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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2011
Another month, another batch of numbers showing us the percentage of devices running the various builds of Android. And the numbers haven't change greatly since our last look a month ago.The big winne...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2011
Can't put it more plainly than that. According to this little tidbit that just hit our inbox, it looks like the Sprint HTC EVO 4G -- the first 4.3-inch Android smartphone, as well as the fir...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2011
You went to sleep last night, didn't you. (OK, so did we.) But wake up this morning, and that Droid X Gingerbread soak test has turned into a full-fledged dunking, with the update rolling out en ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 31, 2011
The rumors are true, folks. While your phone likely is still languishing with Froyo (hey, could be worse), the Motorola Droid Pro (read our full review) is getting its Gingerbread update. An...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 28, 2011
Hey, look at that. It's none other than the about screen from the Droid X Gingerbread "soak test" that's pushing out this morning. Same Android 2.3.3 as the previous leaked Gingerbread ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 27, 2011
Sitting by your Droid X waiting on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update? It ain't happening just yet. Yeah, Verizon said it's starting today, but in limited numbers, folks. And remember how Motor...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 26, 2011
Good news for those of you in Europe with Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play and Xperia Arc -- an Android 2.3.3 update has started to roll out. The list of improvements, in handy bullet form, includes: ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 25, 2011
Verizon just dropped us a line to confirm that the Motorola Droid X indeed is getting its official Gingerbread update (see our hands-on) this week. The push will begin on Friday. You might not get it ...
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by Chris Parsons
May 25, 2011
It was only a couple of days ago we were reliving the discussions of which devices would be getting Gingerbread eventually -- with the clear choices having been the Motorola Droid 2 and the Motorola D...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 23, 2011
Well, two out of three ain't bad, folks. Way back in early December, we asked Android Central Seer (it's on his business card) Jerry Hildenbrand to predict which phones might get the upgrade to Ginge...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 23, 2011
Update: And we just got the official word from Sprint:It was mistakenly posted on Sprint.com that HTC EVO 4G with Android 2.2, Gingerbread, was available through our sale channels. We apologize f...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 23, 2011
Members of Motorola's Owner User Groups who have a Droid X are getting invitations to participate in a new and (cough) confidential project. While the invitation doesn't come right out and say i...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 21, 2011
Wanna see a neat, but mostly useless trick? Of course you do! Grab your rooted Honeycomb tablet and change the screen density past 170 and reboot. You'll be faced with what appears t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 19, 2011
It's not just the international versions of the Samsung Galaxy S phones that have some serious Gingerbread cooking -- Samsung and Sprint are hard at work getting a Gingerbread build for the Epic 4G re...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 19, 2011
You didn't really think the Droid Incredible would be left to languish with Froyo, did you, folks? (You certainly shouldn't, because HTC's said Gingerbread's coming. And to that end, a leaked Gin...
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by Joshua Munoz
May 18, 2011
Good news for Vodafone customers rocking the Samsung Galaxy S: Your Gingerbread update is finally being pushed out.Gone are the woes of last month, when your update was 'temporarily suspended' and now...
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by Alex Dobie
May 18, 2011
The new Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro has arrived on O2 UK's "coming soon" page, and is slated to be available for sale through the network sometime next month. The Gingerbread-powered...
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by Chris Parsons
May 17, 2011
For many folks out there, the stock web browsing experience on Android isn't the best -- luckily, there are a lot of third-party web browsers to choose from. One that appeals to many is Dolphin Browse...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 17, 2011
We know full well that Sprint's testing Gingerbread builds for the Samsung Epic 4G, and the latest to leak out is build EE03. News of this Android 2.3.3 build has actually been floating around for a f...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 16, 2011
Someone had better call a plumber, 'cause the leaks are going crazy! Here's another Gingerbread leak, this time for the HTC Evo Shift 4G. But this one has a twist -- Shift 4G developer TMa...
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by Alex Dobie
May 16, 2011
The 3G version of the HTC Flyer tablet is now available to pre-order from Three UK at a subsidized price of £169 (~$275). In order to bag a 3G Flyer for less than a third of the ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 16, 2011
Anyone with their RSS reader pointed toward Taiwan should know by now that today an Android 2.3.4 test build has leaked out for the HTC ThunderBolt. If you're not the sort who enjoys buggy test b...
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by Alex Dobie
May 16, 2011
Reports from various forums are confirming that the Android 2.3 Gingerbread updates for unbranded British HTC Desire HD's and Incredible S's are now rolling out to users, just as HTC promised la...
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by Andrew Melnizek
May 16, 2011
Well, it's no longer in question. The Galaxy Tab and the Galaxy S line of phones are officially receiving a Gingerbread update. Samsung put out a press release this morning breaking the update n...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 15, 2011
Step into my time machine, and go back to May 20, 2010, with me. That was the day Google released Froyo to the world with much fanfare and cheering. I think a few little old ladies may hav...
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by Alex Dobie
May 13, 2011
HTC is ramping up the hype around its upcoming dual-core flagship phone, the Sensation, with a new promotional video showing off the device's hardware and software. In particular, there's a great dea...
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by Alex Dobie
May 13, 2011
HTC has just announced that the HTC Flyer is now available in the UK and most of continental Europe. Beginning today, customers will be able to pick up a Flyer from retailers based in the ...
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by Alex Dobie
May 12, 2011
Owners of unlocked HTC Desire HD's and Incredible S's in the UK can look forward to an official Gingerbread update next Monday, May 16, according to a Facebook post by HTC UK. The news follows so...
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by Joshua Munoz
May 12, 2011
Looks like you just can't slow the folks down at 911Sniper. They brought us our first leak of a Gingerbread OTA for the T-Mobile G2, and now they're at it again.The version numbers look nearly identic...
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by Alex Dobie
May 11, 2011
While we've all been gawping at Samsung's new 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab, it seems some original Galaxy Tab users have been getting their hands on a brand new OS update, bringing the 7-inch tablet up to And...
