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If you happen to own the Samsung Galaxy S3 and love tinkering with its firmware, then might I interest you in the fact that Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean test firmware for the Samsung Galaxy S3 has leaked out? The latest version, according to SamMobile, is known as I9300XXDLI5, and according to them, this is the most stable leak to date. I tend to tread more carefully with superlatives these days considering how it is easy to put a spin on everything and anything online, so anyone who thinks otherwise are more than welcome to share your difference in opinion with SamMobile.

Word has it that the Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean test firmware (I9300XXDLI5) has more or less resolved just about all of the issues that were inherited from the previous test builds. It is described as “near perfect”, making us look forward in anticipation that Samsung themselves will most probably introduce the official Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update for the Samsung Galaxy S3 in the near future. Are you looking at a release sometime next week?

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What ended as a question mark has now come full circle, where Sprint has officially announced that the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy Nexus as well as Nexus S 4G has arrived on Sprint’s network. There are no real surprises this time around, as the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update does bring along with it a range of features such as a better notification and voice search system, offline dictation capability, and a far more smoother user interface experience.

Bear in mind that the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for the Sprint Galaxy Nexus and Sprint Nexus S 4G will happen in phases. This is to say that if your smartphone has  yet to receive the bump to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, be patient, it is only a matter of time before you get to ride the sweet Jelly Bean boat. For those of you who have already performed the update and did not run contrary to Murphy’s Law along the way, how do you find your Jelly Bean experience? [Press Release]

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IFA 2012 in Berlin, Germany concluded recently, but it was at IFA two years ago when the Toshiba Folio 100 tablet was revealed to the world, being one of Toshiba’s first Android-powered devices that came with a 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor and a 10” 1024 x 600 pixel display with Android 2.2 FroYo in tow. Of course, history tells us that the Toshiba Folio 100 failed to live up to its intended potential, which was why it was scrapped eventually without any official software updates from Toshiba to boot.

Good thing an active community of independent developers continued to ensure that the Toshiba Folio 100 is “alive” so to speak, having released an unofficial version of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for the venerable tablet. Right now, a couple of different builds of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean are available, so choose wisely. Issues are a given, with problems associated with Wi-Fi connectivity, certain display glitches and such, but at least it is up and running! Proceed at your own risk though.

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If you happen to own a Galaxy Nexus from Verizon, there is a pre-release of the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system update available at the moment, but you will need to do your fair bit of homework before you are able to get your Galaxy Nexus up and running with some Jelly Bean goodness. For starters, you will need to make a return to stock 4.0.4/IMM76K, followed by unlocking the device and installing a custom recovery (ClockworkMod or TWRP will do). Once done, just flash the IMM76Q package using custom recovery, followed by flashing the JRO03O update via the same route as well.

Bear in mind that this operating system update has not been certified by the folks over at Verizon Wireless, so you will need to unlock your bootloader beforehand as mentioned. As usual, it makes perfect sense to perform a backup of all your data beforehand lest something goes awry as you can never tell when Mr. Murphy is going to come knocking on your door.

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If there was a phone from Motorola with plenty of heart, I guess you can say that the Motorola Droid would be it. After all, this is the first Android-powered smartphone from Motorola which helped lift the company’s mobile division out of the doldrums, offering a ray of hope in the process due to the number of sales recorded. It was solid overall, although I would have liked to see a better battery life when it was first released. The Motorola Droid can be relegated to the museum now, but it seems the original Droid’s legs still has some miles left in them. After all, a developer over at XDA forums decided to go ahead with a complete build of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the latest version of the Android operating system.

Initial feedback is as expected – this is an extremely functional ROM, where the camera seemed to be extremely slow, or did not work at all. For those who have an old school Motorola Droid lying around unlocked and rooted, why not go ahead with the Jelly Bean update? At least it ought to put to shame owners of other far newer smartphones which are still rocking to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

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