How To: Manually Update Your Nexus S to Android 2.3.2

I. Before You Begin 1. This is for NOT ROOTED STOCK NEXUS ONES. If you are rooted then you can just flash a custom ROM based on this update as always. 2. This fixes the SMS bug as well as “other security updates”. 3. This update requires you to be […]

How To: Manually Update Your Nexus One to Android 2.2.2

I. Before You Begin 1. This is for NOT ROOTED STOCK NEXUS ONES. If you are rooted then you can just flash a custom ROM based on this update as always. 2. This fixes the SMS bug as well as “other security updates”. 3. This update requires you to be

How To: Update Your Samsung Vibrant to Android 2.2

So the wait is over for you non-rooted Vibrant owners (if you were rooted you could have flashed a custom ROM with 2.2 a while ago, of course). Here is how to install the official Android 2.2 update for your Vibrant. I. Before You Begin 1. This is only for

Android Powered T-Mobile Sidekick Cometh?

Remember the Sidekick? Seems like so long ago that this phone was the top phone on T-Mobile’s network (at least in the hands of teenagers across the country). And why was it so popular? Well, for one it had all the smartphone capabilities like email, web browsing, multitasking, etc. with

How To: Unroot the Nexus S

I. Before You Begin 1. This will return the phone back to the stock ROM and put you at build GRH78. 2. Use this method to start over, or to send your phone in for warranty reasons. 3. You MUST have a custom recovery image to use this unrooting method.

HTC Thunderbolt ready for a release soon?

After wooing smartphone lovers at the CES, HTC’s Incredible HD aka the Thunderbolt aka the Mecha may finally be ready for a release in the near future.  There is no official word yet on a specific date but a training flyer for Verizon employers is already doing the rounds on

Samsung Galaxy S ready to ‘evolve’ this MWC

Samsung is good at teasing us with its upcoming devices but this time it is pretty clear what device it is hinting at, the as yet unnamed successor to the 10-million-strong Galaxy S.  The company has updated its SamsungUnpacked website to give out a date (February 13th) and a venue

iPad2 Rumor Roundup: Slimmer design and front-facing camera

2011 is definitely the year of the tablet but it would be wrong to talk about tablets and not talk about the iPad, the device which boosted the tablet market and got there ahead of the competition.  But the iPad is so 2010, so what does Steve Jobs have in

LG Optimus 2x ready to hit UK in March

It’s not official yet but so say the major retailers in the land of the Queen.  Earlier rumors pointed to a release this month in the European continent but as Expansys has put up on its site, the date now seems to be pushed a further two months, at least

Could Samsung Purposely Be Withholding the 2.2 Update for Vibrant Users?

So who knows if this is true, but according to AndroidSpin and a “reliable source”, that 2.2 update from Samsung you’ve been waiting for? Well, it’s ready, but you can’t have it just yet. AndroidSpin quotes a tipster as saying the following: Some disturbing things have happened the last week

Notion Ink Adam delayed yet again due to FCC holdup

If the videos on the company’s blog and its demo at the CES are anything to go by, the Adam has the potential to be a great tablet, but it seems that customers who have preordered it here in the US will have to wait a bit more to get

T-Mobile to get an updated Samsung Galaxy S version as Vibrant 4G

Exclusive to T-Mobile, the Samsung Vibrant 4G will be the carrier’s first 4G device capable of cruising at speeds of 21+ Mbps.  This upgraded version of the highly popular Galaxy S will boast of a front-facing camera (with Qik video chat) and Android 2.2 operating system, compared to the Galaxy’s

Newer Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro rears its tiny head

Big isn’t always good, at least in Sony Ericsson world, but a bit more bigger might be better, the company seems to agree.  The recently leaked device looks to be a replacement for the year-old X10 Mini Pro and according to the rumors, will boast of a 3-inch touchscreen display