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If you’re already packing an HTC Desire, Legend or Wildfire, I’ve got good news for you this morning. Real good news… that is, if you give a flying you-know-what about the OS your device is running. Hopefully you do. In a statement released by HTC, we can confirm that Android 2.2 is coming to the…
Well, we got through at least one week without another Apple iPhone to Verizon rumor, so it’s not a surprise that Bloomberg is now saying Apple’s smartphone will be hitting Big Red in January. The latest report actually doesn’t add anything new, as it cites those same “people familiar with the matter” that spread the…
Good luck getting an HTC EVO 4G because Sprint’s CEO Dan Hesse said the company is seeing “spot shortages” of the Android-powered handset. “The fundamental reason is the device is more popular than we had anticipated,” Hesse told The Wall Street Journal. So, even if Sprint didn’t sell as many units as it first claimed,…
Earlier we reported that Android 2.2 “Froyo” was available for Nexus One owners. Well … that wasn’t 100% right. It turned out that Froyo came out for some people who already updated to a leaked version of Froyo. Shit happens. Anyway, what you need to know now is that Google, the big G, has written…
Yikes. After pushing out an over-the-air update for the Android-powered that seemed to brick some EVO 4G units, Sprint and HTC are momentarily halting the updated firmware. You lovely readers tipped us off to this, as we heard a more than usual amount of complaints after this morning’s story. We reached out to Sprint for…
Earlier today, many HTC EVO 4G users got a little excited about an over-the-air update that was released for their devices. The software update was supposed to fix a few bugs and a Wi-Fi issue, but not much else. Many were hoping there would be a little something in there to help battery life a…
When we heard there was an update going out for Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G, there was a very brief and fleeting moment of, “Froyo?!” Of course not, don’t be silly. However, there is an update that EVO users can download OTA. It’s called System Upgrade 1.47.651.1 and it’s just a measly 21.43MB file so it’s…
When it comes to first generation Android phones (Legacy phones, as Google would put it), it’s more up to the carriers to select the ones that will receive updates and which Android phones will be left in the dust. Case in point, T-Mobile has promised that the MyTouch 3G will be receiving Android 2.2 (Froyo),…
The Sprint HTC EVO 4G has been rooted for a little while now, but don’t you wish that it could be a little easier? Well, it is now, thanks to the SimpleRoot EVO root tool. SimpleRoot will have your EVO rooted in just one click! If you’re feeling a little daring, you can unlock Nand,…
With the launch of the Sprint HTC EVO 4G well underway, you’ve got to wonder what else the king of Android smartphone makers has up their sleeve for this holiday season. With devices like the Samsung Galaxy S (Vibrant), and Motorola Droid X almost upon us, is HTC just going to sit on it’s EVO…