Samsung explains why Galaxy S and Tab 7.0 won't get Android ICS

When Samsung announced the list of phones and tablets to get the Android Ice Cream Sandwich update, there were many questions of why certain models didn't make the cut. The originalGalaxy S for one was quite a surprise, since the nearly identicalNexus S is already getting the update.

Samsung issued an official statement explaining why the the I9000 Galaxy S and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 won't get to taste official ICS.

Both feature Samsung's TouchWiz customizations which run pretty deep (they include things like custom widgets, video calling and so on), and they also have country-specific customizations (like the ISDB-Tb Digital TV tuner for Brazil) along with carrier-mandated changes.

All those customizations will not run smoothly on the older hardware if ported to Ice Cream Sandwich, with limited RAM and ROM storage pointed out as problematic.

Samsung's statement talks only of the Galaxy S and the Tab 7.0, but other Galaxy phones that are not on the ICS update list most likely suffer from similar restraints so they'll remain on Gingerbread too.

Of course, there are plenty of third-party ROMs available out there that will put an unmodified Ice Cream Sandwich (that is no TouchWiz) on your Galaxy droid - we already tried one out and it worked rather well.

Source (in Korean) | Via

Nokia Lumia 800 new color versions coming up

The Nokia Lumia 800 might be just about to get a few new color versions. Nokia France confirmed in an interview with MonWindowsPhone.com that they are now considering the new colors that will be added to the range.

And while nothing has been settled yet, we got a few photos showing the possible choices. The first image shows the white version, which is probably the most obvious choice of all. After all, Nokia N9already got a shiny white dress and it uses the same non-painted polycarbonate unibody as the Lumia 800.

We are not sure if the red version, shown alongside the white one in the first image is new, or if it's the pink version that's already official and the camera just got its white balance wrong. Judging by the second image, the second option seems more likely.

 

Now the next image has some more interesting options to show us. We got a purple and a yellow Nokia Lumia 800, which are reportedly the two other color versions that Nokia is thinking about introducing.

According to the source we should be seeing the new color versions (or at least one or two of them) in the first quarter of 2012.

Tempted in getting a Lumia 800 in one of the new colors? Or are they too flashy for your taste?

Source (in French) | Via

YouTube's UK Top Ten clips 2011

YouTube has revealed the UK top ten most viewed clips which shows that we are a nation of softies at heart!

A teased dog, talking babies and a mother cat hugging her kitten all made the top ten ahead of other major 2011 events, such as the Royal wedding.

The YouTube Trend blog reports that the top ten clips had racked up more than 285 million hits between them.

Here they are;

1. "Friday" - Rebecca Black

2. Ultimate Dog Tease

3. Jack Sparrow (feat. Michael Bolton)

4. Talking Twin Babies

5. Nyan Cat

6. Look At Me Now - Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes

7. The Creep (feat. Nicki Minaj & John Waters)

8. Maria Aragon - "Born This Way"

9. "The Force"

10. Cat Mom Hugs Baby Kitten

Check them out at; http://youtube-trends.blogspot.com/

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