Another eventful week in the Android world is now in the books. While a lot of you Galaxy Nexus owners have been enjoying the preview release of Jelly Bean, others couldn’t even buy the phone. Thankfully, Samsung was able to get a break on Friday when an Appeal Court granted them a temporary lift on the Gnex sales ban.
The Nexus 7 tablet should be hitting stores and those of you who pre-ordered it next week. To our, and probably your, dismay, we found out that the Verizon Galaxy S III comes with a locked bootloader. If you think you have missed anything this past week, we got you covered.
News
- Galaxy Nexus sales ban temporarily suspended until July 12, says Appeals Court
- Independent investigation determines that exploding Galaxy S III caused by external energy source (microwave)
- The next version of CyanogenMod will be CM10 and will be based on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
- Samsung estimated Q2 profits to reach $5.9 billion
- HTC wins a battle; defeats Apple in slide-to-unlock dispute in the UK
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus no longer available from the Google Play store. Could it be because of the injunction?
- Samsung doesn’t get a break, Judge Koh denies Galaxy Nexus ban lift; Google to help with software tweak
- Android 4.0 ICS on the rise, accounts for 11% of all Android devices
- Comscore: Samsung, Google still leading the U.S. mobile market
Phones
- Verizon Galaxy S III gets rooted, ClockworkMod custom recovery ahead of launch
- Verizon Galaxy S III appears to have a locked and protected bootloader
- PSA: Google’s Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ is back in stock at the Play Store
- Samsung Galaxy S III now available from AT&T Wireless
- Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III pre-orders arriving ahead of launch date
- The HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE is now available at Verizon Wireless for $150
- Samsung Galaxy S III with LTE, quad-core Exynos and 2GB of RAM heading to Korea on July 9
- Atrix HD makes an appearance on Motorola’s website, 4.5-inch HD display, dual-core processor
Tablets
- Google’s Nexus 7 to ship between July 12-17, according to Staples
- ARCHOS 97 carbon tablet officially unveiled, packs 1GHz single-core processor, Android 4.0
Applications
- Official London 2012 Summer Olympics Android app now available
- Download: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean live wallpaper
- Voice Search feature in Google’s Jelly Bean tested with 40+ questions
- Official VLC Media Player comes to Android as a beta
- Download: Google’s Sound Search (Ears) for Jelly Bean apk for non-rooted ICS devices
- Google Wallet gets updated, still doesn’t play nice with the HTC Evo 4G LTE
