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This Samsung QWERTY smartphone came out with the now fading Froyo 2.2 operating system when it was released last May, forgot to catch up with the world until now, and yet still manages to stay behind. While the device is finally getting Android 2.3, a huge stepup from 2.2, it is likely to stay with Gingerbread for the rest of its life. Much stronger devices like the Galaxy S from the same company are being shunned their ICS fix, so it’s better for the users of the Replenish to reconcile to this fact or just move up to a higher-end […]

There are so many Android tablets in the market currently that it is a tad difficult to keep them in mind unless they have some unique and distinguishing feature to set them apart from the tens of others. The Pantech Element seems to be just that kind and its USP? Water resistance. But not completely though, as the device can withstand a water splash on its body and survive it with a caveat that all the ports are closed – so you could still end up with a damaged unit unless you are careful. Other than this, the tablet features

It seems that Amazon’s Android tablet, the Kindle Fire, has now become the current favorite for devs to play around with – while this may in part be due to its dual-cored CPU, it is mostly due to all the superior hardware that its lowly $199 brings. The device recently got an early taste of Ice-Cream Sandwich and now, XDA devs have now ported the Silk browser that comes stock with the tablet to work on any Android device. And we mean any Android device – be it a tablet or a smartphone – but only if it is rooted.

All those millions who bought the Galaxy S and the Tab and were hoping for a frozen treat this year will be sadly disappointed to know that Android 4.0 for these two series has been officially canceled. We knew that all devices won’t be equipped to run Ice Cream Sandwich without glitches but to hear that the Galaxy S (all variants) and the Tab don’t have enough horsepower to run the latest firmware is definitely surprising. Sammy decided to explain its actions anyways and this is what it had to say: We used the Ice Cream Sandwich platform in order

The Android version of Mozilla Firefox has come a long way, but even after this latest update, things feel like they are to cover some more ground yet before it is adopted as widely as its desktop counterpart.  The 9.0 version brings a lot of new features, mostly oriented towards the tablet more than the smartphone, but significant features nonetheless. The app will now feature open tabs on the left hand side of tablet’s display for easy switching between them with just the touch of a thumb – this will automatically change to thumbnails if the tablet is held in

While it did commit to dole out Android 4.0 to every Xperia phone it has released, Sony Ericsson did not actually reveal a timeline as to when that will happen.  The company now has an announcement to narrow things down for us and it seems that end March/early April 2012 will see the update rolling out once the SE devs are done incorporating Sony Ericsson’s own UI layer on top of ICS.  The device list is indeed comprehensive and covers almost all of the Xperia devices.  Take a look: Xperia arc S Xperia neo V Xperia ray Xperia arc Xperia

With Adobe announcing that it will no longer work on adapting Flash to Android devices, we sure were left wondering what the fate of upcoming devices running Android 4.0 will be.  Adobe later announced that it will bring out an update for the new OS, with many collective sighs of relief heard across the globe. The company promised and it’s now delivering, as the update to get Flash up and running on the Galaxy Nexus (which is pretty much the only device running Android 4.0 officially currently).  Users can now search the Market and install Flash Player 11.1 to open

Apart from adding a new radio, the 2.11.605.9 update fixes a lot of little nags that get in the way using the HTC Thunderbolt daily.  This FOTA rollout will correct issues with contact ringtones and notification volume, and also improves the quality of local streaming when a network connection is not available.  Also tucked in are improvements to the Twitter API and Exchange ActiveSync with the Clock now appearing as a separate app in the App List on the device. Verizon hasn’t stated clearly when this update will stop popping up on Thunderbolts across the country, but you could check

The rollout to update the Android Market has already begun and if it hasn’t happened yet on your device, we’ve got the APK to make things easier.  Improvements include faster loading times which will be more of benefit to slower devices, as the dual-cored droid usually have no trouble loading the Market in no time. Another major change is the substitution of shortcuts to widgets – this means that although the functionality of this remains the same, shortcuts will now be treated as widgets and will reside in the widget section if the device is running Android 4.0 OS. The

Verizon Wireless seems to be first in the race to play host to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, after the drawn-out, date-riddled wait for the next Nexus flagship device to actually launch.  The device is available starting today at 1:00 am and anyone with $299 and a willingness to ink a two-year contract can take one home.  The news was made official via VZW’s Twitter channel along with an offer to double the data limit at the same monthly commitment as a holiday special. As one of the most talked about devices this year, the Galaxy Nexus’ specs are pretty well

Touted as “the start of Nokia’s reentry into the US smartphone market” by the Nokia Americas President, the Lumia 710 is just about ready to set foot on American soil via T-Mobile.  The Mango-powered device will be available on the carrier’s network starting on January 11th and is pegged to cost around $49.99 with a two-year agreement.  Cole Brodman, Chief Marketing Officer for T-Mobile USA, all fired up for the occasion,  gushed this out: We’re excited to team with Nokia in bringing its first Windows Phone to the U.S. with the elegantly designed Nokia Lumia 710.  Windows Phone offers a

The update is sized at 29.35MB (ver 5.10.605.9) and will come with a few noticeable improvements to the UI and features along with numerous security fixes.  After it’s done, the Droid Incredible 2 get: Improvements to clock/alarm and their widgets Better representation of network signal strength with 5 bars Ability to play videos available on the phone when in airplane mode Verizon has already started rolling out and if you still haven’t got it, check by going to Settings ->System Updates ->Check New. Source

After the HTC Amaze 4G’s update recently, T-Mobile is showering the same kind of love on the Samsung Galaxy S II variant available on its network.  This update, like the one for the Amaze 4G, also adds WiFi calling among other fixes to improve battery life and caller ID.  The number to look out for is T989VUVKL1 to know if you are updated or not – of course, the base OS will stay at Android 2.3.5. You know the drill on checking manually for updates if you don’t see the prompt already but you might want to give a bit