mysidspr Android 4.2.1/JOP40D Rolling Out for Sprint Galaxy Nexus
Samsung and Sprint have begun rolling out an OTA update to Android 4.2.1/JOP40D for the SPH-L700 Galaxy Nexus. The file is mirrored over at the mysidspr firmware page. Still no word on Verizon, but it...
View ArticleAndroid Gaming Consoles: A Lesson in Irrelevance
Lately, there has been a lot of buzz about Ouya, a new Android gaming console that is expected to see release in 2013. There was an article yesterday on several Android outlets talking about how Ouya,...
View ArticleAndroid 4.2.2/JDQ39 Rolling Out to Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10
Android 4.2.2, build JDQ39 has begun rolling out for the following firmware: Nexus 4 – occam Nexus 7 – nakasi, nakasig Nexus 10 – mantaray Galaxy Nexus – takju, yakju As OTA links become available, I...
View ArticleNexus One Page Now Available
By popular request (though I’m still not sure why, since the phone is 3 years old), I have added a page for all official Nexus One OTA updates and images. If you’re familiar with the Nexus One’s...
View ArticleOG DROID Page Now Available
I have added a page for all official Motorola DROID OTA updates and images. If you need firmware for that OG DROID you still keep around for the days you want to rock it old school, enjoy!
View Articlemysid 4.2.2/JDQ39, Verizon Galaxy Nexus OTA Update in Testing
Verizon is currently testing a mysid 4.2.2 build from Google. The build number is JDQ39 just like all other Nexus devices. The OTA file can be downloaded from Google’s servers directly at...
View ArticleAndroid 4.2.2 for Verizon Galaxy Nexus Is Now Official
Today, Verizon posted an article on their official news blog announcing the Android 4.2.2 update for the Galaxy Nexus. This is the same build, JDQ39, that leaked several weeks ago. If you already...
View ArticlePages for the HTC Magic Now Available
Because I’m a glutton for punishment (and the research aspect is kinda fun), I’ve managed to piece together all firmware data for the HTC Magic/T-Mobile MyTouch 3G/NTT DoCoMo Pro Series HT-03A. For...
View ArticleAnd the Wait for the Verizon Xoom’s Jelly Bean Update Continues
Nine months ago, Google released Android 4.1/Jelly Bean to the world. At Google I/O, Vic Gundotra promised over-the-air updates to “Nexus S, Motorola Xoom, and Galaxy Nexus devices beginning in mid...
View ArticleVerizon Xoom Jelly Bean OTA Soak Test and Public Release
On May 10, 2013, Motorola began sending out soak test invites to members of the Motorola Feedback Network who own a Verizon Xoom. The update is the long-awaited Jelly Bean update. Specifically, based...
View ArticleSprint Galaxy Nexus Firmware Returns
When the Sprint Galaxy Nexus first launched, I had put up a page for firmware. A few days later, I discovered that the “mysidspr” firmware that runs on Sprint’s model was one of the Samsung-maintained...
View ArticleFood for Thought Before Buying the “Nexus Edition” Galaxy S4 or HTC One
Earlier today, I posted to Google+ some things to think about before buying a “Nexus Edition” Galaxy S4 or HTC One when they drop on June 26. You can read the post here: http://goo.gl/qIxkf.
View ArticleUS Galaxy S 4 Firmware Pages Now Available
Since I am the proud owner of a Galaxy S 4 now, I have decided to create firmware pages for this phone as I have for all the Nexus devices. The only catch here is that it’s for US devices only. Why,...
View Articlemysidspr Android 4.2.1/JOP40D Rolling Out for Sprint Galaxy Nexus
Samsung and Sprint have begun rolling out an OTA update to Android 4.2.1/JOP40D for the SPH-L700 Galaxy Nexus. The file is mirrored over at the mysidspr firmware page. Still no word on Verizon, but it...
View ArticleVerizon Xoom Jelly Bean Build Finally Rolling Out
After a 13 months after the WiFi-only Xoom variant received Jelly Bean, ten months after the WiFi-only variant received Android 4.1.2, and three months after being trolled with a phantom soak test...
View ArticleAndroid 4.3 Updates
Android 4.3 is now available for every current Googled maintained firmware variant except mysid (Verizon Galaxy Nexus). When we’ll see it for mysid is anyone’s guess at this stage.
View ArticleHoly Shit: My Experience With the New Beach Boys Album
I am an enormous Beach Boys fan That said, their 50th anniversary reunion tour and subsequent new album generated about as much interest for me as a lesbian in a penis factory. I never bothered to look...
View ArticleFinding a Gem: Close Up the Honky Tonks
For music buffs like myself, there are days when you’ll make a find at the record shop that makes you want to squeal like a school girl. Yesterday was one of those days for me. While browsing through...
View ArticleMyths About Android Updates on the Verizon Galaxy Nexus
If there’s anything that drives me up the wall in the Nexus community, it’s people who spout nonsense about the Verizon Galaxy Nexus. I feel like this post is important enough that if I didn’t do it,...
View ArticleQuicksilver Messenger Service: 2012 Culture Factory Reissues
Quicksilver Messenger Service is, sadly, a band that has been sentenced to obscurity. These days they are virtually unknown outside music buff circles. If you are familiar with the band’s catalog,...
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