If you happen to rock a Motorola Droid Xyboard 8.2 for your tablet weapon of choice and do a lot of travel overseas, it would be a delight for you to know that Verizon is already rolling out a software update for the Droid Xyboard 8.2 that will give it global roaming capabilities.

Once the update has been applied, your Droid Xyboard 8.2 will now be on software version 1.6.0M_279. Aside from the global roaming capabilities that the update brings to the tablet, it will bring with it other enhancements such as improved scrolling in the browser and enhanced touch response on the display. In addition to that, the update will also let you open links in email without the Droid Xyboard 8.2 having to reboot as well as getting The Daily app installed on the tablet. Furthermore, switching between Wi-Fi, 3G and 4G LTE connectivity will now me more seamless thanks to this update.

The said software update for the Droid Xyboard 8.2 is approximately 83.8 MB in size and is being rolled out via OTA. A notification should come up on your tablet letting you know that the update is ready to install but if in case the notification is not popping up, you always have the option to manually check for the update by hitting Settings > About tablet > Software updates.

And while waiting for either the notification to pop up or if you’re lucky, for the update process to finish, you can go ahead and give yourself a quick refresh of the capabilities of the Droid Xyboard 8.2 from Motorola by going over its specs sheet.

The Droid Xyboard 8.2 is the next generation tablet from Motorola and was announced and made available last December of 2011. This tablet no longer has the bulk and heft associated with the original Motorola Xoom with its dimensions of 216 x 139 x 9 mm and catch weight of 390 grams.

Under the hood, the Droid Xyboard 8.2 reeks of pure power brought about by the tablet’s Texas Instruments OMAP4430 chipset which runs the show from the circuit board of the device. This gives the tablet 1.2 GHz of computing muscle courtesy of its dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor which in turn gets a little help from 1GB of RAM in keeping things moving along in a smooth manner. The Droid Xyboard 8.2 is available in either a 16GB or 32GB model in terms of storage capacity and packs the usual connectivity options in its sturdy frame.

In terms of its display, the Droid Xyboard 8.2 sports an 8.2-inch HD-IPS LCD capacitive multitouch panel made from sturdy Gorilla Glass and has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. The tablet also has a 5-megapixel shooter at its rear panel while the 1.3-megapixel video chat camera at its front bezel completes the camera department of the tablet.

If you need a tablet that you can bring with you in your overseas travel without having to worry about its bulk and heft, then the Droid Xyboard 8.2 from Motorola will definitely suit your needs.

Source:http://www.technobloom.com/software-update-gives-the-motorola-droid-xyboard-8-2-global-roaming-capabilities/225363/

That’s right, Motorola is calling all Photon 4G owners for a new “soak” test for a new software update. Motorola is looking for testers, also known as a “soak” group, to test out a pre-release software update to help Motorola make sure the update is close to perfect by getting the update out to more people before official release. This is very common with Motorola, they begin by rolling out the update to a small “soak test” group then continues to roll it out to the rest of it’s users.

No world on what’s in this update, but I am almost positive that the Photon will be getting it’s first taste of Ice Cream Sandwich with this update. Maybe Motorola will surprise us and bring ICS to the Photon with this update? But as we all know any update is good, as long as it doesn’t bring more bugs to the device.

Hit the source link below to go sign up to be a tester for this update. What do you think is in the update? Just some bug fixes or maybe something more like an update to get your Photon 4G ready for the imminent Android 4.0 update? Let us know in the comments.

Source:http://www.androidauthority.com/motorola-photon-4g-soak-test-46792/

Verizon recently released a software update for the Motorola Droid Razr which is aimed at dealing with a number of issues that were experienced by users of the device. Motorola (NYSE:MMI) revealed that the software update released by Verizon will provide a number of enhancements and fixes to the Motorola Droid Razr. It will also enhance data connectivity and will deal with the SIM error notifications which were experienced by a number of users of the smartphone offering of Motorola.
The software update for the Motorola Droid Razr will reportedly enhanced the features and the quality of the camera of the smartphone. An improvement on the stability on menu access, phone dialer, browser, music player and video playback in order to avoid force close errors as well as lockups on the device.

The recent software update will also bring some enhancements on the email and messaging features of the Motorola Droid Razr. With the software update, the group message notification will be updated while 3G and 4G data connectivity will be enhanced.

Motorola Droid Razr
Network connection following the completion of voice calls will also be maintained following the software update of the Motorola Droid Razr. The background color of the Motorola Droid Razr will also be modified to enhanced readability of the menu items when the device is connected to the Lapdock.

Users who have not updated their Motorola Droid Razr units can check it by selecting ‘Menu’ then going to ‘Settings’ before selecting the ‘About Phone’ option and then selecting ‘System Updates’. With the enhancements on data connectivity as well as the performance of the camera of the Motorola Droid Razr, it would be advisable for users of the device to update their smartphone units as soon as possible. This recently released software update for the Motorola Droid Razr will reportedly take up around 57MB of space.

Source:http://www.planetinsane.com/software-update-for-motorola-droid-razr-released/2626122/