Refresh Roundup: week of March 26th, 2012

Your smartphone and / or tablet is simply begging for an update. Every now and then, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and such a lot of of them are floating around that it is easy for a large chunk to wander away within the mix. To verify they do not escape abruptly, we've gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery lets find over the past week and crammed them into one convenient roundup. In case you find something available on your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and tell us. Enjoy!

Official Android updates

• Samsung Epic 4G: Sprint's member of the unique Galaxy S lineup received a minor bug fix this week to solve a difficulty that'd caused users to experience force close errors with inbound calls. It also picked up a brand new little bit of software often known as the Sprint Connection Optimizer. [SprintFeed]
• Bell Mobility: Many Bell users will appreciate a delectable new leak that offers a coarse guideline for the carrier's Ice Cream Sandwich deployment to lots of its handsets. Both the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note are set to receive the update this month, whereas Galaxy Tab 10.1 users might want to wait until May. June also promises to bring luck, as both the HTC Raider and Sensation, in addition to the LG Optimus LTE are all said to receive Android 4.0 in the course of the month. [Mobile Syrup]
• HTC Sensation: Vodafone UK is now rolling out Ice Cream Sandwich for the feeling in phases. Keep checking often on your delivery Sense 3.6. [Due to everyone who sent this in] [Vodafone UK]

Unofficial Android updates, custom ROMs and misc. hackery

• Galaxy S II (AT&T): Own one in every of AT&T's original Galaxy S II's and feature a burning desire for a brand new ROM- Good, since the phone is now receiving nightly builds for CyanogenMod 9, which features Ice Cream Sandwich in all of its custom glory. [Android Police]
• Samsung Captivate and colourful: Galaxy S owners for AT&T and T-Mobile could also now join the Android 4.0 fun with the CyanogenMod team. Both the Captivate and colourful are actually receiving nightly updates of CyanogenMod 9. [Android Police]
• Meizu MX and M9: Meizu released its public beta ROMs which might be in keeping with Android 4.0.3 for both the MX and M9 handsets. Unlike Meizu's previous efforts with custom skins, this one is related to be freed from any customization. [Android Police]

Other platforms

BlackBerry Curve 9360: Own one among RIM's entry level handsets and happen to live in Norway- Well, in case you are signed up with Telnor, be in search of a fresh dose of BlackBerry 7.1 OS. The explicit build is 7.1.0.336, so be sure to stake your claim. [N4BB]

Refreshes we covered this week

• Android 4.0.4 leaked for Nexus S 4G, lets Sprint users join ICS party
• Verizon's Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX to get Android 4.0 on April 4th, Rezound to follow at the 6th (updated)
• Sony's Xperia Ice Cream Sandwich rollout pushed to mid-April (and beyond)
• Sony outs Xperia Play ICS beta for unlocked phones, desires to know which games work
• ASUS rolls out firmware update to UK Transformer Primes (update: US, too)
• HTC Locations update for Windows Phone brings offline navigation
• Samsung Galaxy S ICS-like 'value pack' upgrade officially released in Korea
• Windows Phone Marketplace now available in Iceland and 12 other countries
• Android 4.0.4 rolls out to HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus and GSM Nexus S
• Kindle Fire update brings sharing, 'print replica' textbooks, more to tablet
• Nokia's Lumia 800 firmware update juices handsets, banishes battery issues
• Google Maps for Android gets bumped to six.5, new navigation view and better resolution map tiles in tow
• Motorola Xoom WiFi gets first official dibs on Android 4.0.4
• ASUS teases 'awesome new features' for Transformer Prime, doesn't say what they're (update)
• Samsung's own Facebook page shows Galaxy Note wearing Ice Cream Sandwich
• AT&T's Galaxy S II desires to play too, gets leaked Android 4.0 upgrade
• Microsoft releases update to Windows Phone SDK, adds support for 256MB devices
• ICS upgrade leaks for AT&T's Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket

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