Samsung’s Galaxy 2 tablets (7.0 and 10.1) were originally scheduled to launch in the UK in March, but seeing as March has come and gone, it appears they have been delayed. A Samsung associate has confirmed the delay and points to Android 4.0 as the culprit. According to the associate, Samsung needed more time to work on the Ice Cream Sandwich version of the Android mobile operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 is now scheduled to hit store in the UK sometime this month with a global rollout to follow.
Sprint employee training material for the Galaxy Nexus leaked today suggesting the possibility of it launching before Sprint’s 4G LTE network. According to the training docs, the Sprint Galaxy Nexus will have 4G LTE switched off by default. It makes sense to have LTE switched off if you don’t yet have a network to support it, but it could also be to avoid having users in non-LTE markets (which will be many) from experiencing adverse battery drain — as the material suggests. The odds of you being in a Sprint LTE area once it launches is pretty slim anyways so I’m guessing Sprint customers probably won’t care about it being switched off.
Disclaimer: This in no way represents the views of iPhone or iOS users as a whole, and believe it or not, I even have a few (very few) iFriends who are happy to let me rummage through their trash for half eaten caviar.
I couldn’t make this shit up even if I wanted to. Our fine sister site (love you guys!) Cult of Mac came across a whole slew of elitist douchebaggary from iPhone users who aren’t thrilled about having to share their Instagram country club with us “poor,” “ghetto,” Android users. I’m not going to lie, this is the first time I’ve ever heard Android users compared to ghetto poor people. I always thought we were considered “geeks” or “nerdy teenagers,” but “ghetto and poor,” —- that’s a new one. I don’t know about you, but my Galaxy Nexus cost $649.99 — and no, Verizon wouldn’t accept my food stamps as payment. You’re always going to have a few bad apples (see what I did there) in the group and the one’s you’re about to see take the orchard.
Social network Path came under great scrutiny after it was discovered that the app would upload a user’s entire address book to Path’s servers. The worst part, for iOS users at least, was Path never let them know. After a public apology, Path worked diligently to remedy the issue and came up with a few enhancements to the way they handle user privacy. Today, Path has rolled out an update to both its Android and iOS apps reflecting the changes and assuring users that they take their privacy seriously (or at least now they do).
Those who use the music streaming service Spotify’s Android app have noticed that it’s not that good, at least compared to the company’s iOS app. The Android version doesn’t feature support for Ice Cream Sandwich and also crashes frequently on other versions. Luckily, a new report says the app is getting a “major” revamp soon. For an app that has “5 million to 10 million” users, the update is much needed.
