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Posted in: Android, Mobile software, Tablets 58 minutes ago by Peter The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE in South Korea is getting updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and the update brings along a number of goodies. Up until now, the Super AMOLED-packing tablet was running Android 3.2. The update brings the usual round of performance improvements, better multitasking and face unlock. Also, the native data tracker feature are a welcome update to keep track of that LTE data usage. Samsung warns that you’ll need at least 60MB free on your device and that there might be some data loss. So, to update the Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE, grab the latest version of KIES, do a backup and then you can start the update. After the update, there will be some changes to you apps – some will be removed, others will be renamed and some might have compatibility issues. If an app is having problems, you should try updating it with an ICS-compatible version. By the way, the international version of the Tab 7.7 st...

Posted in: Android, Mobile phones, Mobile software 13 hours ago by Ian The popular CyanogenMod ROM modding scene has officially dropped support for a wide array of devices running on the dated Snapdragon S1 chipset. This means that devices running on the Qualcomm QSD8x50, MSM7x25, MSM7x27 and MSM7x27T SoCs will not see any builds beyond Cyanogen 7.x, which is based on Gingerbread. Or in plain words, no Ice Cream Sandwich by CyanogenMod. The more popular devices which fall into the above criteria include the Nexus One, HTC Desire, HTC EVO 4G, Samsung Galaxy Ace and the LG Optimus One. The Cyanogen team cite a lack of media libraries, compatible with ICS, as well as the workarounds required to make Android 4.x+ work do not result in a smooth-running experience. Simply put, the hardware just isn’t there. The full list of devices dropped is: If you own one of the above devices, not all hope is lost, as the team promises to revisit the topic if a solution presents itself that allows the d...