After six months from being initially unveiled at CES, the Sony Xperia Ion is finally available for purchase in the U.S. Sony’s newest handset runs atop a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S3 processor and 1GB of RAM. However, the Ion is also equipped with a 4.6-inch (1280 x 720) HD Reality display, LTE, a 1,900mAh battery, NFC, PlayStation… Read more
Google’s just released their newest set of Android OS distribution stats and we’re happy to see a small bit of growth for Ice Cream Sandwich as it now powers 7.1% of all Android devices. That’s an increase of 2.2% from May, which saw just 4.9% of all Android devices running on Ice Cream Sandwich. It’s likely that the release of HTC’s One X, S and V… Read more
I have been an avid webOS fan for quite a while, even purchasing an HP Veer 4G off contract on eBay. In my opinion, webOS is one of the best mobile operating systems ever made, and definitely does multitasking better than either iOS or Android. webOS is built for efficiency, beauty, and ease of use. The gestures are natural, the UI is smooth and… Read more
T-Mobile Galaxy SII users are set to receive a brand new update today! While it is not the long awaited Ice Cream Sandwich, it’s still a welcome update, It does fix a few bugs that were present in the previous build, UVKL1. It doesn’t raise the Android version (still at 2.3.6) but again, it’s just a small maintenance update. The update is 32.3MB and… Read more
The Motorola DROID Bionic has gotten a leak of an official build straight from Motorola and Verizon. Here’s the bad news: It’s Gingerbread. Now I’m not one to hate on updates just because they aren’t Ice Cream Sandwich; in fact, I’m very lenient towards them and always mention how they’re appreciated anyway. But in this case, I think many of us agree… Read more
Verizon announced a new update for the LG Spectrum. While it isn’t ICS, it comes with a massive list of bug fixes I’m sure users will appreciate. The update is VS920V6 and is Android 2.3.6. If you’d like more info on installing the update (which should go live within a matter of days), go to the Verizon support page. Verizon has been updating a lot… Read more
The Motorola DROID 3 is about to get a large software update — unfortunately it’s just an update of Gingerbread. The 5.7.905.XT862 update comes in around 230MB, and is full of fixes, enhancements, patches and more bug fixes. Given that the DROID 3 only has 512MB of RAM, an update to Ice Cream Sandwich is probably a pipe dream anyway, but every time we… Read more
Google’s own Jean-Baptiste Queru took to Google+ today in the form of a mini-rant on Android updates and utilizing Google’s own channels to sell devices. Queru highlights the lengthy process it takes to update from Android 3.2 to Android 4.0 because of the large differences in framework between the two platforms. He goes on to say that updates from… Read more
When Android and AT&T come together, Pantech isn’t exactly the first manufacturer that comes to mind. They’ve made some phones for the company, and have now shifted towards the Android market. One of those phones is the Pantech Crossover, which, up until today, ran Android 2.2. AT&T and Pantech aren’t leaving customers behind, and have now made the update… Read more
US Cellular has chosen Samsung to help its subscribers connect to its new 4G LTE network, and that support continues today with the availability of the Galaxy S Aviator. This is following weeks after the launch of US Cellular’s first 4G LTE-connected tablet, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 by Samsung. The smartphone is available for purchase now, both online and in… Read more
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