Google I/O 2013 may have been devoid of any real new device announcements but it did see the unveiling of a Samsung Galaxy S running a stock version of Android to be offered through Google Play. Two weeks later, HTC and Google announced the HTC One with Nexus User Experience, also with a stock Android version. Rumours now suggest that […]
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Android 4.1 upgrade now available for Sony Xperia T in Canada
Sony Mobile today announced that its Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade is now available in Canada for Sony Xperia T owners. According to the Facebook post: Your Xperia™ T is about to get even better! Starting today, the Jelly Bean update to Android 4.1 for Xperia T will be available. Just plug your device into your PC and use PC […]
Google Android 4.2.2 begins rolling out
It appears that the rumoured Google Android 4.2.2 update is indeed real and starting to roll out to devices today. A growing number of users are reporting that an upgrade is hitting the Galaxy Nexus (GSM model) as well as the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets and updating them to version 4.2.2. A changelog outlining the changes to be […]
Sony Xperia T and Xperia V Android 4.1.2 upgrades begin rolling out
Sony Mobile today announced that it has begun to roll out its Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean upgrades for the Sony Xperia T and the Sony Xperia V. Both will also include improved Sony features. “We’ve been working to blend our Sony Xperia software with Google’s Jelly Bean release to create optimum user experiences.” Aside from the OS upgrade itself, software […]
Google Android Jelly Bean adoption continues to inch up
Google has once again updated its “Platform Versions” report showing the distribution of various Android versions across devices that have accessed Google Play within a 14-day period. Jelly Bean (including both 4.1 and 4.2) continues to inch up (about 3% over the last month) with version 4.1 accounting for the lion share of the increase. At the same time, the […]
Google Android 4.2.2 to launch as early as mid-February?
Ahead of the expected launch of the next major version of Android at Google I/O in May, Google is reportedly readying another Jelly Bean update. According to The International Business Times, Android 4.2.2 is currently undergoing testing internally on a variety of Nexus devices, including the Nexus 4, Nexus 7, Nexus 10 and the older Samsung Galaxy Nexus. It was […]
Canadian Samsung Galaxy Note II Jelly Bean upgrade rollout begins Wednesday
There was good news from Samsung Canada yesterday among all the tweets about the Super Bowl and The Next Big Thing. The Canadian arm of the manufacturer announced that the Jelly Bean upgrade for the Galaxy Note II would begin rolling out on Wednesday, February 6th: As you can see from the tweet, it will include Samsung’s Multi Window function […]
Carbon for Twitter app now available for Android
It has been a while in coming but Dots & Lines have at last launched their Carbon for Twitter Android app. It features a timeline design that aims to put everything on one screen to cut down on having to switch between views to get all your information. The idea behind the design in Carbon has always been giving our […]