Lost a bit in the flurry of MWC 2014 announcements, Sony Mobile today announced that an update to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean is now available in Canada for the Sony Xperia T and Xperia SP which had been carried by Bell Mobility, Eastlink, Mobilicity, MTS, Rogers Wireless and WIND Mobile. Use PC Companion to access the #Android 4.3 update for […]
OS upgrades
Apple releases iOS 7.0.6 with fix for SSL connection verification
Apple today released iOS 7.0.6, a small but important update that fixes a single issue. Released less than a month after Apple released iOS 7.0.5, it fixes an issue with SSL connection verification. It is available for the iPhone 4 and more recent models up to the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S as well as the iPad 2 up to […]
Samsung outlines Android 4.4 KitKat update plans for U.S. smartphones and tablets
Samsung today announced its Android 4.4 KitKat update plans for U.S. devices. It may have taken Samsung a bit more time to get around to confirming this information but it does include a rather long list of devices. Not surprisingly, the devices will be upgraded directly to Android 4.4.2, bypassing the slightly older 4.4 and 4.4.1 releases. Samsung lists a […]
Rogers readying OS updates for Galaxy S4, Note 3, ATIV S and Lumia 920
Fresh off its Android 4.4.2 KitKat update for the HTC One (on schedule despite reports of delays), Rogers Wireless is now gearing up for a few more operating system updates. According to its latest OS Upgrades schedule, updated today, four more devices are set for updates in the near future. On the Android side, plans are afoot to roll out Android […]
12 Sony Xperia smartphones reach end of software update road
There comes a time in every smartphone’s life when its manufacturer decides to stop providing software updates for it. The decision may be triggered by the age of the device, some kind of technical limitation or a lack of resources to develop the new updates. While higher-profile devices often get updates for up to two years, entry-level and even mid-range […]
HTC now rolling out HTC One Android 4.4.2 update in Canada
HTC may well have had to delay its HTC One Android 4.4 update in the U.S. but it is rolling out on schedule, if just barely, in Canada. MobileSyrup today received word multiple users that the update is now landing on their devices. Best of all, it appears that the HTC One Android 4.4.2 update is landing across all carriers that […]
HTC to miss HTC One Android 4.4 update deadline in Canada and U.S.
HTC was among the first to confirm its Android 4.4 KitKat update plans when the latest version of Android was announced in late October. It promised to have both unlocked and North American carrier variants of the HTC One upgraded within 90 days. It later further specified that it would roll out by “by the end of January.” HTC yesterday […]
Motorola begins rolling out Android 4.4.2 to Moto X in Canada
Good news for Moto X owners in Canada today. Following a teaser by Rogers that the Android 4.4 KitKat upgrade was “coming soon,” Motorola today confirmed that it has begun to roll out the update KitKat to both Rogers and Fido owners. If there is a silver lining to Canadians having to wait a bit longer than other countries, it […]