Verizon Wireless has updated the Motorola Droid Razr and Droid Razr Maxx from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Not to be confused with the newer Droid Razr HD and Droid Razr Maxx HD, which received Jelly Bean upgrades three months earlier, the original pair of Droid Razr smartphones have...
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HTC One X users on AT&T will be thrilled to learn their handset of choice has finally been updated from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The OTA upgrade begins today and will roll-out in phases over the next week or so. One X users can wait patiently for an...
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Sprint has started rolling out a major upgrade for the LG Optimus G smartphone that transitions its software from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. The roll-out begins today and should continue through the next couple weeks in phases. Check out the full changelog for the LS970ZVA OTA update below....
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The official Weather Channel app for Android received a significant makeover today. Version 4.0.1 of arguably the best weather app delivers convenient features, like ultra-local TruPoint forecasting technology, detailed weather forecasts (hourly forecasts, 36 hour forecasts, and 10 day forecasts), improved performance (faster, more accurate), localized maps with past radar and future radar, severe...
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Good news for users of the original, international variant of the Galaxy Note GT-N7000 phablet, as it’s now being updated from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean build JZO54K. Released a year and a half ago, the Galaxy Note is now equipped with the same Nature UX software that’s running...
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Sprint upgraded its Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II Android smartphones today with a pair of maintenance updates. The new L710VPMA6 software update for the Galaxy S3 updates the voicemail app, includes support for 3-digit SMS and fixes calendar sync issues. The L900VPAMA7 update for the Galaxy Note 2 simply applies security updates....
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Verizon Wireless is scheduling an upgrade for the HTC Droid DNA, as indicated by the support page for the build 2.04.605.2 update pictured below. It’s not a major update, but it will fix some nagging issues with Bluetooth, HotSpot and WiFi connectivity, which should please some users. Sound quality for headsets is said to...
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The HTC Thunderbolt, the first 4G LTE smartphone on Verizon Wireless, was released nearly two years ago, yet, here we are in February of 2013 with a significant upgrade for the device. Starting today, Big Red is updating the Thunderbolt from Android 2.3 Gingerbread to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with Sense 3.6. The...
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Google updated the Chrome Beta Web browser for Android to build 25.0.1364.64. Check out the changelog below to see what’s different, then head to Google Play for the download. Chrome Beta 25.0.1364.64 – Changelog: Updated graphics architecture that greatly improves fast scrolling on large pages Fixed 163439 – yahoo.com page links are not working...
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It’s been a year since ShiftyJelly last updated its popular podcast app for Android, cleverly called Pocket Casts. Most Android users probably assumed the app had been abandoned, especially since the iPhone version has been getting regular updates as recent as November. Despite the lack of updates, Pocket Casts has held its ground as arguably...
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Sprint has updated the HTC EVO 4G LTE Android smartphone with a new software update, version 3.16.651.3, that brings some minor stability improvements and finally activates the MHL port for mirroring content to HDTVs. The OTA update should arrive automatically on your EVO 4G LTE over the next week. Check out the list of...
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The Verizon edition of the Samsung Galaxy Note II Android phablet is starting to receive a new over-the-air maintenance update. The VRALL4 update changelog lists “Android Security Patch added for additional security,” so it likely fixes the previously documented Exynos exploit which made the Galaxy S III and Note II vulnerable to malware. SAMSUNG...
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It seems Samsung will soon update its original Galaxy Note (GT-N7000) to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with Premium Suite features attached. While an upgrade to Jelly Bean was expected, it’s good to see Samsung include unique options and apps from the phablet’s successor, the Galaxy Note II, as well. Galaxy Note users will get...
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The Samsung Galaxy Note II, released globally, including on all four major carriers in the US, has a unique Multi Window option that allows users to run two apps side-by-side in a split screen view. Unfortunately, the AT&T model of the popular phablet has been lacking this feature up to this point. Fortunately, the...
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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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