We’ve got some good news for any HTC EVO View 4G owners out there. An official Honeycomb update is out and ready to be pushed. The update finally brings Android’s official tablet software to the EVO view 4G and also breathes a breath of life into this aging (in mobile years) device. Users will have to be aware that due to Honeycomb being an entirely different beast, updating will result in complete loss of current homescreen settings, along with possible loss of app support. Once you’re done crying over your loss, we can take a look at all of the positive things you’ll gain from having a tablet OS on a — well — tablet.
The DROID 4 has been flip-flopping around the web for the past month with its leaked release dates, images, and specs. We now know it’s not going to be released this month and has been pushed to a possible February release. Speculation has the DROID 4 delayed due to lackluster RAZR/Rezound sales and the recent Galaxy Nexus release. Whatever the case may be, it was foolish of them to even consider another DROID variant so soon after the release of the DROID 3 (released about 6 months ago). While the DROID 4 maintains the OG DROID slide-out form, this recent iterations appear to look more like a DROID RAZR thanks to its RAZR tweaked corners. If you haven’t had enough leaked images to fill your appetite for this upcoming device, consider this your lucky day.
It’s no secret Sony Ericsson is hard at work preparing their 2011 Xperia portfolio for Android 4.0. Sony Ericsson has finally outlined its list of devices that will be receiving the Ice Cream sandwich upgrade along with a less vague timetable as to when these updates will begin. Starting late March/early April, SE will begin rolling out ICS to its first batch of devices with the rest being updated around late April/early May. Sony Ericsson also points out that not all devices of the same model will receive the updates at the same time due to carrier handling. Below is a complete list of SE devices set to receive the update and their expected update schedule.
A mysterious Sony Ericsson device marked LT28 was spotted in a Bluetooth SIG listing and looks to be the US variant of the Sony Ericsson Nozami (aka Xperia Arc HD). This beast of a phone is believed to have a 1.5GHz dual-core chipset, 4.55-inch 720p Sony Reality Display, a ridiculous 13 MP back-illuminated camera, LTE and HSPA radios and a front-facing camera capable of 720p video. The Sony Ericsson LT28 also shows as “coming later” and with North America availability. Perhaps we will get a glimpse of this “super phone” at CES. Of course that 13MP camera has us all intrigued and there’s actually a few shots posted on the Xperia Blog that were taken by the LT28. Check a few of them out after the break.
It would appear that Intel is getting ready to showcase their latest Medfield mobile chips. Sometime last week, Intel was kind enough to allow a few lucky folks over at MIT some hands-on with a few Android prototypes sporting the new chips. Technology Review was able to test out both an Android phone (running Gingerbread) and an Android tablet (running ICS) to see just how well these chips perform. The devices themselves are simply “reference designs” sent out to entice manufactures and have absolutely no bearing on what they may look like when finally produced.
