Oct 07

FCC Fridays: October 7, 2011

Posted in: Android, Apple, HTC, ios, iPhone, iphone 4s, LG, mobilepostcross, motorola, nokia, samsung, tablet, Today's Chili, viewsonic, windows phone, WindowsPhone, Wp7
We here at Engadget Mobile tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol’ Federal Communications Commission’s site. Since we couldn’t possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there, we’ve gathered up all the raw info you may want (but probably don’t need). Enjoy!

Phones

Read – Apple E2430A (iPhone 4S)
Read – Fujitsu T01D
Read – HTC PI39200 (Sensation XL)
Read – HTC PJ03100 (Explorer)
Read – Huawei M886 (Glory)
Read – LG LS831
Read – Mobo Krome
Read – Motorola EX225
Read – Motorola EX226
Read – Nokia RM-763
Read – Nokia RM-803
Read – Samsung GT-S5363
Read – Samsung GT-S5380
Read – Samsung GT-S5570I
Read – Samsung SGH-T989D

Tablets and peripherals

Read – Sierra Wireless GTM-2
Read – ViewSonic ViewPad 7x (VS14109)
Read – ZTE V55

FCC Fridays: October 7, 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 06

Another Windows Phone spotted, Nokia Sun on the horizon?

Posted in: leak, Microsoft, mobilepostmini, nokia, Today's Chili, video, windows phone 7, WindowsPhone7, Wp7

It’s getting increasingly difficult to pin down exactly how many Nokia Windows Phones we can expect to see this year, now that the French WinPho obsessives at Mon Windows Phone have added the Nokia Sun to that list. The site got its hands on the vague screengrab above, which shows this mystery phone joining Orange France’s ranks of forthcoming devices. With names like the SeaRay and Sabre already being bandied around, the Sun does fit in with Nokia’s naming trend for Mango handsets, although it could be another name for previously leaked hardware. The accompanying spec sheet, meanwhile, hints at a very N9-esque device with an AMOLED screen, eight megapixel camera, polycarbonate shell, and (perhaps) a Micro SIM slot — all centered around a slightly smaller display. Who knows, maybe this is the anonymous (and possibly fake) phone we saw last month? All bets are on the table at this point, but with Nokia World set to kick off in a few weeks, we shouldn’t have to wait long for an answer. We’ll be there to sniff out all the details on the Finnish colossus’ Windows Phone offerings — however many they decide to shower us with.

Another Windows Phone spotted, Nokia Sun on the horizon? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 05

Soon, Xbox Companion will let you control your console from Windows Phone

Posted in: app, hdpostcross, kinect, mango, Microsoft, mobilepostcross, remote control, RemoteControl, Today's Chili, windows phone, windows phone 7, WindowsPhone, WindowsPhone7, Wp7, xbox, xbox 360, xbox live, Xbox360, XboxLive
We just reported that Microsoft is partnering with Verizon and Comcast (among others) to continue expanding the reaches of its Xbox 360 entertainment suite, but would it be complete without adding compatibility to its mobile empire as well? The Windows Phone Team says nay; it spoke up this morning about an upcoming app called Xbox Companion, which will access the Xbox Live Marketplace and also act as a remote, allowing you to navigate your console or control video playback directly from your handset. You can call it laziness or convenience — or both — but either way, it’s still going to be a clever new addition to the Marketplace. The app’s currently in beta and will be available as a free download “soon.” For a peek, check out the video below at around the one-minute mark.

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Soon, Xbox Companion will let you control your console from Windows Phone originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 03

Mango rollout going smoothly, now available to half of all Windows Phones

Posted in: availability, firmware update, FirmwareUpdate, mango, Microsoft, mobilepostmini, refresh, Today's Chili, update, windows phone, WindowsPhone, Wp7

Bring. It. On. Rolling out a phone update tends to take a few weeks before it’s available to everyone, so we were expecting Windows Phone to have its share of hiccups when doling Mango out to several different models simultaneously across the globe. As it turns out, Redmond’s just as surprised at its silky smooth outcome as everyone else; in fact, it’s going so well that the team’s decided to open the floodgates ahead of schedule and make the refresh available to no less than half of all Windows Phone devices. According to Microsoft, the update still isn’t ready to be unleashed to the masses because it’s still “collecting and analyzing installation data from [their] smaller operators, and need to watch it a bit longer.” The team also mentions that this information gets collected as more users download their updates, which means the fate of the unlucky half rests solely on the fortunate 50 percent. Those of you who can download Mango and still haven’t, think of the tremendous power — and awesome responsibility — now resting in your tiny hands.

[Thanks, Stephen]

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Mango rollout going smoothly, now available to half of all Windows Phones originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 02

Refresh Roundup: week of September 26, 2011

Posted in: Android, ASUS, att, droid, firmware update, FirmwareUpdate, galaxy s ii, GalaxySIi, gingerbread, Google, honeycomb, HTC, LG, mango, motorola, motorola xoom, MotorolaXoom, nexus s, NexusS, ota, refresh, rom, roundup, samsung, software update, SoftwareUpdate, Sony Ericsson, SonyEricsson, Sprint, t-mobile, tablets, thunderbolt, Today's Chili, update, verizon, webos, windows phone, WindowsPhone, Wp7, xoom, xperia

Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging to get updated. 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 from 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!

