Android Ice Cream Sandwich versus iOS 5: Killer features

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Quote of the Week: 'Phone bills shouldn't cost more than the rent' Register - 21 Oct, 2011 By Brid-Aine Parnell • Get more from this author QuotW This was the week when neither rumours of a new smaller iPad nor the huge sales of the iPhone 4S were enough to stop Apple's fourth fiscal quarter earnings from dipping below estimates. ...
	Android 4.0 is coming, what flavor ice cream will you get? ZDNet (blog) - James Kendrick - 21 Oct, 2011 Summary: Android device owners are clamoring for information about when they can expect Android 4.0 to arrive. They should be wondering what flavor they will get if it does. The unveiling of Android 4.0, ...
10 Coolest Android Ice Cream Sandwich Features PC Magazine - Jeffrey L. Wilson - 21 Oct, 2011 Google's Android 4.0�"better known as Ice Cream Sandwich�"has the usual smorgasbord of new features; we?ve selected the ten most delicious features. By Jeffrey L. Wilson Wednesday morning, Google and Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Nexus, the first phone ...
	Verizon's iPhone 4S vs. Android? (Ask Maggie) CNET (blog) - Marguerite Reardon - 21 Oct, 2011 It was only a few years ago when Verizon Wireless customers complained they didn't have enough choices when it came to cool new phones. Now it looks Verizon is the place to be ...
	Android Ice Cream Sandwich: As tasty as we hoped? Christian Science Monitor - Matthew Shaer - 21 Oct, 2011 Google took the wraps off Android Ice Cream Sandwich this week. How will stand up to iOS 5 and Microsoft's Mango? By Matthew Shaer / October 21, 2011 Android Ice Cream Sandwich was unveiled by Google this week. On Wednesday, at a joint event with ...
	Ice Cream Sandwich coming to Xperia handsets says Sony Ericsson Moneycontrol.com - 21 Oct, 2011 Samsung may be the only smartphone manufacturer to have Google's latest Android Ice Cream Sandwich on their Galaxy Nexus, however, the competition is not far behind. Yesterday it was reported that Motorola as well as HTC are looking at all features and ...
	Inside Google's Ice Cream Sandwich phones, tablets CNET - Brooke Crothers - 21 Oct, 2011 While user-facing software is what usually makes or breaks a platform--and Google's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is no exception--underlying hardware can make the critical difference ...
	Android Ice Cream Sandwich versus iOS 5: Killer features CNET - Jessica Dolcourt - 21 Oct, 2011 What I'm about to attempt--comparing Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with Apple iOS 5--is a little like tiptoeing through a minefield. Most of you won't be happy and somebody could get ...
	Ice Cream Sandwich: A Deep-Dive Tour With Android's Chief Engineer Wired News - Mike Isaac - 21 Oct, 2011 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. �" There are few things in this world I despise more than software updates. Downloading hundreds of files, waiting for the progress bar to fill, restarting the device �" it's all a thankless chore. Usually. ...
Want the Android 'Ice Cream Sandwich' Source Code? Sit Tight PC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - 21 Oct, 2011 Google this week formally unveiled Android 4.0, dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich, at a Hong Kong event that also included the debut of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Developers, however, were left wondering if they would be able to get their ...
	When will current Android devices get upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich? Here are ... ZDNet (blog) - Ricardo Bilton - 21 Oct, 2011 Summary: With Ice Cream Sandwich on the horizon, companies are slowly releasing their understandably vague update schedules. While a lot has been written about the new features that Android 4.0 is ...
Ice Cream Sandwich: 7 More Cool Features PCWorld - Eric Mack - 21 Oct, 2011 Ice Cream Sandwich, Google's latest update to the Android franchise, has plenty of improvements and changes hidden under the surface that make the mobile OS even sweeter. With more Android phones being ...
Devs still frozen out of Android ice cream source Register - Gavin Clarke - 21 Oct, 2011 Google's Ice Cream Sandwich has been served, and it looks destined to give live-free-or-die open sourcers continued indigestion for now at least. Android 4.0, as it's officially known, was released this week ...
	Galaxy Nexus Offers Just Desserts Philadelphia Inquirer (blog) - 21 Oct, 2011 The twice delayed (by external circumstances) Galaxy Nexus phone with Android 4.0 finally made its debut this morning at a trade show in Hong Kong. Was it worth the wait? Samsung and Google's new flagship phone is almost as big as an Ice Cream Sandwich ...
	Android Ice Cream Sandwich in pictures ZDNet UK - Jessica Dolcourt - 21 Oct, 2011 The latest version of Google's mobile operating system includes a ton of tasty new features, with Google stressing the magazine-style look of the Ice Cream Sandwich interface. ...
