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Droid Charge owners are likely asking Samsung to update them to the newest Android OS, but that likely will not happen unless you want to put a custom ROM on your device. Well the Droid Charge got an update but this one is only a bug fix update and not much of the update is notable. If you want to ... Read More »

I bet you haven’t heard anything about Carrier IQ lately, and yesterday when the LG Revolution got an update that included a Remote Diagnostic Tool, people began to freak out wondering if this was another version of Carrier IQ. Verizon had this to say about the topic: "no personal data like keystrokes or web history, location, etc., is logged or ... Read More »

When Android 4.0 has been out this long and a Google branded Nexus device doesn’t even have it yet, I could see how that could piss some owners off. The Nexus S updates started rolling out a while back but then they were randomly pulled. We were told it was because of battery drain issues. Now according to Engadget, they ... Read More »

HTC has announced which of their devices will be getting Android 4.0 and the list of devices are: DROID Incredible 2 by HTC HTC Amaze 4G HTC Desire S HTC Desire HD HTC EVO 3D HTC EVO Design 4G HTC Incredible S HTC Sensation HTC Sensation XL HTC Sensation 4G HTC Sensation XE HTC Raider HTC Rezound HTC Rhyme HTC ... Read More »

Mojang released an update to their popular Minecraft pocket edition application, and the update brings along quite a bit and it is a big update. The official change log: Minor version 0.2.1 (new controls!) + New optional control scheme; "split touch controls" + Added pigs to survival mode + Flying is changed; ascend/descend by sliding from the center button to ... Read More »

The HTC Velocity on Telstra, which is the HTC Vivid got in America, got an OTA update recently and it brings along a huge update. The new OTA update brings Android 4.0 and HTC Sense 4.0. This is quite shocking as HTC isn’t always the fastest with updates on their devices and also there was no news on the Velocity ... Read More »

The Google Earth application was updated by the team of developers over at Google and this is what the update brought: New in 6.2: Earth Gallery: Explore a curated list of layers, such as real time flights, earthquake, and city tours. Touring: load tours from the Gallery or inside balloons. Share your current view through Google+ or other social applications. ... Read More »

Nook for Android was updated to Version 3.1 and along with enhancements to the Nook Shop for easier entry of credit card information and better library management, Nook is bringing new content to Android tablets running Android 2.2 or higher and with a 7 inch or larger display. The new content from Nook includes comics, graphic novels, and manga, from ... Read More »

Motorola sent out an email recently preparing Motorola users with a Droid X2, for a soak test. Now this soak test is probably not for Ice Cream Sandwich and likely just for some bug fixes, but it still shows Motorola hasn’t abandon their device. Soak Test Email Hi, Thanks for joining the Motorola Feedback Network. We are inviting owners of ... Read More »

If any Samsung Galaxy S II owners are reading this I’m sure it’s not exactly the news you want to hear. Seems like Samsung was wrong when they said they would be sending out the Android 4.0 OTA to the unbranded, unlocked Samsung Galaxy S II on March 10th. The March 10th date was brought up a few days ago ... Read More »