Published on Thursday, July 8, 2010 by Phil Nickinson We're waiting on Android 2.2 to be officially released for the Sprint Evo 4G -- everybody relax a little, the Froyo code's only been out for two weeks now -- but that doesn't mean you can't give it a shot now, thanks to (where else?) the cats at XDA Developers. Avalaunchmods has rigged up a Froyo build for the Evo, with working Wifi, multitouch, Bluetooth, calls...

Published on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 by Phil Nickinson The wait for Android 2.2 continues, but the European Motorola Milestone apparently is in the midst of another update. MR2.5 reportedly comprises bugfixes and performance/stability improvements, which we certainly wouldn't shrug our shoulders at. Random power cycling and force closes are said to be targeted, and the alarm clock and music capabilities are said to have ...

Published on Friday, July 2, 2010 by Jared DiPane Are you one of the lucky ones who actually has a Droid Incredible, or one of the ones who has yet to switch your order to the Droid X because you had faith in the device? Well, reports from Droid-Life are that an OTA update will be bringing both 720p video recording and mobile hotspot service to the device, along with a new boot animation. While there is no confirmati...

Published on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 by Phil Nickinson We've talked with HTC some more about this week's OTA update for the Evo 4G that brought some improvements to most, and bricks to a scant few. Here's where we stand:If your update went just fine on Monday, you're good to go. Mazel tov.If you've updated since yesterday (after the update was briefly pulled), you're good to go.If your phone was bricked during the up...

Published on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 by Phil Nickinson The good news: An update is rolling out the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 as we speak. The bad news: Nope, it's still stuck on Android 1.6. Here's what you are getting, though:This update focuses on improving the general performance, speed and responsiveness of Xperia X10. For example, there are speed improvements in messaging tasks and camera UI. In addition we ...

Published on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 by Phil Nickinson For those of you who updated your Sprint Evo 4G and didn't face any of the bricking problems that brought the update to a halt, how's your phone treating you now? Seeing an improvement in Wifi signal? How about battery life? Find some unannounced gem? Inquiring minds want to know!Sound off in the comments, or peruse the Evo 4G forums to see what everybody's talking ab...

Published on Monday, June 28, 2010 by Phil Nickinson The wait for Froyo is over, folks -- well, at least for those of you with the Google Nexus One. The Android 2.2  update that was pushed out in the afternoon -- FRF85B -- indeed is the official release. And just like we said they would, Google announced the update today: Starting today, Nexus One users will begin to receive the Android 2.2 (codenamed Froyo) over...

Published on Monday, June 28, 2010 by Phil Nickinson We've heard from a number of you today that the Sprint Evo 4G's update that was pushed out this morning has left your phones pretty inoperable. And while the odd brick happens, this one appears to be a bit more common. And as such, Sprint has pulled the update, telling MobileCrunch: While the vast majority of consumers successfully downloaded and installed the most ...

Published on Monday, June 28, 2010 by Phil Nickinson Well, it's been a couple of days, and that means it's time for another Android 2.2 update to be pushed out to some Nexus Ones. Today's special is FRF85B, and it's a measly little506k download. You can snag it from Google's servers here, if you haven't gotten the update notice yet. We're in the process of installing now, but sing out in the comments if you've gott...

Published on Monday, June 28, 2010 by Phil Nickinson Sprint and HTC this morning released the expected software update for the Evo 4G. Said to be improved in Version 1.47.651.1 are Wifi signal strength reporting, improvements to the Exchange ActiveSync security policies, and network improvements to address battery life. The update takes just a few minutes to download and install. You can get it by going to Setting...