With all this talk of Jelly Bean lately, it’s easy to forget that most users are still waiting for Ice Cream Sandwich. Well, that wait is finally over for owners of the Samsung Galaxy Note as well as the Galaxy S II Skyrocket, according to AT&T. Ice Cream Sandwich is now available for both devices via Samsung’s Kies software and instructions for downloading include:

The developer community was excited yesterday when Google’s Jean-Baptiste Queru announced that Android 4.1 had been released in AOSP, but what exactly does that mean for us consumers? Well, for the majority of mobile consumers, not much — considering most of us are still waiting for Android 4.0. For those who purchase Nexus devices and/or root their devices: it means Jelly Bean is on the way.

Seven new markets received AT&T 4G LTE yesterday, bringing AT&T’s total LTE coverage to 47 cities. AT&T continues their slow roll, while Verizon’s lighting up around 47 cities per month. Since you AT&T customers could probably care less about Verizon’s plague like rollout, I’ll jump right to the new markets so you can see if you’ve hit the AT&T LTE jackpot.

This year’s Google I/O was the year of the Nexus, and right before I set off on my vacation, Google announced the Nexus 7. If you haven’t heard about it yet, here’s a few links to get you started:

• A Look At Google’s Nexus 7 Tablet And What It Has To Offer
• Hugo Barra On Nexus 7 Pre-Orders: “They’re Big!”
• Android 4.1: Who Knew A Jelly Bean Could Be So Smart

After a HOT but fun vacation, we’re ready to get back to covering all things Android. We have a bunch of great stuff lined up, including: a Galaxy S III review, Tags For Droid review, Android BBQ news, Nexus 7 giveaway, and more! We’re excited to be back and we can’t wait to get going, so keep an eye on your Google+, RSS, Twitter, Facebook, whatever feed, for tons of great stuff from Cult of Android!