Hasta La Gadget!

Considering that the Motorola Xoom WiFi was one of the first tabs to devour Ice Cream Sandwich, its plans to pop Android 4.1 Jelly Bean are hardly a surprise. While there’s no official delivery date for the average user, certified testers who signed up for a pre-release won’t have to wait — it’s just been pushed out to their devices. Of course, enterprising tinkerers can always get what they want as well, by installing it using a USB host cable or flashing a recovery file. If you’re one of those brave souls, you’ll score smoother performance, new search options and better keyboard — but there may still be a few bugs before the full rollout happens. Also, if you were looking forward to finally having the update’s Chrome pack-in, it missed the pre-release Jelly Bean bus and you’ll have to stop at the Play store to grab it. Check out the more coverage link below for the gritty details on how to install the latest update.

Filed under: Tablet PCs

Certified testers (and tweakers) get Jelly Bean for their Honeycomb era Xoom WiFis originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Jul 2012 07:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  Android Central  | Email this | Comments

Rumor has it that Xoom WiFi owners in the US could soon be on the receiving end of yet another software update, though this time ’round it’d be a virtual jar full of that colorful and buttery smooth Android 4.1. According to a recent changelog received by Droid Life, the Jelly Bean refresh will bring a number of features previously seen on Google’s Nexus 7 over to Moto’s 10-inch slate — some of which include an improved UI with the “smoothest version of Android,” a new look for Mountain View’s search, smarter overall keyboard and widgets that “work like magic.” No word on when exactly we’ll see the alleged build (JRO038) hit WiFi-only Xooms here in the States, but at least there’s some tasteful hope for you.

Filed under: Tablet PCs, Software

Jelly Bean details spill for US Motorola Xoom WiFi originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  Droid Life  | Email this | Comments

Unless you’ve been buying your Android gadgets exclusively from Google’s Play store, chances to get your hands on the latest iteration of its mobile OS are still pretty rare. Color us surprised, then, when ZTE announce that one of its humbler handsets from last year is making the leap from Android 2.3 all the way to version 4.1. The China-only N880E appears to be only the third smartphone to launch with the buttery smooth Android trimmings, spread across a 4-inch WVGA (480 x 800) display. The smartphone holds onto the four off-screen capacitive Android keys and is powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm processor and 512MB of RAM. ZTE is still keeping quiet on whether the phone will appear outside of China — and is similarly schtum on its upgrade plans for the other smartphones.

Continue reading Android Jelly Bean OS manages speedy launch on ZTE’s N880E smartphone

Filed under: Cellphones

Android Jelly Bean OS manages speedy launch on ZTE’s N880E smartphone originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

There’s more than a small amount of fervor swirling around the Nexus 7, so it only makes sense that Google wants to seize the moment and pitch its first Nexus tablet to the world. Its first commercial is a very Norman Rockwell-like, father-and-son camping trip — if Rockwell replaced Boy Scouts with Jelly Beans, that is. The 7-inch slate handles just about every task the two could care for, whether it’s learning about (and exaggerating) the local fauna as well as keeping busy on a rainy day. We’ll let you witness the slight twist of an ending first-hand, although we’ll add that Google is careful to use a lot of Nexus 7 features that don’t demand always-on WiFi: the search giant wants us to know that we can head to the boonies without the tablet becoming a paperweight. The one shock is the absence of that all-important $199 price, which you’d think would help trigger some impulse shopping. You can reconcile your disbelief and enjoy some family bonding by catching the full commercial after the break.

Continue reading Google takes Nexus 7 camping for its first ad, can afford to pack light (video)

Filed under: Tablet PCs

Google takes Nexus 7 camping for its first ad, can afford to pack light (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  YouTube  | Email this | Comments

Earlier today, we mentioned that Google might have gone covert ops to deliver Android 4.1 a.k.a. Jelly Bean to a few Galaxy Nexus S devices. Sources from the web said that a few folks have already received Jelly Bean via OTA, although it was never confirmed by Google. But it looks like we can finally call it official as Google has just confirmed via Google+ and Twitter that it has already rolled out Android 4.1 to Nexus S phones on a number of carriers.

The list of carriers will include T-Mobile, H3G, O2, Rogers as well as Vodafone, in most countries. Google also said that more carriers will be getting all the Jelly Bean goodness soon. So, if you’re on any of the carriers listed, you should be able to receive a system update notification by now for your Nexus S. Google announced Android 4.1 at the Google I/O developer conference last month. In case you’re wondering what Jelly Bean brings, you can check out our review here. Cheers!

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Android 4.1.1 reportedly rolling out for the Nexus S (i9023/i9020T), Nexus One receives pre-alpha Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ROM,