Cell Phones, Operating Systems, Samsung, AT&T, Google, Galaxy S II, Android 4.0
Last night, it seems that word had slipped out that the Android 4.0 update was available for the AT&T version of the Samsung Galaxy S II via Kies. Unfortunately, it turned out that the update was available only for a limited time. For those unfamiliar with the process, Kies allows users to connect their...

Cell Phones, Operating Systems, Samsung, Google, Galaxy S II T-Mobile, Android 4.0
It may be late in the evening here in the States, but for T-Mobile users, your time in the sun has finally arrived -- Android 4.0.3 is now available via Samsung Kies for the Galaxy S II. According to the carrier, the update won't be made available via an OTA download, which means that if you don't have...

Cell Phones, Operating Systems, LG, Google, Android 4.0, Optimus LTE
The Ice Cream Sandwich update LG promised in June is here, at least for one of its phones. We've gotten confirmation that the Optimus LTE software upgrade, which adds Android 4.0 as well as the Optimus UI 3.0, is now live for phones in Korea. LG PR rep Ken Hong has posted a picture of his Optimus LTE...

Cell Phones, Operating Systems, Sony Ericsson, Google, Xperia arc, Xperia neo, Android 4.0
Just because it has no “Ericsson” in its name, that doesn’t mean Sony has forgot about its existing Sony Ericsson customers. Quite the contrary, the company is rolling out firmware updates for select devices wearing both names as we speak.

The select devices are Xperia arc and Xperia neo, which...

Cell Phones, Operating Systems, LG, Google, Spectrum, Android 4.0
There are a number of things you gotta love about the LG Spectrum. To start, it comes with a gorgeous HD display measuring 4.5 inches in diagonal, and you also get to enjoy Verizon's speedy 4G LTE network. There is a 1.5GHz dual-core processor inside it and an 8-megapixel camera at its back. Yet in charge...

Cell Phones, Operating Systems, Samsung, Verizon Wireless, Google, GALAXY Nexus CDMA, Android 4.0
Verizon finally updated its website with information about the IMM76K Android 4.0.4 update for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The long-awaited update has been approved by Verizon and should hit Nexus handsets in the next few days. The update will be delivered over the air and a notification will alert Nexus...

Cell Phones, Operating Systems, LG, Google, Android 4.0, Optimus LTE, Optimus Vu
It looks like LG will be spending June rolling out Ice Cream Sandwich updates to a few of its devices. According to the LG Newsroom, the LG Optimus LTE, Optimus LTE Tag, and Optimus Vu will all begin to see software upgrades available starting on June 4th.

All three devices will receive the new...

Cell Phones, Operating Systems, Sony, Google, Android 4.0
Sony promised that its entire 2011 line of Android smartphones would be receiving an update to Ice Cream Sandwich, and while it’s been a long wait, the company is starting to deliver. Sony has taken to its user forums to announce that the rest of the 2011 line should be seeing the ICS updates very shortly,...

Cell Phones, Operating Systems, Motorola, Google, DROID RAZR, Android 4.0, DROID RAZR MAXX
Motorola is finally getting ready to unleash Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on its Droid Razr line of devices.

A series of videos released today from Motorola Japan show off the new OS running on a Droid Razr device.

Motorola provided its own skin for Ice Cream Sandwich, replacing most of...

Cell Phones, Operating Systems, HTC, Google, Sensation XL, Android 4.0
Users of the HTC Sensation XL, mostly in Europe and Asia, have received the Android 4.0 update over the air. To make sure you have received it, go to Settings > About phone > Software updates and hit that button. You will be downloading a 200MB package which means those with a strict data cap might want...

Cell Phones, Operating Systems, Sony Ericsson, Google, Xperia PLAY, Android 4.0
Blimey. After a concerted effort to right its wrongs has had us retracting our previously harsh words about Sony and its Android updates, things are all starting to unravel once again. A bagful of Sony Ericsson handsets are still destined for an Android 4.0 upgrade, but has the Xperia Play just fallen...

Cell Phones, Google, Sprint, Nexus S 4G
Sprint has officially discontinued sales of the Nexus S 4G, we've learned. The recent release of the Galaxy Nexus would be the obvious reason for the move, though some Sprint customers (and Android fans) may still mourn the passing of its predecessor — we've heard many smartphone users say they prefer...

Cell Phones, Operating Systems, LG, Google, Nitro HD, Android 4.0
When 720p displays are no longer deemed as unique, we sometimes forget that the LG Nitro HD was actually the first AT&T smartphone to offer one – then again, it’s still sporting Gingerbread. So yeah, some people have probably tried looking at other things to quench their thirst for the latest and greatest...

Cell Phones, Operating Systems, Samsung, Google, GALAXY Note, Android 4.0
Back when it was unveiled at IFA 2011, Sammy's famed phablet was more of an attractive oddity than sure hit. Skip to now, and that 5.3-incher's not only taken the European continent by storm, it's also made inroads onto these American shores via AT&T. In keeping with the open source embrace begun last...

Cell Phones, Motorola, Google
Google's chairman Eric Schmidt has outlined Big G's plans for the newly-acquired Motorola brand.Speaking at Google's Big Tent conference, he said that this was Google's realisation of an ambition to start mixing it with handset providers:

"As you know, we announced it last August. We wanted a stake...