Pebble users are getting a bit of an early Christmas gift, with the company announcing the latest firmware release: version 1.14. The update runs the gamut of changes — new features, fixed bugs, and some improvements in general — among them being some handy functions like “Do Not Disturb” and a “Snooze Alarm” option. The […]
Major Nelson has just announced that there will be a compulsory Xbox One system update which will launch real soon, and this particular update will be a wee bit different from what most folks are used to when it comes to the Xbox 360. In short, brace yourselves! Should you be using the Xbox One “Instant On” (which happens to be the low power state which enables you to turn on the console simply by speaking the magic words “Xbox On”), your console will immediately proceed and make a check for updates should you turn it off. The update has already been available since 5pm PT, December 10th.
After downloading the update automatically, the console will power completely down. This would mean one needs to manually turn on the console after the update is downloaded, as the “Xbox On” voice command will be unavailable until after the update is fully installed. When the console is turned on, this update will be applied, before the Xbox One goes through a reboot process. Even if you are not around for a few days, the Xbox One will still perform regular checks for updates, where they will download it in the background as well. Among some of the issues addressed with this update include SmartGlass problems for selected users when coming in and out of connected standby, multiplayer issues for a few when they rejoin games, inconsistent notifications for select users, dashboard performance for some users, as well as deliver improvements for Xbox One’s TV, system update, and content update services for scaling over time.
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The world is a social place, and the digital variety is no exception. Keeping pace with this, Google has announced a new update to the Play Store app that brings with it a couple different social elements achieved with Google Plus integration. The update is rolling out now, but will continue to do so for […]
There’s an Xbox One software update coming your way that includes a collection of feature fixes and performance boosts. Because this is one of the first system updates to arrive for the relatively new console, the folks responsible for the update at Microsoft have made clear the methods with which users will need to be […]
Yesterday, Google Search for Android was updated to include results from select apps and to pull up app results from the Google Play Store. Today the Internet giant has rolled out a similar update, this time adding voice search support for three additional languages: Japanese, French, and German, opening up the ability to speak one’s […]
Google has rolled out another Search for Android update, this one bringing with it more results across a wider range of mobile offerings than previously available. Namely, a Google Search query will now also include results found within apps, speeding up the entire search process, as well as pulling up app options from within Google […]
In October, a Pew Research Center report was released showing that 30-percent of American adults on Facebook get at least part of their news through the social network. That number may grow in the coming months, with Facebook announcing today that it will be showing more news links, particularly for those who are accessing the […]
LG G2 owners may have to wait a while to get the Android 4.4 KitKat software that their Nexus 5-toting counterparts already enjoy. A spokesperson for the company’s Canadian branch informs MobileSyrup that the G2 should get its KitKat upgrade late in the first quarter of 2014 — in other words, March. While that will disappoint early adopters, LG does note that every local carrier will receive the update at about the same time. Whether or not Americans will see the new OS any sooner is another matter. We’ve asked the company about its US upgrade schedule, and we’ll let you know if it can provide some details.
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Source: MobileSyrup
Spotify has rolled out a new update for its iPhone and iPad apps that bring a variety of changes, some of them being fixes for known bugs and others being new features, with some improvement scattered betwixt the two. Perhaps the most notable change with the update is the addition of Browse in place of […]
If you were bold enough to buy a Developer Edition HTC One or its unlocked sibling, today is your lucky day. HTC’s US division has announced that it’s rolling out an Android 4.4 KitKat upgrade to both One variants, weeks ahead of the expected update for carrier-locked models. Sense 5.5 should also be a part of the package. While the KitKat upgrade isn’t reaching these units as quickly as it did for the Google Play Edition, it’s safe to say that many One owners will have another reason to celebrate this Thanksgiving weekend.
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