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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
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!Quote:
Originally Posted by xxMATTGxx
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.
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-4...ement-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!
I want the Galaxy Nexus :D
I want ICS on my Desire S :(