Hasta La Gadget!

Last week Samsung and Microsoft found themselves in a pretty bad situation: the first firmware update to its line of Windows Phone 7 devices – the one that lays the groundwork for a larger feature update coming later this month – started bricking some Samsung phones when the update was applied to them. 

Samsung pulled the plug on the updates, recommended anyone with a freshly bricked Samsung Windows Phone 7 device take it to their carrier for replacement, and Microsoft promised to get to the bottom of the issue as soon as possible. 

Now, Microsoft and Samsung claim they have everything worked out, and they’re resuming the push-updates for Samsung owners who are eligible. According to a post at the Windows Phone 7 Blog, Microsoft has pinpointed the issue, addressed it, and they’re continuing the updates. They also point out that the issue didn’t affect any other manufacturer’s Windows Phone 7 devices and they never stopped the updates for those phones. 

Windows Phone 7 users will get a notification on their device when they’re eligible for an update, and they’ll have to connect their phone to their computer in order to apply it.