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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 21, 2012
Samsung mobile has issued a press release all about the Galaxy Note and it's upcoming "Premium Suite" software upgrade. Sometime in Q2 of this year, Samsung expects to update the ...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 21, 2012
A new software update is available for the Motorola RAZR (that's the international GSM version of the Droid RAZR), according to Moto Europe's Facebook page. The new firmware is currently ava...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 20, 2012
There are a bunch of Nexus phones out there awaiting Ice Cream Sandwich updates. We certainly haven't forgotten about you Nexus S 4G folks, even if there's not a whole lot we can do about it...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 19, 2012
Following last week's Ice Cream Sandwich update release for the international Samsung Galaxy S II, the kernel source code (along with other open-source odds and ends) for the new firmware has be...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 17, 2012
Verizon just gave us a heads up to a new update for the LG Revolution that, among other things, will add "Verizon Remote Diagnostics" to the smartphone.
Before anybody freaks out, Verizon...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 16, 2012
A couple days ago we told you about the soak test starting up for the Motorola Droid Pro, and it seems to have passed and version 4.7.3.XT610 has been made official. Verizon has posted the change lo...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 16, 2012
A new firmware update is rolling out over the air to owners of the international Samsung Galaxy Note (GT-N7000). The new version is still based on Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread, but brings a new cellula...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 16, 2012
Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich was briefly pushed to the Nexus S last December, before being pulled due to battery life issues on some handsets. Now reports suggest that the official resumpti...
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by Richard Devine
Mar 16, 2012
An update is beginning to push out to the Android Market Google Play Store bumping it to build number 3.5.15. With it comes a change in the UI to the "My Apps" area, and some han...
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by Chris Parsons
Mar 15, 2012
When we hosted our 2011 Android Central Editors' Pick Awards we chose IMDb Movies & TV as the tablet app of the year. Now, IMDb is gunning for that title again in 2012 having just released a...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 15, 2012
A quick heads up to all you folks with the HTC Vivid. Word in our HTC Vivid forums is that the Android 4.0.3 update is starting to push out. And even better is that you're able to force the...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 14, 2012
The LG Optimus V has an update waiting for it, you might have received a text message from Virgin about it. The update offers a security fix "that will protect your handset from security vulner...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 14, 2012
A reader let us in on a message from Moto Matt about an upcoming soak test for the Motorola Droid Pro. It's the standard Motorola Feedback Network invite to participate, in case you've not s...
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by Chris Parsons
Mar 14, 2012
Widgets are a great feature built into Android and a ton of folks use them on a daily basis. One of the most popular widget apps in the Google Play Store known as Beautiful Widgets has now rolled ou...
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by Chris Parsons
Mar 13, 2012
The introduction of Android 4.0 on the ASUS Transformer TF101 looks like it didn't go as smoothly as what ASUS had hoped. Some folks in the Android Central forums had issues after instal...
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by Chris Parsons
Mar 13, 2012
The latest update to NOOK for Android has bumped the app into v3.1 and aside from having the normal bug fixes and stability improvements in it, you can now also have access to Barnes & Noble&rsq...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 12, 2012
The Honeycomb update for the Vizio VTAB1008 looks like it's rolling out a bit broader, bringing the VTab to version V.I.A. Plus 2.0 and Android version 3.2.1. We first heard it was slowly pushin...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 12, 2012
It's official -- The Samsung Galaxy S II is getting the Ice Cream Sandwich starting today in parts of Europe and Korea. Folks in Poland, Hungary, Sweden, and Korea should soon see the OTA u...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 12, 2012
Motorola has updated their ICS "due date" page, and if you're in the U.S. you probably won't like the news very much. There are a few changes, and we see a few more devices slated ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 12, 2012
Android's Facebook app got an update today. Presumably something has been fixed in Version 1.8.4. But just like the last update, there's no changelog to be found, and Facebook's Android ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 12, 2012
Word on the street is that the Motorola Droid X2 is about to get another one of those update "soak tests" from Motorola, wherein a few volunteers agree to play guinnea pig. No idea what...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 12, 2012
After a series of false starts, it appears the long-awaited Ice Cream Sandwich update for Galaxy S II (GT-i9100) owners may be about to land. Korean mobile network SK Telecom tweeted this morning th...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 09, 2012
Google Maps for Android has received a minor update today, bringing it up to version 6.4.0. The new version introduces some minor changes to Google Maps Navigation on ICS devices. Gone is the large,...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 08, 2012
Update: And ... it looks like the announcement has been taken down. Let's just keep our fingers crossed.
It looks like the Galaxy S II's Ice Cream Sandwich update may be imminent. Samsung h...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 08, 2012
If you were one of the lucky few able to grab an Sony Xperia S in Barcelona during MWC, today you'll be able to pick up a new software update to version 6.0.A.3.67. The update isn't yet goin...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 08, 2012
Update: Forum reports now indicate that the original HTC Sensation is also getting the ICS update, though for the moment it seems to be limited to Germany and Nordic countries.
Have a German H...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 08, 2012
Rovio has revamped Angry Birds Seasons with an early sprint update, featuring a cherry blossom theme. You'll now have 15 new levels to play through, and three new bonus levels. We're us...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 07, 2012
Get thee to thy nearest Android Market Android apps section in Google Play, as there's an update to the Chrome for Android browser. What's new, you ask? Bugfixes, says Google, including a bi...
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by Chris Parsons
Mar 07, 2012
If you're looking at the Droid 3 in your hands and thinking it's really time for an update, that will soon be a reality. Motorola has sent out emails advising folks there is a new soak test ...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 06, 2012
The new Google Play Store has started rolling out to Android phones, tablets and Google TV's over the air, following Google's announcement earlier today. The Play Store (or Play Shop in...
