung has announced that it is all set to roll out Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) updates to the Galaxy S II at last and for real, following an accidental slip last week. The rollout will begin for device owners with a number of European countries — including Poland, Hungary and Sweden — and it…
Just hours after it appeared that Samsung had ended the wait for an Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade for the Galaxy S II, the company has moved to rubbish reports and state that tomorrow’s update is not to be. The original report has been sourced on a news announcement on the Samsung’s Filipino portal, noting that…
Samsung Galaxy S II owners are all set to get a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich tomorrow, after the Korean firm confirmed that owners of the device will be able to upgrade to Android 4.0 on March 10. Update: Sorry Galaxy S II owners but the March 10 date is false. You’ll need to wait…
If there’s one thing that Android has taken a beating for consistently over the years, it is its lack of design-centric applications. Many of the apps that are available on both Android and iOS, for instance, look and perform better on Apple’s devices. Google has been making strides toward changing that with the latest version of Android,…
According to the Verge, Microsoft has made it known that it expects around 95% of Windows Phone apps to run on low-end handsets that employ its upcoming Tango update. Tango, long-expected to be a separate ‘fork’ in the Windows Phone line, is instead an update to the current ‘Mango’ edition of the operating system. Part…
To coincide with Mobile World Congress, Google has announced its latest figures for the growth of the Android ecosystem. The company reports a year-on-year growth rate of more than 250%, with 850,000 new Android devices activated each day. Google says that this means that the total number of Android devices around the world has topped 300…
Hot on the heels of a number of updates, including Docs for Android with realtime, rich text and collaboration in Google Presentations, Google has announced that it is adding Google+ Circles to its telephony service Google Voice, ahead of its rumored international launch. The search giant says its goal is to “help make it even easier for you to…
As Mobile World Congress (MWC) draws ever nearer, plans of each of the major mobile vendors are starting to become clear. HTC is set to begin its march back to profitability with the launch of its new Android portfolio, and its lineup is starting to become clear. Adopting a clearer device-naming policy, Pocket-lint reports that…
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