Public transit riders used to have to just settle for the route that Google Maps dictated — no discussion, no sharing of feelings, nothing. But, the newest iteration of Maps will tailor the route to your preferences while looking gorgeous on Ice Cream Sandwich.
We’ve seen the ‘official’ Galaxy S II ROM leak, and now it looks like the wait for those who don’t want to go down unofficial routes may not be too much longer, with Vodafone Australia confirming that it’s got the Android 4.0 code for the Galaxy S II from Samsung.
Mobile World Congress is a full week away, but if you’re a smaller name in the phone market, it would be easy to get lost in all the noise. That’s presumably the logic behind ZTE announcing two new Ice Cream Sandwich handsets right now.
I really rather liked the N9 back when I reviewed it, lamenting the fact that it could never be my primary phone due to the stillborn Meego OS that it ran on. Nokia went one way with the basic design, producing its Lumia phones. Symbian owners could wait for whenever it is Belle will emerge but N9 owners can’t. They could, however try their hand (as one hacker’s doing) at turning the N9 into a dual booting Meego/Ice Cream Sandwich monster.
Did you know Microsoft took out the Internet Connection Sharing feature in Windows 7 starter—the version of Win 7 that ships with netbooks? I do, since I futilely tried using it on vacation. Not so fast, Microsoft!
