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 August 8, 2011]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/14/refresh-roundup-week-of-august-8-2011/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/14/refresh-roundup-week-of-august-8-2011/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/14/refresh-roundup-week-of-august-8-2011/#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
  • Acer took to its Facebook page in Malaysia to announce that the Honeycomb 3.2 OTA update for the Iconia Tab A500 has been delayed until August 25. [via Phandroid]
  • The LG G-Slate is starting to receive Honeycomb 3.1. [via AndroidCentral]
  • We've also heard the HTC Flyer's on the receiving end of a 2.3.4 bump in Germany. [via HTC Inside (translated)]
  • Motorola's announced that Honeycomb 3.1 has arrived on the Xoom in Europe, after several months of waiting. [via ITProPortal]
  • Tomorrow, Sprint's pushing out a maintenance fix known as RD.00.02 for the Motorola Titanium. From a leaked screenshot, the main "enhancement" is correcting a bug that kept users from dialing from a meeting on the Exchange calendar. [via SprintFeed]
  • Android 2.3.4 is making its way to unbranded HTC Sensation units in Europe this week as an OTA update, and will likely spread to carrier-branded devices over the next couple weeks. [via Phandroid]
  • Both Bell and Virgin Mobile Canada are rolling out Gingerbread to its Galaxy S Vibrant. The download is available to any of its users by accessing Samsung Kies. [via MobileSyrup]
  • HTC began pushing Gingerbread to the Inspire 4G on Monday. If you still haven't received your update OTA yet, instructions can be found on how to do it manually via its website. [Thanks, Brian]
  • Are you an HTC Desire owner that's been eagerly awaiting Gingerbread? It's here now, but the manufacturer isn't going to push it out OTA -- rather, you'll need to do it on your own, so head to the via for a video tutorial on how to do it step-by-step. [via PocketNow]
  • T-Mobile has announced that its OTA Gingerbread rollout for the G2x is now officially over. If you missed your opportunity, you may still download it using the LG updater tool. [via TmoNews]
  • This is definitely a rumor, but an HTC support rep apparently emailed a concerned Incredible user to assure them that Gingerbread was still indeed in the plans for the year-old device. No timeframe was given, however. [via Phandroid]
  • AT&T took to its Twitter account to state that the Infuse 4G is on track to receive Gingerbread sometime this month. [via AndroidCentral]
Unofficial Android updates / custom ROMs / misc. hackery
  • We heard last week that the Motorola Photon 4G had been rooted, but it required the use of the phone's fancy (and expensive) HD dock. This obstacle has since been removed, and you can root your brand new phone without it. [via AndroidCentral]
  • Speaking of the Photon 4G, a System Boot File (SBF) is now available for the device. The SBF is a backup that comes in handy if something goes awry and your phone ends up getting bricked. By using the SBF, your phone will be restored back to its original factory defaults. [via SprintFeed]
  • A dev preview of CyanogenMod 7 for the HTC Sensation 4G is now being shown at a YouTube near you.
  • Did someone say CyanogenMod 7? Well, this week also witnessed a user updating their Motorola Triumph to Android 2.3.5, but almost nothing works properly on it; since the kernel source hasn't been released for it yet, the update isn't quite up to par. CM7 is also said to be coming to the Motorola Atrix 4G and LG Optimus 3D soon as well. [via Phandroid]
Other platforms
  • The tools used to flash Windows Phone Mango's RTM version has been leaked, and you can find instructions on how to get it on this XDA thread. Remember that you do this at your own risk. [via WMPowerUser]
  • A few rumors circulated the web this week that Mango would be released on September 1. WP7's own Joe Belfiore was the one responsible for shooting down that rumor via Twitter. [via WMPowerUser]

Refresh Roundup: week of August 8, 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 14 Aug 2011 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, James]

Red HTC Inspire 4G now available exclusively at Radio Shack originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Jun 2011 10:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Dave]

