Samsung ICS Event

[AgnesIO]

So the Samsung ICS event will happen today/tomorrow (depending on location) - I think it is in Hong Kong?

The highly anticipated Samsung Nexus Prime (the next "Google" phone) is expected/will be announced at this event.

10:30am HKT (tomorrow)
10:30pm - some place in America time :P Might be Central.. (today)
4:30am UK time (tomorrow)

Annoyingly going to be in bed, but something to read about on the train tomorrow.. :L

[xxMATTGxx]

Will be in bed but will catch up reading a number of tech websites. In relation to Samsung: I think they really need to sort themselves out though with this whole "copying Apple" business. I'm sure there is a new article each week that they have ****** up by doing mistakes like the following: Samsung uses iOS image to promote Galaxy Player 5.0 (Latest one!)

[AgnesIO]

Will be in bed but will catch up reading a number of tech websites. In relation to Samsung: I think they really need to sort themselves out though with this whole "copying Apple" business. I'm sure there is a new article each week that they have ****** up by doing mistakes like the following: Samsung uses iOS image to promote Galaxy Player 5.0 (Latest one!)

Definitely - it is almost as if they are doing it on purpose the amount that is happening!

Having said that, if the Nexus Prime is released in the UK and is a top quality Android phone I will be buying when my contract is up for renewal in January.

[xxMATTGxx]

Samsung Galaxy Nexus:

http://mattgarner.net/upload/images/1319087171.jpg

Specifications:


A 4.65-inch 1280 x 720 HD Super AMOLED display
HSPA+ or LTE (depending on region)
1.2 GHz dual-core processor (TI OMAP 4460)
1 GB of RAM
16 or 32 GB of internal storage
5 MP rear camera with flash; 1.3 MP front camera
Full HD 1080p video recording at 30 FPS; zero shutter lag
Bluetooth 3.0 and dual-band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
NFC and a barometer
8.94mm thin; 135g light
1,750 mAh battery




Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich”

This was previewed and here is some of the features that it is bringing to Android:


Honeycomb-styled interface
New Roboto typeface used throughout the UI
New lockscreen featuring quick unlock to camera and notification pane access
Improvements to multitasking and the notification pane
Resizable widgets
Quick SMS responses when rejecting incoming calls
Improvements to text input, autocorrect and copy & paste
Real-time voice-to-text input
Full control over data usage, including usage notifications
New contacts app featuring better social integration and “Me” profile
More advanced Calendar and Gmail apps
Improved Gallery featuring a photo editor
Improved Camera app including panorama mode and easy sharing
Cloud connectivity with automatic Google Chrome bookmark sync
Offline access to emails (past 30 days by default) and web pages (when you save them)
Face unlock using facial recognition technology
Android Beam for NFC sharing of loads of content
Integrated visual voicemail and appropriate APIs
Integrated screenshots from hardware button combination
Support for high-density mobile displays such as the Galaxy Nexus’ 720p display
Many, many new APIs




Images:


Images at: http://www.neowin.net/news/android-40-ice-cream-sandwich-announcement-round-up

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Looks quite nice and a lot better than what Android used to look like default a few years ago. Doesn't make me want to switch from WP7 back to Android yet though!

[AgnesIO]

I want the Galaxy Nexus :D

[Casio]

I want ICS on my Desire S :(