Thunderbolt users have been unsure whether or not they’d be left out to dry when it comes to being updated to Android 4.0. While HTC promised many devices (including the Thunderbolt) would see Ice Cream Sandwich sometime in July/August, users are starting to get anxious, an so the doubt begins.
It would appear HTC it prepping to join the phablet market (which coincidentally is becoming quite large) this fall, with a 5-inch smartphone of their own. Not much is known about the device other than a rumored 1794 x 1080 (1920 x 1080 minus 126 vertical lines for Android’s onscreen navigation buttons) hi-res display and possible Snapdragon S4 chipset with Adreno 320 GPU.
When AT&T dropped the price of the HTC One X to $99, I didn’t think it could get much better. I guess I was wrong. It’s only been a few days and we’re already seeing two retailers outdo AT&T’s amazing price. Both Amazon Wireless and Costco are now offering the HTC One X for an incredible $79.99 to both new customers and current customers with an upgrade.
We can’t say HTC Rezound owners were too happy about sitting by and watching device after device updated to Ice Cream Sandwich, while they sat stuck on Gingerbread, but I can say: they’re much happier now. That’s right, Ice Cream Sandwich has finally begun rolling out to Rezound owners, and while it’s not the latest build, it’s still ICS. Verizon HTC Rezound owners should start seeing the OTA, which will bring them to Android 4.0.3, soon, as we’re already hearing reports of users receiving it.
Great news for any Sprint HTC EVO 3D owners out there: Ice Cream Sandwich is available and ready for installation. That’s right, now you can get your Ice Cream Sandwich in 3D! It’s so real, you could almost eat it! Joking aside, the update started hitting users earlier this morning, and according to Sprint, here’s what to expect:
