Tag archive: update

There's good news and bad news on the software update front today, with the positive aspects coming from HTC and the negatives from T-Mobile in the USA. First up, here's the good news: HTC has finally got around to providing a more accurate time frame for its initial round of Ice Cream Sandwich updates, plus announcing which devices will be first to sample its delights. Having announced in November last year its intention to upgrade… Read More

Nokia has announced that its latest update to the Symbian operating system, Nokia Belle, is now available for download. Announced in December last year, Nokia Belle caused controversy at the time due to its long gestation period, as well as for dropping the Symbian name. Previous updates always used the Symbian name in the title — Symbian Anna for example — but not so with Nokia Belle, a move that at the time came without… Read More

Brace yourselves, Galaxy S owners, as we've got some bad news. Samsung has decided it can't integrate its own software with the latest version of Android, meaning your phone will remain a Gingerbread device. This news comes after the company announced its ICS upgrade schedule before Christmas, where the Galaxy S and the Galaxy Tab 7-inch tablet were notable in their absence. However, Samsung was forced into… Read More

LG has been evaluating its Optimus smartphone range over the past few weeks, in order to see which models would be blessed with an upgrade to Android 4.0. Initially, it was just a handful of phones on the list, but according to a new post on their official Facebook page, several other devices have been deemed suitable too. However, while LG gives, it also takes away, as those in line for a taste of Google's new version of Android are… Read More

On Wednesday, Nokia announced the next update of their Symbian^3 operating system, named Belle, would be coming out in February for select devices. Except they didn't call it Symbian Belle, but Nokia Belle instead. The subtle name swap was explained with a throwaway quote in parenthesis saying “previously Symbian Belle,” which did little to shed any light on the situation. Since joining forces with Microsoft, Nokia has steadily… Read More

Sony Ericsson had already announced they'll be bringing the latest version of Android to their 2011 range of Xperia phones, but hadn't gone as far to say when this would happen. Today though, they've published a post on their official blog giving a basic schedule for the rollout. The upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich will be a split into two stages. Beginning in late March and continuing into early April, the Xperia… Read More

  Verizon Wireless' LTE version of the U.S. Samsung Galaxy Nexus launched last week after much anticipation, and in a short amount of time, reports have begun piling on of users experiencing subpar signal strength in comparison to other LTE devices. However, Verizon has officially confirmed the problem, and has promised a future fix. Over the weekend, users claimed inconsistent signals which flashed varying 4G LTE service bars in… Read More

Mentioned two weeks ago by Amazon officials, the Internet company has started rolling out version 6.2.1 of the Kindle Fire software. Much of the user interface has been tweaked to become more responsive to screen tapping and navigation of content is much more fluid. The Silk browser is also smoother when moving through different Web pages and loading content. The update brings customization to the tablet allowing users to hide items that appear… Read More

Google launched Android 4.0, better known as Ice Cream Sandwich, back in October along with the first device to use the new software, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Since then, Android device manufacturers have informed customers they're working on updates for popular Android Gingerbread phones, but until today we've yet to see the fruits of their labor. So who is it? HTC? Motorola, perhaps? No, it's Huawei, the Chinese manufacturer… Read More

Angry Birds celebrated its second birthday on December 11, and marked the occasion with an update to version 2.0 of the game. Rovio, the creator of the incredibly popular casual gaming phenomenon, has got plenty to celebrate too, boasting 500 million game downloads, the sale of 10 million toys and a company value of more than $1 billion. Angry Birds 2.0 is available through the iTunes App Store as a free update right now, and it contains 15… Read More

We're not sure why the Droid X2 doesn't already run on Android 2.3, but Motorola is now correcting the problem. Droid-Life reports that the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) update is now available to every Droid X2 owner on Verizon. To get the update immediately, head to the Settings menu, then “About phone,” then “System updates.”  Judging from the difference we've seen between the Gingerbread-powered Droid 3… Read More

Yesterday, a report from Business Insider issued a “WARNING” to all readers that Verizon Wireless was in the process of pushing out an over-the-air update to all Android users who had installed illegal tethering apps that would remove those apps from their phones. ”If you already have a tethering app, it'll be removed without your permission when Verizon issues an update to your phone,” wrote Dylan Love of Business… Read More

With Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference just more than a week away, the rumors surrounding what Cupertino's big wigs plan to reveal is heating up to a full-on boil. Today's rumor: a revamp of the iOS mobile operating system, which will include a long-awaited new notification system, as well as the introduction of widgets. That news comes from TechCrunch's MG Seigler, who says essentially what we've… Read More

A recent update to Google's search algorithm intended to knock down the visibility of “content farms” and other “low quality” websites in its results has reduced traffic to sites like Demand Media's flagship site eHow.com. But according to Demand Media, the reduction in page view growth has been negligible — not the nearly two-thirds traffic drop determined by some estimates. “Certain third parties that… Read More

Less than a month since its release, the widely despised QuickBar feature in Twitter's official iPhone app has been removed, the company announced today. Commonly known as the #Dickbar, this obnoxious tab sat constantly at the to top of the app screen. It's purpose, said Twitter, was to keep users abreast of all the latest trending topics. In reality, however, it was a way for the company to more prominently display its promoted… Read More