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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 18, 2012
The ASUS Transformer Prime is getting another OTA this evening, and reports say that the GPS is working much better. If you recall, there has been issues surrounding the aluminum casing and GP...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 18, 2012
Both the Samsung Epic 4G and the Samsung Epic 4G Touch have new kernel source up at Samsung's open source portal. The Original Epic 4G has the kernel and other open-source bits for update ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 18, 2012
A treat for the night owls from Motorola -- the Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Wifi only Motorola Xoom looks to be rolling out right about now. Reports say it's Android 4.0.3, and every...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 12, 2012
Sprint has posted that the HTC EVO 3D version 2.17.651.5 update should start rolling out today. It's a minor maintenance release that addresses the following:
Updated Peep client (...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 03, 2012
HTC a month ago said the Honeycomb update was finally coming soon to the HTC Flyer tablet. And today the Taiwanese manufacturer is making good on that promise, as the update has begun to push out. Y...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 28, 2011
In the continuing story of "Nobody knows what the hell's going on with the Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab," (see Part 1 and Part 2) a new report out of Korea suggests that the manufacturer...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 27, 2011
Word on the street is that the original ASUS Eee Pad Transformer (read our full review) is in the midst of another firmware update. Nope, it's not Ice Cream Sandwich, but instead it's a bunc...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 22, 2011
The Android 3.2.1 update for the HTC EVO View 4G is in the midst of a rollout, bringing Honeycomb and a new "virtual and holographic user interface" to the 7-inch HTC tablet. The off...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 22, 2011
The Acer Iconia A500 is getting a pretty widespread system update this evening -- actually it's getting two. Users are reporting that they receive the first (7.014.01), and it's quickl...
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by Anndrew Vacca
Dec 21, 2011
The MOTOACTV update announced by Motorola earlier this month is now pushing to all 8GB models, with 16GB models set to receieve it "within the next week." Software version 4.55.76 and 4.56...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 21, 2011
Amazon has just posted release notes for the Amazon Kindle Fire Version 6.2.1 software update (Version 6.2 dropped just a few weeks ago), which has promised to address a number of nagging issues. In...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 17, 2011
Samsung Nexus S 4G hacker Beezy has done it again, this time porting the Android 4.0.3 OTA update for T-Mobile phones to the Sprint 4G version. There's no Wimax of course, but for t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 17, 2011
So Android 4.0.2's starting to roll out to the GSM version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. But maybe you don't want to wait? (We sure don't.) Here's how to easily flash the update to yo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 16, 2011
The long day of updates marches on, with the HTC ThunderBolt the latest receipient. Nothing more than bugfixes in Build 2.11.605.9, but they include:
Resolved issue with Contact ringtones
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 16, 2011
We've had unofficial builds of Ice Cream Sandwich on the Samsung Nexus S for a number of weeks now. But today Google announced that the GSM version of the Nexus S will see its Android 4....
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 16, 2011
The GSM (international) version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus has just received its update to Android 4.0.2, hot on the heels of the Verizon version, which got the update on its launch day. Several GS...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 16, 2011
The AT&T Galaxy S II is getting a nice little update this morning that brings its Android version number to 2.3.6. A number of people have reported that the update failed at first, but othe...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 15, 2011
No cause for alarm here, folks, but your brand new Verizon Galaxy Nexus is going to get a little update once it's activated. Bugfixes, mostly. And since you probably haven't actually...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 13, 2011
Verizon's HTC Droid Incredible 2 is getting an over-the-air update today that brings the following improvements:
Security features:
Includes Google BT/DigiNoTar security patch
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 13, 2011
Judging from the excitement in our inbox and in the Droid Bionic forums, it looks like that major maintenance update is rolling out. Here's what you get, and it's a pretty long list:
E-m...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 12, 2011
It's not Ice Cream Sandwich.
Now that we have that out of the way, the HTC Amaze 4G has a new OTA starting to roll out today, one that brings Wifi calling and a few software fixes to users of t...
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by Sean Brunett
Dec 12, 2011
Barnes & Noble has announced that they will roll out a software update for the NOOK Color that includes Netflix support. The update will be software version 1.4.1 and will include:
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 12, 2011
Yes, my Logitech Revue is a liar. I've been waiting patiently for the mythical Honeycomb update for my Revue for at least a month, I even got a friendly e-mail from Logitech telling me I w...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 09, 2011
And the Wildfire S gets a new lockscreen
Looks like HTC is going on something of an updating spree. According to reports from multiple HTC users, the Desire HD and Incredible S have both receive...
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by Anndrew Vacca
Dec 08, 2011
The Motorola Droid Bionic is set to receive a fairly substantial update, said to fix connectivity issues and a number of various bugs. Software version 5.5.893, which totals 54.5 MB, improve...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 08, 2011
T-Mobile and LG have announced that the Gingerbread update for the T-Mobile G2X is once again rolling out, after a couple of failed attempts. At first you had to use the LG desktop software to...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 01, 2011
Anybody remember the Samsung Fascinate on Verizon? A few of you in the back? Good. Cause the phone that time forgot has finally (finally!) gotten its long-overdue update to Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 30, 2011
With the OTA slowly rolling out today for the Galaxy Nexus, it's always nice to have a way to manually apply it. Things have changed a bit from how it used to be done, but Alex, Phil, and ...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 30, 2011
The promised volume bug fix for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is now rolling out over-the-air, with multiple Nexus owners reporting that updated software has arrived on their handsets. The OTA package we...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 29, 2011
If you recall, we told you a few days ago about a new soak-test for the Motorola Xoom, and today new details about what is being updated have come forth. To start with, it's not Ice Cream ...
