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Mar

13

2012

Droid X2 will not get Ice Cream Sandwich, according to BBB response

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by Emily Aquin
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Droid X2 owners, we have some bad news. According to a letter that was a response to a Better Business Bureau complaint, the Droid X2 will not be receiving Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The complaint was filed due to Motorola’s update and bootloader practices. The response letter also gives the familiar answer that Bootloader [...]

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Mar

9

2012

Droid 2 Global Update Rolling Out Now, Breaks Root and Causes Issues for Rooted Users

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by Stacy Bruce
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The Droid 2 Global update we told you about recently is rolling out to all devices and proves to be a solid update for those users who remain unrooted and plan to stay that way. The update provides a few bug fixes such as the annoying Out of Memory errors, camera not saving settings after [...]

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Mar

8

2012

Google Fixes Broken Motorola Market Links With Play Store Update

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by Ed Caggiani
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With the recent update that turned the Android Market into Google Play, some users were confused when their Market icon disappeared. But that was just user confusion. Users of some Motorola devices had a more serious problem with the new update… it broke their special MotoBlur link to the Market in the app drawer. Of [...]

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Mar

8

2012

Samsung Galaxy S II (GT-I9100) Will Get The Official ICS Update on March 10th

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by Stacy Bruce
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We recently told you that the international Samsung Galaxy S II would receive the ICS update on March 15th, but according to Samsung they are actually a little ahead of schedule. Now, March 10th is the new date that the GT-I9100 will gain access to the latest version of the Android operating system and the [...]

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Mar

8

2012

Chrome For Android Beta Updated, Allows Custom ROMs Again

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by Ed Caggiani
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Google upgraded Chrome for Android Beta to version 0.16.4301.233 today, and those of you with custom ROMs can rejoice. A previous update in February broke Chrome for many custom ICS ROMs, but this update apparently fixes that incompatibility. Much better to get an official fix than to have to do a manual workaround. Though there’s no [...]

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Mar

8

2012

Droid 3 Soak Test E-Mails Being Sent Out

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by Josh O'Donnell
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Motorola is planning a soak test for a future update for its Droid 3 devices on Verizon’s network, as an e-mail sent out to Motorola Feedback Network (MFN) members explains. For those that aren’t sure what a soak test is, it’s simply a form of software testing that ensures that, in normal use (or as [...]

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Mar

7

2012

Motorola MOTOACTV Update Postponed Until Friday

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by Josh O'Donnell
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Motorola’s huge update for the MOTOACTV fitness device, originally scheduled for March 7th (yesterday) has been postponed until tomorrow. Although not entirely great news, it’s only a 24 hour wait, and I’m sure it’s to ensure that the update is rolled out without issues. The update is planning to bring over 40 new activities to [...]

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Mar

6

2012

Get the Google Play Store Update Now, No Stinking Download Required

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by Stacy Bruce
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Yeah, yeah, there is a new name for the Android Market now, Google Play. For those of you who are just dying to see what the name change and new logo looks like on your phone, don’t go downloading any silly apk file. You can do it directly from within your phone in about 30 [...]

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Mar

4

2012

Samsung Galaxy S II to be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich in Israel

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by Emily Aquin
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We’re all anxious to have Ice Cream Sandwich on our phones if we don’t already have it, and Samsung says that the lucky people in Israel who own a Galaxy S II will get their wish. On Samsung’s Mobile Israel Facebook page, they announced that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich will be rolling out on [...]

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