Samsung Galaxy W gets its Value pack update
As promised, the Value pack for the Samsung Galaxy W has now started rolling out in Europe as OTA or via Samsung Kies. Currently, only users in Slovakia and Romania are able to get it, but more countries should follow soon. Based on Android 2.3.6, the Value pack update aims to bring ICS-like features to smartphones that will not be getting an Android 4.0 update. The most prominent new feature is the popular Face Unlock, which Samsung tweaked for improved ...
Nokia Lumia 800 gets a new battery-boosting update
Nokia will be pushing this update to various countries in four different increments, more specifically today, and again on April 4th, 11th and 18th. The reason for this being the various Windows Phone authentications the update has to go through, as well as the mandatory testing and approval procedures which each individual provider has to perform prior to releasing it over their network. You can see when exactly the update will hit your region using this site.
Developer stats show quick adoption of iOS 5.1 by users
iOS users have historically been shown to quickly upgrade to the latest update compared to other platforms and with the latest release of iOS 5.1 this seems truer than ever. Developer David Smith who created the app Audiobooks, a universal app available on both the iPhone and the iPad in free and paid variants and with around 100,000 weekly downloads, has some statistics that he collected from the users downloading his app every since Apple released iOS 5.1 on March ...
iOS 5.1 available over the air now, changelog inside
Just hours after the iOS 5.1 update was announced at Apple’s iPad event in San Francisco the update is live for you to download. The update brings Japanese language support for Siri as well as the option to selectively delete pics from Photo Stream in iCloud. Also, the lockscreen camera shortcut is now constantly visible on the lockscreen and more. Go check your iDevice for the update, but keep in mind that you may experience issues with its download.
HTC Sensation lineup gets Android ICS in late March
HTC just gave us some welcome extra information on the planned Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich updates for their smartphone portfolio. The wait is nearly over for the owners of the original Sensation, the Sensation XE and the Sensation XL. The Sensation and Sensation XE will get the ICS treatment by the end of March, while the XL update will follow shortly after. There is more good news – HTC EVO 3D, Incredible S, Desire S and Desire HD ...
Android 4.0.4 OTA update for Verizon Galaxy Nexus leaked
An Android Central forum member was lucky enough to receive the Android 4.0.4 OTA update on his Verizon Galaxy Nexus before anyone else. The update has since been extracted and made available for everyone else to download and install. As you may know, the Galaxy Nexus was still running on Android 4.0.2, which had a couple of issues and was also lacking a few things that were added in 4.0.3 that was released for the Nexus S.
Samsung Galaxy S 'Value Pack' firmware leaks
A few days ago we heard from Samsung that they have dropped plans to release the ‘Value Pack’ update to Galaxy S owners, which was supposed to improve performance and add features found in Ice Cream Sandwich. The reason for this said by Samsung was hardware limitations of the device. Now, however, the Value Pack firmware has leaked online. List of improvements include the additions of Face Unlock, improved camera performance with the capability to take photos while recording videos, ...
Sony Ericsson reveals Xperia ICS update roadmap
Sony Ericsson’s R&D center has obviously been making significant progress with the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Xperia lineup, as the company is now ready to speak specific dates. A post on the company’s blog has pledged a begin of the updating process for the Xperia smartphones to the latest Android version at the end of March/early April 2012. The first batch of Sony Ericsson phones to get a taste of ICS includes Xperia arc S, Xperia ...
Google begins rolling out ICS update to the GSM Nexus S
The Android Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade news continues but this time, it is not the Galaxy Nexus getting the update but its older sibling, the Nexus S. We’re rolling out Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, to GSM/UMTS Nexus S devices over the coming month, starting today: goo.gl/6HRcJ — Google Nexus (@googlenexus) December 16, 2011 Yes, Google has finally started rolling out the highly anticipated Ice Cream Sandwich update to Nexus S update. Google plans to gradually update all the Nexus ...
Software update for Nokia Lumia 800 now up on-line and ready
The Nokia Lumia 800 was released just couple of weeks ago and the Finnish company already rushes a software update for its first Windows Phone 7 smartphone. The software update should roll out completely over the next two weeks in the countries blessed with Lumia 800′s availability. As with any update this one brings some notable performance and usability goodies such as: The software will be made available through Microsoft Zune and will roll-out on stages, because of simultaneous download ...
