Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Refresh Roundup: week of September 5, 2011]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/11/refresh-roundup-week-of-september-5-2011/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/11/refresh-roundup-week-of-september-5-2011/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/11/refresh-roundup-week-of-september-5-2011/#comments Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging to get updated. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don't escape without notice, we've gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery from the last week and crammed them into one convenient roundup. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!

Official Android updates
  • Verizon was spitting out new refreshes left and right this week, as we saw Gingerbread begin to roll out as OTA downloads on the Motorola Droid 3, HTC Droid Incredible, and -- get this -- even the Motorola Droid 2 R2-D2 edition. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
  • Interestingly enough, Android 2.3 for the Droid 2 Global was already getting pushed out, but was pulled just a couple days later after a Microsoft Exchange encryption issue was discovered. We've been told the updates will resume "soon." [via Droid-Life]
  • Finally, Verizon also pushed out one other software upgrade -- this time on its 4510L LTE MiFi. (Thanks, Matt)
  • HTC continues to expand its bootloader unlock tool to more phones, region by region. This week the company enabled support for the EVO 3D in Canada and Europe. [via Phandroid]
Unofficial Android updates / custom ROMs / misc hackery
  • The Motorola Droid 3 and Droid X both now have access to an SBF -- System Boot File -- to act as a safeguard for anyone who manages to brick their phones. [via Droid-Life (1) and (2)]
  • Recently we heard about the Honeycomb ROM for the HTC Flyer getting leaked by MoDaCo, but no screenshots were available at the time. This week, however, someone successfully grabbed a few images to share with the world (shown in the above image). The ROM appears to run on Android 3.2 with HTC Sense 1.1 for tablets as the featured UI. [via AndroidBugle -- thanks, Dennis]
  • Let's talk a little more about leaked Sense ROMs. We've already seen Sense 3.5 working on the Desire HD, and now we have another device to add to the list: the EVO 4G. [via XDA]
  • The first kernel for unlocked bootloaders on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is now waiting for your download, so head over to the link for instructions. [via XDA]
  • If you've been waiting and hoping for CyanogenMod 7 on your HTC Sensation or EVO 3D so you can shed the Sense UI, that time may be very close at hand. According to a member of the CyanogenMod team, an early alpha build for both devices may be available by the end of this weekend, so keep an eye out. [via Phandroid]
Other platforms
  • Two new unofficial ROMs -- one for Windows Phone Mango and another for NoDo --are now available for the Samsung Omnia 7. The Mango ROM improves the device's radio, camera drivers and motion sensors, in addition to a few other enhancements. [via WPCentral]
Refreshes already covered this week

Refresh Roundup: week of September 5, 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 11 Sep 2011 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Anonymous]

Gallery: Droid 2 R2-D2 edition launch kit

Droid 2 R2-D2 edition launch kit makes emergency landing originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>droiddroid 2Droid2dummydummy unitDummyUnitmotorolamotorola droidMotorolaDroidr2r2 d2r2 d2 editionr2-d2r2-d2 editionR2-d2EditionR2D2R2D2Editionverizonverizon wirelessVerizonWirelessvzvzwFri, 24 Sep 2010 19:32:00 EST<![CDATA[Droid 2 R2-D2 edition dummy units force-arriving at Verizon retail?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/23/droid-2-r2-d2-edition-dummy-units-force-arriving-at-verizon-reta/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/23/droid-2-r2-d2-edition-dummy-units-force-arriving-at-verizon-reta/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/23/droid-2-r2-d2-edition-dummy-units-force-arriving-at-verizon-reta/#comments The little astromech smartphone that could (pilfer your wallet) is now touching down in at least one Verizon Wireless store, according to spy shots via Boy Genius Report. The Motorola Droid 2 R2-D2 edition launch kit contains just a dummy unit, not an extremely well-put together little Droid, so you won't find any lightspeed animation contained within. Still, if it's the faceplate you want see up close and personal, looks like you might get a chance at just that a tinge earlier than September 30th.

