Monthly Archives: November 2011

LG announces Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade for Optimus handsets

By PinoyDROID | Published: 11/30/2011

Rejoice LG Optimus owners! Lucky Goldstar Electronics finally announced there plan for the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade for the current LG Optimus High-end line up. Optimus line up that will get Android 4.0 update are as follows LG Optimus 2x, LG Optimus 3D, LG Optimus Black and Optimus LTE. The schedule of the [...]

Posted in Android Phone, LG | Tagged Android 4.0, firmware, ICS, LG, LG Optimus, LG Optimus 2x, lg optimus 3d, LG optimus black, optimus lte, upgrade | 1 Comment

Infographic of the Android Market Evolution

By PinoyDROID | Published: 11/30/2011

Android market started its humble beginning with around 500 apps. Since its opening in 2008 it grew to the extent that it will mostly likely to over take iOS app downloads at the end of this year. The number of download will be around 8.1 billion compared to around 6-Billion for the iOS. The success [...]

Posted in Android Apps, Android News | Tagged amazon app, Android Market, appbrain, apps, infographic, Market | 2 Comments

[Rumor]HTC Ville – thinnest smartphone from HTC to date

By PinoyDROID | Published: 11/26/2011

The HTC Ville is currently the thinnest HTC Android phone according to PocketNow.Com and an official image of the device has been leaked. Aside from being the thinnest HTC phone, this device is rumored to be an Ice Cream Sandwich phone. The processor will be Snapdragon S4 series at 1.5Ghz dual core. The display is [...]

Posted in Android Phone, HTC Tablet | Tagged HTC, HTC Ville, Sense 4.0, Snapdragon | Leave a comment

PLDT TelPad Wave 2.3 and Telpad S7 Slim – overview

By PinoyDROID | Published: 11/25/2011

The world’s first Telephone with Tablet also known as PLDT Telpad recently added two new units to their portfolio. The PLDT Telpad Wave 2.3 and the Telpad S7-Slim. Lets start with the Telpad Wave 2.3 – it is the best improvement to the first Telpad from PLDT. It comes with 1Ghz A8 Cortex and it [...]

Posted in Android Tablets, PLDT TelPad | Tagged S7 Slim, TelPad, Wave 2.3 | 1 Comment

Google Galaxy Nexus – Volume Bug “Debounce” explained and fix is coming

By PinoyDROID | Published: 11/25/2011

The new Google Galaxy Nexus is out in the market in the UK and weeks after the release a bug has been discovered called the Galaxy Nexus Volume Bug. The ‘Volume Bug – Debounce‘ results in a decrease or increase in volume with out user intervention. This is due to a interference in a 2G network [...]

Posted in Android News, Android Phone, General Tech, Google Nexus | Tagged bugs, debounce, fix, Galaxy Nexus, Google, Samsung | 1 Comment

[Rumor]Samsung Galaxy III the first quad-core smartphone from Samsung with Exynos 4412

By PinoyDROID | Published: 11/23/2011

The Galaxy S line is Samsung’s Android smartphone crown jewel and one of the successful line up with million units being sold through out the world. The current Samsung Galaxy S II is still the best seller in Asia, Europe and in the US. The Galaxy S II is powered by a dual-core Exynos 4210 processor [...]

Posted in Android Phone, Samsung | Tagged Exynos, Exynos 4412, galaxy s II, Galaxy S III, Samsung, Tegra 3 | Leave a comment

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich successfully ported to Samsung Galaxy S2 – how to, video demo

By PinoyDROID | Published: 11/19/2011

As the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich code goes public Android hackers all around the world are working on how to port or mod the new Android OS to various Android devices. One notable mention is the CyanogenMod 9 which currently under construction and another great developer @xplodwild was able to port the new Android [...]

Posted in Android Porting | Tagged Android 4.0, Galaxy S2, how to, ICS, porting, Samsung, video | Leave a comment

How to install Roboto Font on Samsung Galaxy S2 or other Android phone and Tablet

By PinoyDROID | Published: 11/19/2011

The latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich comes with a new font face known as Roboto. Roboto is a brand new sans-serif font designed and develop for the Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android by Christian Robertson - an interface designer for Google. The new font is simple and elegant I must say and if [...]

Posted in General Tech | Tagged Android 4.0, galaxy s 2, how to, ICS, Roboto Font, rooted, Tips and Tricks | Leave a comment

How to take Screenshots on Samsung Galaxy S2

By PinoyDROID | Published: 11/18/2011

This tips and tricks will guide you on how to take screenshot on your Samsung Galaxy S2. The Android 2.3 Gingerbread has this built in feature that requires no root access. In previous version of Android you need to install a root required app in order to have this functionality and now it is readily [...]

Posted in Tutorials | Tagged Android 2.3, Galaxy S2, Samsung, screenshots, Tips and Tricks | Leave a comment

[Video]Google Galaxy Nexus – Pure Google

By PinoyDROID | Published: 11/18/2011

Google released a new commercial video showcasing the Google Galaxy Nexus and the Android – Ice Cream Sandwich. The features show cased are face unlock, Android Beam, Camera with Panorama Mode, Google+ with Hangouts and Voice Typing. Starting today the Galaxy Nexus is selling in the UK and in the US they are still waiting for the schedule [...]