Microsoft Serves Up Some Mango to All Eligible Phones
A month after Windows Phone 7.5 began shipping, Microsoft announced today that it is now pushing the Mango update to every eligible phone worldwide, regardless of network—with only three exceptions.
View ArticleFans Happy to Pay for CyanogenMod’s New Servers
Android favourite CyanogenMod, which brings exciting new versions of Android to phones either abandoned or not yet updated by their makers while also throwing more features into the mix, has acquired...
View ArticleApple’s Fancy “Power Nap” Lives, Sort Of
Apple’s answer to Intel’s new ultrabook asleep-but-still-updating “Smart Connect” thing, Power Nap, which allows your computer to wake up and pull down your email, update software and things, is now...
View ArticleVirgin Media Downloads Broken? Users Complain About Corruptions After...
Virgin has recently released an update for the firmware that powers its Superhub modem, with several users reporting new problems with downloads as a result. Are these the usual teething problems, or...
View ArticleEarly Adopters Suffer as Day One Wii U Update Bricks Consoles
A large, essential patch for Nintendo’s just-launched Wii U console is causing some stress for US buyers of the new games machine, with reports claiming the firmware update is “bricking” machines if...
View ArticleMicrosoft Just Committed to Supporting the…
Microsoft just commited to supporting the Surface and Windows RT for at least four years. Long live the firmware updates! [ZDNet]
View ArticleSony Fixing PS3s Bricked by Recent Firmware Update on June 27th
The handful of PS3s that were rendered unusable by a dodgy official firmware upgrade should be functional again by the end of the week, thanks to a reworked software upgrade Sony will have ready for...
View ArticleApple Offers ‘Last Compatible Versions’ of iOS Apps for Ageing Devices
With iOS 7 due to land tomorrow, Apple seems to have decided to look after users with ageing hardware, too. It now offers a ‘last compatible version’ of iOS apps if you attempt to download an app not...
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