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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 09, 2010
For everybody who's asking us when the Nexus One will get its official update to Froyo, well, we still don't know. But Google employee passion-ate does give us an Android 2.2 update update (see ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2010
Andy Rubin's "it's not fragmentation, it's legacy" line at Google IO has sparked a pretty good debate, but now we're starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel for problem of Androi...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 31, 2010
While you're winding down from your three-day weekend, kick your feet up and join us after the break as we re-watch the Android 2.2 keynote address from Google I/O, where Google first showed us the m...
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by Casey Chan
May 28, 2010
Just to ease your fears or maybe tease you even more, Motorola has just updated their official Android update page and timeframes are thankfully getting a little more specific. Leading the way, ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 28, 2010
The Samsung Behold II is finally getting updated from cupcake (Android 1.5), but it's not exactly what you'd expect. It's a big drawn out mess of pulled youtube videos, supposed broken promises,...
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by Jared DiPane
May 27, 2010
Over at LevelUp Studio they have been hard at work in their continued development and support of a highly popular application we have all grown to know and love, Beautiful Widgets. Lately there h...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 26, 2010
Yes, folks, we're well aware that the Froyo ROM we're all running on our Nexus Ones isn't a final build. We said as much on Monday, and it was confirmed by Google just a couple of hours later and...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 24, 2010
OMG! The Motorola Droid's getting the Android 2.2 Froyo update "in the near future." Which makes sense, because we don't have it at the moment, and we can't get it in the past. So...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 22, 2010
Here you go, folks, the down and dirty walkthrough with Froyo -- aka Android 2.2 -- on the Nexus One. Remember that there's a lot of back-end stuff that's been optimized, and we're really just start...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 22, 2010
For those of you who are running rooted and ROM'd Nexus Ones with a custom recovery module -- either Amon Ra or ClockworkMod or the like -- it's now stupidly easy to upgrade to Android 2.2 Paul at Mo...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 22, 2010
It took what for most Nexus One owners seemed to be a lifetime, but we now have the download location for Android 2.2 (Froyo). Here's what you need to do to flash it to your phone:Update: Yeah. Hang o...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 22, 2010
So here's the thing: TechCrunch's M.G. Siegler apparently awoke to an over-the-air update of Android 2.2 (Froyo) on his Nexus One. And immediately, everybody and their mother started postin...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 20, 2010
You guys keep asking, and here's the official answer: Android 2.2 -- Froyo -- is trickling out in the SDK now, but it's going to be a few weeks before we see it on phones en masse. That doesn't m...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 14, 2010
We pretty much spilled all the beans yesterday, but the Samsung Moment's Android 2.1 update is officially official today, right now, as in currently, and you can go get it here and be rid of that old...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 14, 2010
You wanted to manually update your Droid Eris to Android 2.1, and so you shall. Here's what you need to do:Download this file. (Thanks, AndIRC!)Copy it onto your SD card. Be sure not to put it in...
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by Jared DiPane
May 11, 2010
Verizon Wireless tends to be rather notorious, along with nearly every other cell phone manufacturer and carrier, for delaying taking its sweet time with OS updates. Android 2.1 has been rumored to be...
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by Casey Chan
May 11, 2010
Finally, after so many months in the dark, it looks like the T-Mobile myTouch 3G will get an update to Android 2.1. Hip hip hooray! According to Andrew Sherrard, T-Mobile's VP of Product Innovat...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 10, 2010
Here we go again, folks, with another Sprint Hero Android 2.1 update. After at least one false start, Best Buy is now expecting the ROM to ship by May 21. Of course, that could be any time between no...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 10, 2010
We don't want to be getting anyone's hopes up too much here, but it's possible that the Verizon Droid Eris could be getting its long-awaited Android 2.1 update ... tomorrow! That said, we've seen...
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by Jared DiPane
May 07, 2010
Well, 2.1 rumors are just flying around these days like no other, but this time it seems like something a little more concrete then a rumor. Verizon appears to have update their site showing an update...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 06, 2010
Attention, everyone with an HTC Droid Incredible who recently received an OTA update: As we've previously said, it's a quick fix for problems with Microsoft Exchange e-mail. (See the g...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 06, 2010
Remember how the Motorola Milestone's Android 2.1 update was delayed? No more, as Moto's broken the good news on its Facebook page. And not only is it available right now, it's bringing nine (NINE!)&...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 05, 2010
We're not quite sure of any fun way to spin it: The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 -- languishing with Android 1.6 and a clumsy first-generation of the Timescape and Mediascape interface -- is now slat...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 30, 2010
You know how these Android 2.1 updates go -- you'll get it when you get it. But this Sprint screen leaked at XDA Developers points to the Samsung Moment getting Eclair today -- which is growing m...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 30, 2010
Looks like the maintenance update that was being tested on the Cliq XT is now being rolled out to everybody. It's in two parts, so you'll need to do both of them. The update brings you fixes to:I...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 30, 2010
For you folks in Australia using the HTC Desire on Telstra, know that there's a software update available that should en your GPS woes. You can download it over the air (either WiFi or network), ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 30, 2010
While you slept, Cyanogen released his Android 2.1 ROM for the HTC Hero Dream and Magic (that's the G1 and myTouch 3G, respectively). Most of the bells and whistles are there, save for the new launch...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 26, 2010
The Motorola Cliq XT (see our hands-on) has only been available for a month or so, and a maintenance update apparently already is on the way. Scheduled for improvement are:Improves Overall Phone Perfo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 24, 2010
Android's Facebook app got an update yesterday, bringing it to Version 1.2 and bringing native inbox support along with it. In exchange, you lose the option to take and upload a picture from wit...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 20, 2010
The guys at Android and Me noticed a few pings of Android 2.2 in their Google Analytics, meaning somebody's testing out what's at least labeled as a new version of our favorite mobile operating system...
