Some of you may have seen this story over at Android Life, but we wanted to quickly point it out here as well to address a rumor or suggestion that many people are making.  This new Exynos 1.5GHz processor that Samsung announced is not going to be in the Galaxy Nexus or Nexus Prime or whatever you want to call it.  We are almost 100% certain at this point that Texas Instruments’ OMAP4 was chosen to be the lead platform for developing Ice Cream Sandwich which also means it should be in one of, if not the first device running the newest version of Android.

There are rumors of the 1.5GHz OMAP 4460 being delayed (the chip expected to be in it), so if we do end up seeing an OMAP, it could be the 4430 overclocked as a “Turbo” to 1.2GHz instead. (Yes, the OMAP 4430 is the same chip in the Bionic and DROID3.)  Or who knows, maybe they scrapped OMAP and went with Qualcomm’s S3?  No one is certain just yet, but this new Exynos is probably out of the question.

And let’s also not forget that this new chip from Samsung doesn’t start “sampling” until the end of this year, so there is almost zero chance that it would come loaded in a device that could be here within the next month.  Talk about record processor testing.

There have been surprises in the past, and we would certainly welcome in the 1.5GHz Exynos and the fact that it is 30% more efficient, but this move seems highly unlikely.  I guess we will find out for sure on October 11.

All you rope cutters can head to the Android Market and download the updated version of the classic game Cut the Rope. Inside the update is a completely new box called “Toy Box” which holds 25 all new levels. Along with the update are a few bug fixes and performance tweaks.

For a game that already works extremely well, it’s good to know they’re going to continue updates and giving us more boxes. Still loving some Om nom nom?

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Sooooo, the Motorola XOOM WiFi received another update this morning that brings the device up to build HTK75D.  We aren’t exactly sure what all is included and is still Android 3.2.1, but there does appear to be a new Market on board.  It matches up to the styling of the newest Market on phones – which we are huge fans of.

To pull the update yourself, head into Settings>About tablet>System updates.

After the break, take a look at the brand new Market that came with it.  

The folks over at MyDroidWorld have posted what they (and we) believe to be the system application list for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Verizon.  Some very interesting things are embedded in this list, most noticeably the fact that there are no bloatware apps.  As a possible “Nexus” device, we wouldn’t expect there to be any, but this is a good sign that at least this build does not currently have any.

Some other things that stuck out were the apps labeled NFCGoogle.apk and FaceLock.apk.  We expected to see NFC technology as a Nexus, but were not necessarily expecting to see facial recognition software just yet.  Remember, we first saw this demoed at Google I/O just a few months back.

Also, there is an app called ChromeBookmarksSyncAdapter.apk which suggests that there will finally (seriously, FINALLY) be a way for you to sync your Chrome browser with the new Ice Cream Sandwich browser.

We are just a little over a week away from seeing this all unveiled at CTIA.  Full list below.  

Following up their popular release called “Guns’N'Glory”, HandyGames has just released the anticipated sequel called Guns’N'Glory WW2. Just like the first, it’s a great tower defense-like game but this time based on World War 2.

Today you can pick up a Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi for just $349.99. The tablets are refurbished, but still, one might want to take advantage of this deal if you enjoy having updates before anyone else. Easily unlockable and rootable, these tablets are lots of fun.

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Thinking of picking one up?

Cheers Eric!

The DROID3 update that brings your phone up to build 5.6.890 is available now and includes Google Talk with Video along with a number of bug fixes that should help with things like battery life.  We gave you manual update instructions the other day, but know that many of you like to wait for the “official” push.  To grab it yourself, head into Settings>About phone>System updates – should be there.

Here is the full list of details for the update.

Cheers Frank, Scott, PyroHoltz and everyone else!