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Jan

27

2012

ASUS is Aware of the Transformer Prime ‘Lock-up’ Issue, Plans to Release a Fix in February

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by Stacy Bruce
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According to an XDA thread that has over 400 replies, the ASUS Transformer Prime‘s recent Android 4.0 update has left many users experiencing random lock-ups. Fortunately I personally haven’t had any issues with my Prime freezing up, but the widespread forum complaints have definitely gotten ASUS’ attention. ASUS technical manager Gary Key has confirmed company [...]

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Oct

4

2011

More Connectivity Problems Reported On Sprint’s Samsung Epic 4G Touch

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by Justin Routhier
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Epic 4G Touch owners on the Sprint network are reporting connectivity problems such as an abundance of dropped calls and slow-crawling data speeds. This comes just weeks after reports of unexpected force-closes with its calendar app and the inability to keep 4G hotspot connections while taking phone calls. The exact cause for these newest problems is [...]

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Oct

4

2011

HTC To Provide Security Patch For Recent Sense Vulnerability Scare

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by Joe Sirianni
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HTC has provided an official response and states an update will be provided in regards to a recent security vulnerability which could possibly expose user data on devices running Sense UI. “HTC takes claims related to the security of our products very seriously. In our ongoing investigation into this recent claim, we have concluded that [...]

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Sep

22

2011

Sprint Epic 4G Touch and Optimus S having minor issues, Fixes to come soon

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by Robert Nazarian
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It looks like the Sprint Samsung Epic 4G Touch and the LG Optimus S are having some minor issues. The Epic 4G Touch has an issue with the calendar app force closing when multiple events are dismissed. There is also an issue when using the 4G hotspot and you take a phone call, the 4G [...]

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Aug

4

2011

HTC EVO Shift 4G to receive MMS bug fix on August 8

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by Robert Nazarian
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The HTC EVO Shift 4G is slated to get a software update that will fix the MMS bug that results in sporadic failures in sending MMS messages. This will bring the software version to 2.76.651.5.  It appears this is the only fix, but it is needed because I am sure Grandma is wondering why all [...]

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Jul

29

2011

Toshiba promises update early next week to fix resume from sleep issue

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by Robert Nazarian
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Toshiba’s PR just made the following statement on the resume from sleep issue with the Thrive: Toshiba recently became aware that a limited number of Thrive Tablet users were experiencing Resume issues when in Sleep mode. We have heard from a Toshiba source that a software update to resolve this issue will be available early [...]

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Jul

19

2011

HTC Desire HD update to fix Wifi Issues

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by Dustin Karnes
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HTC is rolling out a new update (software version 2.50.405.2) for the HTC Desire HD, and they’re olling it out over the air. According to reports, the update will address the wifi issues that have been plaguing Desire HD users. Aside from that, we can expect some small bug fixes / squishes, along with the [...]

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Jun

20

2011

Sprint EVO 4G getting update today, fixes Netflix and SMS

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by Robert Nazarian
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Recently the EVO 4G was updated to Gingerbread, but there were some bugs. A major one was Netflix completely disappearing because of Gingerbread compatibility issues. A maintenance update (version 4.24.651.1) went live today that fixes the following items: SMS are intermittently sent to wrong and seemingly random contact “Me” instead of “Yo” in SMS thread [...]

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Jun

13

2011

Samsung Droid Charge gets update to fix personal hotspot with other improvements

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by Robert Nazarian
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Samsung Droid Charge owners lost their personal hotspot back in may. Of course you could have it if you set the date on your phone to sometime in May. Verizon and Samsung have released an update (EE4) that fixes this among other improvements. Hit the break for the full list

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Jun

8

2011

Adobe Flash Player updated to 10.3 – bug fixes

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by Jesse Bauer
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The latest version of the Adobe Flash Player has been listed with a few bug fixes and security holes plugged. This brings it to version 10.3, which is available in the Android Market now for updating. The list of fixes is as follows; Enabled NEON optimizations for OMAP4 (Cortex A-9) based devices. (2853030) Corrected an [...]

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