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Motorola has once again revised their software upgrade chart to reflect the latest timeline for their Android devices to receive their respective updates. Most notably the Motorola Quench has been deemed unfit for an upgrade after a previous iteration of the chart said its Android 2.1 update was “under evaluation” as well as the international [...]

Motorola’s looking to get their feet wet with web applications for Android-based phones (or phones with webkit-based browsers, more accurately) by purchasing 280 North – the team behind the easy-to-learn web framework Cappuccino. The sale went down for $20-million and it said to help put Motorola in a better position to create better Android experiences [...]

Telus is getting ready to roll out another OTA upgrade (which still isn’t Android 2.1, unfortunately) for their Motorola BACKFLIP and they’re looking for 200 participants to help test the upgrade and provide feedback on the process and changes. It’s going to be a game of chance as they’re offering it OTA until they’ve reached [...]

Carla Saavedra, web product analyst for Samsung Mobile support, recently tweeted information about a software update Samsung is hard at work on to fix the GPS problems that plague the Galaxy S line of Android smartphones. According to Saavedra, the update should be available in September. The Samsung Vibrant and Samsung Captivate seem to be [...]

A day before the Droid X went on sale, there were several folks out there reporting that the handset was already getting an OTA software update. As far as we can tell, it certainly hit every “test” device out there already available on the market, and now it looks like Verizon’s all set to launch [...]

Right about now, hopefully, if you’ve got yourself a Motorola Backflip sitting around, you might be getting prompted to download a brand new software update. But, don’t get too excited — this isn’t Android 2.1. No, this is just a software update to get a handle on a few more bugs that plague the device. [...]

Part 2 of 4: www.youtube.com Part 4 of 4: www.youtube.com Full Review: www.breakitdownblog.com The “Break it Down” Blog presents the T-Mobile G1 video review. This second part of the presentation covers the software on the G1 – the Android operating system as well as the client applications.

Last week, a rumor began swirling by way of BGR regarding a new update that Sprint and HTC would be pushing out OTA to fix several more issues with the HTC EVO 4G. Specifically, WiFi fixes, changes to Exchange ActiveSync behavior, and fixes for Facebook sync features were said to be addressed with this update. [...]

Last week, a rumor began swirling by way of BGR regarding a new update that Sprint and HTC would be pushing out OTA to fix several more issues with the HTC EVO 4G. Specifically, WiFi fixes, changes to Exchange ActiveSync behavior, and fixes for Facebook sync features were said to be addressed with this update. [...]

BGR’s heard word from their Sprint contact that Sprint and HTC are getting ready to release a maintenance update for the HTC EVO 4G. The update will apparently address several issues that EVO owners have been griping about, including improved Wi-Fi performance, a sync issue with the device’s built-in Facebook application that could’ve been severely [...]