AT&T bringing red HTC Inspire 4G to Radio Shack, purple Evo Shift to follow? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 May 2011 10:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Amazon Wireless reduces Inspire 4G to $30, makes AT&T look downright miserly originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 May 2011 16:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>4gamazonamazon wirelessamazon.comAmazonWirelessandroidATTbargainbargainsdealdealsgoogleHSUPAhtchtc inspirehtc inspire 4gHtcInspireHtcInspire4ginspireinspire 4gInspire4gmobileuploaduploadsUSAMon, 16 May 2011 16:35:00 EST<![CDATA[AT&T brings HSUPA to Atrix 4G and Inspire 4G, one requires WiFi to download update]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/30/atandt-brings-hsupa-to-atrix-4g-and-inspire-4g-one-requires-wifi/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/30/atandt-brings-hsupa-to-atrix-4g-and-inspire-4g-one-requires-wifi/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/30/atandt-brings-hsupa-to-atrix-4g-and-inspire-4g-one-requires-wifi/#comments If you're the somewhat-proud-but-feeling-throttled owner of a Motorola Atrix 4G or HTC Inspire 4G, your days of terribly slow uploads are nearly through -- following some preliminary tests, AT&T is rolling out updates that provide "increased potential data speed" to both HSPA+ handsets right on cue. The Inspire 4G's patch will also "make the email set up process much easier," while the Atrix 4G will actually get a pair of updates which will allegedly bring better Bluetooth headset compatibility, fingerprint reader performance and battery life (which is always a plus) as well as the questionable utility of turning the Atrix into an EDGE hotspot, and a bump to Android 2.2.2 to hopefully fix any lingering SMS routing bugs. Word of warning though, you'll need to throw your Atrix up on a WiFi network to obtain these goodies -- all the Gs in the world won't help you.

AT&T brings HSUPA to Atrix 4G and Inspire 4G, one requires WiFi to download update originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>4Gandroidandroid 2.2.2Android2.2.2AtrixAtrix 4GAtrix4gATTdatafirmware updateFirmwareUpdateHSPAHSPA+HSUPAHTCHTC Inspire 4GHtcInspire4gInspireInspire 4GInspire4gMotorolaMotorola AtrixMotorolaAtrixotaover the airOverTheAirsoftware updateSoftwareUpdatespeedupdateupgradeuploaduploadsSat, 30 Apr 2011 12:33:00 EST<![CDATA[AT&T says Atrix 4G, Inspire 4G will have HSUPA enabled in April]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/25/atandt-says-atrix-4g-inspire-4g-will-have-hsupa-enabled-in-april/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/25/atandt-says-atrix-4g-inspire-4g-will-have-hsupa-enabled-in-april/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/25/atandt-says-atrix-4g-inspire-4g-will-have-hsupa-enabled-in-april/#comments We've already seen some hints that something was coming soon courtesy of the FCC, and now AT&T has confirmed to CNET that both the HTC Inspire 4G and Motorola Atrix 4G will have their HSUPA capabilities enabled sometime in April via a software update. That should dramatically increase upload speeds on the phones (up to 5.76 Mbps), and make them more "4G" than ever before, but still not quite as "4G" as some other "4G." Incidentally, the Samsung Infuse 4G has also been confirmed to be shipping with HSUPA enabled, although it's still not clear exactly when it will ship.

AT&T says Atrix 4G, Inspire 4G will have HSUPA enabled in April originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AT&T's HTC Inspire 4G gets FCC permission to enable HSUPA originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidattfccgooglehsupahtcinspire 4gInspire4gupdateuplinkuploadFri, 25 Mar 2011 11:36:00 EST<![CDATA[AT&T says 'new devices and updates to existing models' will be HSUPA-ready]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/09/atandt-says-new-devices-and-updates-to-existing-models-will-be-h/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/09/atandt-says-new-devices-and-updates-to-existing-models-will-be-h/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/09/atandt-says-new-devices-and-updates-to-existing-models-will-be-h/#comments Our digging revealed that the Inspire 4G and other devices in AT&T's current stable are more than capable at the hardware level of using HSUPA for high-speed upstream connections, but for whatever reason, the carrier seems to currently require that most handsets handshake with the network using an old protocol stack that doesn't include HSUPA. The result? Glacial uploads, which especially suck when you're trying to tether. Though there's no resolution yet, AT&T's now circulating a mildly hopeful statement: "...we have a number of HSUPA devices today and we will have more HSUPA-enabled devices in the future-new devices and updates to existing models." We're hoping that means we'll see a bunch of firmware updates in the next few months that flip the switch on HSUPA, especially for owners of phones like the Inspire and the Atrix, both of which have a shaky "4G" tacked on to the ends of their names.

AT&T says 'new devices and updates to existing models' will be HSUPA-ready originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atrix 4gAtrix4gattdatahsupainspire 4gInspire4gspeedspeedsuplinkuploadWed, 09 Mar 2011 16:24:00 EST<![CDATA[AT&T's brewing HSUPA-gate: the inside story]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/23/atandts-brewing-hsupa-gate-the-inside-story/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/23/atandts-brewing-hsupa-gate-the-inside-story/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/23/atandts-brewing-hsupa-gate-the-inside-story/#comments Though it really came to a head with the recently-launched Inspire 4G, users have noticed that there really aren't many phones in AT&T's stable that deliver stellar upload speeds -- the Atrix 4G is suffering the same sub-megabit performance, as are older devices that should seemingly support HSUPA like the Samsung Captivate.

