TELUS had good news this week for owners of three Nokia Lumia devices. According to the November 26 version of its ‘Upcoming software updates schedule,’ the Lumia 1020, 620 and 520 will all be upgrade to the Windows Phone GDR3 (General Distribution Release 3) release sometime in January. Microsoft announced the GDR3 release back in mid-October. It broadened Windows Phone […]
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LG G2 Android 4.4 KitKat update to roll out by end of Q1 2014
LG is the latest manufacturer to start outlining plans to update its devices to Android 4.4 KitKat. LG Canada has told MobileSyrup that it is plans to release the Android 4.4 update for its LG G2 flagship smartphone by the end of the first quarter of 2014. There is one small caveat though: This is the plan for Canada and […]
Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition also getting Android 4.4 update
We reported yesterday that the rollout of the Android 4.4 update for the HTC One Google Play Edition was underway. It turns out that the update is right behind and also landing on the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition. The announcement came via Google+’s Android account: Starting today, Samsung GS4 and HTC One Google Play edition devices are getting […]
Android 4.4 KitKat upgrade underway for HTC One Google Play Edition
It was only a matter of time once HTC announced that it had turned over the Android 4.4 KitKat code to Google to upgrade the HTC One Google Play Edition. Reports of owners receiving the promised update began to surface today on a number of websites including xda-developers. The update weighs in at 305MB and is the KRT16S build of […]
Rogers HTC One and HTC One mini Android 4.4 KitKat upgrades coming by late January
Following word from HTC itself yesterday that the HTC One would be upgraded to Android 4.4 KitKat in North America by the end of January 2014, Rogers Wireless has updated its OS Upgrades schedule to reflect this news and confirm its own schedule. It lists the update as coming by “Late January 2014.” Rogers went one better and also added […]
Android 4.4 KitKat upgrades now landing on Nexus 4 in Canada (Updated)
As expected, the Android 4.4 upgrade process for the Google Nexus 4 is now in full swing in Canada. Not only have we received a number of reports of successful installations. Our own Nexus 4 has also been updated and is happily running KitKat. We can also confirm that the update uses the KRT16S build that Google just released. It appears […]
More Motorola smartphones to be upgraded to Android 4.4 KitKat
Motorola was among the first to announce its plans for device upgrades to Android 4.4 KitKat. Right out of the gate, it confimed that the Moto X, DROID Ultra, DROID Maxx and DROID Mini would all be upgraded. At the launch of the Moto G, it also confirmed that its latest smartphone would also be upgraded by the end of […]
North American HTC One to get Android 4.4 KitKat update in January
HTC was among the first to outline its Android 4.4 KitKat upgrade plans. A day after Google formally unveiled the latest version of its mobile operating system, HTC promised to have it on the unlocked and North American carrier variants of the HTC One within 90 days. Today, it provided a further update to precise the timeline. HTC will deliver […]