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by Casey Rendon
Mar 24, 2013
Owners of previous Nexus devices have enjoyed the ability to directly connect to USB flash drives and other peripherals using USB OTG (On The Go). The online help manual for the Nexus 4 origina...
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by Richard Devine
Mar 23, 2013
While we may be waiting on the arrival of the new ASUS Padfone Infinity, it could be easy to forget about the first generation Padfone. The one that started it all for ASUS and their phone/tablet hy...
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by Casey Rendon
Mar 21, 2013
Droid RAZR HD and MAXX HD owners have started receiving an update for their devices. This latest OTA will bump both versions of the RAZR HD to Android 4.1.2, and comes with security p...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 21, 2013
The 7-inch Kobo Arc (read our review), which was released just a couple of months ago, will start its Jelly Bean update rollout today. The update will bring everything you'd come to expect from ...
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by Richard Devine
Mar 18, 2013
The Samsung Galaxy Grand is an interesting device. Despite having a 5 inch display -- the current standard for the high-end -- the Grand is definitely aimed at the mid-range market. It carries all t...
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by Richard Devine
Mar 18, 2013
Update: Updated information from Verizon actually pegs the update as pushing out in phases, beginning Tuesday March 19. Even better news!
Those of you rocking a Droid 4 might want to gather round a...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 18, 2013
T-Mobile has previously stated that its LTE networks in Las Vegas and Kansas City are complete, and now it's saying that the network is ready to launch for consumers by the end of March. Testing...
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by Richard Devine
Mar 16, 2013
The LG Optimus L9 was introduced to European markets in the second half of last year as the then newest member of the Optimus L-Series of devices. We first went hands with the LG back at IFA 20...
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by Richard Devine
Mar 14, 2013
Samsung's Unpacked event in New York City continues, and the latest new software feature on the new Galaxy S4 is S-Translator. Translator apps are nothing new, but Samsung's is pretty intere...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 13, 2013
As part of an annual "Spring Cleaning" post, Google casually has said that it is killing the Google Reader service effective July 1, 2013. Among the other Spring Cleaning casualties are so...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 13, 2013
LG is planning to bring a "Value Pack" update with extra features to the recently announced Optimus G Pro as well as other high-end LG devices. This update will bring two headline features...
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by Casey Rendon
Mar 11, 2013
Good news for Sony Xperia J owners - the official rollout of Jelly Bean has begun. This will bump the Android OS up to version 4.1, bringing with it new features from Jelly Bean like Quick...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 07, 2013
LG Optimus G users on Sprint have something to cheer about today, as the Jelly Bean OTA update has just started its rollout. As newer versions of the Optimus G have started to come out of the box wi...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 07, 2013
We had some pretty interesting information regarding a Jelly Bean soak test for the original Motorola Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX, and now Motorola has made the update official. The support page h...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 06, 2013
Hot on the heels of the Jelly Bean update for the Verizon model, the Galaxy SIII (S3) on C Spire Wireless is receiving its own OTA starting today. The update will bring users up to Android 4.1.2 -- ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 05, 2013
Verizon has published support documents indicating that the Jelly Bean update for the Samsung Galaxy Stellar is on its way out. The update to Android 4.1 -- software version JZO54K.I200VRBMA1 -- is ro...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 05, 2013
The leaked build of Android 4.2.2 for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus we first saw over the weekend has just hit the internet courtesy of a member at XDA that has pulled the build directly from a Goog...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 04, 2013
CyanogenMod has just released its latest "M" build, CM10.1-m2 based on Android 4.2.2, for several different devices. The M builds are meant to be a bigger step up in stability from just an...
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by Richard Devine
Mar 03, 2013
Anyone out there pick up an LG Intuition on Verizon? Well, if you did, looks like you have a software update heading your way sometime soon. And no, it isn't looking like Jelly Bean, especially ...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 27, 2013
Firefox OS has been on the horizon for a while now, and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona saw the first device partnerships announced for the fledgling mobile operating system. Though not showing a...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 25, 2013
Samsung is hoping to further its position in the enterprise space by introducing Samsung KNOX, a full software solution for companies to implement with BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) programs. KNOX ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 25, 2013
Frequent firmware leaker Samsung-Updates has just put up a preliminary leak of the Jelly Bean OTA for the Galaxy Victory 4G on Sprint. The device launched back in September of last year, disappointing...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 22, 2013
Motorola has just put up a new page that helps users easily find the software update status of any phone or tablet it sells. The new page is extremely user friendly, and walks users through finding ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 22, 2013
Frequent firmware leaker SamMobile has just released what it believes is a build of the Android 4.2.1 update for the international (i9300) Samsung Galaxy SIII (S3). What we're looking at h...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 20, 2013
As with previous updates, you can now check out Google's own complete Jelly Bean changelog for the new features of Android 4.2, all on one page. We all know about the big additions of locks...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 19, 2013
The CyanogenMod team has just added HDR (High Dynamic Range) camera functionality for almost all devices running CM10.1 builds. The HDR mode has been enabled on most devices, and captures ...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 19, 2013
The Jelly Bean update for the Sony Xperia T first started pushing out at the very beginning of February to unlocked devices. Since then, in the UK, O2 started pushing it out around a week later, and...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 19, 2013
This one perhaps has a slight taste of the better late than never, but the WiFi Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 in Australia is now getting its Jelly Bean update. The Note 10.1 WiFi started receiving Andro...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 15, 2013
Skype is actively testing a new video messaging service with a "group of mobile and mac users" according to its official Twitter account today. The new feature, which doesn't require a...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 15, 2013
The AT&T Galaxy Note 2 is receiving a small update today that has updated the baseband on the device and made what AT&T is calling a "chipset security enhancement". The update...