We've chatted in the past few days with a source who offers an interesting explanation: AT&T currently requires that all handsets that it sells "handshake" with the network as 3GPP Release 5 devices, the last official set of 3G specifications that lacked support for HSUPA. That feature -- also known as EDCH, or FDD Enhanced Uplink -- was added in Release 6. Though AT&T is apparently working on permitting the bulk of its handsets to handshake Release 6, presently only the iPhone 4 (and presumably all of its recent data devices like USB modems, which may also use Release 7) are allowed. Neither we, nor our source, know why this is. Our source believes that the Release 6 certification may happen within a "month or two," which would explain why some AT&T sales reps in live HSPA+ areas are telling customers that the "4G network" isn't live yet.

You can form your own conclusions as to why AT&T might be imposing this arbitrary limitation, but we do know that "enhanced" backhaul figures prominently into the company's 4G story; there may be concerns that flipping on HSUPA for everyone right now would overwhelm its legacy infrastructure. At any rate, it sounds like this could all be solved soon through a combination of network changes and possibly firmware updates for individual devices, so let's keep our fingers crossed.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

AT&T's brewing HSUPA-gate: the inside story originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>4gatrix 4gAtrix4gattdataexclusivehspahspa+hsupahtcinspire 4gInspire4gmotomotorolaspeeduplinkuploadWed, 23 Feb 2011 14:28:00 EST<![CDATA[AT&T's HTC Inspire 4G can do HSUPA, has it disabled for some mysterious reason]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/21/atandts-htc-inspire-4g-can-do-hsupa-has-it-disabled-for-some-mys/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/21/atandts-htc-inspire-4g-can-do-hsupa-has-it-disabled-for-some-mys/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/21/atandts-htc-inspire-4g-can-do-hsupa-has-it-disabled-for-some-mys/#commentsThere's a story going around the past couple days that HTC's Inspire 4G for AT&T -- a phone that you would assume to be wicked fast on both uploads and downloads in light of the name -- doesn't support HSUPA, a critical element to offering reasonable uplink speeds. Turns out it's not quite that simple. Here's what we're hearing from trusted sources:
  • Contrary to AT&T's official line -- which is flatly that the Inspire's specs don't include HSUPA -- the hardware most certainly does support it.
  • For some reason, HSUPA has been disabled in the current firmware, but could be easily enabled in a future update if HTC and AT&T were to agree to do so. For what it's worth, we're not even aware of an HSPA+ chipset that lacks support for HSUPA, so that definitely sounds right.
  • We've also been told that AT&T's network may simply have HSUPA disabled in 4G areas. That doesn't necessarily make sense since other HSUPA-compliant devices on AT&T (like the iPhone 4, to name an obvious example) can regularly hit HSUPA uplink speeds, but we suppose it's possible that there's some specific incompatibility between the infrastructure and the chipset used by the Inspire. An eerily-similar incident has happened in the past, after all.
We'll keep our ear to the ground as we get more on this situation, but the bottom line is that hope is not lost for heavy uploaders with Inspires -- we just need to find out what it's going to take to get HTC to push an update.

AT&T's HTC Inspire 4G can do HSUPA, has it disabled for some mysterious reason originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading AT&T adding an extra 2GB to phone tethering plans, launching Mobile Hotspot app February 13th

AT&T adding an extra 2GB to phone tethering plans, launching Mobile Hotspot app February 13th originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidattbreaking newsBreakingNewsbucketdatadata planDataPlandataprohtcinspireinspire 4gInspire4gmobile hotspotMobileHotspotplanpricingtetheringWed, 02 Feb 2011 15:46:00 EST<![CDATA[HTC Inspire 4G hits AT&T on February 13th, does HSPA+ for $99.99]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/01/htc-inspire-4g-hits-atandt-on-february-13th-does-hspa-for-99-99/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/01/htc-inspire-4g-hits-atandt-on-february-13th-does-hspa-for-99-99/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/01/htc-inspire-4g-hits-atandt-on-february-13th-does-hspa-for-99-99/#commentsHTC Inspire 4G hits AT&T on February 13th, does HSPA+ for $99.99 AT&T subscribers, it's time to finally get a taste of Android on HSPA+. Well, almost. On February 13th the HTC Inspire 4G will release, bringing not-quite-4G speeds and Android 2.2 for a quite affordable $99.99. It'll feature AT&T's Mobile Hotspot service, so you can share that bandwidth, while offering a generous 4.3-inch WVGA display up front and an eight megapixel camera on the back, all packaged in a "premium" unibody aluminum design. We know, it's all very exciting, but don't get so enamored that you forget to make reservations for you and your special someone on the following day.

