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Samsung to fix Exynos vulnerability in software update ‘as soon as possible’

December 19, 2012
Android Central

Samsung has given Android Central a updated statement on its plans to fix the recently-discovered Exynos kernel vulnerability issue. In today's update, the company has indicated that it's aware of the problem and is preparing to move forward with software updates to remedy the situation on affected devices "as soon as possible." Samsung also confirms [...]

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Paypal update brings landscape support and payment preferences

December 19, 2012
Paypal

Everyone's favorite universal payment app, Paypal, has just been updated with a few nice features. First off, there's full landscape support in this update — something we're surprised wasn't there before. You can also now set a payment preference for specific stores, so for example you can have one credit card set as a default [...]

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Dead Trigger ‘Merry Christmas’ update brings North Pole arena, new boss

December 17, 2012
Dead Trigger Christmas Update

Dead Trigger is keeping in the holiday spirit of joy and cheer today by bringing a "Merry Christmas" update to its game. You'll continue to kill countless hordes of undead, but now they'll be festive with Santa hats on. This update brings a new North Pole arena, as well as a new boss named "Zanta." [...]

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Facebook improves nearby places discovery in latest mobile update

December 17, 2012

Facebook has an update ready to roll for their mobile app hot on the heels of the launch to the Android native version. The latest iteration of the social networking app focuses on enhancements to nearby places discovery. Selecting “Nearby” from the main menu will instantly compile a list of local business frequented or liked [...]

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US Cellular delivering Jelly Bean update to Samsung Galaxy S III on December 21st

December 17, 2012
US Cellular delivering Jelly Bean update to Samsung Galaxy S III on December 21st

Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T all have already done it, and now it’s US Cellular’s turn to start distributing the Android 4.1 batch to its own variant of Samsung’s Galaxy S III. According to the carrier, said Jelly Bean update is set to hit the flagship, TouchWiz-loaded handset this Friday, December 21st, carrying now-accustomed features [...]

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Nokia Lumia 920 camera fuzziness getting fixed in PR1.1 update

December 17, 2012
Exclusive Lumia 920 camera fuzziness getting fixed in PR11 update

We’re not going to lie. After spending some quality time with several Lumia 920 prototypes in Finland last September, we came away extremely impressed with the PureView-branded camera aboard Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 flagship. It’s the first handset to feature optical image stabilization — the floating sensor and lens enable ultra-stable video recording and phenomenal [...]

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AT&T rolls out Android 4.1 update for Motorola Atrix HD

December 14, 2012
AT&T rolls out Android 41 update for Motorola Atrix HD

Roughly five months after its release, the Motorola Atrix HD has been given the green light by AT&T to receive Project Butter, aka Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The refresh will be available for download over WiFi and will offer the usual suite of new features that come as part of the Jelly Bean package, but [...]

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Verizon pushing Android 4.1 update to Samsung Galaxy S III tomorrow

December 13, 2012
Verizon pushing Jelly Bean update to Samsung Galaxy S III tomorrow

Verizon seems to be late to the update party, but Android 4.1 Jelly Bean will be pushed out to its version of the Samsung Galaxy S III “in phases” as an OTA update beginning December 14th. We knew it was coming in the very near future, but it’s nice to have a specific date to [...]

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Sprint EVO 4G LTE Jelly Bean update: We’re all patiently waiting this morning …

December 13, 2012
Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE update

There's nothing quite like the rollout of a major update on Sprint, folks. Never experience one before? Picture Times Square on New Year's Eve. Add a dash of a major chess tournament, a giant bag of Doritos, and a case of Red Bull. That's pretty much what we've got going on now. It's a friggin' [...]

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