Did you get yourself a Sony Xperia smartphone last year or even earlier this year?  Was it James Bond’s smartphone of choice – the Xperia T?  Or was it the Xperia V or even an Xperia TX?

If you answered yes to either of those Xperia models, Sony’s got some exciting news for you.  As promised, Sony, via its blog, announced that it is beginning to roll out Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to its 2012 range of smartphones.  In particular, the rollout has commenced with the Xperia T and some versions of the Xperia V, with the Xperia TX to follow next month.

With the upgrade, not only do you get the smoothness enhancements with Project Butter, but …

Got a Motorola RAZR M?  It’s time to start checking for system updates. Today we received a press release advising that Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean is available as an Over-the-Air update for the Motorola RAZR M.  The upgrade to Jelly Bean from 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich brings the smoothness of Project Butter, as well as new features like Google Now and Google Voice Search (a feature Motorola is quick to point outis faster and superior to certain competitor products). You can view each of the main upgrades at the following YouTube links:

• Google Now
• Voice Search
• Notifications
• Gallery

If you haven’t got a Motorola RAZR M, and you would like a Telstra version, you should check out the …

The Galaxy Nexus with Vodafone has surely taken its time to make the OS version jump from Ice Cream Sandwich to Jelly Bean. If you’ve got a Galaxy Nexus from Vodafone then now is the time to get a little happier – you’ve got an OS upgrade awaiting you.

You know the drill – head over to the Settings -> About -> Software Update -> Check Now and see if it has rolled out to your phone yet. There’s no mention of a trickle system, so we can expect all eligible phones to have the update ready.

The update brings smoothness in the form of Project Butter and an unparalleled form of pushing relevant information with Google Now.

Source: Vodafone …

Everyone loves an update, especially when that update brings your phone of choice up to the deliciousness that is Android Jelly Bean.

Now all those people that are using an HTC One X with Vodafone may have some Jelly Bean of their own, as Vodafone has released the 4.1.1 update for the One X.

Jelly Bean may not have been the huge step over Ice Cream Sandwich that Ice Cream Sandwich was over Gingerbread, but it still brings with it a range of new features to be excited about. Just a few to mention are:

• Project Butter: an effort by Google to improve frame-rates, everything about Android is now smoother.
• Google Now: Google’s answer to Siri, but much much more

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If you’re in possession of a Vodafone Galaxy Nexus, Vodafone has something exciting coming your way soon!

In its blog post “Software Update Weekly Wrap”, Vodafone announced that the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy Nexus has been approved and is awaiting roll out by Google.

This update from Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich brings you the buttery smoothness that comes with Project Butter as well as new features like Google Now and the ability to take actions directly from the notifications bar.

So keep an eye out for it, you won’t be disappointed!

Source: Vodafone blog

Did you purchase a Motorola RAZR HD from Telstra? Were you told that they’d get an update to you before Christmas? Good, because Telstra/Moto have made us all very happy by beginning to roll out the Jelly Bean update for the flagship Motorola RAZR HD handset.

You know the drill. Head over to the Settings -About -Software Update -Check Now to see if the update has arrived at your door. If it’s not there yet then do not worry – we can almost be certain that the update will be rolling out in stages.

If you’re lucky enough to have gotten the update then be sure to let us know in the comments below how it goes! …

We’ve received a tip from a regular reader that the Android 4.2.1 update has rolled out to their Galaxy Nexus. The update mostly provides a few fixes for the the somewhat laggy nature of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. It doesn’t come with too much under the hood but will be a nice addition to your already lovely updated Galaxy Nexus.

You know the drill. Head over to Settings -> About -> Software Update -> Check Now.

The update hasn’t come through yet for myself yet, but it will likely come through in the coming week. Let us know if you get the update and how it goes below!

Thanks: Cam!

Are you using a Galaxy S III on the Vodafone network? If so, you’ll be stuck on Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, while much of Europe has been enjoying the buttery goodness of Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean. I’ve been playing around with a 4G Galaxy S III that runs on Jelly Bean the last few days and the improvements in speed and features (like Google Now) make for a much more enjoyable experience. Oh, and let’s not forget expandable notifications.

Anyway, if you’ve got an SGS3 with Vodafone then the Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update is poised to begin rolling out at 1PM AEST. The update will be OTA or via Samsung Kies. As you could expect, because of the …

We all love our Android updates and today Telstra via their Crowdsupport site released an update showing some sugary-sweet details about expected rollouts of Jelly Bean and Ice Cream Sandwich.

Of note, Samsung have submitted to Telstra the Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Galaxy S2 4G, whilst the Jelly Bean (4.1) update for the Galaxy Nexus has been delayed but Telstra is hoping to receive this shortly.  Likewise, HTC is expecting to submit the Jelly Bean (4.1) update for the One XL by the end of the month whilst the update for the One S has been delayed till 2013.

Motorola have done a fine job having already submitted their Jelly Bean (4.1) update for the RAZR HD…

Got yourself a Samsung Galaxy S III from Vodafone? Well, you’re most certainly in luck!

From the looks of things (based on Vodafone’s blog) we’ll be seeing a lovely update hit Vodafone branded Samsung Galaxy S III devices this Monday. After the testing has been completed, Samsung are now scheduled to begin rolling out the update on Monday the 26th of November. Can’t believe what you’re reading? Head over to the source below to check out the full story.

We’ll remind you on Monday to grab the update. You should receive a notification, but if that isn’t enough then you can always head to the Settings -> About -> Software Update -> Check Now to try and get it.

Stay …

Before I start writing – if you bought a Galaxy Nexus from any of the Australian carriers then this update is not for you, sorry. You’ll have to wait for all the submissions, testing, etc. which will probably not come for a very long time seeing as though the GNex in Australia has still not been updated to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

For those of you who are lucky enough to have bought your phone from elsewhere, it’s likely you’re holding onto an international Galaxy Nexus (yakju). This is the unlocked international GNex that was not purchased from the Google Play Store.

It has been reported by Android Police that users who have the yakju variant of the Galaxy Nexus …

Well, what do you know. Things have been fairly quiet on the Jelly Bean update cycle and no one really knew if some of Samsung’s major phones would get the update or not. It turns out that Samsung’s flagship phones of 2011 will in fact be updated to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. That is the Galaxy Note and the Galaxy S II. Oh, and, the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 will also be getting a little sweet Jelly Bean treatment.

For those of you who are still keen to hold onto your older phones rather than updating – this is great news! We’re not sure when to expect the updates, but Samsung is preparing the update for submission to Vodafone to …