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HTC Inspire 4G hits AT&T on February 13th, does HSPA+ for $99.99 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>4.3-inch4g8 megapixel8Megapixelandroidandroid 2.2Android2.2attgooglehspa+htchtc inspire 4gHtcInspire4ginspireinspire 4gInspire4gTue, 01 Feb 2011 10:54:00 EST<![CDATA[4G at CES 2011: AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile make big moves]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/10/4g-at-ces-2011-atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-make-big-moves/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/10/4g-at-ces-2011-atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-make-big-moves/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/10/4g-at-ces-2011-atandt-verizon-and-t-mobile-make-big-moves/#comments Traditionally, CES isn't a huge mobile event -- the biggest phone news has historically been saved for MWC in February and CTIA in March -- but that changed in a huge way this week. Looks like 2011 is shaping up to be the year of 4G, and both carriers and manufacturers alike wasted no time jumping on the hype bandwagon with a variety of announcements that promise to make the next few months exciting... and really, really fast. AT&T kicked things off early in the show, but it was just the beginning of a relentless torrent of mobile news that lasted for days and ultimately left us with a pile of devices and network upgrades that should take us at least through the middle of the year. Read on for the recap!

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4G at CES 2011: AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile make big moves originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: HTC Inspire 4G for AT&T hands-on

HTC Inspire 4G for AT&T hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2.2androidandroid 2.2Android2.2cesces 2011ces2011hands-onhtchtc senseHtcSenseinspire 4gInspire4gsenseWed, 05 Jan 2011 22:59:00 EST<![CDATA[HTC Inspire 4G goes official on AT&T]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/htc-inspire-4g-goes-official-on-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/htc-inspire-4g-goes-official-on-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/htc-inspire-4g-goes-official-on-atandt/#comments Yet another of the many announcements at today's AT&T Developer Summit, the Inspire 4G is a 4.3-inch monster from HTC that looks ripe to do battle with its counterparts on Sprint and Verizon with the very latest version of Sense first launched on the Desire Z and Desire HD a few months back featuring a lost phone finder, cached maps, fastboot, and more. As with the other "4G" phones that AT&T has announced today, the Inspire 4G doesn't support the carrier's upcoming LTE network -- it'll top out with HSPA+. More details as we have them!

Gallery: HTC Inspire 4G goes official on AT&T

HTC Inspire 4G goes official on AT&T originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidattbreaking newsBreakingNewscell phoneCellPhonecesces 2011ces2011googlehtcinspire 4gInspire4gsensesense uiSenseUismart phonesmartphoneWed, 05 Jan 2011 12:27:00 EST<![CDATA[HTC ThunderBolt for Verizon and Inspire 4G for AT&T break cover courtesy of Rolling Stone ad]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/htc-thunderbolt-for-verizon-and-inspire-4g-for-atandt-break-cover/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/htc-thunderbolt-for-verizon-and-inspire-4g-for-atandt-break-cover/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/htc-thunderbolt-for-verizon-and-inspire-4g-for-atandt-break-cover/#comments So yes, it's looking about as confirmed as can be: thanks to a full-page ad in the latest issue of Rolling Stone, we're finding out that the name of HTC's first LTE phone for Verizon -- and its first LTE phone regardless of carrier, actually -- will definitely be "ThunderBolt." This is the same phone that we've seen rumored and leaked over the last few months as the Mecha and the Droid Incredible HD, but we'll admit -- ThunderBolt seems like a pretty solid name for a phone that's sporting a 4.3-inch display and some of the fastest data around.

Behind and to the right of the ThunderBolt, though, is another leak: the Inspire 4G for AT&T, though it's unclear what "4G" means in this context exactly -- AT&T's in the same boat as T-Mobile right now where they're topping out with HSPA+ and don't have any LTE markets live, so it seems they might be borrowing a play from their smaller rival's playbook and labeling the HSPA+ airwaves as straight-up 4G. We're sad to see that trend start to snowball -- but we'll admit, T-Mobile kinda forced their hand on that one. At any rate, we're pretty confident both of these suckers are going to get official here at CES this week, so keep your ear to the ground.

HTC ThunderBolt for Verizon and Inspire 4G for AT&T break cover courtesy of Rolling Stone ad originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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