Sprint has made a firmware upgrade to Android 4.1 Jelly bean available for the 18-month old Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch smartphone. Unlike most updates, which are pushed over the air in phases, the GB27 software update is only accessible to the user as an over-the-wire download on Samsung’s support site. Epic...
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According to sources, Samsung is already testing Android 4.1 Jelly Bean updates for both the Galaxy S II and Galaxy S III smartphones. This would indicate that a release for the Galaxy S3 could be coming much sooner than expected, with the tipster noting August or September as strong possibilities. The Galaxy S2 upgrade...
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In the video below, we unbox the HTC EVO 4G LTE Android smartphone from Sprint. The EVO 4G LTE builds upon Sprint’s EVO brand with a 4.7-inch 720p HD Super LCD display, 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, an 8 megapixel rear camera, 1.3MP front-facing camera, 2000mAh...
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Sprint started rolling out the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich OTA update to the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch today. The S:D710.10S.FF18 software upgrade will be released in waves and it should be completed over the next month. Check out the changelog below. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on Galaxy S3 Epic...
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According to a leaked internal document from Sprint, the white variant of the HTC EVO 4G LTE Android smartphone is slated to arrive on the Now Network on July 15. If you recall, press and banner images for the aforementioned white model were leaked just last month – view them below. Also worth noting...
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Waiting for Ice Cream Sandwich to hit your Samsung Epic 4G Touch, HTC EVO 3D or another handset from Sprint? Well, here’s a rather simple reminder from the Now Network: Sprint will begin to roll out Google’s latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, to our customers in 2012. Ice Cream Sandwich will be...
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All Sprint 4G Android smartphones are currently on sale for just a penny on Amazon Wireless. This includes the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch, HTC EVO 3D, HTC EVO Design 4G, HTC EVO Shift 4G, Samsung Nexus S 4G, Motorola Photon 4G and more. Offer valid until March 26th. Check out the...
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Today, Sprint pushed out an OTA update to the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch Android smartphone. The EL29 software upgrade changelog lists “security update” as one of the fixes, so we’re going to assume that’s for the removal of Carrier IQ. The additional changes look to be minor, but you’ll probably want...
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Sprint announced today that they’ll be releasing a “Frost White” variant of the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch on January 8th for $199.99 with a new or renewing two-year agreement. While the exterior looks vastly different, the device carries the same internals that made the original so popular. The new color option...
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Sprint will release an all white variant of the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch on January 8, 2012. Aside from the new, lighter exterior color, everything else will remain the same. The refreshed device is not exclusive to any particular retailer and you will be able to purchase it directly from Sprint....
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Samsung announced today that they will release Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich updates for the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note in Q1 of 2012. Samsung Electronics plan to provide the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for GALAXY devices. The platform update for GALAXY S II and GALAXY Note will start in the...
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Wondering what the Galaxy S II (I9100) would look like with Samsung’s TouchWiz UX after being updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich? That’s exactly what you get in the video above. The ROM (XXKP1 build) isn’t fully functional yet, but it gives us a possible glimpse into the near future. All things considered,...
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Sprint has released an update for the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch Android smartphone. It’s not an upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, which is still expected early next year, but the EK02 software update fixes an annoying bug that caused many users to experience a loss of signal (well-known among...
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An amazing one-week sale in celebration of Black Friday is going on over at Amazon Wireless. All handsets from Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T are on sale for just a single penny! That includes hot Android and Windows Phone devices like the Motorola Droid RAZR, HTC Rezound, Samsung Epic 4G Touch, Samsung Galaxy S II...
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Fans of the Duke Nukem 3D first-person shooter can rejoice, as Machineworks Northwest has released an official port of the classic game to the Android Market. You can grab it for 99 cents, which allows you to play the first episode, and then purchase two additional episodes later via in-app purchases. In the video...
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