When Research In Motion first unveiled BlackBerry 10, known at first as BlackBerry BBX, it announced that it would run both smartphones and tablets. With all the attention being focused on the first BB10 smartphone, it’s good to hear that RIM has not forgotten this. Rob Orr, RIM’s VP of product management reconfirmed this today in a statement to TechRadar: […]
OS upgrades
HTC provides Android 4.0 upgrade update
HTC today provided an update on its Android 4.0 upgrade plans. It has provided a list of devices currently scheduled to receive the update. A few new additions have been added since HTC made its initial announcement. Few innovations have improved upon ice cream as much putting it between two cookies and making a sandwich. Which is why we all […]
Samsung Galaxy S II Android 4.0 upgrades start rolling out today
Samsung today announced via Twitter that it has begun to push out Android 4.0 updates to its Galaxy S II smartphones. The rollout began in a number of European countries and Korea with other markets to follow: #ICS for #GALAXYSII will be available today in Europe including Poland, Hungary, Sweden, & Korea, & gradually roll out to other markets. Pocket-Lint […]
Motorola updates Android 4.0 rollout plans
Motorola has updated its Android 4.0 rollout schedule page. To date, Motorola has confirmed that the DROID RAZR, DROID RAZR MAXX, DROID 4, DROID BIONIC, DROID XYBOARD 8.2 and 10.1, and MOTOROLA XOOM WiFi + 3G/4G will be upgraded to the latest version of Android but had yet to provide more detailed timelines. The only deployment that has taken place […]
Android 4.0 upgrades for Samsung Galaxy S II coming March 10th? (Updated)
It appears that Samsung is getting close to releasing its Android 4.0 update for its Galaxy S II (model GT-I9100). The Samsung Philippines site today announced that the update will be available starting March 10th. The same News Alert does not show up in all other countries though. For example, there is no mention of the update on the Samsung […]
What is new in iOS 5.1?
Along with the ‘New iPad’ announced today, Apple announced an update to iOS. Version 5.1 will not only ship on the latest iPad but is also available for download for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The changelog lists the following: Japanese language support for Siri (availability may be limited during initial rollout) Photos can now be deleted from Photo […]
No Windows Phone 8 upgrades for existing Windows Phone 7 smartphones?
Microsoft is widely rumoured to be launching Windows Phone 8 (codename Apollo) later this year. Not surprisingly, current Windows Phone device owners are hoping that their current devices will be upgradeable. According to ZDNet’s Mary-Jo Foley, it is not looking promising. First is the fact that Microsoft has not officially confirmed that an upgrade will be be made available for […]
MWC 2012: Details on Windows Phone Tango
Without officially confirming the Tango update, Microsoft announced that its Windows Phone operating system has been optimized for lower-specification devices. The update supports the cheaper Qualcomm 7x27a SoC and requires only 256MB to deliver “the buttery-smooth Windows Phone experience.” It also promises to run “nearly all of the applications available in the Windows Phone Marketplace.” With Windows Phone, we’ve done […]