There is good news for owners of recent LG smartphones and tablets. The Korean manufacturer today provided a rough timeline as to when it will update a number of devices to Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. All told, the updates will start in November and run into the first quarter of 2013. Things get started in November with the LG […]
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Rumour: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean coming to ASUS Eee Pad Transformer (TF101)
While Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrades are now available for the Transformer Prime (TF201), Transformer Pad TF300, and Transformer Pad Infinity (TF700), owners of the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer (TF101), the original Transformer tablet, are still in the dark as to whether they will also receive the upgrade. There have been a few signs in the past that it might […]
HTC One X and One S Android 4.1 upgrade rollout to begin this month
Along with today’s HTC One X+ announcement, HTC also confirmed that it will begin pushing out Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrades for the HTC One X and One S this month: The Android Jelly Bean with HTC Sense 4+ update is scheduled to begin rolling out for the HTC One S and HTC One X from October. The latest version […]
ASUS Transformer Prime and Transformer Pad Infinity Android 4.1 upgrade rollout begins
The good news started yesterday when ASUS Sweden announced that it had begun upgrading the Transformer Prime (TF201) tablet to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The deployment was limited to Sweden but was a good omen that deployment to other countries would follow soon after. Today comes word via Facebook that Android 4.1 upgrades for both the TF201 and Transformer Pad […]
Samsung outlines Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade roadmap
Samsung today began to upgrade Samsung Galaxy S III smartphones to Android 4.1. The update kicks off with European devices with Poland leading things off. Samsung also confirmed that the upgrade will be “gradually introduced to other markets” but did not provide any specifics. The Samsung upgrade also includes a number of updates to its own software. New features include […]
Canadian Galaxy Nexus owners start receiving Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Good news for Canadian Galaxy Nexus owners who have patiently been waiting for their Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean upgrades. After last week’s minor update to Android 4.0.2 Ice Cream Sandwich, users are finally starting to report that they are getting Jelly Bean upgrade notifications. So far, I’ve heard about confirmations from both Fido and TELUS. To check for your upgrade, […]
Motorola to offer US$100 credit for 2011 devices not to be upgraded to Jelly Bean
As first announced yesterday during its event with Verizon, most Motorola Android devices released from 2011 onwards will be upgraded to Jelly Bean. It also promised a US$100 credit for those devices that would not be upgraded due to hardware limitations. If we don’t upgrade your phone to Jelly Bean, we don’t want you to miss out. Buy a select […]
Samsung Galaxy S III Android 4.1.1 upgrade rollout to start at end of August?
The rollout of the Samsung Galaxy S III Android 4.1.1 upgrade could start as early as the end of this month. Just last week, SamMobile indicated that Samsung was readying the public version of the upgrade. It now reports that the rollout could begin as early as the end of this month both OTA as well as through KIES. Carrier-specific […]