Official Android updates

  • The top story this week revolves around the HTC Thunderbolt’s long-awaited Gingerbread OTA update. It was finally rolling out, which was exciting news for owners of the device — until it had to be pulled because of some rather significant bugs. The largest of them all was that voicemail notifications no longer worked properly; video chatting through Google Talk was also slightly messed up as well. No word on when we can expect to see it come back with those bugs fixed. [Droid-Life]
  • Unfortunately, the Thunderbolt isn’t the only phone falling victim to pulled revamps; the LG Optimus S on Sprint had its Gingerbread update kiboshed, though users have had two weeks to get it — plenty of time for anyone to experience some of the bugs, which included the phone not charging, the SD card not being recognized when the phone’s connected to the computer, no access to data services, and predictive text on the virtual keyboard stopped working. It’s disappointing to see this happen so soon after the Kyocera Echo update went through a similar debacle. [SprintFeed]
  • LG Optimus 3D: V10K firmware update, enables phone to convert OpenGL-capable 2D games into stereoscopic 3D. Note: this still runs Android 2.2.2, so we’re still waiting for Gingerbread. [AndroidCentral]
  • Motorola Xoom WiFi: Android 3.2.1 is beginning to roll out. [AndroidCentral]
  • Dell Streak 7: Honeycomb update rolling out now to unspecified regions [AndroidCentral]
  • Asus Eee Pad Transformer: Revamped to Android 3.2.1, adds other bug fixes [AndroidCommunity]
  • Casio G’Zone Commando: Gingerbread rolling out now [Droid-Life]
  • Motorola Droid 3: Minor maintenance refresh; enhances Google Talk with video chat support, several other fixes. [PhoneDog]
  • T-Mobile Samsung Nexus S: OTA install (with option to manually install) to Android 2.3.6; doesn’t appear to break tethering. [AndroidCentral]

Unofficial Android updates, custom ROMs and misc. hackery

  • The Android 2.3.5 ROM for the global Samsung Galaxy S II leaked early this week. [Pocketnow, SamFirmware]
  • You can now download the Android 2.3.4 SBF for the Motorola Droid X2, courtesy of XDA. [Droid-Life]
  • If you have a Sony Ericsson Xperia-branded device from 2010 or 2011, CyanogenMod7 support will most likely come included as part of an upcoming update. Ten Xperia devices will be added, though a timeframe for release wasn’t announced. Check here to see if your device made the list. [XperiaBlog]

Other platforms

  • Check here to see if your phone is ready to receive Windows Phone Mango.
  • The ultra-rare AT&T HP Pre 3 just received an OTA update to 2.2.3.2207, right after a new webOS Doctor became available for the same refresh. [PreCentral]

Refreshes we covered this week

Refresh Roundup: week of September 26, 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 01

Mobile Miscellany: week of September 26, 2011

Posted in: BlackBerry, galaxy, HTC, Japan, mango, Microsoft, Miscellaneous, mobilepostmini, motorola, NeXus, nokia, o2, research in motion, ResearchInMotion, RIM, samsung, Sharp, Sprint, Today's Chili, verizon, Verizon Wireless, VerizonWireless, vodafone, vzw, WiMAX, windows phone, WindowsPhone, Wp7

This week was packed with news on the mobile front, so it was easy to miss a few stories here and there. Here’s some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of wireless for the week of September 26, 2011:

  • Last week we heard the rumor that Sprint would be launching the BlackBerry Curve 9350 on October 2nd, and we’ve finally received the official confirmation. The device will be hitting stores tomorrow for $80 with a two-year contract. [PhoneArena]
  • The Motorola Photon WiMAX, referred to as the Photon 4G in the US, is now making its way to Japan as KDDI announced the launch of the device this past Monday. [Motorola]
  • Verizon Wireless launched the Pantech Jest 2 this week, which is a feature phone with a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. [Verizon Wireless]
  • The Samsung Galaxy Y is now listed as “coming soon” on O2’s website, which makes it the second carrier to announce upcoming availability in the UK. The actual date of release, however, is still unofficial. [O2]
  • Softbank (Japan) looks ready to land the ZTE Lord V882, which appears to be an Android device running on Gingerbread, and comes packed with a 1GHz CPU, 512MB of RAM, 3.8-inch LCD at WVGA resolution and a 5MP camera. [LandofDroid]
  • NTT DoCoMo and Orange have teamed up to offer the Sharp AQUOS SH80F, which features dual 8MP stereoscopic cameras and claims to be the world’s first Android device capable of converting 2D content into 3D in real time. It’ll first be launched in France on October 6th and will follow to other European and Asian countries shortly after. [Softpedia]
  • Maybe Microsoft Canada just assumed nobody actually reads terms and conditions, because the company outed the names of a few upcoming Windows Phones in the T&C for a developer contest: the Nokia Sabre and a duo of Samsungs named the Yukon and Wembley. The Nokia Searay was also named in the list, indicating the Sabre is a second device running on Mango. [Nokia HDBlog (translated)]
  • In preparation for its Windows Phone debut, Nokia is also rumored to be featuring a new voice navigation system with 3D maps, according to some leaked marketing materials. [WinRumors]
  • Here’s a rendering of the HTC EVO Design 4G, also known as the Kingdom or Hero S. [Pocketnow]
  • Samsung may have a midrange device coming soon to AT&T’s lineup as a complement to the Galaxy S II. We’ve already seen the I857 pass through the FCC and show up in a leaked roadmap, and now it appears to have been dubbed the Doubletime, according to uncovered Cellebrite records. [Pocketnow]
  • Also appearing in Cellebrite records are the HTC Vigor (PH98100), Motorola Droid HD (XT912), and the Samsung Nexus Prime (SCH-i515). [Droid-Life]

