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Why Updates to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, Gingerbread & iOS Take So Long

02/01/2012 by Lynn Walford

Droid, iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S (1 & II) owners have been known to get anxious waiting for updates for Android 4.0 or iOS 5. The wait is not just due to software development/testing but could also be due to network traffic.

Android owners seem to have wait longer due to he development of the core Android update from Google, the carriers' added-on interfaces and testing. Now there is another element that affects the slow time it takes to get an update. Operating system updates put a greater strain on the networks than video traffic, reported Flash Networks.

iOS 5 & iPhone 4S for AT&T, Sprint & Verizon, no iPhone 5 but Serious with Siri 10/14 Release Date

10/04/201110/04/2011 by Lynn Walford

Finally, there was announcement from Apple today and there is no iPhone 5, yet, but iOS 5 with 200 new features and the iPhone 4S. Presales for the iPhone 4S start on October 7, and will ship October 14th.

iPhone 4S comes in either black or white and will cost $199 for the 16GB model and $299 for the 32GB model and $399 for the new 64GB model. iPhone 4S will be available from the Apple Online Store, Apple’s retail stores and through AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless.

Apple claims that iPhone 4S, is the most amazing iPhone with a dual-core A5 chip, new 8MP camera with 1080p HD resolution video recording, world phone support, two antenna, and Siri, voice commands. The dual-core processor has 7x faster performance and battery life for up to 8 hours of 3G talk time. Siri for the iPhone is an intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking questions like "Where's the nearest pizza?"