Mobile Miscellany: week of September 24th, 2012

Mobile Miscellany week of September 24th, 2012

If you didn’t get enough in mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we’ve opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This past week, Dan Hesse shared his turnaround vision for Sprint, Jim Allchin revealed where T-Mobile stumbled and AT&T welcomed a new GoPhone. Not to stop there, we discovered two updated launchers that’ve piled on inspiration from Jelly Bean. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the “best of the rest” for this week of September 24th, 2012.

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Apex Launcher Beta based on Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean now available

One of the great things about Android devices is that it lets you download and switch between launchers, sometimes without having to root your device. The good news is that if you’ve been meaning to check out Android 4.1 Jelly Bean but you’re not sure if your handset is qualified for the update or if an update is coming at all, Apex Launcher has launched a new Beta version that is based on the Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean code. The Beta will address several bug fixes, bring about some improvements along with “Jelly Bean Goodness”. You can check out the changelog below or you can pop on over to the XDA forums for the download. (more…)

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