Samsung's Galaxy SII was updated to Android 2.3.6 just a few weeks ago. Now, it seems that Samsung is rolling out the update for other supporting Galaxy devices. To start with, the Galaxy Ace (model S5830I) has reportedly started to receive some Android 2.3.6 love in India. The update version S5830IXXLA2/S5830IODDLA1 is expected bring in better UI, stability and few tweaks to the device.

Users can update their devices using Samsung's software Kies. The official change log is not known as of now but we'll update it once we have more information on it. The update is being pushed in for the device in batches and so if you do not get the update immediately, then there is no need to worry as you will get the update in coming next few days.

Source : Mobigyaan

Sony Ericsson has officially made Live with Walkman Android smartphone available to the masses in India. Sony Ericsson is still putting in efforts to revive its walkman series and this is the latest offering by the company.

The handset has a dedicated Walkman hardware button and runs on Android Gingerbread which will be upgradable to Ice Cream Sandwich in the future. The smartphone has a 3.2 inch screen and a 1GHz processor. A front facing camera is enabled for Skype video calling, while the 5MP camera on the back panel captures 720p HD video recording. The smartphone also has Sony's patented xLOUD audio technology which complements the Walkman branding.

Users will get 50GB free online storage/sharing for digital content, equivalent of approximately 12,800 songs or close to 70 movies ; done in collaboration with Box. The Year-long promotion will run until end of 2012. The smartphone is priced at Rs.14,549 and comes with a premium headset worth Rs. 2000.

Source : Mobigyaan

Spice Group's latest Android handset, the Spice Mi-280 is now available on Saholic.com which is an online portal for branded and genuine mobiles, tablets, laptops and accessories. The handset runs on Android gingerbread and comes with a dual SIM option. It boasts a 2.8 inch capacitive touchscreen, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and USB connectivity. It comes with 3.2 main camera and VGA front camera for video calling. The phone has 600MHz processor, GPU, and 512MB RAM. Other features include GPS, A-GPS, proximity sensor, push email, Gtalk, and 32GB expandable memory.

Customers can purchase the handset exclusively on Saholic.com at Rs 5,123.  What's exclusive here is that consumers who buy from Saholic.com have an option to pay for this product in easy instalments spread over 3 months. Customers can choose from a variety of convenient online payment options like Credit Card, Net Banking or Cash on Delivery.

Source : Mobigyaan

Huawei has definitely been stepping up its game when it comes to Android devices. This year they managed to release an impressive mid-level phone: the Huawei Honor and it even recently pushed out a “demo” version of Ice Cream Sandwich for the phone. However, not everything it`s been doing is great so far – i.e. the Gingerbread update for the Ideos X5. Promised to arrive back in November, the update has finally made its way over to the handset, a few days before the year ends.

Since Gingerbread is over a year old, let`s hope it doesn`t face the same delay when it comes to receiving Ice Cream Sandwich – assuming Huawei releases it for the phone. Head over to Huawei`s website to get your hands on the Ideos X5 Gingerbread update.

Source : Ubergizmo

Google has released its monthly Android version distribution charts and according to the latest, for the first time, Android 2.3 Gingerbread has reached about 50.1% of all Android running devices. This has happened for the first time in Android's history.

From the chart we get to know that Android 3.X Honeycomb which was released specially for tablets only covers 2.5% of all the Android devices which is indeed less. Android 2.2 Froyo is still active on over 35% of the devices. While Android 1.X is still running on about 2% of all Android devices but its extinction is sure.

With the release of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, it is sure that Android 2.2, 2.3 and 3.X will surely see a downfall as ICS has been designed to run on both mobile phones and tablets.\

Source : Mobigyaan