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Sprint’s EVO 4G LTE has seen all sorts of setbacks and obstacles since its official announcement — a customs roadblock and the lack of a live LTE network, most notably. Regardless, it’s the flagship of choice on the Hesse-led carrier’s lineup and, as any subscriber that’s opted in for the device can vouch, an inherently buggy one, at that. To remedy that slew of software inconsistencies, a firmware update’s begun rolling out today, bringing with it much needed fixes for WiFi connection issues, security and Google Wallet, amongst others. Aggrieved users can manually pull the patch now by navigating to the handset’s settings menu and checking for it there or simply sit back and wait for the system update to make an inevitable appearance. Toes crossed this OTA release squashes that bothersome software infestation for good.

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HTC EVO 4G LTE firmware update begins rollout today, exterminates the bugs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How much better will that Samsung Galaxy Note be when you have Ice Cream Sandwich on it? AT&T users are about to find out, as Samsung confirmed to us that the long-awaited upgrade will be knocking on their doors beginning tomorrow (with a few lucky testers getting it later today). As for the new features, the Galaxy Note’s latest refresh won’t offer anything we weren’t already expecting: in addition to the standard suite of ICS features, it’ll also come with the same Premium Suite we saw show up on the international Note a couple months ago. The new Suite offers some huge improvements in S-Memo and S-Note, as the latter is now integrated with Wolphram Alpha. Sadly, the software features we’ve seen highlighted in the Galaxy S III series (S-Beam, S-Voice, Smart Stay and so on) are nowhere to be found, but at least you’ll have plenty of other new items to keep you occupied for a while.

AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note ICS update coming tomorrow, offers Premium Suite originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ah, what a difference a couple years can make. After earning notoriety for is frustrating MotoBlur skin, the manufacturer has made strides on the Android user interface front. Its next attempt, known by many as “BlueBlur,” was a far better experience, if only because the original user interface could hardly get any worse. These modest improvements aside, though, we’ve always wondered how the company would make its mark on Android 4.0, a newer version of the OS that ushered in a major redesign. Would Motorola once again choose a heavy, proprietary skin, or would it be more heavily influenced by its new Google overlords and develop a UI more in line with stock Ice Cream Sandwich?

Unfortunately, Motorola kept us waiting in suspense longer than any other major OEM: Samsung, HTC, Sony and (gasp!) even LG have already started shipping devices loaded with skinned versions of ICS. But while Motorola popped the update onto one specific tablet earlier this year, it only managed to push test copies of Ice Cream Sandwich to a handful of Droid RAZR and Droid RAZR Maxx devices before Jelly Bean was announced. Even now, we still haven’t seen how the now-antiquated firmware will look on new Motorola handsets (though we hopefully will find out with the upcoming Atrix HD, RAZR HD or Photon Q). We have to wonder if the drawn-out acquisition process put the outfit in an awkward holding pattern, preventing it from cranking out fresh handsets and accompanying firmware updates.

So is HelloMoto making a grand entrance by being the last to show up to the Ice Cream Sandwich social? What makes Ice Cream Blurwich tick? We’ll take you through the major elements of the user interface to give you a sense of what to expect when your Motorola phone is ready to make the jump.

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Motorola ICS UI review: this isn’t the Blur we used to know originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’d heard that the Lumia 800 and 710 were to get Windows Phone 7.5 sometime soon, but the time has officially arrived for these two to Tango. Today Nokia announced that the fresh code has already started rolling out, bringing hotspot and flip-to-silence functionality to the handsets. Plus, once you’ve updated via your Zune desktop software, access to the nifty Camera Extras software — already promised to Lumia 900 owners — is but a download away. As a refresher, those Extras allow Lumias to take Scalado-powered Smart Group Shots, provide a better burst mode for action pics, plus add a self-timer and panorama mode as well. Want to see the new camera features in action before taking the plunge? Check out the video after the break.

Update: As our astute commenters have pointed out, the Lumias both have Mango onboard, so this bit of software is but an update to Windows Phone 7.5 that brings additional features.

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Nokia Lumia 800 and 710 get Windows Phone 7.5 update, finally get to Tango (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sleep easy tonight, boys and girls – there will be a new PS3 System Software Update 4.20 tomorrow for your beloved PS3 console, where this particular update will feature a bunch of minor updates that will help strengthen functionality while improving your overall experience. The previous update, version 4.10 which came out a few months ago, allowed you to throw in a feature which let you hear your own voice via the Wireless Stereo Headset whenever you play multiplayer modes. This kind of audio feedback is known as “sidetone”, and Sony is pleased to announce that system software update 4.20 will bring about an improvement to sidetone audio performance as it enables you to select one out of five levels for microphone audio, with the option to turn the feature off completely if you do not want your ears enjoy such an experience.

Folks who rely on a Wireless Stereo Headset when watching their favorite movies on Blu-ray or DVD on the PS3 will definitely welcome PS3 System Software Update 4.20, as it opens up a whole new world of audio performance with the enabling of virtual surround sound functionality, delivering a superior audio experience in the process. Not only that, you can also set the amount of time that the system will wait before it turns itself off automatically.

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