The HTC EVO 4G update to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) is now available. This update will get you all the new APIs and improvements but the HTC Sense looks and feels the same, sorry no Sense 3.  The 2.3 update will bring improved downloads by including a new download manager application. You can now access all downloads easily whether they were downloaded from a browser, Email or other app. Additional bug fixes include syncing to multiple G-mail accounts feature is enabled again and the Battery discharge problems should be solved.

The update is fairly large at 109.21Meg so be warned it will take a bit to download and install it.  To update your home go to: Menu/Settings/System Updates/HTC software update. After updating your phone your OS should read Android 2.3 and the system version should be 4.22.651.2  It looks like the move to Gingerbread is beginning to happen, right now less than 10% of Android phones are running Gingerbread.

After month and months of waiting owners of the Samsung Fascinate can now download Android 2.2 (Froyo) on their phones.  Verizon released the new version this morning via a manual download.  The update to Froyo adds several new features to Android such as Adobe Flash capability and the Just in Time compiler ( speed up program execution ) Read more

Have have several Samsung Fascinate phones in the office and looked around for a good all around protective case of the phones – The Innocase II is what we found works the best.  Your phone will be protected from drops and scratches and all of the ports and controls are still very easy to access. Read more

It has been discovered today that the Apple Iphone and Ipad devices running IOS 4 are tracking your movements and storing the location data in a database file of the device.  Two researchers Alasdair Allen and Pete Warden have released information that shows the lat and long coordinates as well as time & date are being recorded and stored in a file on the device that can be read and mapped. Read more

Apple just filed a lawsuit against Samsung corp over the look and feel of the Galaxy-s, Nexus-s phones and Galaxy Tab tablet Android devices.  It seems that Apple thinks Samsung copied the design and operation of these devices from the Apple Iphone series.  Read more

If you run a business and need to accept credit cards while out in the field then Square is for you. You can signup for the service and install the app on your Android or IOS device to begin accepting credit cards anywhere you have internet access. Read more