Mobile Miscellany: week of September 26, 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 30

Windows Phone SDK 7.1 goes gold, seven new languages in tow

Posted in: app, apps, developer, developers, mango, Microsoft, mobilepostmini, sdk, smartphone, Smartphones, Today's Chili, windows phone, WindowsPhone, Wp7

Mango developers across the globe now have reason to hunker down and bring their apps up to snuff for Windows Phone 7.5. Microsoft has released version 7.1 of its SDK, which means no more coding with beta tools. In addition to the handful of bug fixes and a final spit-shine to the tooling experience, coders will discover the software has been localized to support nine languages, which includes English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Traditional Chinese. Redmond is also taking the opportunity to remind programmers that now is an excellent time to check into the App Hub and cross-submit applications into any additional markets where you wish to sell their wares. You’ve got the tools, folks, now it’s time to make it rain.

Windows Phone SDK 7.1 goes gold, seven new languages in tow originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 29

Long live the Samsung Taylor: prototype device to receive Mango?

Posted in: developers, firmware update, FirmwareUpdate, mango, mobilepostmini, official, prototype, software update, SoftwareUpdate, Today's Chili, update, windows phone, windows phone 7, WindowsPhone, WindowsPhone7, Wp7
Keep looking at Microsoft’s “where’s my Windows Phone update” page, concerned that Mango may never make it to your WP7 device? You may be comforted to hear that even the Samsung Taylor — the beta device awarded to devs last summer that got left in the dark when NoDo came around — is reportedly receiving the refresh to Windows Phone 7.5, inferring that the range of devices covered by the annual overhaul is pretty wide. It hasn’t been made official, but the above screenshot was posted on the Facebook Wall of a Microsoft employee (which has since been taken down), offering a solid indication that the idea isn’t too far-fetched. If you’re one of the lucky few to have the prototype handset in your possession, be on the lookout and keep us apprised if Mango comes knocking on your door. Everyone else should feel at ease knowing that if the Taylor can get it, it’s likely that every other Windows Phone can too.

Long live the Samsung Taylor: prototype device to receive Mango? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 27

Windows Phone 7.5 ‘Mango’ update begins rolling out today

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It’s raining Mango, Hallelujah! Windows Phone 7.5 is now officially ready to get pushed to existing devices, and in a big way. Taking lessons Microsoft learned from the update debacle that was NoDo, the company’s eager to do a much more efficient (and quick) job of rolling out its latest revamp. While Redmond didn’t offer any exact details on which phones would be the lucky recipients right away, it’ll be keeping the masses posted through its “where’s my phone update” page. If your handset is listed, hook it up to your computer, load the Zune client and there should be a lovely message waiting for you. As always, don’t feel too discouraged if your device isn’t available right away, since these rollouts have a habit of taking a bit of time to get to everyone.

In addition to the rollout, the Web Marketplace will also make its debut, giving Windows Phone users the opportunity to do what Android users already enjoy — the ability to surf for apps online and have them downloaded directly on the phone with no sideloading required. There’s one bit of sad news to relay to anyone that already has a Windows Phone, however: Microsoft confirmed to us that Internet Sharing — the long-awaited mobile hotspot functionality — will not be available for existing devices. There’s no word on if this will be offered through a future update or if it’s a permanent deal, but at least it’s only a single thorn in an entire rose garden of good news.

Windows Phone 7.5 ‘Mango’ update begins rolling out today originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 27

Early Mango users can upgrade directly to RTM build, won’t have to roll back to NoDo

Posted in: developer, mango, Microsoft, mobilepostmini, Software, Today's Chili, update, upgrade, Wp7
Over the weekend, the folks over at Windows Phone New Zealand discovered the “Mango Friends and Family Bundle: Pre-Cleanup” — the first in a series of two refreshes that promise to clear away any beta updates ahead of Mango‘s long-awaited rollout. At the time, it seemed like this tool would allow developers to upgrade to the RTM build of the OS, without rolling back to NoDo and losing all of their text messages or app data. Now, Redmond’s own Brandon Watson has confirmed via Twitter that this is indeed the case, adding that the update (available in Zune) only offers support to devs who used the Windows Phone beta program. Still, that’s pretty reassuring news for all those who jumped on the Mango train a little bit early.

Early Mango users can upgrade directly to RTM build, won’t have to roll back to NoDo originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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