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Android 4.0 comes to Galaxy Note

Samsung’s “phamous phablet,” the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note, continues to improve thanks to an update to Android 4.0 for device owners on AT&T’s network. The carrier is now pushing out the Ice Cream Sandwich software, which as well includes Samsung’s Premium Suite of tools to enhance the phone’s digital pen. And as rumored previously, it’s looking very likely that T-Mobile will before long announce availability of the Galaxy Note on its network as then.

AT&T says the free update is available through Samsung’s Kies application, which is supported on both Windows and Mac computers. The software won’t be made available as an over-the-air update. Along with the more refined Android 4.0 software, Samsung added three enhancements for the Galaxy Note’s S-Pen: Formula Match, Shape Match and a Knowledge Search feature that translates handwriting into a Wolfram Alpha search.

The Note has sold so then on AT&T

While the Note has sold so then on AT&T and overseas — Samsung says sales topped 7 million on June 1 — T-Mobile clients have been waiting to see if a compatible Galaxy Note would be made. Various leaks recommended yes, however a dead giveaway was found by the TMoNews site on Tuesday: A listing of Galaxy Note support documents on the official T-Mobile site. Since T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network uses the 1700 MHz band, a T-Mobile Galaxy Note will surely support that frequency, yet I’m curious to see if radio support for AT&T’s HSPA+ network is included also.

Regardless of the radios, the Galaxy Note is surprising many nay-sayers of extra-large screened phones. And a follow-up Galaxy Note is rumored to have an even larger screen.

The pocketability of mobile devices — rightfully so

While many focus on the pocketability of mobile devices — rightfully so, I might add — it’s possible that the Galaxy Note is an early pre-cursor towards a true melding of smartphone and tablet.

Think of it this way: The more dependent we are on our mobile devices, the more we use them and conclusively, the less we carry them in a pocket. That may sound far-fetched, nevertheless only if you consider it in light of today’s usage patterns; not those of the future. For a during, I used a 7-inch tablet as my primary device: I left the phone behind and used the tablet for VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) calls, either on speakerphone or with a Bluetooth headset. And we’re using our devices for far more than voice calls these days.

Perhaps the Galaxy Note will be remembered not as a “phablet”, however as the phone that started a movement toward the crowning of the tablet as the primary mobile device.

More information: Gigaom
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