Nexus S gets its first update over the air
We don't know what it fixes yet, but we've gotten some tips -- and we're now seeing it on xda-developers -- that Nexus S handsets in the field are getting blessed with their first software update, build GRH78 (up from GRH55) with an official version of 2.3.1. Not everyone has it yet (we don't on ours), so as usual, this would seem to be getting sent out on a rolling basis. Hang tight, owners! [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Nexus S gets its first update over the air originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:53:00 EST.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: developers, field, friend-via, gingerbread, grh78, nexus s, over-the-air, result, software-update, update, upgrade
Nexus One will get Gingerbread OTA update ‘in the coming weeks’
The original Google phone got us all excited a couple of weeks back when an OTA update was presumed to be the oven-hot Gingerbread upgrade, only to disappoint us. Now we've got the most lucid statement from the Android chefs yet on when the real Gingerbread Nexus One will stand up, which is placed in the relatively ill-defined window of "the coming weeks." Hey, better weeks than months, right? Nexus One will get Gingerbread OTA update 'in the coming weeks' originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:52:00 EST
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, nexus one Tags: all-excited, better-weeks, entry, firmware-update, firmwareupdate, gingerbread, mobile-os, nexus, official, Ota, over-the-air, result, the-coming, the-oven-hot
HTC Desire official Froyo rollout commences on T-Mobile UK
We knew it was coming to European carriers, and it's already hit unlocked phones , but if your HTC Desire is bound and chained to T-Mobile UK, you'll be getting a feature-filled Android 2.2 update any day now. The official T-Mobile UK forums announced the news, which has been corroborated by a number of tipsters who say they've already received the download, but if yours doesn't appear, never fear, the frozen yogurt is just being dished out in small, slow-churned batches like usual. "The 2.2 firmware update (FroYo) will be available from today and will be sent over the air (OTA) direct to your phone over the coming weeks" is the official word, for those of you who prefer direct quotes.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: batches, desire, entry, forums, frozen, htc, htc-desire, mobile, over-the-air, software-update, tipsters, unlocked-phones, update
Exclusive: Motorola MB520 Kobe / Diablo for AT&T in the wild
Remember that midrange, Android-equipped MB520 Kobe from Moto we told you about a few days back? Well, it's stepping out for the first time this evening with a little help of our dear brother from another mother, Mr. Blurrycam
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: att, brother, diablo, exclusive, kobe, moto, over-the-air, tipster-tells
Shocker! MobiTV customers prefer larger, easy to see displays
MobiTV wants you to know that its ESPN Mobil TV offering had 100 percent uptime during the recent World Cup . Also, it's parsed some of the subscriber data that it accumulated during the tournament, and the analysis is in: subscribers with 5-inch displays watched an average of 118.2 minutes of soccer, while those with 2-inch displays watched almost half that (about 61.1 minutes on average). That's right: people with displays that are large enough to actually see what's goin' on will watch more TV than those with displays roughly the size of a postage stamp
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: chicago, mobitv, over-the-air, overtheair, see-displays, Sleep, stamp, tournament, tweenager, winmo, wins-at-125, world
EVO 4G starts getting Android 2.2 update over the air
We've just gotten a deluge of tips that EVO 4Gs are starting to get blessed with the official update to Froyo -- a few hours prior to the promised August 3 rollout -- so if you've got one handy, you're going to want to start checking it right this second. Seriously, now that it's got a trick flashlight app included in ROM, what could you possibly be waiting for
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: breaking-news, evo 4g, evo4g, official, Ota, over-the-air, result, update
Apple rolling iBooks out across iOS 4 devices, get your Winnie the Pooh now
No shock and awe here, Apple's already given us plenty of warnings , but we thought we'd drop you a friendly note to say that if you've upgraded to iOS 4 early, your copy of Winnie the Pooh is flying at you right this minute.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: applications, appstore, awe, desktop, entry, heretofore, ios 4, ios 4 gm, ios4, ios4gm, iphone, ipod-touch, over-the-air, result, winnie
How-to: push Chrome / Firefox links to your Android 2.2 Froyo device (video)
While we absolutely adore our Nexus One -- now that it's got a bellyful of that fabulous frozen yogurt -- one of the most exciting Android additions shown off at Google I/O isn't actually slated for Froyo: the ability to push apps and music over the air from computer to phone.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, nexus one Tags: apps, browserextensions, business, chrome, cloudcomputing, continuousclient, data sharing, extensions, foray, google-android, over-the-air, push, web
Google adding over-the-air app installation and iTunes streaming to Android
Sure sure, Froyo is great and all, but Google just blew our minds with two previews of upcoming Android features at I/O: OTA application installation and remote music streaming. OTA installation is just as simple as you'd expect -- after browsing to an app on your desktop, you can push it to your phone and install it with just a single click, all done over the air. Interestingly, Google also showed music being purchased and transferred from Android Marketplace in the same way, which could indicate a deeper push towards music integration, or just be a nice demo.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: after-browsing, application, froyo, installation, little-crazier, music, over-the-air, result, simplify media, streaming, Stuff, whether-or-not
HTC Legend gets firmware update in Europe, reunites with missing apps in Market
Attention, possessors of the European HTC Legend ! Have you noticed a handful of missing apps in the Market, namely Twidroid , Layar , MySpace Mobile , Barcode Scanner , Google Goggles , FxCamera , and so forth? The brilliantly quiet HTC has finally come to light with the bizarre offending bug -- camera incompatibility. Oopsie! Any moment now your metallic slab should receive the OTA update to patch things up, and hopefully the Droid Incredible will get the same fix even sooner.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: apps, barcode, bizarre, europe, european, htc, incompatibility, legend, market, offending-bug, Ota, over-the-air, slab, update, your-metallic