Motorola answers “Will my device receive an upgrade” with new site
Motorola, in an attempt to be more transparent with its user base, has created a new site dedicated to Android software updates. In a nutshell, the site lets one pick their carrier and phone to receive any software update details. The Photon Q (Sprint), for …
Sony issues minor updates to Xperia P, U, go and sola
Sony today announced that minor updates are being deployed to the Xperia P, Xperia U, Xperia go and Xperia sola. Each device is staying with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, however the updates include bug fixes and performance enhancements. The Ice Cream Sandwich firmware includes …
Sony outlines Jelly Bean updates for select Xperia models
Sony today confirmed that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean updates are coming to a number of its Xperia models. According to a post on the company’s blog, the Xperia T, Xperia TX, and Xperia V will see the update at some point in the middle of …
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T-Mobile G2 Gets Official Gingerbread, Unofficially
We’ve been waiting on this for quite some time now, but it looks like HTC and T-Mobile finally have that Gingerbread update ready for the G2. Of course, it’s about four months too late, as there have been dozens of custom 2.3 ROMs available for …
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June 30th Thunderbolt Update Brings Gingerbread, Skype
Our friends over at Phandroid have gotten their hands on what appears to be a leaked document from Verzion, and it brings good news for Thunderbolt owners. The Thunderbolt is set to receive an update on June 30th that not only gives users the latest and greatest in the form of Android 2.3.4, but it also includes Skype video chat, which was originally supposed to launch with the device.
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UPDATE: HTC Desire to Get Gingerbread After All!
*UPDATE: HTC have now specified that they will cut “select apps” from the Gingerbread update for the Desire in order to resolve the memory issues; good news or bad? Well, it was a sad time for Desire owners; with the news that HTC were not able …
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Tuesday Blues: HTC Desire Not Getting Official Gingerbread
It’s a sad day for Desire users, as HTC has announced that they aren’t able to bring any Gingerbread love to their beloved Sense device. You can read a quote from HTC below, but it basically says that there’s not enough ROM on the device to hold both Gingerbread and HTC Sense efficiently.
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Verizon Motorola Xoom Getting 3.1 OTA This Week!
That was fast! Motorola is actually the first out of the gate with this one, which is surprising given their track record with updates. That’s right, the Motorola Xoom will be getting some Android 3.1 love this week via an over-the-air update.
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Android Upgrades: Who To Trust
Of course the past won’t tell us the future, but it will give us expectations. Some manufacturers showed that they failed at upgrading their phones to a newer platform version. This article shows how much.
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AppBrain Pushes Out V5 of Their Android App, Google Breaks Fast Install
AppBrain, one of the more forward thinking apps for maintaining and installing Android applications pushed out their V5 update today, giving their users new functionalities to play with. A quote from their blog post about the release:
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Google Shopper updates brings search filters, featured lists
Google has announced in a blog post that their Google Shopper application is being updated to version 1.3. Google Shopper was much more popular than originally expected, and it’s about to get even better. According to Daniel Switkin, the Senior Software Engineer for Google Shopper, the new version brings a few new features to the table. One such feature is the ability to filter your search results by price and/or brand.
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HTC Legend to Get Froyo in Coming Weeks
That’s right, the Legend is getting some Froyo love! HTC has announced that they’ll begin rolling out Froyo (Android 2.2) to their unibody Legend devices in the coming weeks. HTC says that the first to see the update will be unbranded devices, followed by carrier-branded …
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Shooting Holes in Rumors: Gingerbread Edition
Apparently we need to pump the breaks on the Android 3.0 and/or Gingerbread rumors. All that good stuff we reported earlier this week regarding the fall release and minimum hardware expectations? It’s all probably a buncha hooey. Take a look at some of Dan Morrill’s …
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720p Video Capture, 3G Mobile Hotspot Coming to Droid Incredible
It appears that Droid Incredible owners have an update coming down the pipeline and it’s not your simple bug fix or maintenance release. According to AndroidForums user hyp3r1, he was able to score a test unit Droid Incredible from a friend at HTC (note the …
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Andy Rubin: Android Updates Will “Probably end up Being Once a Year”
Google VP Andy Rubin recently spent some time speaking with the Silicon Valley Mercury News where he shared a few details about the future of the mobile platform. Rubin acknowledged the rapid maturity of Android and how it has kept developers and OEMs up at …
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