Ice Cream Sandwich

HTC One V Lands at Virgin Mobile

Bonnie Cha in Product News on June 29 at 3:12 pm PT

Virgin Mobile’s latest Android smartphone is here, and it’s a lot cheaper than the iPhone.

Sony Xperia Ion: Entertainment-Filled, but Running on Empty

Bonnie Cha in Product Reviews on June 28 at 6:00 am PT

The Sony Xperia Ion is multimedia-packed and affordable, but it has two major problems.

Google’s Nexus 7 Tablet Finally Revealed

Lauren Goode in News on June 27 at 10:26 am PT

Google takes aim at Amazon’s Kindle Fire with its 7-inch tablet, made with Asus.

What Google Promised Last Year at I/O and What the Heck Happened

Ina Fried in Mobile on June 26 at 5:00 am PT

So, about those easier Android updates, powerful Chromebooks and Android-powered lightbulbs …

Samsung’s Latest Tablet Takes Aim at the Kindle Fire

Bonnie Cha in Product Reviews on May 10 at 6:30 am PT

Samsung sets its sights on a new competitor with its latest Android tablet.

AT&T Says Ice Cream Sandwich Update Available, at Least for One of Its Android Phones

Ina Fried in Mobile on March 22 at 11:55 am PT

AT&T said it is ready to upgrade its first devices to Android 4.0; an update for 10 more devices is due in the coming months.

News Byte

Samsung Readies Galaxy Tab 2, Its First Ice Cream Sandwich Tablet

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 13 at 9:34 am PT

Samsung on Monday announced plans for the 7-inch Galaxy Tab 2, the company’s first tablet running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and its first with built-in voice-calling abilities. The device is due to ship globally, starting with the United Kingdom in March.

Voices

Apple Seeks Injunction Against Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Ian Sherr and Jessica Vascellaro, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on February 11 at 3:36 pm PT

Apple is asking a California court to issue a preliminary injunction to block sales of Samsung Electronics’s new Galaxy Nexus smartphone, alleging the device infringes four Apple patents.