Rogers had promised that the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update for the HTC One Mini would roll out in “Late February 2014.” With a day to spare, it has made good on its promise. The update is now rolling out. Along with Android 4.4, the update also includes an upgrade to HTC Sense 5.5. If you have yet to receive a […]
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Visa announces support for cloud-based payments using Android Host Card Emulation
Visa yesterday announced that a new feature in Google Android will allow it to host Visa payWave-enabled accounts in a secure, virtual cloud. This service eliminates the need to store secure payment data on SIM cards by instead storing it in the cloud. The feature in question, called Host Card Emulation (HCE), was added in Android 4.4 KitKat. It allows […]
Samsung outlines Android 4.4 KitKat update plans for U.S. smartphones and tablets
Samsung today announced its Android 4.4 KitKat update plans for U.S. devices. It may have taken Samsung a bit more time to get around to confirming this information but it does include a rather long list of devices. Not surprisingly, the devices will be upgraded directly to Android 4.4.2, bypassing the slightly older 4.4 and 4.4.1 releases. Samsung lists a […]
Rogers readying OS updates for Galaxy S4, Note 3, ATIV S and Lumia 920
Fresh off its Android 4.4.2 KitKat update for the HTC One (on schedule despite reports of delays), Rogers Wireless is now gearing up for a few more operating system updates. According to its latest OS Upgrades schedule, updated today, four more devices are set for updates in the near future. On the Android side, plans are afoot to roll out Android […]
HTC to miss HTC One Android 4.4 update deadline in Canada and U.S.
HTC was among the first to confirm its Android 4.4 KitKat update plans when the latest version of Android was announced in late October. It promised to have both unlocked and North American carrier variants of the HTC One upgraded within 90 days. It later further specified that it would roll out by “by the end of January.” HTC yesterday […]
Motorola begins rolling out Android 4.4.2 to Moto X in Canada
Good news for Moto X owners in Canada today. Following a teaser by Rogers that the Android 4.4 KitKat upgrade was “coming soon,” Motorola today confirmed that it has begun to roll out the update KitKat to both Rogers and Fido owners. If there is a silver lining to Canadians having to wait a bit longer than other countries, it […]
Canadian carriers certifying HTC One Android 4.4 KitKat update
HTC has updated its HTC Software Updates schedule webpage with good news for Canadian owners of the HTC One. It shows that Canadian carriers are currently going through their certification process in preparation for a future rollout. Bell, Rogers, TELUS, SaskTel, Virgin and WIND Mobile are all listed as being at the ‘Certification’ stage, the last before the ‘Push to […]
LG to update LG G Flex and other devices to Android 4.4 KitKat
LG may not have said much about its plans to roll out Android 4.4 KitKat upgrades to its latest smartphones but it now appears that it is getting ready to update a number of them. The good news is that it appears that LG will also update mid-range devices, a move made easier by the fact that KitKat has been […]