I finally got the iPhone and iPad updates working. No idea why it wouldn’t work on my iMac, but switching to a Windows PC did the trick. Of course, I had to re-download the massive update files for each (I think they were around 650MB and 615MB respectively), so lucky I have an unlimited broadband Internet account! I was also pleased to discover that it didn’t wipe either device clean, so all of my apps and data stayed intact after the update. I now have personal hotspot capability on my iPhone!

Personal hotspot!

I’ve also updated the custom ROM on my Samsung Galaxy S, which I’ve been using lately as my primary phone. There was an annoying bug with Darky’s Extreme Edition 9.4 where the earpiece wouldn’t work during calls (they could hear me, but I could hear the caller), and thankfully this has been fixed in 9.5. Updating to the newer version couldn’t have been easier – I just downloaded the DarkyRom configurator in Android Market and flashed the new update ZIP file from there. I’m not sure whether I’m getting better battery life yet – I’ve noticed that Darky’s ROM eats up more battery than the 2.2.1 JPU ROM I was using before – but apparently 9.5 improves on this somewhat. Time will tell!

My awesome Android homescreen: using the Xperia Arc launcher and beautiful widgets for the clock and weather