The recently released TomTom app for Android has been updated to support smartphones with higher resolution displays. The initial launch of the app included exclusive compatiblity for WVGA and FWVGA resolutions, but now it fully supports up to 1280×800 HD screens. That means popular handset like the Samsung Galaxy S III, Samsung Galaxy Note...
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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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“It is a dark time for the Rebellion. Evading the dreaded Imperial Starfleet, a group of freedom fighters has established a new secret base on the remote ice world of Hoth. Unfortunately the evil Darth Vader discovers their hideout, and the desperate Rebel birds must escape the AT-ATs and Pigtroopers hot on their trail....
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The Google Drive apps for Android and iOS have been updated to allow users to edit spreadsheets on the go. Furthermore, the mobile Drive app has been improved by including better text formatting when pasting between documents and allowing text editing within tables in documents. You can even add a file shortcut on the...
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The Android 4.2.1 OTA update has started rolling out to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone and Nexus 10 tablet, courtesy of Google. The build JOP40D software upgrade is quite minor, as it mainly fixes the “December Bug” that prevented users from accessing the month for birthdays and anniversaries in the People App, but it...
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 will be getting a significant software update in various regions in the coming weeks and months. Along with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the upgrade delivers enhanced multitasking, new S Pen-optimized features, enhanced content creation and editing capabilities. The Korean smartphone and tablet manufacturer has even put out a 12-minute...
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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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Verizon Wireless updated the Motorola Droid Razr M from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean today, November 9. The 98.12.4.XT907 upgrade delivers fantastic features like Google Now, Voice Search, Off-line Voice Typing, improved notifications and more – full change log along with official video demos posted below. The OTA update...
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AT&T will be pushing out a significant update to the Samsung Captivate Glide smartphone beginning tomorrow, November 10. The upgrade will bump the QWERTY keyboard-equipped handset to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Users can download the update by heading to Samsung’s update portal from a computer once it’s released. From AT&T: Beginning Nov. 10,...
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Today, Sprint updated the Samsung Galaxy Note II (SPH-L900) software to build VPALJC. A notable new feature, listed in the changelog below, is the addition of Multi-Window View, which had been missing from Sprint’s version of the Android phablet. It essentially allows users to simultaneously run two apps on the screen at once. Check...
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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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Google’s labeling Android 4.2 as the new flavor of Jelly Bean. It’s not the Key Lime Pie update we were hoping for, but there are certainly some cool, new features involved. Notable additions include a 360 degree panorama camera feature called Photo Sphere, Gesture Typing, Quick Settings tied to the notification bar, support for...
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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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Apple surprisingly announced a new 9.7-inch iPad alongside the headlining 7.9-inch iPad mini during today’s press event in San Jose, California. The announcement of the 4th generation iPad comes just 7 months after the release of the iPad 3, which was dubbed “new iPad” prior to today. The timing is even more perplexing when...
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