Samsung Galaxy Nexus knows what you look like

In the wee hours of last night (or just after breakfast if you live in Hong Kong), Google's Andy Rubin and Samsung's JK Shin launched the latest version of Android – Ice Cream Sandwich – running on the equally shiny and new Galaxy Nexus handset.

Galaxy Nexus Face Unlock and Android Beam

The 1.2GHz dual-core handset has a stonking great 4.65-inch Super AMOLED screen and a couple of swanky new features. Face Unlock uses the phone’s ‘redesigned’ camera to, you guessed it, unlock the handset, while Android Beam harnesses NFC to share contacts, web pages, maps and even apps with nearby Android devices.