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Full Hands-On With Samsung's S Voice From The Galaxy S III

Ron Amadeo — Sun, 20 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000

S Voice is Samsung's entry into the fledgling "virtual assistant" market currently occupied by Siri, Evi, Speaktoit Assistant, Vlingo, and a handful of others. The Galaxy S III rom leaked earlier today, and while most of the stuff in it is broken and completely useless without the version of Touchwiz it's meant to run on, S Voice is a perfect combination of being interesting AND working. So we're going to take a look at it on my Galaxy Nexus, which is currently running vanilla (well, AOKP) 4.0.4.

S Voice is only meant to run on the GSIII's Touchwiz build, so I expect lots of force closes.

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Full Galaxy S III Android 4.0.4 ROM Leaked, S-Voice And All The Other Goodies Up For Grabs

Ron Amadeo — Sun, 20 May 2012 00:27:53 +0000

Hey kids! Looking for an early taste of the new Touchwiz? Well you're in luck! A leaked Galaxy S III ROM is out in all it's bandwidth crushing glory! A whopping 800MB download awaits those eager to get their hands on Samsung's latest.

The Galaxy S III and its new version of Touchwiz will make about a million additions to Android. Somewhere in this download are things like S-Voice (a Siri-style virtual assistant), Pop-up Play (a floating video window), and Smart Stay (which uses the front facing camera to refresh the screen timeout), just to name a few. Developers (and eager bloggers) should start ripping into it immediately.

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Sprint's Samsung SPH-L300 Image And Supposed Specs Leak - It's Not The Galaxy S III, But Has ICS

Ryan Whitwam — Thu, 10 May 2012 01:20:22 +0000

It's nothing new for images or specs of a device to leak prior to its announcement, but this time it does dash the hopes of some Android fans to bits. The Samsung SPH-L300 for Sprint was first leaked in a user profile that lacked any real information. It was put forth that this could be the Sprint version of the Samsung Galaxy S III already in testing, but if this new leak is to be believed, this is a completely different and thoroughly mid-range device.

Keeping in mind that none of this is confirmed, the SPH-L300 has NFC, an unusual wrap-around metal (or fake metal) bezel design, and it's about 12mm thick.

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[Exclusive Download] HTC Rezound Ice Cream Sandwich Build 3.14.605.5, Brings A Handful Of Fixes And New(er) Radios

Cameron Summerson — Mon, 07 May 2012 18:22:00 +0000

It's been like, what, two weeks since our last Rezound ICS leak? That must mean it's time for another, so today we build 3.14.605.5 (build date: 4/28) for your downloading pleasure.

This build offers a handful of fixes over the the previous leak, along with a new set of radios (really, we mean it this time). With that, let's get to it!

Changelog:

Lock screen shortcut settings separated from launcher bar shortcuts
3G/4G icon displayed prior to entering decryption password
Hidden menu (*#*#4636#*#*) removed
Messages application – wrong sender displayed on occasion
IPv6 solicitation timer value change
New radios

Download: (MD5: 6ba6f7f2905017002e94dd7f1e8c7b0a)

Installation Instructions:

This will not work if you used the HTC Bootloader unlock tool.

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[Exclusive Download] Official Ice Cream Sandwich Build 3.13.605.7 (Android 4.0.3) For The HTC Rezound

Cameron Summerson — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:38:00 +0000

Back in mid-March, we gave Rezound owners their first taste of Ice Cream Sandwich. Now, we've gotten our hands on a newer build (3.13.605.7, Android 4.0.3) that should fix several of the quirks that were present in our previous leak, ~~as well as bring new radios to the table~~. I can actually feel the anticipation here, so let's get to it.

Update: It turns out that this doesn't include new radios after all. Our tipster didn't make it clear that the previous screenshots were taken before he flashed the radios, so they reflected an even older build. Sorry for the confusion!

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T-Mobile Galaxy SII, Sensation, Amaze Planned ICS Update Dates Leaked Along With A Few New Devices, Launch Dates

Liam Spradlin — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:12:07 +0000

Giving T-Mo customers a few things to look forward to in the coming months, a roadmap of planned release/update dates leaked earlier today, revealing the proposed dates for several new device launches, as well as dates on which users can expect updates to Ice Cream Sandwich.

Before we take a look at the leaked screenshot, though, it's worth noting that these dates are of course subject to change, especially considering this chart wasn't meant for public viewing.

As you can see, T-Mo's Galaxy SII is looking to catch up to its global counterpart with an update to Ice Cream Sandwich on May 14th, while HTC's Amaze and Sensation 4G will be waiting till June 16th.

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Samsung Galaxy S III Makes A Cameo In Kies, Confirms GSIII Name And GT-I9300 Model Number

Cameron Summerson — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:26:00 +0000

Well, what do you know - another Galaxy S III leak! Only this time, it's directly from the source. You see, the Galaxy S III has made an appearing in Samsung's own program used to manage its mobile devices, called Kies.

This basically verifies two bits of information: the device name and model number. There have been rumors that Samsung may call it something different and make it more of an incremental upgrade to the S II, but unless there's a change of heart between now and the release, it looks like it's officially going to be called the GSIII.

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Ice Cream Sandwich Update (2.14.531.1) For T-Mobile's HTC Amaze 4G Leaked

Liam Spradlin — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:20:27 +0000

Remember way back in December when T-Mo hinted an Ice Cream Sandwich update for the HTC Amaze? Almost five months later, the page has not been updated and an official software update has not been released. Thanks to veteran XDA user Football, however, Amaze owners can download a leaked version of the official ICS update. Considering that the Amaze recently got S-Off capability, it's looking like users have a lot to be excited about this week.

For those interested, this update contains software version 2.14.531.1. Though the download was only posted earlier today, several reports of success are rolling in already.

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Alleged Samsung Galaxy S III Shows Up On Video Packing A 1.4GHz Quad-Core Processor And 720p Display

Cameron Summerson — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:48:00 +0000

Anyone who reads Android Police knows that we generally spend a lot more time debunking rumors and leaks than we do actually reporting them as valid news. With that said, this could be the best look we've seen at the upcoming Galaxy S III yet (if Samsung chooses to stick with that name, of course). While this is most definitely a real device, it's possible that it could be something different than the GSIII altogether, though I honestly doubt that Sammy would pack this kind of hardware into anything other than its highest-end flagship:

4.6-inch 1280x720 Super AMOLED display
1.4GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM
8MP rear camera
16GB built-in storage, microSD card slot
NFC
2,050mAh battery
Android 4.0

Okay, okay.

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[Update: New Radio, Too] Exclusive Download: Build 2.11.605.19 For The HTC Thunderbolt - No, It's Not ICS (But It Does Fix Some Things)

Cameron Summerson — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:44:00 +0000

It's been a while since VZW showed any love to Thunderbolt owners, but that doesn't mean that it has forgotten about them completely. In fact, we just received a leak of a new build that brings some fixes and enhancements to Big Red's first LTE device.

While we already know that the Thunderbolt will be getting updated to Ice Cream Sandwich, this is just an incremental Gingerbread build.

Changelog

Here's a look at what's new in this build:

Features/Enhancements
CMAS (Commercial Mobile Alert System) support added
IPv6 over eHRPD
Issues Resolved
Mobile Hotspot disconnecting
Previous state ID being displayed on incoming call
Viewing Yahoo email with mail app – body of message disappears
Support for Cisco Any Connect VPN
VZNav version updated (7.5.0.134)
Volume adjusted when in HAC mode
URL for VVM updated
Birthday mismatch while adding birthday and saving to contacts BUA+ updates
Device stability, resets
Retry for abnormal picture download for Facebook

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