Samsung has begun rolling out Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to two of its tablet in the United States. The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 both began receiving the upgrade over the weekend, following its debut on European devices. As you’d expect, this software comes with a whole host of new features and improvements.
Samsung has today announced the Galaxy S II Plus, a slightly improved version of its hugely successful Galaxy S II, which first launched in April 2011. The handset boasts a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, and 8GB of internal storage (expandable via microSD card). The handset looks identical to the original Galaxy S II, which only makes us even more confused as to why this handset exists.
Are you fed up with Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface, and all the bloatware that comes with it? Is it ruining your Galaxy Tab 10.1? Then you’ll be pleased to know you can now get yours hands on some CyanogenMod 10 nightly builds. New packages rolled out today for the Wi-Fi only Galaxy Tab 10.1, the Verizon model, the T-Mobile model, and the revised Galaxy Tab 10.1v.
On Thursday, the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S III was leaked online, much to the delight of Galaxy S III owners the world over. If you’re understandably cautious about installing it on your new handset prior to its official launch, then check out the 10-minute video below that shows the software in action on Samsung’s flagship Android handset.
In today’s Android tablet market, many manufacturers are learning from the success of the Kindle Fire and moving towards a more affordable pricing model. The majority of Android tablet failures have come from over pricing for essentially a device no one really needs. In order to entice a customer to purchase an in-between device such as a tablet, they need to be affordable — and at the very least, cheaper than a laptop (which undoubtedly blow tablets out of the water in terms of hardware and software). They’re portable content consumption machines, but in order for that content to get consumed, they need to get in the hands of the consumers. So how do you do that? Ask Amazon.
Up next, I’m going to take a look at Samsung’s latest answer to a budget friendly Android tablet that not only comes in at just above $200, but is also running the latest version of Android: Ice Cream Sandwich.
