Samsung: No Galaxy III smartphone at Mobile World Congress

Despite numerous rumors to the contrary, Samsung has confirmed that it will not debut its much-anticipated Galaxy S III smartphone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month.

“Samsung is looking forward to introducing and demonstrating exciting new mobile …

Motorola Droid Razr Maxx with incredibly good battery life on sale Jan. 26

Motorola’s Droid Razr Maxx, a powerful 4G Android phone with a long battery life, will be available on Verizon Wireless starting Jan. 26, Verizon announced today.

As our smartphones get smarter and we rely on them for everything from email …

Google to release optional design guidelines for Android 4.0

Google is planning to release a new set of design guidelines for the latest version of its mobile operating system, Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

Many critics have pointed out that Android doesn’t have enough unifying elements among third-party applications (unlike …

Motorola announces the Droid 4, a RAZR-like Android smartphone with full keyboard

Motorola has introduced the fourth generation of its tried-and-true Droid Android smartphone for Verizon Wireless, this time with 4G LTE data speeds and a 4-inch qHD display.

The Droid 4 closely resembles the Droid RAZR, except the Droid 4 features …

Lenovo’s IdeaPad S2 tablet is thin, light and can dock for 20 hour battery life

Lenovo has come out swinging at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show.

Along with its first TV, the Taiwanese company today also announced a revamped tablet, the IdeaPad S2, which weighs only 1.1 pounds and is one-third of an inch thick. …

Lenovo announces world’s first Android 4.0 TV — but it’s no Google TV

Not content to sit around and let Apple beat it to the TV market, Lenovo introduced its first television today at the Consumer Electronics Show, which is also notable for being the first TV to run the Android 4.0 operating …

Will Google make a Kindle Fire competitor below $199? Unlikely

That Google is developing its own Nexus Android tablet isn’t much of a surprise — Google chairman Eric Schmidt strongly hinted at it weeks ago — but can the company make it significantly cheaper than Amazon’s $199 Kindle Fire? I …

Asus’ Transformer Prime tablet to run Ice Cream Sandwich on 1/12

For all those Android lovers on the edges of their seats, Asus‘ Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet will officially run Google’s Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system on January 12.

The company announced today that it will be issuing a …

Sony slashes Tablet S by $100, undercuts the iPad at $399

Hopefully you didn’t pick up Sony’s stylish Tablet S Android slate before the holidays, because it’s now a cool $100 cheaper.

Starting today, the Tablet S now starts at $399 for the 16 gigabyte model ($499 for the 32GB), undercutting …

Samsung reconsiders Android 4.0 on Galaxy S, expects 15% rise in handset sales in 2012

It looks like owners of Samsung’s first Galaxy S devices didn’t take too kindly to the news that Android 4.0 won’t be made available as an upgrade.

Thanks to the massive outcry from customers, Samsung is now apparently reconsidering making …

Bump CEO on idea “borrowing,” popularity & the Chicago scene (video)

Bump CEO Dave Lieb took some time to chat with us in the VentureBeat studio recently, and we talked all kinds of trash.

Bump is the mobile app that lets you send data back and forth between two phones simply …

Kindle Fire gets a bite of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Well that didn’t take very long. Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet — which you’ve likely seen gifted quite a bit this holiday season — has been hacked to run a “pre-alpha” version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

You can thank …

Sorry Galaxy S owners, no Ice Cream Sandwich for you (blame TouchWiz)

Owners of Samsung’s first lineup of Galaxy S phones are in for some bitter news this morning, as the company has confirmed that the phones won’t be receiving an update to Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich.”

Samsung pointed to its …

Google’s top 10 news items from 2011

In our many trips to the Google campus during 2011, we heard and saw a lot of what the company got up to in 2011.

As one of the foremost Google+ skeptics, I personally got called in not once but …

Samsung’s Galaxy S II lineup is getting Ice Cream Sandwich in early 2012

In just a few weeks, Samsung will start shipping Android 4.0, a.k.a. Ice Cream Sandwich over the air to Galaxy device owners.

“We know you have been waiting, and we’re thrilled today to announce that we’ll start serving Android 4.0 …

Here’s a $99 Android tablet you can buy right now, & it’s running Ice Cream Sandwich

Today, two little-known companies are releasing the very first publicly available Android tablet to run Ice Cream Sandwich, the highly anticipated mobile operating system from Google.

While larger companies like Asus and Lenovo are still working to get their own …

Asus Transformer Prime is the first Android Ice Cream Sandwich tablet

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime might end up being the first tablet to feature Android 4.0, a.k.a. Ice Cream Sandwich.

Although Lenovo was reportedly rolling out an Ice Cream Sandwich-powered tablet by the end of 2011, Asus is saying …

Adobe: Android 4.0 will get Flash by end of 2011, will be last version for Android

Adobe may be giving up on mobile Flash, but it’s going to get one more version out for Google’s upcoming Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” before it gives up the ghost.

The company confirmed today that it will release a …

Yes, Samsung’s Galaxy S II will get Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich”

With Android 4.0, codenamed “Ice Cream Sandwich,” being the talk of the town, owners of Samsung’s recently released Galaxy S II have been anxious to hear if and when they’ll receive Google’s latest mobile update.

Now, they can rest a …

Sony is bringing Ice Cream Sandwich to the entire Xperia line

Ice Cream Sandwich, the newest (and arguably best) version of Android, will soon be available on the entire Xperia line of gadgets from Sony.

“We plan to upgrade the entire 2011 Xperia portfolio to … Ice Cream Sandwich,” wrote Sony …