OS upgrades

Software update for Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 rolling out in Canada and US

Nokia today announced that it has begun to push out a software update that brings a number of enhancements to the Nokia Lumia 920 at Rogers here in Canada and the Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 at AT&T in the United States. The update (Software Version 1232.5951.1249.0001) offers the following: Enhancements in Messaging More efficient and reliable Bluetooth connectivity […]

Apple releases iOS 6.0.2 with Wi-Fi fix

Apple today released iOS 6.0.2, a small update aimed primarily at the iPhone 5 and iPad mini. According to the changelog, it fixes a single issue: “a bug that could impact Wi-Fi.” It will hopefully address complaints about poor Wi-Fi performance exhibited by some users of both devices. To update Over-The-Air, users can select ‘General’ > ‘Software Update’ vai the […]

Sony provides update on 2012 Xperia smartphone Android 4.1 upgrade plans

Sony today provided an updated and more specific timeline as to when 2012 Xperia smartphone owners would (or would not) see Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on their devices with the usual caveat that “availability and rollout timing will vary by market and customer variants.” First up will be the Xperia T, Xperia TX and Xperia V with upgrades set to […]

Nokia Lumia 920 to get software update this month

On the heels of the Windows Phone 8X by HTC getting an OTA update comes word from Nokia that the Nokia Lumia 920 will also receive a software update this month. The tweet from @NokiaCareUS is slim on additional details unfortunately: It remains to be seen if the Nokia update will contain a similar list of fixes and enhancements as […]

Rogers updates Android Jelly Bean upgrade schedule

Rogers has updated its OS Upgrades Schedule posted on its Community Forums. All devices on the list are scheduled to receive Android 4.1 Jelly Bean in the near future but it’s a mix of bad and good news. Let’s start with the bad news: Upgrades for the Samsung Galaxy Note (SGH-I717R) and Samsung Galaxy S II LTE (SGH-I727R) have slipped […]

Samsung Galaxy S III Android 4.1 update headed to Mobilicity, Videotron and WIND starting Friday

Canada’s Android 4.1 update rollout began early last week with Bell, Rogers and TELUS users getting their upgrades. Samsung Canada today announced that the upgrade will begin rolling out to Mobilicity, Videotron and WIND Mobile users on Friday, December 14th: The rollout will be staggered and continue into next week, meaning that it may be a few more days before […]

First Microsoft Windows Phone 8 OTA update headed to Windows Phone 8X by HTC

Microsoft has begun rolling out the first OTA update for Windows Phone 8. Headed to the Windows Phone 8X by HTC [product information], it includes a number of new features, including one that Windows Phone users have been waiting for for some time. Probably the key new feature added is the ability to keep Wi-Fi active when the screen times […]

List of HTC devices to be updated to Android Jelly Bean revealed?

HTC has taken its time announcing which of its devices it would upgrade to Android Jelly Bean. To date, only the HTC One X and HTC One S have been confirmed. Its last update back in mid-November indicated that it was still deciding which other devices to upgrade. We may now have more information courtesy of the usually reliable @Football4PDA: […]