The LG Optimus G Pro, which released in Korea in March, will soon get a “Value Pack” software upgrade on April 12th. The update will add new and improved UX features, which include Smart Video, Pause & Resume Recording and Dual Camera. Smart Video integrates eye recognition to automatically play or stop video without...
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Google updated the Chrome Beta Web browser for Android to version 27 with a couple new features, including full screen support for Android smartphones, tab history on tablets, client-side certificate support and simpler searching. Check out the full changelog of enhancements, performance fixes and known issues below, then grab the latest Chrome Beta update...
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Today, Asus started rolling out the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean upgrade to the Transformer Pad Infinity (TF700) tablet. While Asus did not reveal a proper changelog for the software update, which was announced in a brief message on Facebook, Android 4.2 should enhance performance and stability, as well as introduce several new features, which...
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The Google Translate app for Android has been updated to version 2.6 with an incredible new feature. The popular translation app can now translate foreign languages without an Internet or data connection. This is achieved through downloadable offline language packages for devices running Android 2.3 and above. Simply download one or more of the...
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Verizon Wireless posted the full changelog for the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OTA update that should already be rolling out in phases to the Galaxy Nexus. As expected, the JDQ39 upgrade introduces significant, new features like Photo Sphere, Notification Panel enhancements, LockScreen Widgets and Gesture Typing to Big Red’s LTE variant of the Galaxy...
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Verizon Wireless has finally upgraded its Samsung Galaxy Nexus from Android 4.1.1 to 4.2.2 Jelly Bean (JDQ39). While 4.2.2 is the latest version of Android to date, the Google-backed Nexus device should have received build 4.2 months ago. Instead, users have had to sit through inexcusable and unexplained delays. The GSM Galaxy Nexus was...
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Following recent upgrades to the Droid Razr and Droid Razr Maxx smartphones, Verizon Wireless has officially started rolling out the same Android 4.1 Jelly Bean firmware update to the legacy Motorola Droid 4. The D4 was previously on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, so users should notice significant improvements and enhancements. The .XT894 software...
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Verizon Wireless has updated the Motorola Droid Razr and Droid Razr Maxx from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Not to be confused with the newer Droid Razr HD and Droid Razr Maxx HD, which received Jelly Bean upgrades three months earlier, the original pair of Droid Razr smartphones have...
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HTC One X users on AT&T will be thrilled to learn their handset of choice has finally been updated from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The OTA upgrade begins today and will roll-out in phases over the next week or so. One X users can wait patiently for an...
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Sprint has started rolling out a major upgrade for the LG Optimus G smartphone that transitions its software from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. The roll-out begins today and should continue through the next couple weeks in phases. Check out the full changelog for the LS970ZVA OTA update below....
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The official Weather Channel app for Android received a significant makeover today. Version 4.0.1 of arguably the best weather app delivers convenient features, like ultra-local TruPoint forecasting technology, detailed weather forecasts (hourly forecasts, 36 hour forecasts, and 10 day forecasts), improved performance (faster, more accurate), localized maps with past radar and future radar, severe...
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Good news for users of the original, international variant of the Galaxy Note GT-N7000 phablet, as it’s now being updated from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean build JZO54K. Released a year and a half ago, the Galaxy Note is now equipped with the same Nature UX software that’s running...
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The Google search app has been updated to 2.3.11.575405 in the Google Play store. Users will be thrilled to hear it includes the Google Now widget that we saw leaked via a screenshot earlier this week. It also adds movie passes from fandango, ratings from Rotten Tomatoes, support for NCAA sports, and Zillow real...
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Sprint upgraded its Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II Android smartphones today with a pair of maintenance updates. The new L710VPMA6 software update for the Galaxy S3 updates the voicemail app, includes support for 3-digit SMS and fixes calendar sync issues. The L900VPAMA7 update for the Galaxy Note 2 simply applies security updates....
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Verizon Wireless is scheduling an upgrade for the HTC Droid DNA, as indicated by the support page for the build 2.04.605.2 update pictured below. It’s not a major update, but it will fix some nagging issues with Bluetooth, HotSpot and WiFi connectivity, which should please some users. Sound quality for headsets is said to...
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