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"Having announced that it would not support Ice Cream Sandwich on its Galaxy S smartphone and the original Galaxy Tab, Samsung seems to have pulled a complete u-turn and is reportedly reviewing whether it can deliver the update, Korea's AJNews reveals.\r\n\r\nThe Korean report suggets that the company has reversed its decision following huge demand for the update, which is due to roll out on Samsung's Galaxy S II, Note and newer Galaxy Tab models in the first-quarter of 2012.\r\n\r\nFour days ago, the Korean smartphone giant\u00A0explained that memory issues on the Galaxy range, due to company\u2019s bundled applications \u2013 which include its TouchWiz interface and Samsung Widgets \u2013 have meant that the Android 4.0 update would not make it to the Samsung devices, frustrating owners of Samsung's older Galaxy models.\r\n\r\nOur own Matt Panzarino argued\u00A0Samsung's lack of updates was not the company's problem, instead focusing on the\u00A0Android\u00A0ecosystem\u00A0itself.\r\n\r\nHe argues:\r\nThis is true of Samsung, but it is also true of any manufacturer that chooses to use Android. There is close to zero incentive for any Android maker to support its devices with software upgrades beyond the release of its next \u2018best\u2019 model.\r\nWhether Samsung can make it happen is anyone's guess, the company will want to ensure it can keep its widgets and Touchwiz UI present on the device if it can include it in its Ice Cream Sandwich release.\r\n\r\nThe company argues that the Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab 7.0 specifications will not be able to deliver a consistent experience for device owners -- something it is has been forced to reconsider."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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