Droid 2 R2-D2 edition dummy units force-arriving at Verizon retail? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Not willing to wait for the genuine R2-D2 edition Droid 2 later this month? Then it looks like you can now get the next best thing -- the Star Wars-themed boot animation and live wallpapers from the phone have already been dug out from the recently leaked ROM and made available for download. Those include the Millennium Falcon flying through an asteroid field, the always exciting jump to lightspeed, an interactive R2-D2, and everyone's favorite: the space slug. Head on past the break for a pair of videos, and hit up the links below to check out the rest (and download them).

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Droid 2 R2-D2 boot animation, live wallpapers leak out at light speed originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>boot animationBootAnimationdroiddroid 2droid 2 r2-d2Droid2Droid2R2-d2leaklive wallpaperLiveWallpapermotorolar2-d2r2d2star warsStarWarsvideowallpaperThu, 09 Sep 2010 03:32:00 EST<![CDATA[Droid R2-D2 gets docked -- not in a X-Wing]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/03/droid-r2-d2-gets-docked-not-in-a-x-wing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/03/droid-r2-d2-gets-docked-not-in-a-x-wing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/03/droid-r2-d2-gets-docked-not-in-a-x-wing/#comments Verizon's teaser site for the Droid 2 R2-D2 edition has been teasing a series of locked spokes, accessible by all as soon as anyone in the community solves the "puzzle." We don't know exactly what the magic code was, but regardless, thanks to David H. yesterday, we've got a new gallery of devices pics and -- oh, lookie -- a special edition Droid R2-D2 dock. We don't see room for a hyperdrive anywhere, nor wings, proton torpedos, or a cockpit for future Jedi to blast orbital space stations. So, let's just call it a vacation home for astromechs needing a respite.

Update: As a number of you have pointed out, it's "proton" torpedo in Star Wars canon, and "Jedi" is already plural. We're left with two options here: total retcon the scope of which would put midi-chlorians to further shame, or just fixing the copy. We'll let ya know what we decide.

Gallery: Droid 2 R2-D2 edition dock

Droid R2-D2 gets docked -- not in a X-Wing originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androiddockdocksdroiddroid 2droid 2 r2 d2droid 2 r2-d2Droid2Droid2R2-d2Droid2R2D2motorolar2 d2r2-d2R2D2star warsStarWarsverizonFri, 03 Sep 2010 13:55:00 EST<![CDATA[Droid 2 R2-D2 edition coming September 30]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/droid-2-r2-d2-edition-coming-september-30/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/droid-2-r2-d2-edition-coming-september-30/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/droid-2-r2-d2-edition-coming-september-30/#comments Looks like Verizon and Motorola have finally come clean with the release dates on that sweet Droid 2 R2-D2 edition -- a poster next to that demo unit at the Star Wars-themed Celebration V convention in Orlando says it's due to arrive on September 30. Unfortunately there's no word on how much more this thing will cost over the regular Droid 2, but hey -- Artoo's worth it, right? Check a couple more high-res shots at the source link.

Droid 2 R2-D2 edition coming September 30 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androiddroiddroid 2droid 2 r2-d2droid 2 r2d2Droid2Droid2R2-d2Droid2R2d2motorolar2-d2r2d2verizonThu, 12 Aug 2010 17:46:00 EST<![CDATA[Droid 2 R2-D2 edition spied in the wild, ready to repair your X-wing]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/11/droid-2-r2-d2-edition-spied-in-the-wild-ready-to-repair-your-x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/11/droid-2-r2-d2-edition-spied-in-the-wild-ready-to-repair-your-x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/11/droid-2-r2-d2-edition-spied-in-the-wild-ready-to-repair-your-x/#comments If you compare this shot of the bespoke R2-D2 Droid 2 to the background of Verizon's teaser site (inset), you can see this is almost certainly the genuine article -- and we knew that Verizon intended to intro this thing at the Star Wars-themed Celebration V conference kicking off today, so this is all making a lot of sense. We admit, we were kind of hoping for a graphic that was a little more... you know, R2-D2-shaped, but when it comes to astromech-themed gear, we'll take what we can get.

[Thanks, Brian D.]

Droid 2 R2-D2 edition spied in the wild, ready to repair your X-wing originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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