Google has announced a new coalition of Android device makers and mobile phone carriers who are committing to releasing regular software updates for their products for at least 18 months. That means if you buy an HTC phone next month from AT&T, you can be pretty sure that when Google releases a new version of Android next summer you’ll be able to upgrade the operating… Read more »

Apple has released a minor update for iOS, fixing a few bugs and bringing some security updates. You can download iOS 4.3.2 by connecting your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad to a computer, clicking on the Devices tab, and then selecting “Check for Updates.” The software update fixes a problem that would sometimes cause FaceTime video calls to freeze or fail to show video, and… Read more »

Microsoft unveiled its plans for the next major update to Windows Phone 7 as the MIX11 developer conference. The so-called Mango update will be available this fall, and it will add support for multitasking and running apps in the background. But before that, Microsoft will issue new tools which will let developers write apps that have tighter access to core operating system functions. For example,… Read more »

Microsoft recently started pushing out software updates for Windows Phone 7 handsets adding support for copy and paste, faster app launching and better Facebook synchronization, among other things. But the so-called NoDo update isn’t yet available for all phones… unless you’re willing to through caution to the wind and use an unofficial utility that lets you upgrade your Windows Phone 7 phone to NoDo. The… Read more »

Microsoft has been promising to add support for copy and paste to Windows Phone 7 since before the operating system was even officially launched. Now the company is explaining how the new feature will work, as well as some other improvements that are in store for the mobile OS. Copy and paste functionality will work system-wide, allowing you to copy text from a web page,… Read more »

As expected, Verizon has started rolling out the second over the air update for Motorola Droid handsets this month. The first update brought Android 2.2 Froyo to the Droid. This update patches a few security issues, but the most noticeable change is that it adds support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1. That means after you install the FRG22D update, you should be able to visit… Read more »

Sprint customers with Palm Pre and Pixi phones are starting to report that the carrier is pushing out a minor software update. WebOS 1.4.5 doesn’t include any major new features, but it does have a number of tweaks, bug fixes, and other updates, including: Web podcasts should now download correctly Power use and battery optimization Send video via multimedia messaging fromt he video app Video… Read more »

Microsoft’s next-generation operating system for mobile phones isn’t expected to launch for at least a few more months. But the company has started sending out demo units to a handful of reviewers. And the results are… interesting. Engadget and Gizmodo have both written up fairly lengthy articles about the phones they’ve received with a pre-release version of Windows Phone 7. Neither seems all that impressed…. Read more »

The Symbian^3 operating system may be less than a month old at this point, but developers are already working on Symbian^4. And some of the first screen shots have shown up on the Symbian developer wiki. It looks like the new user interface will feature a persistent bar at the top of the screen with the time, wireless signal, and battery information, as well as… Read more »

Apple has started pushing out iOS  4.0.1 for iPhone users. The primary feature in the software update is a chance in the way iOS determines how many bars of signal strength to display on the iPhone 3G, 3GS, and iPhone 4. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve probably heard that many iPhone 4 users have experienced signal loss and dropped calls when they… Read more »