Motorola today announced that it has begun to rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat to the Moto X. First up is Verizon Wireless in the U.S. Not only is Motorola the first manufacturer to ugprade a non-Nexus smartphone but it looks set to beat out its parent company Google in rolling out the update to its own Nexus 4 smartphone (but coming […]
OS upgrades
Huawei Ascend P6 Android 4.4 KitKat upgrade coming in January
As expected, now that Android 4.4 KitKat is official, manufacturers are starting to reveal their plans to upgrade devices to this latest version of Android. For example, both HTC and Motorola have announced theirs already. The latest to do so is Huawei which this week confirmed that it will upgrade the ultra-slim Ascend P6, currently on Android 4.2.2, in January. […]
Apple releases iOS 7.0.4 to fix FaceTime call bug
Apple today released iOS 7.0.4. It includes a number of bug fixes and improvements, including one to fix a FaceTime issue where calls failed for some users. iOS 7.0.4 is available for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. It weighs in between 18.4MB and 37.6MB depending on the device. It can be downloaded over the air via Settings > General […]
Android 4.4 KitKat update for Moto X coming within weeks
The new Moto G may have garnered most of the attention today at Motorola’s Sao Paulo event but there was good news for its Moto X sibling as well. Company CEO Dennis Woodside confirmed during the event that the Moto X will be updated to Android 4.4 “in a matter of weeks.” While we already knew that Motorola was working […]
Sony Mobile outlines Android 4.3 and 4.4 upgrade plans
Sony Mobile today announced its plans to upgrade devices to the latest versions of Android. With Android 4.4 KitKat following so soon after Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, Sony is still working on deploying the latter to many devices. We’ve seen lots of questions on our Android upgrade roadmap and equally, we have lots to tell you, so here’s a note […]
HTC and Motorola outline Android 4.4 upgrade plans
As expected, smartphone manufacturers are not losing much time in announcing their Android 4.4 KitKat plans. Out of the gate already are both HTC and Motorola. On the HTC side, the following have been confirmed by Jason Mackenzie, president of HTC America: HTC One Google Play Edition – Within the next 15 days HTC One Developer Edition – Within the […]
BlackBerry 10.2 upgrade begins rolling out this week
On the heels of what appears to be a successful BBM for Android and iPhone rollout, there is more good news from BlackBerry today. The company announced that it is beginning to roll out BlackBerry 10.2 upgrades to current BlackBerry 10 devices (the BlackBerry Z10, Q10 and Q5) this week. BlackBerry 10.2 OS introduces new features like BlackBerry Priority Hub, […]
Lumia Black update coming to existing Lumia smartphones in early 2014
Nokia today unveiled three new Windows Phone 8 devices, the Lumia 1520, Lumia 1320 and Lumia 2520. All three come with Windows Phone 8 GDR3, the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile operating system as well as new and updated Nokia apps. As part of its Nokia World 2013 announcement, Nokia also promised that “many of the new features and imaging […]