A variant of the HTC One with a pure Nexus user experience, meaning stock Android 4.2 Jelly Bean without the manufacturer’s Sense 5 custom UI overlay, is reportedly coming soon to the United States. HTC will have you believe it’s just a rumor, but several reliable sources continue to confirm the imminent launch of...
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The photos and video within this post purportedly show a Google Nexus 4 running an upcoming Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update (Build JWR45B). The Nexus smartphone with the unreleased firmware was spotted hiding out at the TG Fone shop booth at Thailand Mobile Expo 2013. We get a close look at the about section...
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HTC expanded upon one of its longest-lasting brands today by announcing the Desire 600 Dual Sim Android handset. The Desire 600 is the first mid-range smartphone to offer HTC’s Sense 5 experience with Blinkfeed, BoomSound and other enhancements running alongside Android Jelly Bean – all of which debuted on the flagship HTC One. As...
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Following Docomo’s extravagant reveal of 11 new devices, rival KDDI has announced its 2013 summer selection of four upcoming Android smartphones for the Japanese market. The difference in the amount of new products between the competing carriers isn’t surprising; however, it’s rather unfortunate to see KDDI reduce its summer collection even further compared to...
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If you missed the live stream of the Google I/O 2013 opening day keynote, you can now watch the full replay of the webcast via the embedded video above. When it was all said and done, the 6th annual Google I/O received some noteworthy Android-related headlines, including the introduction of Google Play Music All...
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The Galaxy S4 will be available with stock Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, as in no traces of Samsung’s custom TouchWiz UX, for a true “Nexus user experience” this summer. Google announced the pure variant of the flagship smartphone at Google I/O 2013 with a release date of June 26 and price-point of $649. The...
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Google could announce and discuss Android 4.3 at the company’s I/O 2013 conference today. The software update was confirmed thanks to a search listing for Google’s own developer site. There haven’t been too many leaks dealing with Android 4.3 Jelly bean, though the software update should support Bluetooth Low Energy, or simply BLE, as...
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Google I/O 2013 is scheduled to take place from May 15th to 17th, so Android smartphone and tablet fans should expect plenty of rumors and leaks pertaining to the conference over the next five days. Today, we have more details on the specifics of the second-generation Nexus 7 tablet, courtesy of industry analyst Ming-Chi...
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Sprint Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE users rejoice, your Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade has arrived! The 9.8.2Q-122_XT897_FFW-5 update delivers popular Jelly bean features and additional enhancements/fixes to the nearly 10-month old smartphone on the Now Network. The upgrade should be pushed out in phases over the next few weeks. Users can also try...
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After Sony initiated the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update process for the Xperia P, Xperia go and Xperia E dual today, users of other Xperia smartphones from 2012 must be wondering when their respective devices will see similar upgrades. Back in December, Sony mentioned the Xperia S, Xperia SL, Xperia ion and Xperia acro...
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Sony started rolling out upgrades to the Xperia P, Xperia go and Xperia E dual smartphones today, bringing each of those devices up to date with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The update will be pushed in phases over the next month or so. Sony originally planned to update the aforementioned handsets in late March,...
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As promised, Verizon Wireless will soon upgrade the Motorola Droid Bionic to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. The 98.72.22 OTA software update will be pushed out in phases beginning Monday, April 15. Jelly bean introduces significant new features to Big Red’s original 4G LTE handset, including expanded notifications, a smarter keyboard, more intuitive voice searching...
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Today, Asus started rolling out the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean upgrade to the Transformer Pad Infinity (TF700) tablet. While Asus did not reveal a proper changelog for the software update, which was announced in a brief message on Facebook, Android 4.2 should enhance performance and stability, as well as introduce several new features, which...
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While many consumers are waiting for the HTC One to go on sale in their respective markets, the folks at iFixit have already disassembled the flagship Android smartphone for all to see what’s under the hood. As you may recall, the One features a 4.7-inch 1080p Full HD Super LCD 3 display, Qualcomm Snapdragon...
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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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