In a settlement that Samsung Electronics, Sharp, and five other liquid crystal display (LCD) manufacturers have worked out in a multi-class action lawsuit, approximately $553 million will be paid by the companies to consumers and eight states - Arkansas, California, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, New York, West Virginia, and Wisconsin - that accused the LCD-makers of price fixing.

According to the Verge, a recent post on the Samsung tomorrow blog has revealed that the Samsung Galaxy S handset - which is the second best-selling smartphone ever for Samsung - will not be officially upgraded to the latest Android iteration, the Android version 4.0 `Ice Cream Sandwich' (ICS).

With the 4.0 `Ice Cream Sandwich' (ICS) version of Google's increasingly popular Android operating system having come aboard the Samsung Galaxy Nexus handset, it has been revealed in a recent announcement by Samsung that its Galaxy SII and Galaxy Tab will also be upgraded to the latest Android iteration.

According to a recent announcement by Samsung, the upgrade to the Android 4.0 ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ (ICS) version – which is scheduled to debut on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus handset this month - will come aboard the Galaxy S II handsets in the first quarter of the next year.

Verizon Wireless Thursday announced the US availability of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus handset --- the first smartphone which is equipped with the latest iteration of Google's increasingly popular Android operating system, the Android 4.0 `Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS)' version. The handset is being sold by Verizon for $299.99 with a two-year contract.

Going by the early reviews about Samsung's new Galaxy Nexus handset, some of the most notable things that make the smartphone extremely attractive include its open design, its pleasing appearance, a stunningly bright screen, and a comfortable "hyperskin" soft-touch back cover.

The Apple-Samsung lawsuit, involving the release of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1tablet in Australia, took yet another turn on Thursday when Australian High Court Justice John Dyson Heydon blocked the overturning of the Galaxy tab sales ban through December 9.