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Looks like the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet will be joining the elite club of Android devices set to receive their Ice Cream Sandwich updates this year. More specifically, Lenovo mentioned today that Android 4.0 will arrive for the tablet Q2 of this year. The tablet is currently running on Android 3.1 which isn’t so bad seeing [...]

The HTC Evo 3D has already received it’s “security update” removing that nasty Carrier IQ spyware from devices and staying true to their word, Sprint has already begun issuing updates for the rest of their Android lineup. The HTC Evo 4G and HTC Evo Design 4G are next in line to receive their over-the-air updates [...]

Yes, just about every device under the sun that has been graced with root most likely has someone attempting to port an Ice Cream Sandwich build to it. Whether beta, alpha or pre-alpha alpha. The Motorola Droid Bionic is no different. Even though Motorola officially announced the device would see an upgrade to Android 4.0 [...]

Employees stationed at various Google offices around the globe are receiving the gift of Nexus this holiday season. Googlers in both the company’s London and Zurich offices are receiving the new Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone, complete with a custom battery cover emblazoned with various Google and Android logos. The move is a no-brainer for Google: [...]

About to turn in for the evening when I came across this leak from a Verizon Indirect agent who was excited that the Galaxy Nexus suddenly appeared in his Cellebrite system today. I know we’ve seen the “Nexus Prime” hit Verizon Corporate Cellebrite systems before but the situation is a little different this time around. [...]

Another round of LTE launches is in order for Verizon. Nine new markets will be getting lightning fast 4G speeds, all within the Greater Manchester and New Hampshire areas.  Take a look at the list below and see if you will be getting an early Christmas present. Bedford Goffstown Hudson Litchfield Loudon Manchester Manchester-Boston Regional [...]

Speaking today in South Korea, Google executive Eric Schmidt didn’t face many easy questions. Schmidt fielded two particularly interesting questions, one relating to the recent acquisition of Motorola by Google and another concerning statement’s made by Steve Jobs to his biographer Walter Isaacson. First on the issue of Motorola, Schmidt said, “We will run it [...]

Google Wallet has officially begun to pop up in various retailers today but even if you were using the NFC equipped Nexus S 4G you couldn’t take advantage of the convenient NFC based mobile payment system. Thankfully, Sprint and Google are on top of the situation and are now pushing out the GWK74 “Google Wallet [...]

Gingerbread is all over the place lately, it seems. US Cellular has delivered the upgrade to owners of the oft-forgotten HTC Merge Unfortunately it does appear you may need a Windows PC to apply this yourself as it requires HTC Sync, but be sure to call your local US Cellular location to see if they [...]

Just as RIM has promised Android Application support on its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, Bloomberg is reporting that the same functionality will eventually migrate to the manufacturer’s future lineup of QNX-powered smartphones. We won’t see the new QNX devices until at least next year, but the move is a smart one as more and more developers flock [...]