Sprint, Verizon Pushing Out Minor Android Updates
Sprint and Verizon prepare minor Android updates for their respective Android flagships
Editorial: T-Mobile Needs to Shape Up on Firmware… or Write Off Tech Savvy (Virgin Mobile, You Too)
T-Mobile and Virgin Mobile’s lackluster performance on firmware claims another victim; the Lumia 710. I’m sick and tired of catching fire from them, for talking about it. Here we go again…
LG Facebook Post Affirms ICS for G2x, Nitro, Marquee, Leaves Revolution in Doubt
A post on LG’s Facebook page today disclosed plans for upgrading their devices to Android 4, Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS). However, the post requires translation to make sense for their devices in the United States. Not because the post wasn’t in English, but because LG devices in the United States have different names than LG’s […]
Nokia Rolling Out Symbian Updates for Select Phones
Nokia has announced that it will roll out updates to select phones running Series 60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 and Series 60 5th Edition which will include the Symbian Anna web browser, which adds support for non-ASCII characters, international domains, and will render web sites faster. The update will also update Ovi Maps, adding […]
Select Omnia 7 Models Requiring Resistor Jump to Apply New Update
Out of all of the current Windows Phone 7 models, owners of the Samsung Omnia 7 Windows Phone smartphone have had the worst luck in regards to updates and the latest update is not helping matters. Omnia 7 models with the v4.10.1.9 bootloader are currently unable to apply the latest patch available (7392), ironically designed […]
Latest Motorola CLIQ XT Updates Now Rolling Out (Updated)
The recently released Motorola CLIQ XT Android smartphone is now receiving its latest update after delays to ensure stability. The 1.31.43 and 1.31.44 updates are being sent in two parts and address device performance visual voice mail enhancements, Bluetooth audio issues, camera image correction general screen/display improvements related to refresh rate, text messaging improvements and […]
Google No Longer Planning Updates for Nexus One Reception Issues
Google’s Nexus One, while successful enough to become a profit source for the company has been plagued with reception issues since the launch of the device. Google has previously pushed out firmware updates designed to address long standing reception issues blamed on T-Mobile’s 3G coverage and software, but the latest statement from the company implicitly […]
Verizon Now Staging Droid/Eris Updates For Rollout
Verizon has begun uploading and staging the long-awaited Motorola Droid and HTC Eris firmware updates for rollout over the air in the next 48 hours according to reports received today. Preliminary confirmation suggests that the Droid update does indeed fix the autofocus bug found last month as well as improved battery life, audio quality and […]
Are Palm’s Forced Pre Updates Illegal? (Yeah, they probably are)
Over the past couple of days, users have noticed that the Palm Pre has begun a systematic process of updating all Pre devices to webOS 1.0.2. Palm claims that this is necessary, due to the tight integration between webOS and Palm’s cloud computing servers. However, such moves may put Palm into legal trouble… or worse. […]
Nokia Launches Ovi Store App, Updates Flash Lite and Messaging for S60 5th Edition
Nokia has issued a few noteworthy updates for its customers relating to Ovi Store, Flash Lite, and the Nokia Messaging client. With the recent launch of the Ovi Store, Nokia had originally opened a dedicated browser portal for its supported phones in the Nokia E71/x, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, and the Nokia 6300. Nokia has now […]