Microsoft rolls out updated Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac
It's still technically in beta, but Microsoft has just rolled out a fairly significant update to its Windows Phone 7 Connector software for Mac. Among other things, the software now has a new device setup process, support for manual file imports from the device, and the ability to sync content purchased on your phone back to your Mac -- not to mention a slew of bug fixes and other more minor tweaks. Hit up the source link below to start downloading, or just look for it in the Microsoft AutoUpdate app
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: ability, apple, beta, bug, device, fixes, fri, phone, setup-process, source, windows phone 7, windows-phone, windowsphone, windowsphone7
PSA: Apple’s iPhone may not wake you up on time tomorrow morning
Apple is warning iPhone users that the daylight savings time glitch that plagued Europe affects US iPhones too, meaning you'll wake up an hour late if you rely on the Clock app built into the device. Though Apple representatives say there's a permanent fix in the works, it's not due until iOS 4.2 , so the company suggests you set a new alarm today if you want to rise on time
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: bug, bugs, Clock, dance, daylightsavingstime, glitches, ios 4.2, ios4.2, iphone, morning, result, rise-on-time, savings, since-the-bug, tomorrow
Samsung Fascinate gets minor tweaks in new Verizon update
When your Samsung Fascinate inevitably informs you that it's ready to download an "i500.DI01" and you scour the web for news, you'll likely be disappointed to hear that no, it doesn't include Android 2.2 . The update will, however, improve your notification system, more easily sync your email, switch faster to 3G data from 1.x (possibly the same issue that plagues the Droid 2 ) and improve the ability to search your phone for that all-important grocery list without hanging up on your beloved. In other words, unless Verizon omitted the inclusion of a nasty bug in the release notes above, you've got nothing to lose.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: bug, galaxy s, galaxys, inclusion, list, minor, nasty, notification, samsung-fascinate
Dell Streak’s pre-rooted Android 2.1 update quietly suspended, revision coming in two or three weeks
Ruh roh. Looks like Dell's stepped onto its own toes real hard with the Streak's Android 2.1 update -- O2 just confirmed to us that due to some "feedback from users," it's decided to suspend said download while Dell gets cranking on a revised software release over the next two or three weeks. We weren't given the exact reasons behind this quiet withdrawal, but our friends over at MoDaCo might have had the answer for some time -- soon after the release, they discovered that the 2.1 firmware was in fact pre-rooted , thus leaving the Streak vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification (although handy for the seriously tech-minded).
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: bug, dessert, Frame, iphone, release, root, rooted, scoop, tabletphone, time, yikes
webOS 1.4.5 finally coming today on Sprint?
Looks like a long-overdue maintenance release is inbound for Pre and Pixi users on Sprint -- and if the changelogs on Sprint's site are accurate, it's getting pushed as soon as... well, right now.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: bug, engadget, fixes, maintenance, pixi, pre, result, sprint, tad, the-changelogs, today-on-sprint, users-on-sprint, webos, webos1.4.5
T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide getting minor firmware bump this week
Expecting Froyo ? Well hang on a minute there, partner, because that's not quite what you're getting -- but when it comes to phone firmware updates, we like 'em early and often, so we're not going to complain about this one. T-Mobile's myTouch 3G Slide will be getting an over-the-air boost starting today, promising a handful of improvements and bug fixes including improved battery life, the ability to send MMS messages while connected to WiFi, and a few changes to the so-called Genius Button and the Faves Gallery
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: battery, bug, engadget-mobile, entry, fixes-including, genius, genius-button, handful, life, messages-while, mobile, mytouch3gslide
Retail Droid X getting latest firmware update, call log privacy bug emerges
That over-the-air firmware update that rolled out to early Droid X units in the field prior to the launch seems to be trickling out to retail units now, and along with that news comes a surprisingly long changelog. Along with a bunch of squashed bugs, the latest build has a few visual tweaks and improvements to Bluetooth, Exchange ActiveSync, and Visual Voicemail connectivity, so it seems like this is an OTA notification you'll want to promptly tap "OK" to
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: bug, bugs, call log, calllog, changelog, droidx, firmware-update, getting-latest, improvements, result, retail, thread, verizon, verizonwireless
Apple patches iOS 4 Exchange issue
It hasn't gotten quite the attention of the iPhone 4's antenna problems or its proximity sensor troubles , but iOS 4 has caused some heartbreak for corporate users who connect to Exchange servers -- checking mail or syncing contact and calendars can stall out interminably, with no option but to restart and try again. We've definitely had this problem ourselves, but happily Apple's right on the case with this one -- iOS 4 users who need to get their Exchange on can download an updated configuration file that seems to make things better. The new settings don't seem to do much other than increase iOS 4's idle timeout, but if it works, it works -- and in our limited testing things appear to be going swimmingly
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: apple, bug, exchange, fix, ios, ios4, iphone, iphone 4, iphone4, problem, sensor, servers, the-attention
Droid Incredible’s mysterious OTA update actually fixes Exchange bug
Saturday afternoon, reports came in that Verizon's new Droid Incredible had already received its first OTA update. Nobody knew quite what it did and few even received it, but some figured it probably fixed the smattering of random reboots and radio bugs experienced by some early adopters. We reached out to Verizon on the matter, and we're afraid to say that's not the case -- the new 1.22.605.2 CL161494 software build merely fixes a bug in Microsoft Exchange support.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: afternoon, bug, droid incredible, droidincredible, htc, htcincredible, microsoft, microsoftexchange, mobile, saturday, smattering, the-off-chance, verizonwireless, world
Motorola Milestone skipping on music playback, perfect for Billy Joel’s ‘Movin’ Out’
For a device with as much superphone street cred as the Milestone , you'd think a basic task like listening to music through the headphone jack would be a cakewalk.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Phone Street Tags: airplane-mode, billy-joel, brownie-points, bug, Headphone, like-listening, moto, motorola, over-the-jack, Phone Street, result