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It’s already possible to force Android 4.1 onto your Nexus S without much trouble, but for those of you that prefer life on easy street, then kick up those heels: many carriers have now made Jelly Bean available for OTA installation. The good news comes from Google itself, which has listed T-Mobile, Three, Rogers and Vodafone among the carriers. It doesn’t stop there, however, as MobileSyrup also reports that Mobilicity and Wind users are also receiving a similar bit of Android 4.1 love. We’ve confirmed the rollout here in the US with T-Mobile, where the 114MB download is currently only available for download via WiFi. Seeing that it’s Friday night, seems like a perfect opportunity to take Google Now for a spin, no?

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Jelly Bean now available to Nexus S via OTA download, we coat our phones in more sugar originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google’s Nexus 7 tablet may be receiving OnLive Universal Controller support soon. What the Jelly Bean-flavored device won’t be getting, however, is a rear-facing camera. Now ASUS is offering an explanation for the omission — and no, it isn’t to prevent users from looking like a doofus when snapping photos in public. ASUS apparently faced two options for a rear-facing camera: go cheap or go for quality. The company says it decided against sticking a lower-end camera at the back of the device because it would compromise the user experience. Adding a high-quality rear camera, on the other hand, would increase costs too much, so that proposition was nixed as well. The good news is that apps such as Instagram are finding ways to make things work with just the Nexus 7’s front-facing camera. In the meantime, here’s a little ditty from Google that just might help put a smile on your face.

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ASUS spills jelly beans on why Nexus 7 has no rear camera, cites added cost originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember yesterday’s rumor from down under about Jelly Bean coming to select HTC One handsets? Well it’s now fact. HTC has just confirmed that the One X, One XL and One S will be getting upgraded to Android 4.1 at some point in the (hopefully near) future. Here’s the company’s statement:

“We know HTC fans are excited to get their hands on Google’s latest version of Android. At this point in time, we can confirm that we have plans to upgrade our HTC One X, HTC One XL and HTC One S to Jelly Bean. Please stay tuned for more updates regarding device upgrades, timing and other details about HTC and Jelly Bean.”

We’ve also learned that in addition to the aforementioned global models, carrier versions of the One X and One S for AT&T, T-Mobile and Rogers will also be receiving Jelly Bean. No word yet on timing, or whether the One V, EVO 4G LTE and Droid Incredible 4G LTE are included in those update plans.

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HTC confirms Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for One X, One XL and One S, includes AT&T, T-Mobile and Rogers models originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Jul 2012 03:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HTC has a long history of both raising and dashing hopes of Android upgrades on its devices. Moreover, the Australian network Telstra has often led that emotional rollercoaster, which means the detail on its software update page above is probably best approached with an air of detached calm. It tells us that both the HTC One XL (the global version of the American One X) and the One S have official Jelly Bean updates being “prepared” by HTC — which is slightly more specific than what we last heard on this subject, when the manufacturer said it was “excited” about Google’s latest OS version and planned to support it “across a variety” of handsets. If you happen to own a non-LTE, Tegra 3-based One X, then the absence of that handset on the list doesn’t mean much — that model simply isn’t part of the carrier’s line-up.

[Thanks, Will]

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HTC ‘preparing’ Jelly Bean update for One XL and One S, no date yet originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Early builds of CyanogenMod 10 have sprung up to enable users to get that buttery-smooth Jelly Bean experience onto your Samsung Galaxy S III. Work is further along on the international edition of the quad-core CPU, while the US variants are still in need of some work. That said, if you’re determined to free yourself from the watery shackles of Nature UX, you can get started right away — but it might not be all that polished just yet.

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CyanogenMod 10 builds start offering sugary sweets to Samsung Galaxy S III users originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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