Sprint Updates LG Rumor Firmware Again (Updated)
For the second time in about a month, Sprint has issued a firmware update for the LG LX260 Rumor. This update builds on the previous update, which fixed a scenario where holding the wrong sequence of buttons during startup permanently damaged the device. This new update, V06, improves certain elements of the user interface. Specifically, […]
Sprint Updates LG LX570 MUZIQ Firmware
Sprint has issued a new firmware update for the LG LX570 MUZIQ. Firmware V05 makes various improvements, and Sprint encourages all users update. As with most Sprint firmware updates, which PhoneNews.com generally reports first, it is not known what the update has changed specifically. The MUZIQ’s firmware over-the-air update is not to be confused with […]
Verizon Embraces Moto Software Update, Updates RAZR maxx Ve
Verizon Wireless this week began supporting Motorola Software Update (commonly known as MSU). MSU enables users to update the software and firmware in their phones at home, using a standard USB cable and a Windows PC. Updating phone software has become a focus of the wireless industry. While PhoneNews.com has been advocating increased access to […]
Review: LG CU500
LG’s first HSDPA phone for the United States gets a full review. The CU500 is full of surprises, drawbacks, and advantages that make it an interesting device worth taking a look at. Discuss In Our Forums {mospagebreak}
LG MM-535, Sanyo MM-9000 Updated (Updated Again)
Update 2: Readers are reporting 1.012SP has been released for the Sanyo MM-9000 via FOTA. This fixes more bugs not corrected with 1.011SP in regards to Picture Mail. Update: Readers are reporting 1.011SP has been released for the Sanyo MM-9000 via FOTA. Sprint has been updating their phones at a very mixed pace recently. Sometimes, […]
Sunday SPI Roundup
Taking a look at the past week in Sprint PCS Info, we started with insight into the GSM world’s problems with FOTA and DRM, why Sprint doesn’t have any high-end Nokia phones, what a re-branded PPC-6600 would look like, an editorial picking apart emerging TV technolgies such as MediaFLO and DVB-H, and… this just in, […]
Sprint: Samsung VM-A680 Updated
Sprint has issued firmware update version YA28 for the Samsung VM-A680. It is not known what improvements have been made. While the VM-A680 supports Firmware Over-The-Air (FOTA), you will have to continue to go to a Sprint Store to get your phone updated, as Sprint does not have a method of requesting the update for […]
FOTA Implemented – LG PM-325 V17
Sprint has issued firmware V17 for the LG PM-325. This marks Sprint’s first FOTA-enabled update. Customers should begin to be notified immediately that the update is available and can update now. According to the notes in the update (aparrently Sprint got that memo about users being interested in what was being done to their property), […]
Sprint Announces Firmware Over-The-Air
This is one of those things… you have to just hang your head and shake at… Sprint finally today woke up and realized “hey, maybe it’s a good idea to announce that Firmware Over-The-Air thingy to people can start using it”… Such “announcements” do not dignify a respectable journalistic coverage, far too little, far too […]
Samsung A660/VI660 XA28 – First FOTA Update?
The Samsung A660/VI660 is Sprint’s first phone to support FOTA (Firmware Over-The-Air), and we have confirmed that an update is nearing release (version XA28). However, this begs the question as to if Sprint will follow through with the release of the update via the FOTA system, or make customers travel to a Sprint Store and […]