Android Ice Cream Sandwich: The complete FAQ Computerworld (blog) - Jr Raphael - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎ So what exactly is new with Ice Cream Sandwich, and what'll it mean for you? Here are answers to all of your most pressing questions. What looks different in Android Ice Cream Sandwich? So much has changed with Ice Cream ...
	Five Galaxy features you won't find on the iPhone Globe and Mail - Seth Fiegerman - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎ The Apple iPhone 4S shattered records with 4 million sales in its first weekend, but the popular smartphone may have a little more competition from another new release, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The phone, which Samsung and Google unveiled Wednesday at ...
Report: 'Ice Cream Sandwich' Coming to Droid RAZR in Early 2012 PC Magazine - Sara Yin - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎ On Tuesday evening, Google announced Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich, a major revamp that will unite smartphone and tablet Android OSes for the first time. As with previous updates, Google will debut the new OS on its own Galaxy Nexus ...
Ice Cream Sandwich debuted with Samsung Galaxy Nexus Washington Post - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎ The newest Google Android operating system, called Ice Cream Sandwich, was debuted Wednesday on the much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy Nexus, which is intended to rival the newly-released iPhone 4S. As Hayley Tsukayama reported: Smile! ...
Samsung and Google unveil Galaxy Nexus smartphone BusinessWeek - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎ Samsung Electronics unveiled its newest Galaxy Nexus smartphone Wednesday, the first to use the latest version of Google's Android operating system. The new phone is seen as the Samsung-Google partnership's answer to Apple's iPhone 4S, which in less ...
Why Google doesn't (and shouldn't) care about tablets yet CNN International - Tim Carmody - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎ While there was some loose speculation around the web that maybe we'd see a new Xoom tablet or a preview of the next Galaxy Tab running Android's new Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, the focus was rightly on what Google, ...
	Samsung Galaxy Note price gets cut back down Inquirer - Chris Martin - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎ ONLINE RETAILER Clove has announced that the Samsung Galaxy Note price has been cut and the launch date will be 1 November. Clove said, "It looks like Samsung may have realised the initial price of £559 for the Note was perhaps a little ...
Samsung designed its Nexus handset with Apple lawyers in mind Inquirer - Dave Neal - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎ KOREAN HARDWARE VENDOR Samsung has revealed that the design of its Galaxy Nexus smartphone was influenced by Apple and its lawyers' dogged pursuit of its other Galaxy devices. Samsung announced the handset yesterday, and it looks neat and ...
iPhone4S vs Galaxy Nexus vs Droid Razr Times of India - ‎Oct 20, 2011‎ The smartphone battle has just got hotter. Just days after Apple launched iPhone 4S, Samsung has launched its much awaited Galaxy Nexus powered by brand new version of Android OS, Ice Cream Sandwich. Joining the fray is Motorola's Droid Razr, ...
Android identity crisis: Is it for nerds or everyone? ZDNet Asia - Stephen Shankland - ‎Oct 19, 2011‎ commentary There are signs Google understands what's necessary to make Android resonate with mainstream customers. But techie marketing messages undermine the effort. commentary The ...
	Samsung Galaxy Nexus gets priced at pound 429 roughly Rs 33 462 Moneycontrol.com - ‎Oct 19, 2011‎ So, after the specifications of the Galaxy Nexus have been officially released, details about the phone's pricing have surfaced on websites online. On a site named Clove Technology, which is a gadget website in the UK, the Galaxy Nexus is priced at ...
Ice Cream Sandwich CNET (blog) - ‎Oct 19, 2011‎ VidBlogger Nation's founder Marc Scarpa joins us to talk about his Social TV Network and the rise of new media. Buzz Out Loud's own legal advisor Gil Cabrera joins us to talk about Samsung and its reach for something, anything in their patent battles ...
Google's Face Unlock to take on Apple Times of India - ‎Oct 19, 2011‎ HONG KONG: Google Inc and Samsung Electronics Co unveiled their new mobile phone software, pitching facial recognition programs that enhance security and photo sorting to challenge Apple Inc's record-breaking iPhone. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus runs Ice ...
	Ice Cream Sandwich: Say goodbye to bloatware CNET (blog) - Jessica Dolcourt - ‎Oct 19, 2011‎ CNET has recently confirmed with Google that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update will let users disable any application, even those apps that the manufacturer and carrier ...
	HTC evaluating functionality for ICS update on their handsets Moneycontrol.com - ‎Oct 19, 2011‎ The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is the first handset to feature Google's latest software update Ice Cream Sandwich. The company can bask in the glory for being the only smartphone manufacturer to have this firmware on their handset at least for the moment. ...