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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Sprint has started rolling out an OTA software update for the Samsung Epic 4G. The S:D700.0.5S.FC09 update fixes an annoying bug that caused force close errors when receiving calls and also includes Sprint Connections Optimizer. Users should receive an automatic update notification soon, as it’s being pushed in stages with 100% of devices receiving...
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Sprint has released a number of maintenance updates for some of their Android smartphones. The Samsung Epic 4G, HTC EVO 4G, and HTC EVO Design 4G all received updates today. The newer HTC EVO 3D actually received a minor update last week while we were at CES 2012, so we figured we’d give that...
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While Samsung confirmed last week that the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note would get updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in Q1 of 2012, legacy Galaxy users were still awaiting news about the future of their devices. Unfortunately, Samsung finally made the announcement we were all expecting: no Android 4.0 Ice Cream...
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Looks like yesterday’s leak turned out to be true. Samsung Epic 4G users can finally update their devices to Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The roll-out begins today and will continue over the next 10 days utnil 100% of phones are covered. Check out the changelog below. Samsung Epic 4G Software Update – Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)...
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The Sprint Samsung Epic 4G is finally getting updated from Android 2.2 Froyo to 2.3.x Gingerbread. According to a leaked document, the Epic 4G will get an OTA software update to EI22 starting tomorrow, November 9. The update will be pushed out in phases and will take eight days to complete. The first phase...
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The Galaxy Nexus will come preloaded with Ice Cream Sandwich on-board and the Nexus S will get an update to it within a few weeks thereafter. Those two Samsung smartphones are Google-backed Nexus devices though. What about Samsung’s own handsets? Apparently, Samsung Italy has confirmed which high-end devices will get an upgrade to Android...
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Sprint’s Samsung Epic 4G Touch Android smartphone is now available through all channels for $199.99 with a new or renewing two year agreement. That makes Sprint the first U.S. carrier to release a Galaxy S II variant. It features a 4.52″ Super AMOLED Plus display, 1.2 GHz Exynos dual-core processor, 8 megapixel rear camera...
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Update: you can manually install the new v1.3 APK file on Android Honeycomb tablets now! Check out our video review showing it on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. The Netflix app for Android has been updated to support more devices. Some key additions include the HTC EVO 3D (review), Motorola Droid Bionic (unreleased), and...
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While at Sprint’s big CTIA event, we found a Samsung Epic 4G that happened to have the latest Android 2.2.1 update installed. Build EC05 was released over the past week, and it finally brings a functioning version of Froyo to the Epic 4G. Other new features include: the ability to install apps to storage...
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Thinking about jumping to the nation’s third largest wireless carrier? Perhaps you have your eye on an HTC EVO 4G, Samsung Epic 4G or HTC Arrive? Well, you’re in luck because Sprint is running a promotion through mid-April in which you can earn $125 worth of service credits if you transfer your number from...
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Sprint finally started rolling out an update to Android 2.2 Froyo for the Samsung Epic 4G a few days ago, but now they’ve put it on hold due to issues. Apparently, some users are experiencing data connectivity and SD card malfunctions – yikes. No word on when we can expect to see the update...
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Winner Announcement: Congratulations to Meredith Jacobs for winning our first big giveaway! Please contact us with the same email address used during the submission process, so we can discuss shipping details. Thank you to everyone else for participating, we had a great turn out and it was a fun experience. We’ll be doing another...
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Note: don’t forget to enter to win an Epic 4G in our giveaway! According to BGR, the elusive Android 2.2 Froyo update for Sprint’s Samsung Epic 4G is due to drop on February 21st, which matches an earlier rumor that we’ve heard just one week prior. The difference between the two is that BGR’s...
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Sprint, the third largest wireless carrier in the US, had a great second half in 2010 thanks to the likes of the HTC EVO 4G and Samsung Epic 4G. Yesterday, Sprint announced that they added more than 1 million new post-paid subscribers in Q4 of 2010, which is the first quarterly subscriber gain since...
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