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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 17, 2013
Complaint calls 'orphaned' phones 'defective', says carriers should disclose dangers of unclosed security holes
The American Civil Liberties Union today published a complaint (pd...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 16, 2013
LolUmad asks in the Android Central Forums:
Hello.
I just sold my Nokia 920 and got a Nexus 4. I have two questions for the aware:
All of my contacts had to be imported in from my m...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 21, 2012
Android was not designed to be updated like iOS, but good luck getting everyone on board with that idea
Here we go again. Another year, another "Let's see how long it takes Androi...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 14, 2012
Richard writes:
Why does Samsung hate OTA updates so much? Using Kies sucks.
We feel you Richard. Having to load software on your computer to perform an update seems like a step backwar...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 05, 2012
Google Search (AKA Google Now for folks with Jelly Bean) isn't the only app from Google to see an update today. While not as forwards facing and glamorous, Voice, Translate, and Authenticator we...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 03, 2012
Sony Mobile has announced that it's pushing out new software updates for four of its ST-Ericsson NovaThor-based mid-range smartphones, the Xperia P, Xperia U, Xperia Go and Xperia Sola...
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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 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
Aug 10, 2012
... But that's not necessarily when you'll get them
HTC has taken to its official Facebook page to answer fans' questions about Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich updates for previously ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 09, 2012
Nothing pleases Android fans more than a notice that they have an update. Millions of words have been spent on countless blogs and forums discussing OTAs (or the lack of them) and we get a little gi...
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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...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 19, 2012
We haven't heard much from HTC on the subject of Android 4.1 updates of late. When Jelly Bean was first announced, the manufacturer said it was "reviewing the software" in order to det...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 11, 2012
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is official and coming soon to an Android smartphone near you. Maybe.
It's that time of year again! We've got a brand spankin' new version of Android in Jelly ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 09, 2012
The case for sticking with Jelly Bean until 2013
Android followers, more than most smartphone communities, are constantly focused on the future, be it the next major OS update, or the next big s...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 27, 2012
Fire up the Google Play Store and you'll see a plethora of updates to just about every Google app out there. The biggest change comes to Chrome for Android, which loses its beta tag and is unlea...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 30, 2012
After a five-month long wait, Samsung phone and tablet owners in Canada can finally look forward to an update to the latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich. The manufacturer has today announc...
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by Chris Parsons
Apr 26, 2012
Verizon, some would say, leads the pack for the amount of Android devices they have available. As such, that also means they lead the pack in terms of the number of people inquiring about Android 4....
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by Chris Parsons
Apr 25, 2012
Back in March, Sony highlighted some details surrounding their rollout of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for the 2011 line of Xperia smartphones and at the time, their plans looked a little like som...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 24, 2012
For the past several months we've had a general idea of which U.S. Samsung phones and tablets are slated to receive an update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. But today the manufacturer h...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 12, 2012
Since a few phones and tablets have been upgraded to (or shipped with) Ice Cream Sandwich, now is a good time to ask those who are using it what they think. We know, most devices don't have it y...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 02, 2012
Google has just released an updated set of Android platform statistics for the two-week period ending April 2, 2012. These numbers show the proportion of various version of Android to have accessed ...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 30, 2012
Sony Mobile (or Sony Ericsson, as it was known back then) was one of the first Android manufacturers to step forward with a a definitive upgrade plan for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. We've ev...
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by Jared DiPane
Mar 27, 2012
The Samsung Epic 4G is no stranger to updates, in fact it just received an update at the end of January, and now it's back with yet another one. This update looks like a small one on pap...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 22, 2012
AT&T this afternoon issued a news release for the HTC Vivid's Ice Cream Sandwich update, and mixed in with the mention that the HTC Vivid is the first U.S. smartphone to get the ICS update (...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 01, 2012
Sony Ericsson is updating its "Bridge" application for Mac users, adding the ability to apply OS updates to Xperia smartphones over USB. This functionality has been available in SE's P...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 26, 2012
Last night's update to the Google Authenticator app caused headaches for a few CyanogenMod users by force-closing at startup on their devices. However, CM users will be pleased to hear that a fi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 25, 2012
Google Maps, Google Listen and Google Goggles have each received updates today in the Android Market. Here's what's new:
Google Maps Navigation now has a cool feature that will switch the a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 19, 2012
Sprint has over-the-air updates scheduled to roll out beginning today for the HTC EVO 4G, the Samsung Epic 4G, and the EVO Design 4G. Using the opportunity presented by removing Carrier IQ, Sp...
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by Tim Stiffler-Dean
Dec 19, 2011
Update: Cincinatti Bell's given us an official update on the update, saying that we might not see things push this week, but instead through January. Also, as is the case with Nexus phones, expe...
