Amazon Selling the Verizon Galaxy Nexus to New Customers for $99

Here at Android Authority really love the Verizon Galaxy Nexus, but we didn’t love the $299 price tag as much as we love the phone. But this deal will make many of you really love the Galaxy Nexus. Amazon is selling the newest member of the Nexus family for just $99 if you are a new customer, that is $200 less then Verizon is currently selling it. Now that’s a great price right?

If you’re interested in getting a bite of Android’s tasty Ice Cream Sandwich, and also looking to switch over to Verizon, you may want to take a look at this deal. Simply hit the source link to purchase it today!

So who bought the Galaxy Nexus for $299 from Verizon? I hope you aren’t to mad, but we all knew the price was going to drop pretty soon with the amount of phones Verizon is launching in the coming months.

Google Releases Android 4.0.2 Update for Galaxy Nexus

Even though Android 4.0 can be considered fairly new, Google has released an Android 4.0.2 update for the GSM Galaxy Nexus. If you’re still on Android 4.0.1, you will receive an automatic notification reminding you to update your phone to 4.0.2. If not, you can do it manually by following this:

Go to Settings > About Phone > Software Update

The update has included important bug fixes so it’s best that you update your system. The update has a total size of 8.8MB and is available OTA.

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Verizon Galaxy Nexus Android 4.1 Update Points to Impending Release

It would appear that Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus has been updated with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, Android 4.1, which means that we very well could be close to an official announcement from Big Red. Again, for the millionth time, we expect the Galaxy Nexus to launch on either December 8th or December 11th, although as we know, it could end up being an entirely different day.

MyDroidWorld has posted the evidence and it’s very possible that this will be the version of software that comes with the Verizon Galaxy Nexus out of the box.

If you recall, there were whispers about Verizon working on some bugs that needed working on in order to get this update out so let’s hope that this is the fix that the device needed for the green light.

Samsung Galaxy Note Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (Port In Progress)

Samsung Galaxy Note is an Android smartphone and tablet computer that was introduced in October 2011. It has attracted attention because of its size, between that of conventional smartphones and tablets, and because of its inbuilt stylus. The Android latest OS,Android  4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich brings a significant upgrade to the core functions of Android, and comes with a totally revamped user interface. Samsung has been fond of installing its own TouchWiz interface on many of its Android devices, so it will be interesting to see what it plans to do with the new Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.

The Samsung Galaxy Note and Galaxy S2will be the first two devices to receive the upgrade. However, other devices will soon follow. Other ICS-upgradable Galaxy devices include Galaxy S II LTE, Galaxy R, Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Tab 8.9, Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus.
The Samsung Galaxy S 2 and Galaxy Note is among the batch of high-end devices that have a promised upgrade to the newest version of Android (ICS) from the OEM.  From previous post, We know that early build of of Android 4.0 ICS ROM for Galaxy S2 has been leaked and available for download. So, How about Samsung Galaxy Note?

So far, Android 4.0 ICS custom ROM still no available for download. But don’t too worry about it, The Xda dev member, Maui, is now trying to port the whole thing, Android 4.0 to our beloved Galaxy Note. Maui, said that,

“As of today I was able to get it to boot into the GUI, but there’s still a lot to do. As this is part of Teamhacksung now: don’t even think to ask about ETAs. But here’s a little proof ”

India invites Taiwan PC makers to bid for Aakash tablet PC project

The India government plans to launch its second-generation Aakash tablet PCs, and is soliciting Taiwan-based PC makers to participate in the bidding, according to Sandeep Yadav, the convener of the project.

Aided by Taiwan makers' manufacturing capability, it will be possible to lower the selling price of Aakash tablet PCs to US$35, stated Yadav, who visited Taiwan recently.

International bidding for the new Aakash tablet PC project was originally planned for December but might be delayed to January 2012, according to industry sources.

Shipments of the current Aakash models have reached 8,000 units for trial use by students, and the India government aims to ship 200 million units of new Aakash tablets in the next few years, said Yadav, noting that the new Askash will be unveiled in January or February 2012 with a BOM of about US$50.

The first-generation of Aakash tablets are manufactured by UK-based DataWind with 10-20% of needed components supplied by Taiwan makers, Yadav said.

Huawei MediaPad to get Android 4.0 soon

Huawei is testing the alpha version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for its 7 inch MediaPad tablet.

China based Huawei is working on an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for its MediaPad tablet. Chinese website CNMO claimed to have images of the Huawei MediaPad running Android 4.0 ICS alpha build. By default, the 7 inch display Huawei MediaPad tablet runs Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet operating system.

Launched earlier this year in June, the power-packed Huawei MediaPad features a dual core mobile processor with promising hardware and is available in India at an approximate price of Rs 28,000.
Huawei MediaPad tablet shook the tablet segment back in June with its dual core 1.2 GHz mobile processor. Featuring a full touch 7 inch Glare IPS LCD display, the MediaPad supports 1280 x 800 pixel resolution natively. This tablet boasts of having the industry's first 217 ppi density display.