Tablets that will receive Android 4.0 update

Ice Cream Sandwich is yet to hit the market in its full form but the news of tablets and smartphones which are going to get this delicious update have been making to the headlines since long.

Here GG will list the android tablet computers which have started receiving the android 4.0 update or will receive it in near future.

Motorola XOOM

First among the list is the same machine which was one among the few to use android 3.0 in its early stages. Motorola has even started updating android 4.0 to few of the selected XOOMs. It is basically for the testing purpose to see how stable is ice cream sandwich, on the XOOM tabs. The WiFi as well as the 4G models are entitled to this update by android.

Asus Transformer Prime

Asus has also started providing android 4.0 update for their recently launched Transformer Prime. This news is a little old now considering the fact that the update option in the settings of Prime has already been activated.

Asus Transformer TF101

TF101 is not far behind with the ice cream sandwich update getting optimized for this tablet pc by Asus by end of January. The update can be delayed by little but then it shouldn’t bother TF101 owners as 4.0 itself is yet to be matured tablet OS. Keep your patience and remember the fruits which have been left to ripen, taste the best.

Archos G9 Tablet

First week of February will bring good news for all the proud owners of G9 as the 4.0 update will be made available ton their Archos G9 tabs.

Sony’s Tablet S & P

GG has revealed this in the review of Tablet S and Tablet P that both the Sony tablets are entitled for the android 4.0 update.

Bad news for the 7” tablet owners is that all the 7 inched tabs like Samsung’s galaxy tab are not going to receive the android update. Talks are still in progress and maybe we will have some hope for Amazon, Nook and Samsung tabs owner.

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Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich): The Review

Advancement and technology have been a prototype of Google Android OS. The android tablets and android phones have kept on amazing us with their UI, android apps, new OS updates and many other features. More than the developers, the users are excited about the 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android. The GalaxyNexus has come up with what we have been waiting for: The Android 4.0 OS.

Ice Cream Sandwich is the most relevant update of android since its birth and it portrays substantial changes in the mobile platform. 4.0 is made for a better user experience and ease. Don’t confuse it with a regular update that we used to have as it will require some amount of R&D to get acquainted.

Look and Feel

When we talk about android, we can’t restrict ourselves from talking about the look. Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade comes with a fresh new look and probably the best amongst all the versions. Due to the use of the high resolution font, Roboto, it becomes easier to read the texts. Roboto is a font which is chiefly developed for high definition reading. The OS avoids any usage of hardware button combinations to achieve navigation from home and back to some other page. It has all these markups in the OS and all the buttons are placed in the OS itself. Hence the Galaxy Nexus doesn’t sport any buttons and has a complete button less panel. An issue which can trigger rage in some users is the existence of unnamed applications. If public demand prevails, it can be restructured in the next 4.0 versions.

Feature Specs

The Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade has lots of additional features apart from its looks to feast upon:

Recent Apps: The Recent Apps button helps you to maneuver over the last 15 applications used.  Click on it to go through the 15 application pop up window.

Resizing widgets option:  This is one nicer feature which helps users to resize the screen appearance of a widget by holding and dragging the corners of widgets to resize them.

Redesigning the major Applications: Gmail has a new look which is similar to the pc version. It is easier to upload photos and file attachments. The Calendar has a better look and it is possible to view the shared calendars too. GTALK has better UI and can help you sign in with multiple ids. The photo editing options have been increased. The new people application has number of extra features which can help you keep track of your friends through social networking clients.

Face Recognition: I have talked about this feature before too. But anyways, let me brief here. It helps your phone to automatically unlock after recognizing your face through the frontal camera.

Android Beam: Again a topic previously talked about. Android beam helps android phones to share multimedia and applications just by tapping each other.

Android 4.0 is still under the development phase with small glitches but these will not spoil your experience with it. Take my words; it will be the best android you have ever used.

GG’s OS Rating: **** stars.

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