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While the Android 4.0 update may have left the ASUS labs last week, many Transformer Prime devices didn’t get it due to a bug that prevented the OTA update from reading the tablet’s serial number, hence actually stopping the update from being completed. ASUS, quick to recognize the problem, came right out and admitted to the mess, promising a fix soon. In an effort to do the same, the company has currently opened up a thread over at XDA to work on the issue and also offering a workaround to grab the ICS update. According to the thread, users facing […]

Custom ICS ROMs are slowly putting in an appearance for a myriad of devices as the days progress but we are yet to see an Android 4.0 ROM from the famed dev group, CyanogenMod. While that may be so, we could still have a little slice of that heaven before it releases eventually – the app that will appear on future CM9 (which is the number for 4.0 ROMs by the team) builds is ready to be used by anyone with a device running Ice-Cream Sandwich already. The app, worked on by Andrew Neal, is currently in the beta phase

Continuing with its quest to be more “open,” HTC has announced the unlock solution for a few more of its Android handsets. The current crop of devices includes the Aria, ChaCha, the T-Mobile G2, Droid Incredible, Desire Z, and the Status. What does an unlocked bootload mean to me, you ask? Only that it will allow you to flash a custom ROM of your choice without having to circumvent the bootloader to actually do it, which means better ROMs that are more stable and bug free. HTC has taken the right step forward in this particular area we think –

Lenovo is mostly known for its laptops and more recently its tablets, but there are a few phones to its name with one more unveiled recently at the CES. The device called the K800 is the first of its kind of sorts utilizing the Intel Medfield SoC or the Intel Atom Z2460 chip running at 1.6GHz. Sadly though, the device will only be released in China and the company has announced no intentions for a global release. Anyhow, other features include an 8MP rear camera with dual-LED flash (with a front-facing camera), a 4.5-inch 720p display, HSPA+ connectivity, WiFi, Bluetooth

The older Lumias may be heading up to Canada this year but this new one is planning on putting in an appearance in the US pretty soon. The Lumia 900 was spotted at the CES 2012 recently and though better than the 710 or the 800, it still opts to remain closer to those two devices in design and specs than move along. For starters, the device will still have a single core CPU running at a clockspeed of 1.4GHz and run Mango 7.5 OS. The display technology is the same with ClearBlack but the screen size has been bumped

After announcing a couple of weeks ago that it will unlock bootloaders for most of its devices, HTC has gone on to fulfill its promise. The Rezound was amongst the devices to get this boon recently and this time around it’s the Wildfire and Desire devices – these include the Desire HD, the original Desire, the original Wildfire and Wildfire S. Head to HTCdev.com right now if you want the tools to unlock your bootloader and once that is done, be sure to check out our selection for custom ROMs if you feel a change is needed for your device.

The Galaxy S is almost two years old now but almost all of its variants have received their Android 2.3 update – except for the AT&T version that is. The carrier has now deemed the time ripe enough to roll out the update and it is now on its way to the units across the country, but let’s face it – has anyone been really waiting for it? Most owners would have flashed a custom ROM, used the leak or upgraded to a better device by now but there still might be a small portion of this population who might

The Transformer Prime must be getting tired of playing with Honeycomb 3.2 but not anymore. The Ice-Cream Sandwich update for the tablet is now en route and will roll out to units across the world in the coming days. The quad-core tablet was released last December and many bought it just because it had a very good chance at getting the ICS 4.0 update early, which was scheduled to be released on January 12th – but ASUS seems to have jumped gun this time, which is well and good for its customers. As always, head to the settings menu and

Another device to be unveiled under the “Sony” name alongside the Xperia S is the Xperia Ion – it will also be the first ever Sony Android device to come with LTE capabilities. The device has all the hallmarks of becoming a flagship device and if you don’t believe us, just take a look at its impressive spec sheet: 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S3 with an Adreno 220 GPU and 1GB RAM 4.55-inch Sony’s BRAVIA Engine Reality display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 16GB internal storage with microSD support for up to 32GB 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi, LTE, Bluetooth v3.0

Previously known only by its codename – Nozomi – the Xperia S (LT26i) has one major change compared to the ones released until now. This will be the first device to be released under just the “Sony” name instead of Sony-Ericsson, signifying that the giant corporation has indeed absorbed the mobile manufacturing side of things from Ericsson. Made official at the CES this year, the device has features that seem current enough for the present market and include: 4.3-inch HD display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 1.5GHz dual-core processor with a MSM8260 chipset 12 megapixel camera with Sony

While the Lumia 710 will be available on both Rogers and Telus in Canada, the Lumia 800 will have the distinction of being the first Nokia Mango smartphone on Telus Canada exclusively when it is released in the coming days. No exact dates were thrown around when Nokia announced this news but February might be a viable month for the release for both the devices. As we know already the Nokia Lumia 800 features a 3.7-inch ClearBlack display, a 5MP camera. 1.4GHz Snapdragon processor with 512MB of RAM and 16GB of user memory, and uses Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.5 OS.

Along with the Droid 4 unveiled at CES 2012, Moto has another member to add to its Droid family. The Droid RAZR MAXX will be the latest iteration of its revamped RAZR line and as with the Droid 4, the Razr Maxx will ply on Verizon’s 4G LTE waves and in addition offer an amazing 21 hours of talk time on a single charge with its 3300 mAh battery – that sounds good but will this make a difference when browsing at 4G speeds of more than 20Mbps? We’ll know when the device is released in the next few weeks

The popular scratch-resistant technology will be seeing an upgrade this year and will be showcased at the upcoming CES 2012, according to Corning, the company manufacturing it. The news was revealed via a press release and this is what it had to say: A key feature of Corning’s CES exposure will be the introduction of Corning