We never thought this day would come… No need to pinch yourself. You’re not dreaming, and we’re still a couple of months early for this to be a cruel April Fools’ Day hoax. The HTC Thunderbolt — the device we’ve all but forgotten — finally got its taste of Android Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) yesterday. In what has been a never-ending nightmare for T-Bolt user... »
If you’ve held out for a price drop on Samsung’s latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S III, now is your chance to pick one up on the low, from Amazon.com. If you’re willing to sign a new 2-year agreement, you can land yourself the 16GB model for only $79.99. Existing customers will have to pay just a bit more, as the phone is still listed at $149. If you are in doubt about this dev... »
For many users in the Android community stuck on Gingerbread, Face Unlock has been a taboo of sorts that only seemed attainable by purchasing a new phone with Ice Cream Sandwich, or patiently waiting for an update that might never arrive without the help of the Android development community. Once again, chalk one up for said community because our latest discover is one that is nothing but pure win... »
It looks as if Asus is rolling out another update for the Eee Pad Transformer 101 in the United States and Canada. The latest software version is numbered 9.2.1.24 and brings along with it added features, functionality and stability — all the things we, as Android fanatics, long for. The big shi-bang here is the much-anticipated official arrival of Face Unlock, though this feature has been a... »
If you own an HTC Sensation 4G, you might want to check your device settings for a software update that started rolling out earlier today. The new build, software version 3.32.531.14710RD, brings along with it what you’ve all been waiting for — Ice Cream Sandwich. That’s right, kiddos. This is the real deal. No need to root or hack anything because this is an official OTA update... »
Your patience has finally paid off, fellow HTC Amaze owners! Just a few short days ago, we were treated to S-Off status thanks to the work of the wonderful development community. Now, we’re elated to announce that the official Ice Cream Sandwich update has popped up online and can now be installed on your device. This was posted last night by XDA Senior Member Football without background inf... »
We sure know how to spot a good deal when we see one and that’s exactly what we’ve got here. If you’re looking to open up a new Verizon account, you can get yourself a shiny new Samsung Galaxy Nexus for only $49.99 from Amazon Wireless. If you’re looking to upgrade, tack on an extra hundo and you’ll get that same GNex for $149.99 — still not too shabby of a deal... »
If you tuned in to the big event in Hong Kong last month, you might remember Face Unlock, Ice Cream Sandwich‘s new security feature that allows users to do away with pin codes and unlock gestures. You may also remember the Twitter exchange between Koushik Dutta (Koush), the leader developer and founder of ClockworkMod, and Google’s Android-focused Developer Advocate Tim Bray. Koush que... »
Okay, okay — this isn’t the official Face Unlock feature from Ice Cream Sandwich, it is a little something that can tide you over for a few more weeks until Android 4.0 (hopefully) graces your device. FaceLOCK, from ACM Apps, may be in need of some visual polishing, but it absolutely does what it claims it will do. The way it works is simple; first, you’ll want to make sure you h... »
Face unlock is an Ice Cream Sandwich feature announced at the Galaxy Nexus unveiling. Face unlock does just as the name says; It unlocks your Android device by facial recognition. Now I know many people who watched the press conference seen the face unlock feature fail miserably, but maybe just maybe Matias Duarte’s excuse of having too much makeup on his face actually has merit and shows us... »
