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Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don’t escape without notice, we’ve gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery we could find during the last week and crammed them into one convenient roundup. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!

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We knew that Redbox Instant would be coming to Xbox 360, it was specifically betrayed by a leak way back in November and the company has been pretty up front about the planned support. Now the app is available through Xbox Live, delivering its streaming library to millions of Microsoft gamers. The $8 a month service just became available to the public during the last week. If you’re curious, but not quite ready to add another subscription to your life, Xbox Live Gold customers can enjoy a free trial of 4,600 unlimited streaming titles (though the 4,000-plus movies available for purchase or rent will still set you back a few more bucks). To try it out yourself hit up the Xbox Live Marketplace, where you’ll also find the newly launched GameTrailers app.

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Source: GigaOM, Major Nelson

Good news today for Verizon Galaxy Nexus owners. Verizon has announced that it will be rolling out Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update for its Galaxy Nexus. This particular Android version was announced by Google in October last year and its roll out began in November. It has taken Verizon approximately five months to bring this update for their Galaxy Nexus users. Starting today the Android 4.2.2 update will be rolled out in phases to Verizon Galaxy Nexus users.

Android 4.2.2 has a number of new features. The camera app has been greatly improved and allows improved customization of pictures. Users can take beautiful 360 degree panoramas with Photosphere. The highlight of Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean has to be the new Gesture Keyboard. It offers a new and improved typing experience, all users have to do to type a word is to slide their finger from letter to letter. Users also have the option of placing widgets on the lock screen, thus allowing easy access to essential apps such as Calendar and Gmail. Verizon Galaxy Nexus users will no doubt be overjoyed with this news, who doesn’t love a new software update?

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It’s always a good day when we can report on older handsets getting updated with some fresher software. If you happen to have bought the Droid 4 when it came out on Verizon last year, then today’s your lucky today: the carrier has confirmed it will begin updating the phone to Android Jelly Bean (4.1) starting tomorrow. As always, this is more of a rollout than anything else, so try and stay patient if your phone doesn’t immediately show an update prompt. And as ever, do hit us back and let us know how the upgrade goes.

Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless, Software, Mobile, Google, Verizon

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Source: Verizon Wireless

This week the HTC One has been once again teased for release on the 4G LTE-toting Verizon network here in the United States. Whoever is behind the wheel on the HTC Twitter account has more than once replied to users across the USA saying that they have no plans to release the HTC One on Verizon Wireless – though quickly after replying in more than one case, these tweets have disappeared entirely.

According to the LA Times there was a tweet (one you can see below) directing users to a page about the DROID DNA in stead of an HTC One showing on the big red network. Another tweet made just a few minutes ago includes talk of no Verizon release for the HTC One with a bit of a disclaimer – “we’ll let you know” if there’s going to be a release in the future.

We’ve heard ourselves that the Verizon HTC One would be a reality in coming months – our source is one we trust, and we’ve seen another trusted source speaking on the matter as well, saying also that Verizon would carry the device. This release is also being tipped to be odd for Verizon in the way it’ll be conducted: without Verizon changes to the name or the hardware.

Normally when a device such as the HTC J Butterfly heads to Verizon, it’s re-named and re-branded. The Butterfly became the DROID DNA (see our full review). With the HTC One series, Verizon brought fourth the DROID Incredible 4G LTE (see our full review). Here with the HTC One, we’re still confident in our source saying the HTC One will be revealed as the HTC One a short period after the rest of the top four networks in the USA have their releases individually.

Have a peek at the hands-on action we’ve got with the HTC One below and be sure to check our full HTC One review for the full run-down. It’s a winner for sure!

HTC One Verizon release in question as Tweets disappear is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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