Here we go guys, according to a inside source at Sprint, some of the suburbs around Austin, TX are starting to see LTE light up tonight. Although it does appear that LTE in those suburbs like Temple, Ft. Hood, Waco and Killeen are in a testing phase, as users are reporting the LTE signal is going off and on again and it should go live very soon. LTE is expected to go live in that area by the end o... »
Today, the official Chrome for Android app saw a nice little update. As we know Intel has partnered with Motorola to start bringing some Intel powered devices to the market, and the first in the lineup is the Razr I which was announced not to long ago. Now Chrome for Android has been updated to support that device and future devices powered by Intel processors. Here’s the Changelog for versi... »
Today, Boost Mobile announced that the LG Venice would be coming to the pre-paid carrier. The LG Venice is a pretty attractive looking device for people who want a no-contract carrier at a reasonable price. The specs aren’t top of the line, but they aren’t to shabby either. If you’re a power user like us, you’ll want something different. But if you’re a typical smartp... »
Last week, the Verizon Galaxy Nexus FINALLY got their Jelly Bean update, build JRO03O. Only three months after the Unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexus got their update. Today, it seems as if our favorite guy in the Android Open Source Projecy, JBQ, has updated the factory images for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus to include Jelly Bean. So now you can go ahead and flash away and use the factory images to return to... »
Today, Samsung announced that they are bringing their newest flagship device to the United Kingdom as soon as next Monday! For those of you in the UK, you’ll be able to get your Samsung Galaxy Note II next Monday, October 1st. Like the Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note, you’ll be able to pick it up at the Samsung branded store in the Westfield Shopping Center in Stratford, London. You’... »
Today we were given a brand new build of AOKP. Now this is my favorite ROM, right behind Cyanogenmod. For the most part this new build is adding new devices to the list. Although there still were a few changes. Also the team is shaking up it’s releases a bit, including internal testing cycles which should make the releases even less buggy, along with weekly releases. Which is nice because we... »
Sprint is continuing their rollout of the 4G LTE network, and enhancing their 3G speeds. This morning the carrier announced five new cities were seeing LTE: Lawrence, Kan. Topeka, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Waukegan-Lake County, Ill. Barnstable-Hyannis/Mid-Cape, Mass. Sprint also announced that New York, Los Angeles and and Chicago are seeing improved 3G speeds. So if you’re a Sprint customer in one... »
This morning we reported that users in Poland are starting to see the Jelly Bean update today. So the rest of the Galaxy S III’s should be seeing the update in the coming weeks. Samsung updated it’s roadmap this morning as well adding 15 devices to the roadmap, the owners of the devices listed below can be sure they’ll get official Jelly Bean in the coming months. GALAXY Tab 2 7.... »
And just like that Samsung is starting their roll out of Android 4.1 to the Samsung Galaxy S III. Owners of the i9300 in Poland (the “XEO” region) are waking up to update notifications. The update to Android 4.1 is available via OTA and via Samsung Kies. Earlier this month we reported that the Galaxy S III would start getting Jelly Bean in October, but we won’t complain about ear... »
Who doesn’t love some AOKP goodness? Today we have a great unofficial AOKP ROM for you, built by two of my favorite developers in the Galaxy S III development community, Task650 and ktoonsez as they are known on XDA Developers. You may recognize ktoonsez from his amazing kernals. Currently I’m running his KT747 kernel and getting about 4-5 hours of on screen time, yeah it’s prett... »
