Many different hardware manufacturers have released their Android powered offerings in an attempt to grab their respective share of the market but only few have succeeded. One of the most highly successful Android powered smartphone manufacturers is Samsung. Much of their success can be attributed to the Galaxy S which has appeared wireless carriers far and wide [...]

We tell you just about every day how it takes quite some time for Android powered smartphones to get the latest releases of the popular mobile platform. As of late, we’ve also been telling you how hardware manufacturers are picking up the pace with these releases and getting the latest Android builds as fast as humanely possible. [...]

One of the biggest announcements at this year’s Google I/O conference was the fact that Android 3.1 is ready now and rolling out to Verizon’s Motorola XOOM. For those not aware this updated Honeycomb includes the ability to resize widgets along with letting the device act as a USB host. This means you’ll be able [...]

At irregular intervals wireless carriers come forth to announce that the latest build of Android is available for any given smartphone. When I say irregular I mean it’s basically any one’s guess as to when a smartphone will finally get a highly sought after update – something that has angered many consumers. Luckily, the community behind Android [...]

If you have a phone that isn’t the Nexus S or Nexus One chances are you’re probably not running the latest Android ‘Gingerbread’ 2.3. Unfortunately there isn’t much I could say to ease the situation besides remind you that there are some users who aren’t even running Android 2.2 yet. Sure, there are unofficial ways [...]

Anytime there is a problem with Apple’s iOS mobile platform the company is quick to come forth with an update usually remedying the problem. This, of course, isn’t to say Google isn’t great at pushing out updates it’s just that Apple doesn’t have to deal with a ton of different hardware partners. Anyways, the latest [...]

Now that the dust has finally settled surrounding the iPad 2, we can get back to normal – what a relief. Anyways, folks running either the Motorola Charm or Motorola Flipout may want to consider upgrading after today’s announcement. According to recent reports, Motorola has just released an upgrade timeline for their line up of devices powered [...]

If you’ve been paying attention you’ll know that Microsoft recently released an update for their Windows Phone 7 platform that not only would be fixing bugs but setting the platform up for future versions. You may also know that this same update was causing a whole slew of different Samsung phones to be bricked. Unfortunately, Microsoft did [...]

Google’s Android mobile operating system has evolved rapidly over the years with the smartphone-centric version sitting at version 2.3.3. However, while Google engineers are good at getting new versions out mobile manufacturers lag behind when it comes to getting these new versions pushed to their devices. Luckily, Google has two of their own handsets on [...]

If you’ve been paying attention you’ll undoubtedly know that the road to Android 2.2 for Samsung’s Galaxy S line up of devices has been a long and troublesome one. Luckily, the company has been doing everything they can to get the update out to the various devices with the Samsung Vibrant already receiving the update. [...]