Possibly the last rumors roundup before the Nexus Prime (or Galaxy Nexus) launch on October 18
Nexus Prime, or Galaxy Nexus if you prefer, will hit the stage on October 19th, Wednesday in Hong Kong or October 18 for New York City. Aside from the much-anticipated new smartphone, the Android community is also set to welcome the new operating system update, the Android Ice Cream Sandwich.
For starters, the next version of Android that will arrive this year is possible the biggest so far. Reports say the new Android Ice Cream Sandwich, which is the OS pre-installed in the 2011 Nexus device, is the combination of Honeycomb and Gingerbread. Honeycomb is the operating system version used by tablets like the Motorola Xoom and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, while the Gingerbread OS build is the latest Android operating system version used by high-end smartphones like the Motorola Droid Bionic and Samsung Galaxy S II.
New rumors are surfacing online about the Android ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich). One of the most notable is the report posted by Engadget quoting the leak provided by Android Police. The sites are claiming that the Android ICS will include a built-in photo editing app with editing tools like crop, sharpen, flip, rotate, straighten, redeye reduction and possibly 19 filters — or the effects similar to the iOS exclusive application Instagram.
Previous versions of Android do not include a good native photo editing app, and phone manufacturers like Samsung, HTC, Motorola Mobility, etc, have implemented their own photo editing app included in OEMs’ own custom user interface. Having a unified photo editing application, if the new rumor is true, is obviously a big step towards a fragmentation-free ecosystem.
Now let’s talk about the rumored new Nexus device, the so-called Nexus Prime or Galaxy Nexus. According to the rumor mill, the Nexus Prime/Galaxy Nexus is powered by a dual-core Texas Instruments processor, could be the same processor used by the Verizon Droid Bionic, but some reports are speculating that the TI SoC inside the new Nexus has a faster clock speed of 1.2GHz.
The mill also added that the Prime or Galaxy Nexus may include 1GB of RAM similar to the Galaxy S II, 5-megapixel optimized primary camera that can shoot up to 1080p, a front-facing non-VGA camera, and curved display similar to the 2010 Nexus phone, the Samsung Google Nexus S.
Other rumored features are Near Field Communication (NFC), related to the credit card-centric Google Wallet application, Long Term Evolution technology that will allow faster data uploads and downloads, and GSM versions compatible with T-Mobile and AT&T aside from the rumored launching partner Verizon Wireless that uses CDMA/LTE.
Google recently teased the public with the first official Android Ice Cream Sandwich statue, signifying the upcoming arrival of the much-anticipated (and much-needed) operating system update. According to IT Pro Portal, the ICS statue was placed outside Google’s Building 44 joining other statues like Honeycomb (Android 3.0), Gingerbread (for Android 2.3), FroYo (for 2.2), Eclair (for 2.1) and the cute donut
Nexus Prime, or Galaxy Nexus if you prefer, will hit the stage on October 19th, Wednesday in Hong Kong or October 18 for New York City. Aside from the much-anticipated new smartphone, the Android community is also set to welcome the new operating system update, the Android Ice Cream Sandwich.
For starters, the next version of Android that will arrive this year is possible the biggest so far. Reports say the new Android Ice Cream Sandwich, which is the OS pre-installed in the 2011 Nexus device, is the combination of Honeycomb and Gingerbread. Honeycomb is the operating system version used by tablets like the Motorola Xoom and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, while the Gingerbread OS build is the latest Android operating system version used by high-end smartphones like the Motorola Droid Bionic and Samsung Galaxy S II.
New rumors are surfacing online about the Android ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich). One of the most notable is the report posted by Engadget quoting the leak provided by Android Police. The sites are claiming that the Android ICS will include a built-in photo editing app with editing tools like crop, sharpen, flip, rotate, straighten, redeye reduction and possibly 19 filters — or the effects similar to the iOS exclusive application Instagram.
Previous versions of Android do not include a good native photo editing app, and phone manufacturers like Samsung, HTC, Motorola Mobility, etc, have implemented their own photo editing app included in OEMs’ own custom user interface. Having a unified photo editing application, if the new rumor is true, is obviously a big step towards a fragmentation-free ecosystem.
Now let’s talk about the rumored new Nexus device, the so-called Nexus Prime or Galaxy Nexus. According to the rumor mill, the Nexus Prime/Galaxy Nexus is powered by a dual-core Texas Instruments processor, could be the same processor used by the Verizon Droid Bionic, but some reports are speculating that the TI SoC inside the new Nexus has a faster clock speed of 1.2GHz.
The mill also added that the Prime or Galaxy Nexus may include 1GB of RAM similar to the Galaxy S II, 5-megapixel optimized primary camera that can shoot up to 1080p, a front-facing non-VGA camera, and curved display similar to the 2010 Nexus phone, the Samsung Google Nexus S.
Other rumored features are Near Field Communication (NFC), related to the credit card-centric Google Wallet application, Long Term Evolution technology that will allow faster data uploads and downloads, and GSM versions compatible with T-Mobile and AT&T aside from the rumored launching partner Verizon Wireless that uses CDMA/LTE.
Google recently teased the public with the first official Android Ice Cream Sandwich statue, signifying the upcoming arrival of the much-anticipated (and much-needed) operating system update. According to IT Pro Portal, the ICS statue was placed outside Google’s Building 44 joining other statues like Honeycomb (Android 3.0), Gingerbread (for Android 2.3), FroYo (for 2.2), Eclair (for 2.1) and the cute donut
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