Neowin News Feed for: Android 4.1

Samsung reveals Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet for Q2 2013 launch

John Callaham — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:52:50 +0000

Samsung has officially announced plans to launch the Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet, with support for its S Pen stylus. The Android 4.1 tablet will launch in the second quarter of 2013. Read more...

Asus Transformer AiO is an 18.4 inch tablet that runs Windows 8 and Android

John Callaham — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:46:56 +0000

Asus has announced plans to launch the Transformer AiO, an 18.4 inch PC with a monitor that can detach from a base and the ability to switch between Windows 8 and Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Read more...

Samsung Galaxy Note II sells three million units in first month

John Callaham — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:29:44 +0000

Samsung has said that the 5.5 inch Android 4.1 based Galaxy Note II smartphone has now sold three million units worldwide since it launched just over a month ago. Read more...

Android 4.1.2 released to AOSP

Jake Durasamy — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:03:35 +0100

Jelly bean has now been out for almost 4 months, and whilst it has provided the best Android experience yet, bug fixes must be made and features must be incorporated, which is why it has been revised. Read more...

Samsung Galaxy S III starts to get Jelly Bean update in Europe

John Callaham — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:26:30 +0100

A new report claims that the Samsung Galaxy S III has begun receiving the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) software update in parts of Europe and other devices will receive the OS update "soon". Read more...

Verizon Galaxy Nexus finally gets Jelly Bean update

John Callaham — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 23:29:13 +0100

Verizon Wireless customers can now get a new software update for their version of the Galaxy Nexus that updates the first Android 4.0 smartphone to Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Read more...

$25 Google Play credit offer for Nexus 7 ends Sept. 30th

John Callaham — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:43:39 +0100

Google has announced it will end its offer to give customers a $25 Google Play credit with the purchase of a new Nexus 7 Android 4.1 tablet on Sunday, September 30th. Read more...

Don't buy now! A look at the new smartphones coming soon

Andy Weir — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:51:36 +0100

With Windows Phone 8, the new iPhone and loads of Android handsets incoming, you might want to hold off before buying your next smartphone. We take a look at some of the cool new devices on the way. Read more...

Nexus 7 advert appears on Google's homepage

John Callaham — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:35:05 +0100

Today, the front page of Google.com takes a rare journey into the commercial space as it has been turned into a really big front page ad for the company's Android 4.1-powered Nexus 7 tablet. Read more...

Next Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone details leaked?

John Callaham — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:58:27 +0100

A new report claims to have the first hardware details for the next version of the Galaxy Nexus smartphone from Samsung, including a faster processor and a better display. Read more...

Android 4.0 makes gains on Android devices

John Callaham — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:34:36 +0100

Google has revealed that Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) is slowing eating away at the still massive Android 2.3 user base, even as Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) has now launched. Read more...

Wikipad gaming tablet specs revealed

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:39:56 +0100

After a successful CES in January, Wikipad have detailed the specifications surrounding their identically named gaming tablet adding that it will come bundled with console inspired controller add-on. Read more...

Google Nexus 7 16 GB tablet now on sale again

John Callaham — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:02:43 +0100

Google has put the 16 GB version of its Nexus 7 tablet on sale again on the Google Play site, after taking it down earlier this month due to higher than expected sales. Read more...

HTC explains why Desire HD isn't getting Android 4.0

Paul Ferson — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:33:04 +0100

HTC has explained its reasoning for why the Desire HD smartphone won't be receiving Ice Cream Sandwich in the future. We suggest how you can extend the life of your Desire HD beyond HTC's plans. Read more...

Asus to update some Transformer pads to Jelly Bean

John Callaham — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:28:24 +0100

Asus has confirmed that it will offer Android 4.1 updates to three of its Transformer Pad tablets in the future; the Transformer Prime, the Transformer Pad and the Transformer Pad Infinity. Read more...

HTC One X, One XL and One S confirmed to get Jelly Bean

John Callaham — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:10:55 +0100

HTC has confirmed that three of its Android smartphones, the HTC One X, the HTC One XL and the HTC One S, will all receive an update to Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Read more...

HTC One XL and One S Jelly Bean update is in the works

Jake Durasamy — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:06:48 +0100

According to Australian network, Telstra, Jelly Bean updates are scheduled to hit the HTC One XL and the HTC One S models sometime in the near future. No dates have been confirmed as of yet. Read more...

Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) review - Android's sweetest flavor yet

Jake Durasamy — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:12:34 +0100

Android 4.1 has been officially available for about a week for the Galaxy Nexus with other updates being built from source, so we thought it was about time "Jelly Bean" got the review treatment. Read more...

Galaxy Nexus on sale again, for now, via Google Play

John Callaham — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 03:44:51 +0100

Samsung's Galaxy Nexus is now available for sale again on Google Play, a number of days after it was removed due to a Android-based patent dispute with rival Apple. Read more...

Android 4.0 now installed on 10.9 percent of devices

John Callaham — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:08:51 +0100

New data from Google shows that Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) has now been installed on 10.9 percent of all Android devices, even as the company has just announced Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Read more...