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by Alex Dobie
May 17, 2013
£95 up-front gets you Jelly Bean on a 4-inch screen
If you were wondering just how much smartphone you can get for under £100, Vodafone UK has your answer. The Vodafone Smart III is ...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 05, 2013
The Android Runtime for BlackBerry has been around for a while now, but while the idea has always been good -- Android developers can easily repackage their apps to distribute in BlackBerry World --...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 29, 2013
Looks like the Intel-powered Motorola RAZR i is finally getting that promised Jelly Bean update. French RAZR i owners over on XDA are reporting that they've received the 300MB over-the...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 07, 2012
As part of its new OS upgrade strategy, Motorola has published another update on the progress of new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (and ICS) firmware for its fleet of phones and tablets.
It's an ...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 04, 2012
Toshiba has announced a minor refresh of its Android tablet line-up today, adding in a new 10-inch model, the Excite 10 SE. Powered by a quad-core Tegra 3 processor and a pretty vanilla-looking Andr...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 14, 2012
Good news for T-Mobile USA Samsung Galaxy S3 owners this morning, as it seems a new over-the-air update for the device brings it up to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Numerous sources are reporting tha...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 13, 2012
Update: Stable builds for many more devices are now showing up on the CM download site. Hit the source link to view the growing list. Additionally, an update by the CM team on Google+ confirms that ...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 12, 2012
HTC has posted an updated Q&A page for Android 4.1, providing further details about Jelly Bean updates for its fleet of Android devices. In addition to confirming the already confirmed One S and...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 15, 2012
Android 4.1.2 hit the Nexus 7 last week, and now it seems the latest version of Jelly Bean is slowly starting to make its way to the GSM/HSPA Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S. Currently the only versio...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 15, 2012
Samsung has once again started rolling out the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S3. The update first landed in Poland a few weeks back, before being sent ou...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 11, 2012
The CyanogenMod team sends word that they've released the second "M" -- milestone or monthly -- build of the Jelly Bean-based CyanogenMod 10 ROM. "M" builds of the popular cu...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 09, 2012
The Android 4.1.2 update has started rolling out to Nexus 7 tablets around the world. But if your tablet has yet to receive the update, then don't despair -- we've got a quick walkthrough th...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 09, 2012
Samsung Galaxy S3 owners in South Korea will now be able to update their handsets to the latest version of Android, 4.1.1 Jelly Bean, according to a statement released on the official "Samsung ...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 26, 2012
With the Jelly Bean update hitting some international Galaxy S3 (GT-i9300) phones, Samsung has released its Android 4.1 kernel source, and other open-source bits for the device. The code isn...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 24, 2012
Alongside today's Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for some Galaxy S3 models, the Korean manufacturer has confirmed that it'll also be updating some fifteen existing devices to the latest versi...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 24, 2012
Jelly Bean for the Galaxy S3 finally arrives, available first as a Kies update
Samsing has started pushing out the official Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for the international Galaxy S...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 20, 2012
HTC has made no secret of its plans to launch Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for its leading HTC One phones, but so far it's offered nothing in the way of release dates. It looks like the manufacturer&#...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 16, 2012
Inside the ‘broken’ Android updates process
If you have an Android phone, chances are it’s not running the most recent version of the OS, 4.1 Jelly Bean. According to Google&rs...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 12, 2012
Leading 2011 Samsung phones like the Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Note may already be running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but many mid-range handsets remain on version 2.3, Gingerbread. Today brings goo...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 12, 2012
In an unfortunate incident earlier this summer, the Jelly Bean statue on Google's lawn partially melted under the California sun, allowing thieves to make off with some of the delicious pl...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 11, 2012
CyanogenMod 10 development continues apace, and if you've been following the progress of CM10 for your favorite device, you'll know that nightly builds and unofficial "KANG" releas...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 10, 2012
It appears Samsung's attention isn't just focused on bringing Jelly Bean to the Galaxy S3. Today we're starting to see the first Jelly Bean test firmware leaks for two of Samsung's c...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 31, 2012
What's this we have here? An international Samsung Galaxy S3 with 4G LTE support? In glossy black? With Android 4.1 Jelly Bean? We spotted this desirable device at the Vodafone Germany boot...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 21, 2012
Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean update to arrive shortly after Unpacked event on Aug. 29
The international Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-i9300) will have its update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean launched next week aft...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 21, 2012
The pace of Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean leaks is showing no signs of slowing down, with a new build leaking today, bringing the total up to three in the past week. The latest build, version XXDLH6&nbs...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 17, 2012
New Android 4.1 and TouchWiz features arrive in Jelly Bean update for Samsung's Galaxy S3
Samsung has a track record of including new features of its own along with major OS updates for its ...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 14, 2012
When Acer announced its 7-inch Iconia Tab A110 back in June, it was running Ice Cream Sandwich -- at the time, the latest version of the OS. Now, with the tablet’s October release approaching,...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 09, 2012
... But damned if it isn't cool to see the original Android phone from late 2008 getting some custom Jelly Bean love. Yes, it's slow (sloooow), unstable, and the hardware's prehisto...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 02, 2012
The CyanogenMod team has announced that it won't be able to officially support phones powered by first-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon chips in version 9 or 10 of its popular custom firmware. The...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 31, 2012
Info suggesting no 2011 Xperias would get Jelly Bean was given "in error."
In a statement on its official product blog, Sony has reassured Xperia smartphone owners that it's sti...
