OTA firmware updates are a modern convenience for smartphone owners in particular. It is this group of users that often take pride in having the highest quality gadgets and electronic toys. Keeping out gadgets running at their best means staying up to date with the the latest in software. While end users will usually receive their updates via 3G or WiFi, there are some areas that just aren’t covered by that all knowing, all speedy wave. In that instance, rolling...

By now I’m sure you’ve seen at least half a billion blog posts about the Motorola DROID getting the Android 2.1 OTA update starting sometime this week. I myself even touched on it earlier. At first, cries of joy, dancing in the streets half naked, and heavy drinking should follow, shouldn’t it? But the cooler head in me steps back for a second. While I am genuinely happy for the Moto DROID user base as a whole, I find myself slightly disappointed. Sure...

Android users in the UK, listen up. If you were distraught and wondering around the streets of the mother country because you couldn’t download music OTA via the Amazon MP3 app, now is the day to put away that hanky. Amazon would love for you to know that UK’ers rockin’ that friendly little green machine can now partake of OTA music goodness. Of course, many users have already been using the service as a leaked version of the app was released some time...

I almost bit the Android bullet way back in late ’08 when the G1 first graced the hands of many geek alike. The hesitation on my part was bittersweet. On one hand, I was missing out on the all of the first gen sparkle that surrounded Android. On the other, missing out on that first gen sparkle was also a blessing — allowing me to forgo the standard growing pains first gen products often bring with. The biggest part of Android however renders this growing...

Have a few reservations about Droid that are keeping you from embracing the awesomeness that is Droid and Android 2.0? Never fear because Verizon and Motorola with a pinch of Google are on top of it in a big, big way. Not even a week old yet and already a 7-page document has leaked with current issues that are in route to drop in an upcoming update. Just how soon? December 11th soon. Ya, that’s quick turn around if I ever saw it. Don’t forget to continue...