yet another Samsung Galaxy S 2 with ICS

Samsung have confirmed that the galaxy s2 won't be getting ICS until march due to a few issues with touch wiz.
While we was at the launch of the Samsung galaxy note in white Samsung confirm there was a delay in the galaxy s2 in getting the update.

we shall let you know when there is news of the galaxy s 2 is going to be getting ICS

White HTC Sensation To Launch March 1 In Europe With Ice Cream Sandwich In Tow

The Sensation is one of HTC's most popular handsets overseas, and despite being launched nearly a year ago (May 19,2011), the company just announced a new "Ice White" version. While there are no differences in hardware, the outside will obviously be white (à la Amaze 4G). More importantly, though: it will launch on March 1, and run Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) out of the gate.

That's a pretty big deal for two reasons: first, because as we discussed yesterday, Sense 4.0 (which HTC will slap over top of ICS) pretty much sucks. Second, because that would suggest the ICS update for the normal Sensation should drop before (or at the very least, by) then - after all, the only difference between the white and normal model is the color of the backplate.

[Source: EuroDroid, AndroidWorld.nl] and android police

Google's Android developers want you to say goodbye to the menu button

Goodbye menu button, hello Action Bar overflow!  Today on the Android Developers blog Scott Main, lead technical writer from Google, wrote up a nice piece of prose about how developers should migrate away from the traditional menu-button based way of designing applications.  You see, Ice Cream Sandwich allows for the folks designing phones to do away with all those buttons we've grown accustomed to at the bottom of our screen, and replace them with software based buttons built into the OS and apps.  It's something we first saw in Honeycombtablets, where the need for menu buttons was removed by the introduction of the ActionBar class.  

Google wants developers, and in turn us users, to learn to love the Action Bar.  Scott gives examples of how the new Action Bar "overflow" (those three dots that replace a menu button in ICS) can replace what we traditionally needed a menu button for, and even how to build applications to use both methods -- developers don't want to forget all the devices that haven't been updated to Ice Cream Sandwich yet.  It's an interesting read for those who keep up with Android application interface guidelines, and a must-read for all you developers out there.  

Most importantly, Scott stresses that the application UI should have all the important  elements right up front for the user to see, and the overflow should be used for things not important enough to be on the screen.  He also gives instruction on how to make the legacy menu button not appear if it's not being used, and how to get rid of the whole Action Bar if an application doesn't need it.  As developers get their apps updated for ICS and beyond, we'll be able to say goodbye to those three dots we chase all over on "buttonless" phones and tablets.  That's a good thing.

Source: Android Developers Blog.  Thanks, Sebastian! and android central 

samsung press conference for CES2012

Google Maps Get a Quick Bug Fixing Update

What's in this version:

6.1.1:
Fixes for bugs on tablets and phones
6.1:
Improved battery performance for Latitude and Location History users, and fresher locations for friends in Latitude
Transit Navigation (Beta) can use vehicle speed to estimate location if GPS signal is lost
Increase route options for public transit directions from 3 to 4.
Report feedback to Google from the settings menu

Source: Galaxys2forum.com

Google Finally Launches An Ice Cream Sandwich Style Guide - Please, Please, Please Follow It

Google is finally showing developers what an Android app should look like. Android Design is Google's freshly launched style guide for Ice Cream Sandwich. It outlines everything developers should do to make a high quality app that "fits in" with the rest of ICS.

Most of the big stuff is covered: Icons, color swatches, grid layouts, writing style, touch feedback - it's beautiful. Apps are normally all over the place, it will be really nice to see some consistency.

These are just guidelines, they won't be made mandatory in any way. So developers, I know this guide is insanely late, but please follow this. Consistency is important.

Google is finally getting serious about design. The rest of us need to get serious about it too.

Source: from Android Police

Samsung Galaxy S II NEW Official ICS 4.0.3 ROM leaked, New lock Screen and More [Demo Video]

Samsung has just finished working on a New ROM for the Galaxy S II I9100 ICS 4.0.3Update, the New ROM XXKPA leaked today with many improvements from the last two KP4 and KP8 ROMS that was leaked last week. However, this ROM is more stable but its still have some minor bugs.

This shows that samsung is still working to deliver the best ICS User Experience to all Galaxy S II users, The Final ICS ROM will be ready by the End of this Month.

I9100XXKPA_I9100OXAKPA_OXA 
PDA: I9100XXKPA
PHONE: I9100XXKPA
CSC: I9100OXAKPA
Android: 4.0.3
Build date: 5 January  2012.
Changelist: 51925

XXKPA 4.0.3 Change-log:

• Not much Interface changes from XXKP8.

• New unlock Screen.

• Battery life better. 

• Phones looks faster.

• Touch response is better.

• Firmware more stable, but bugs still exists.

ROM (XXKPA)

Video Below!

Source from Youmobile