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I5700 Galaxy Spica officially gets Android 2.1

I5700 Galaxy Spica officially gets Android 2.1

 
Eager I5700 Galaxy Spica might have jumped into the Android 2.1 pool early but for those who were waiting; Samsung has officially released the Android 2.1 update for Galaxy Spica. The update has been initially rolled out in Germany and will be released gradually in the rest of the regions.
The update will be available [...]

Samsung Omnia HD JB1 firmware update now available

Samsung Omnia HD JB1 firmware update now available

 
Samsung might be about half a month late but they’ve finally released the impending Omnia HD update. The JB1 firmware is now available for download via PC Studio 7. The firmware brings kinetic scrolling but unfortunately only in some parts of the interface. Other reported improvements are faster web browser, camera settings and other [...]

I8910 HD firmware with kinetic scrolling caught on video

 
Latest I8910 HD (Omnia HD) firmware is scheduled to arrive this month but if you’re itching to know what’s more in addition to kinetic scrolling, check out this video. The guy managed to run an unreleased build of the firmware giving us a detailed 10-minute walkthrough. The update promises to give faster multimedia experience, improved [...]

Omnia HD (I8910 HD) firmware update to arrive in January 2010 in UK

 
Samsung had confirmed the existence of kinetic scrolling in the next Omnia HD update on their Facebook page but now they’ve gone ahead revealing few more details, including the release time frame. UK Omnia HD users will be the first one to receive it in January 2010 with improvements touted to bring faster, smoother multimedia [...]

Samsung Omnia HD to get Kinetic scrolling and Moment Android 2.1 update

 
Quick note to all using Symbian-based Omnia HD (I8910 HD) and Android-based Moment devices. Samsung’s official Facebook fan page confirmed that they’re working on a firmware update which will include the much needed kinetic scrolling. It’s not yet clear when will they release it but expect it sometime in Q1 2010.
As for Moment users, Sprint [...]

Verizon releases software update for Trance, breaks things

 
Verizon a few days back started pushing an over-the-air software update for Samsung’s Intensity and Trance squashing some bugs and adding some enhancements. While all went hunky dory for Intensity users, the official software update for Trance turned a bit nasty.
Mobile Crunch is hearing reports of Trance behaving erratically after the update and automatically [...]

Samsung Jet gets a new life with the new firmware

 
A new firmware of Samsung Jet is floating on the interwebs, claiming to bring in barrage of new features. Users who have installed the new S8000XEII2 firmware, claims the overall performance has been improved.
Amongst specific improvements – the Dolphin web browser and media browser have been worked on to make it faster; 3D Cube [...]

Samsung I7500 Galaxy gets a firmware update

Samsung I7500 Galaxy gets a firmware update

 
Samsung has released a new firmware update for its Android I7500 Galaxy phone. The I7500XXII5_VIAII5 update is still the Android 1.5 Cupcake but emphasizes on stability and improved battery life. It has got the Switchers app that allows to quickly enable/disable network components like Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
The screen unlock time has been reduced to 0.5 [...]

Chinese I8910 (Omnia HD) firmware adds kinetic scrolling

Chinese I8910 (Omnia HD) firmware adds kinetic scrolling

 
Kinetic scrolling is one of the most desired features on Omnia HD and it seems Samsung has heard the plea. For now, they’ve added the scrolling feature in the Chinese firmware, which means other region specific firmware will be due soon. The firmware I8910UZCII1 brings the latest v7.1.13841 of WebKit browser that does the magic. [...]

Samsung YP-R1 firmware updated to v1.11

 
A quick note to all YP-R1 users in South Korea – Samsung has released a v1.11 software update for the PMP. The firmware update is about 60MB and claims to improve system reliability. Head over to the link below to download it.
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