The T-Mobile variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note II (SGH-T889) will soon receive an upgrade (UVALK8) that will add the useful Multi Window View option that was oddly missing upon release. Starting Wednesday, December 19, T-Mo Galaxy Note 2 users will finally get access to the robust multi-tasking feature that enables specific Google and...
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In this video, we benchmark the Samsung Galaxy Note II and HTC Droid DNA Android smartphones, both of which are available on Verizon Wireless, using the standard benchmarking utility known as Quadrant. The Droid DNA clearly wins that round convincingly; however, if you take a look at the benchmark results using other apps, like...
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Like Verizon and its Samsung Galaxy S III, Sprint has started upgrading its HTC EVO 4G LTE smartphone to the latest major iteration of the Android OS, called Jelly Bean. The update includes a bump from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with Sense 4.0 to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean with Sense 4.0+. Those who...
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The Motorola Droid RAZR HD and Droid RAZR MAXX HD smartphones for Verizon Wireless are officially in the midst of receiving an update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. We mentioned that the 9.1.41.XT926.Verizon.en.US upgrade would be arriving over the air this week, but we didn’t exactly expect it so soon. Users should keep an...
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Beginning next week, Verizon Motorola Droid RAZR HD and Droid RAZR MAXX HD users will receive a firmware upgrade to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The 9.1.41.XT926.Verizon.en.US update will be pushed out in phases starting early December, according to an official statement from a Big Red representative. It looks like it’s a slightly newer build...
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T-Mobile’s variant of the Samsung Galaxy S III (SGH-T999) is in the midst of getting updated to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean. Users can either upgrade their smartphones over-the-air or through Samsung Kies. T-Mobile is the second major U.S. carrier, behind Sprint, to update its Galaxy S3 to Jelly Bean. Verizon and AT&T, the leading...
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Evleaks, known for providing press shots of smartphones and tablets before they’ve been made official, has supplied images of the upcoming Samsung ATIV Odyssey with Windows Phone 8 and the Android-powered HTC Droid DNA. Late last month, Verizon announced the Samsung ATIV Odyssey with a tentative release time-frame of December, however, they’ve been quick...
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An early build of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean has leaked out for Verizon’s Motorola DROID RAZR HD and DROID RAZR MAXX HD smartphones. The leaked 9.1.39 build is available to flash for advanced owners who are brave enough to put their devices at risk. Its stability is unclear at the moment, but the leakster...
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Sprint is the first US carrier to officially upgrade its version of the Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to 4.1 Jelly Bean. The L710VPLJ7 software update is rolling out over the air in waves starting today. You can either wait for the automatic update notification or trigger it...
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Prior to stocking their store shelves with the LG Optimus G, Sprint will release the Samsung Galaxy Note II Android smartphone-tablet hybrid, or Phablet. The Now Network didn’t carry the original Galaxy Note, but the improved successor will be available in Marble White or Titanium Gray beginning October 25 for $299.99 with a new...
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The Samsung Galaxy Note II has already been linked to AT&T (SGH-I317), T-Mobile, Sprint (SPH-L900) and Bell Canada in North America, but Verizon subscribers have been left out of the phablet’s rumor loop up to this point. That changes with today’s leak, as the screenshot above essentially confirms the existance of a Verizon-bound Galaxy...
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The recently announced Samsung Galaxy Note II is heading to AT&T, as confirmed by the screenshots above. Designated with the SGH-I317 model number, the AT&T version of the Galaxy Note 2 is “virtually identical” to the global variant – it doesn’t even seem to have the carrier’s branding on it, at least not at...
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This is what the Samsung Galaxy S III (GT-I9300) looks like running what seems to be an official build of Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean with TouchWiz Nature UX. This unexpected video leak of the upcoming software upgrade keeps hope alive that the Galaxy S3 may actually get it as early as August 29, according...
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Motorola has started rolling out the Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean JRO03H update to the Xoom WiFi tablet in the US. While the Google Nexus 7 was the first device to come pre-loaded with Jelly Bean, the Xoom is the first tablet to get the upgrade over the air. If you happen to own one,...
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The Motorola Xoom WiFi tablet in the US will soon be upgraded to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The following is the official changelog in case you want some reading material while waiting for the JRO03H OTA update to arrive. Android 4.1.1, Jelly Bean Software Update for the Motorola XOOM™ WIFI in the U.S. Introduction...
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