Android Overload: Ice Cream Sandwich Time Zones, Researches Lock Down Android For Security Purposes and More
This is it, folks. The eve before the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Android Ice Cream Sandwich is unveiled unto the world. Our very own Rob Jackson has made the long trip all the way to Hong Kong bearing gifts of frankincense and myrrh. As a quick reminder, here are the the various time zones in case you’re hoping to watch the Ice Cream Sandwich announcement live. Stay tuned to Phandroid of course seeing how we’ll be providing live event coverage and keeping you up to date with the very latest on all things Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
- 04:00PM – Hawaii (October 18th)
- 07:00PM – Pacific (October 18th)
- 08:00PM – Mountain (October 18th)
- 09:00PM – Central (October 18th)
- 10:00PM – Eastern (October 18th)
- 03:00AM – London (October 19th)
- 04:00AM – Paris (October 19th)
- 06:00AM – Moscow (October 19th)
- 11:00AM – Tokyo (October 19th)
It’s hard to think about anything else right now but if you’re hungry for more Android news, I’ve bundled all the stories we didn’t get a chance at posting from throughout the day. One of which I found particularly interesting was the Ars article about locking down Android to provide for a wiping of a devices data upon leaving a room. A great read. Have a great night everyone and dream of dancing ice cream sandwiches!
- Researchers lockdown Android to keep sensitive data from leaving the room. [ArsTechnica]
- Gingerbread for HTC Thunderbolt still “coming soon” via HTC’s Twitter.
- Samsung Galaxy W (Ancora) for T-Mobile passes through the FCC.
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus (SC-02D) and Galaxy S II LTE (SC-03D) both announced for NTT DOCOMO Japan. [SammyHub 1, 2]
- The Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE has passed through the FCC, though no reason to suspect a US release is planned.
- A Canadian Galaxy Nexus has made it to the WiFi Alliance. [AndroidPolice]
- The LG Optimus Net is coming to Bell October 27th. [UnwiredView]