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Sony Xperia Tablet S Jelly Bean update rolling out tomorrow

By Cory Gunther
on 17 Apr, 2013

The few lucky owners of the Sony Xperia Tablet S can rest easy tonight knowing that starting tomorrow, April 18th, Sony will start pushing out the update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for the slate. The folks from Sony have just announced the details over on their blog, and we'll be able to get the latest and greatest starting tomorrow morning.

LG Escape Jelly Bean update begins with AT&T

By Robert Nelson
on 16 Apr, 2013

The LG Escape launched with AT&T as a budget-priced device back in September of last year. At the time the Escape was running Ice Cream Sandwich, however it looks like that will soon be changing. In fact, AT&T has said that Jelly Bean is now available for those carrying an LG Escape. The update is arriving as Android 4.1 and will be available over-the-air.

Motorola DROID Bionic update brings Jelly Bean and more

By Cory Gunther
on 15 Apr, 2013

The once famous and now aging Motorola DROID Bionic is getting a much needed and hotly anticipated update starting today and over the next few weeks. Last week we reported the update to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean was in the works, then Friday Verizon confirmed the details. Today we're happy to confirm it's rolling out as we speak.

Motorola DROID Bionic Jelly Bean update detailed by Verizon Wireless

By Robert Nelson
on 12 Apr, 2013

Earlier in the month we learned that Motorola had begun testing the Jelly Bean update for the DROID Bionic. And well, it looks like that update is just about ready to begin rolling out to Verizon Wireless users. The carrier has since detailed the update and as such we now know that it will be arriving as Android 4.1.2 and with build number 98.72.22.XT875.

Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE getting a taste of Jelly Bean

By Cory Gunther
on 11 Apr, 2013

Today the folks from Samsung have just announced yet another device that is getting updated to the latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. This is one of many in a long line of recent updates from Samsung, and it's something we're glad to finally see. Samsung's been busy updating everything from the original Galaxy Note, Galaxy S II, and now less popular devices like the Galaxy Victory.

DROID RAZR HD Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update receives root

By Cory Gunther
on 10 Apr, 2013

Earlier this week a major milestone was reached in terms of unlocking and hacking Motorola smartphones. Motorola's encrypted bootloaders finally were cracked and it represents a first for many of their latest devices. Nothing close to this has been achieved on a Motorola device yet. Sadly the process requires a rooted device, and for many that wasn't available until now.

HTC First Review

By Chris Burns
on 9 Apr, 2013

With the HTC First we've got what both HTC and Facebook are presenting as this year's Facebook Phone. While we've seen devices in the past with Facebook-centric bodies and with Facebook features added to their basic Android software experience, here with the HTC first we've got what both HTC and Facebook are very clearly saying is their hero environment for the mobile universe. This isn't just an HTC Salsa with a Facebook button attached - it's the first full embodiment of Facebook Home!

AT&T Galaxy S II Skyrocket gets Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update

By Cory Gunther
on 9 Apr, 2013

Samsung has been on a roll lately with updates to Android Jelly Bean, and today we have one more device to add to the list of updates. The Galaxy S II flavor on AT&T with way too long of a name is getting the update to Jelly Bean starting this afternoon. All you Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket 4G LTE owners will want to head down past the break for more details.

T-Mobile Galaxy S II Jelly Bean update now available

By Robert Nelson
on 8 Apr, 2013

Samsung began rolling out Jelly Bean for the Galaxy S II back in February. The good news as of today, that update is now available for those with T-Mobile. The carrier has detailed the update process and two things stand out as needing to be known -- the update is large and it is not available over-the-air.

PSA: HTC first is a stock Jelly Bean phone with one simple tap

By Cory Gunther
on 5 Apr, 2013

Yesterday Facebook and HTC finally announced their joint venture into another Facebook Phone, although this time it truly is more of a Facebook Phone than the previous failures. We've been seeing mixed feelings and reports on the entire idea, and it's safe to say we have our own doubts. However, there is one awesome fact about the HTC first. It runs stock Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean under the Facebook Home launcher.