Samsung confirms No Android ICS upgrade for Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab

December 24, 2011 Udit Malhotra Leave a comment

Samsung confirms that Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab will not get Android ICS 4.0 update. The manufacturer clarifies that hardware limitations are the reasons as to why the phones are not being updated. It is disappointing as the Galaxy S is still being sold across various regions. Samsung states that the RAM and ROM size on these models do not adhere to work with “TouchWiz” and “experience enhancing software” streamlined for the ICS.

The statement seems to be contradictive as the Nexus S accompanies a 1GHz Hummingbird processor and same memory specifications to that of a Galaxy S. Nexus S users although are getting the update for Android ICS 4.0 via OTA. This seems really unfair on the company’s part as the first announcement for ICS upgradeable Galaxy Smartphones included the aforesaid devices.

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Samsung Galaxy Smartphones get Android ICS 4.0 Early 2012

December 23, 2011 Udit Malhotra Leave a comment

**Update**

Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab will not get updated to Android ICS 4.0

Samsung officially announced the list of Galaxy devices that would be officially upgradeable to the Android ICS. A good news for all of us who are using Galaxy Smartphones. The early implementers for the update would include the Samsung Note and Galaxy S II.

The complete list of other devices eligible for the update are:

GALAXY S II
GALAXY S II LTE
GALAXY Note
GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus
GALAXY Tab 7.7
GALAXY Tab 8.9
GALAXY Tab 10.1
GALAXY R

Android 4.0 ICS would bring some good features including facial unlock feature that can be easily fooled via your image as well and NFC data transfer capabilities.

Lets wait to get an early update and taste the flavor of Ice Cream Sandwich on our devices ;). We will keep you posted for any updates once they are rolled out.

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Firefox 9 gets a new look. Optimized for Tablet Browsing.

December 23, 2011 Udit Malhotra Leave a comment

Open source and non-profit giant Mozilla announced Firefox 9 yesterday. The browser is evolving with each release with support added for Tablets in the current version. The version includes up to 30 percent faster browsing with Type Interface, enhanced support for HTML 5, a new design layout having core focus and improvements that are optimized for tablet browsing on our Android devices. The company’s vision is driven to make the product free with the essence of making our web browsing experience the best. In our earlier posts we also discussed how people could contribute in improving Firefox by joining in the Firefox Aurora program for developers, users and people who rejoice the browser . Each of us can give opinions and get hands on opportunity to work with the browser even before the beta release.

Firefox 9 out beats the older Firefox 8 with Type Interface allowing heavy websites with images, scripts, games, and animated graphics to render and load effectively and fast.

The new design for Android devices is trendier with support for tabbed browsing with ease to close, view and switch over tabs. The tab visibility is beautiful with thumbnail preview and dynamic switchovers. Awesome bar is another feature that everyone of would like. It comprises of Firefox Sync that helps users to sync data between Firefox 9 for PC/Mac allowing Web History, Tabs, Passwords and Bookmarks to be easily accessible allowing information portability.

The Mozilla Blog Says there is more for Mobile Web to Evolve:

“Developers will enjoy new HTML5 tools in Firefox that make it easier to create fun and interactive mobile Web experiences for phones and tablets”

I suggest the best thing would be to download the app and keep on experimenting along with it to exactly experience the changes. We would also like to know what are your views on the new release. Please find screenshots attached below for ready reference.