Google, Samsung set to launch Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on October 19th

A sure sign that a new version of the Google Android OS is ready for release is the appearance of a new statue in the Googleplex lawn. Ice Cream Sandwich (or Android 4.0) isn't just the 4th generation of the monbile OS, it is also the unifiying system that will work on both smartphones and tablets. In other news, Samsung is slated to release the Nexus Prime or Galaxy Nexus flagship phone on the 19th. We heard Motorola (which is now owned by Google) is also gearing up to release some new device to replace the now heavily discounted  Motorola XOOM.

Google unveils cloud music and video rentals, outs unified Android OS

Google's gone on a cloud offensive by ushering new movie and music streaming cloud services, the Android Ice Cream Sandwich (we're serious) OS that will unify tablet and smartphones into a single interface and a series of home automation and peripheral tool framework that will allow developers to integrate Android devices to such appliances as  exercise machines and a two ton labyrinth. Hit jump for the full release of Google I/O 2011.

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