Karthik R

Dhiraj ji best wishes on your birthday and throughout the coming year.

No comparison. Photon wins hands down.

I'm having trouble getting past Step 1

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime running ICS

^ ^ it is not a deal breaker. I mentioned it only in the spirit of full disclosure. The screen is very bright and give good battery life too.

Google Confirms There’s No Flash In Ice Cream Sandwich, But Promises It’s Coming Early adopters of the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus, have already discovered that Google’s latest Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system does not come with Adobe Flash Player. No, this isn’t a mistake, or another incomplete Google release, it was meant to be that way. Google has confirmed that Flash isn’t yet available for Ice Cream Sandwich, but promises those who are using it that support is coming from Adobe. “Flash hasn’t been released for ICS yet so as far as we know,” it said but “Adobe will support Flash for ICS.” Of course, following Adobe’s recent decision to kill Flash Player for mobile devices, you would have been forgiven for thinking that Ice Cream Sandwich was destined to live a life without Flash altogether. But those of you who aren’t quite ready to give it up just yet will be pleased by Google’s latest promise. Neither company has given Flash for Ice Cream Sandwich a release date yet, however, you will have to wait for the latest release. Previous versions of Flash Player for Android simply will not run under the latest OS, according to Pocket-lint.

^ ^ yes you made it - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3G data got exhausted and got demoted to Edge speeds (Tata Docomo). Test Date: Nov 12, 2011 4:23:30 pm Connection Type: Edge Server: Colombo Download: 137 kbps Upload: 129 kbps Ping: 667 ms

Before attempting a manual installation of apps using the .apk files, you must first allow your phone to install from “Unknown Sources” (i.e. non-Market apps). To do this, navigate to Menu > Settings > Applications and check the box marked “Unknown Sources“. Step 1: Install File Manager Android does not natively come with any method of browsing the data on your SD card, so you will need to install a file manager from market. I suggest ASTRO File Manager. Step 2: Copy .apk file to SD card. Once you have ASTRO File Manager installed, connect your Android device to your PC using your USB cable. Mount the SD card and copy over the .apk file you would like to install. Step 3: Install .apk On your Android device. Navigate to the .apk file using ASTRO File Manager and select it. This will open a dialog box allowing you to install the app. Select “Open App Manager“. On the next two pages, select “Install” to install the .apk. Your new app is now installed. Simple!

Of the two it’s the Curve 9380 that we’ll be seeing soon, slated for a tentative November release date. The Bold 9790 however won’t be coming until January 2012. Both run on BB OS 7 and feature HVGA+ displays.

Aakash has received about 3 lakh pre-launch bookings for its commercial version that goes on sale later next month. more info here

No surprises there considering the sales figures!

Haven't checked it out yet but anyway great work Farookh.

Price should be 42+ K check out this link *You can still get a Nexus Prime topped with ICS by around the same time

The default app drawer and menu looks too plain / boring even in comparision to other recent Moto devices like Bionic - use Launcher application to customize. I'm using adw launcher.

Yep. I'm facing the same issue on Photon. Now calling the automated CC no. to know account balance and other details.

If true -

Tegra 3 game screenshots here See more @ Engadget

^ ^ awesome speed. Updated top-five list.

HTC has announced through an official Facebook post that eight devices that will be eligible for ICS upgrades opening post updated.

@ DKji Is the desk stand compatible with Galaxy S2 GSM flavor? How much did it cost.

Great review, as always. Your fair / honest views set you apart.

Edited opening post with the list of devices which will be seeing ICS, as their manufacturers stated. I'll update the list as the word gets out. You may want to keep a close eye on them.

New Android seen easing OS fragmentation Handset makers praised Ice Cream Sandwich and Google's bid to buy Motorola Mobility IDG News Service - Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest version of Android, is likely to ease the fragmentation of the operating system, some device executives said on Thursday. Google unveiled Ice Cream Sandwich last month in the Galaxy Nexus, set to go on sale this month in the U.S., Europe and Asia. The new OS achieves much of what device makers have been trying to achieve by augmenting earlier Android releases on their own, which has created differences among versions on the market, according to some speakers on a panel at the Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco. Device makers and carriers have customized Android for their own purposes since it was introduced in 2007. The new OS takes Android "dramatically forward," said Kevin Packingham, senior vice president of product innovation at Samsung. Among other things, it requires no physical buttons and includes a feature for swiping applications off the screen. "There has been some fragmentation with Android, since it's been on such a quick development pace ... now that, I think, a lot of those baseline capabilities are available, that that fragmentation will continue to diminish over time," Packingham said. Samsung and Google co-developed the Galaxy Nexus and Ice Cream Sandwich side-by-side in the same building. But another Android handset maker also praised the new OS. "They totally renovated their user experience," said Jinsung Choi, a senior vice president at LG. "Probably that will make our life a lot easier ... we don't need to make any modifications." Also Thursday, all the executives on the panel, who represented Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, ZTE and Sony Ericsson, said they don't expect any ill effects from Google's planned acquisition of Motorola Mobility. Some even expect it to benefit the Android device ecosystem. The deal, which is expected to close by early 2012, would give the creator of Android control over a key competitor for handsets using the OS. But none of the executives voiced concern when asked his view of the deal. "By having their own development shop with Motorola, I think it really benefits all of us," said Samsung's Packingham, who works for the biggest Android device maker. With a handset maker under its ownership, Google will be able to give third-party Android developers access to important hardware features as they developed for future Motorola phones and tablets, Packingham said. Developers want to be able to use features such as improved cameras and location capabilities, he said. "It's tough to get behind the scenes and really figure out how to expose those new, innovative technologies to developers," because doing so would reveal Samsung's future hardware specifications to its competitors, Packingham said. Google is only buying Motorola to acquire its patents and protect the Android ecosystem from intellectual-property lawsuits, said Jan Uddenfeldt, chief technology officer of Sony Ericsson. It won't merge the Motorola and Android organizations and give the handset business an inside track, Uddenfeldt said. "The last thing in they would like to happen is to create a vertical. ... that would only destroy the market share for Android." Asked about the future of feature phones, the less capable and less expensive handsets that preceded smartphones, most of the panelists said there will remain a market for them. While smartphones make up 30% to 40% of unit sales for ZTE, feature phones still make up about 60%, said Lixin Cheng, CEO of ZTE USA. For one thing, they are popular with consumers who prefer a physical keypad to a touchscreen, he said. ZTE is developing a "feature phone with a smartphone-like experience" that will go on sale from a U.S. carrier before Black Friday, Cheng said. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving and the traditional first day of the holiday shopping season in the U.S., falling on Nov. 25 this year. "The so-called feature phone and smartphone is always relative," Cheng said, pointing out that there are phones now in development being called "superphones." "The smartphone today could be a feature phone tomorrow." Via : computerworld

This should come as no suprise, HTC Rezound to get Ice Cream Sandwich early 2012.

Beats audio is mere marketing gimmick still Htc Rezound is one hell of a device going by the specs.