It was early September when Google announced that the next version of Android would be known as KitKat after it struck a deal with candymaker Nestlé and bear version number 4.4 rather than the expected 5.0 number. Since then, rumours have shed light on new features and changes to the UI have been caught in numerous images. An official announcement […]
OS upgrades
Sony to upgrade Xperia Z1 to Android 4.4 KitKat starting November 7?
Google has yet to formally unveil Android 4.4 KitKat (that’s now expected at the end of the month) but Sony is reportedly already readying upgrades to this latest version of Android for its Xperia Z1 flagship smartphone. Currently powered by Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, it could see the upgrade as early as November 7 according to AndroidSaS sources. The report […]
Rogers BlackBerry 10.2 upgrade to come in ‘Late October’
The BlackBerry Z30 will be the first BlackBerry 10 device to ship with version 10.2 of BlackBerry’s new operating system. BlackBerry has already confirmed that its other BlackBerry 10 devices, namely the BlackBerry Z10, BlackBerry Q10 and BlackBerry Q5, will also receive the update. Rogers has updated its OS Upgrades schedule and it now lists the BlackBerry 10.2 as coming […]
Android 4.3 now hitting the HTC One in Canada
Good news today for Canadian owners of the HTC One. Despite some signs that HTC would miss its “end of September” deadline, the Android 4.3 upgrade is now rolling out according to reports we have received from users on both Rogers and TELUS. The update , weighing in at a not so small 573MB, bumps the software to version 3.22.631.1 […]
TELUS HTC One Android 4.3 upgrade slips to October
There is a reason that TELUS puts its “expected dates are estimates and are subject to change” disclaimer on its Upcoming software updates schedule webpage. The latest update, dated September 23, shows that the “Expected In-Market Date” for the HTC One Android 4.3 upgrade has slipped to “Early-October.” Only days ago, it was listed as “Late-September.” Interestingly, the same date that […]
Android 4.3 coming to TELUS HTC One by end of month
The latest TELUS “Upcoming software updates schedule” is out and there is good news for HTC One owners. Android 4.3, presumably with an updated version of HTC Sense, will be making its way to their phones by “Late-September.” The update is already undergoing testing with the carrier. With just over a week left in September (already?), it could be mere […]
BlackBerry 10.2 update coming in mid-October
Our apologies but yesterday we left out an important nugget of information for existing BlackBerry 10 device owners. While the BlackBerry Z30 will be the first to come with BlackBerry 10.2 preloaded, BlackBerry will make the latest version of its mobile operating system available to the BlackBerry Z10, Q10 and Q5 as well. BlackBerry 10.2 comes with “hundreds of refinements […]
Apple iOS 7 update begins rolling out today
Just a friendly reminder that iOS 7, the latest version of its mobile operating system, began rolling out earlier today to iPhones, iPads and iPod touch devices across the world. Apple iOS 7 comes with a major user interface design that opts for a flatter and cleaner look and eschews the skeuormorphic design philosophy of previous versions. It also comes […]