Samsung Gear Live available on Google India Play Store priced at Rs 15,900

The Android Wear powered Samsung Gear Live is now on sale on the Google Play Store in India, priced at Rs 15,900. The smartwatch was unveiled at Google I/O last month, and within 12 hours was listed on the Indian Play Store as ‘Coming Soon’. The smartwatch however will only start shipping in two to three weeks.

The Gear Live features a 1.63-inch 300×300 pixel Super AMOLED display, 1.2GHz processor, 4GB internal storage and a 300mAh battery. It also features a heart rate monitor, as well as water resistance capabilities.

Alongside the Gear Live, Google also unveiled the LG G Watch, which features a 1.65-inch 280×280 pixel IPS display, a 1.2GHz processor, 4GB of internal memory and changeable watch straps. LG’s smartwatch is available on the Indian Play Store for Rs 14,999.

You can buy both the Samsung Gear Live, as well as the LG G Watch here.

LG details Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade path for its high-end smartphones

LG Optimus 2X, Black & 3D to get Android ICS updates

LG has announced it will provide Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich updates for the Optimus 2X, Optimus Black and Optimus 3D. The company is currently evaluating whether other phones can be updated to Android 4.0. It will announce the upgrade schedule and possibly some more models later in December. Here’s the official statement. LG published on their official Facebook page a list of handsets that will get a firmware update with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich software. Initially, high-end LG smartphones will be eligible for upgrade to Google’s latest Android release, including the Optimus 2X, the Optimus Black, the Optimus 3D and the Optimus LTE. The company did not say when Ice Cream Sandwich will arrive for the aforementioned handsets, noting it will update customers via Facebook in December. As for their other devices:

    We are also continuing to evaluate the ICS OS to determine whether it is compatible with the functionality, features and performance of other LG smartphones to make the ICS OS available on as many LG smartphones as possible.

Google’s been serious about requiring phone vendors and carrier partners to support high-end handsets with Android software updates for up to 24 months since the purchase date. Phone vendors recently began announcing lists of devices eligible for Ice Cream Sandwich, including Sony Ericsson and HTC. Google on its part confirmed that the Nexus S will get an Ice Cream Sandwich firmware update “within weeks”, but not owners of the older Nexus One smartphone. Samsung refrained thus far from public comments, but their flagship Galaxy SII is certain to get the new software and we have no doubt in our mind that the South Korean manufacturer will soon detail an ICS upgrade path concerning their Android devices.