Did you know it’s even easier to dismiss certain facets of information in Android 4.0? That’s right, with Ice Cream Sandwich you can easily swipe away notifications, recent tasks, and even browser tabs. Too many notification — just swipe ’em away. Too many tabs — just swipe ’em away. While it may seem trivial, you’d be surprised at how efficient swiping is versus closing something out with a back button, “close” or “X”. It requires no focus, no thought, just a quick swipe of the finger and unwanted information goes bye-bye.
If you’ve been thinking about purchasing the new Tegra 3 ASUS Tranformer Pad TF300T, you might want to act fast as BJ’s Wholesale is offering the tablet at what it claims to be the lowest price. For $389.99 and free shipping, you’ll be able to get your hands on ASUS’s latest tablet featuring:
Yay, the “Google Drive could launch next week” rumors can finally end. Google has officially announced the availability of it cloud storage service Google Drive. Starting today, anyone willing to sign up can get 5GB of free cloud-storage to start and if that’s not enough you can always choose to upgrade to 25GB for $2.49/month, 100GB for $4.99/month or even 1TB for $49.99/month (although I’ve heard people getting even cheaper deals when they sign up). When you upgrade to a paid account, your Gmail account storage will also expand to 25GB. Google Drive competes with the likes of Dropbox, Sugar Sync, and other cloud storage services by offering:
It looks like Google has once again decided to start selling devices directly to consumers. In a surprise move, Google has added a new “Device” section to its Google Play Store and begun offering unlocked, contract-free, GSM/HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus devices for the low price of $399.99. The GSM version will work on more than 200 GSM providers worldwide, including AT&T and T-Mobile here in the U.S.
Everyone wants to know if their device will be getting some Ice Cream Sandwich love and even though most manufacturers have already outlined their plans for updates, Samsung has gone one step further by putting together a new FAQ section. This new FAQ gives users a carrier-to-carrier breakdown of which devices will receive Android 4.0 — all of which have been confirmed. If you own a Samsung device and are curious to know if it’ll be getting Android 4.0, check out the lists below and then start holding your breath.
