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The Motorola DROID BIONIC has had an update in the works for a bit of time now and it looks like testing is all wrapped up. The changelog states that V-Cast Apps and Amazon MP3 are both preloaded. We’ve also got improvements for data connectivity and stability, WiFi mobile hotspot fixes, improvements in overall device [...]

The Now Network will soon be seeing a minor OTA update for the HTC EVO 3D rolling out. Alongside the usual security improvements we’ve come to know and love we’re also supposedly getting better battery life and an update to Peep, their Twitter application. It’ll be a staggered update so don’t fret if you don’t [...]

Looks like emails have gone out to users of Motorola’s Google Experience XOOM devices (the XOOM WiFi available in America, pretty much) alerting them to tests that will begin soon for the device. Of course, one question immediately comes to mind: is this a common bug fixer or something more? Well, considering that Motorola has [...]

AT&T is issuing an upgrade to Android 2.3.6 for owners of the Galaxy S II (not the Skyrocket, the original). There’s not much more to add than that since this was  simple bug-fixing upgrade so be sure to grab it with no delay and, as always, don’t panic if you don’t get it right away. [...]

When I think about the “Top 3 things I would have improved on the Sony Xperia Play,” I can’t say 4G connectivity would have made the cut but then again, I guess any upgrade is a good one. Take this leaked image from a Verizon employee who is to begin training on the “Xperia Play [...]

No, Verizon isn’t pushing some shoehorned version of the Android OS onto old-school RAZR handsets in hopes that people will confuse the feature phone with its newly released Droid counterpart. They are actually giving them the Droid RAZR. Before all you feature phone luddites waiting for the perfect smartphone to come along get too excited, [...]

The Motorola Electrify one of Motorola’ high-end phones for US Cellular, looks like it could be ready to gobble up a nice, big bowl of OTA. I’m referring to OTA updates, of course. They’re seeking 200 testers in order to see if things will go as planned. More often than not, they do, so with [...]

The Samsung Galaxy Tab attempted to do what no other tablet would: take on the iPad head-to-head. That first 7-inch offering didn’t topple Apple’s place atop the Tablet heap, but its release marked the beginning of the onslaught of Android tablets from all manufacturers that we see today. Samsung has since followed up that noble [...]

Verizon and Motorola have just announced that the 4G LTE upgrade promised to those who purchased the XOOM tablet via the wireless provider will begin tomorrow for all existing owners. The upgrade, which was initially offered to a small group of test users, requires owners to ship their tablets back to Motorola for the installation [...]

Yesterday, we learned the EVO 3D would be following the Samsung Conquer 4G in getting a maintenance upgrade. It was supposedly set to arrive on the 23rd, but here we are five days early. Here’s what’s said to be changed in this update: We’ve got a fix for instances where the lockscreen gets stuck, the [...]