VERIZON'S INCREDIBLE 2 STARTING TO GET GINGERBREAD

HTC's Droid Incredible 2 is finally getting the Android 2.3 it has long deserved, with the luckiest of Verizon Wireless subscribers seeing the update pushed to their phones last night. The update (coined 2.18.605.4) brings along performance improvements with mobile IM, solved Hotmail sync issues, better device connectivity, a built-in browser bookmark for the New York Times, the addition of the Wireless Charging UI and a new desktop dock app. Don't be shocked if it takes a week to get to your particular phone

LEAK: iOS 5 TO OFFER OVER THE AIR UPDATES

While searching for updates in iTunes, a MacRumors reader stumbled upon the page above, which alludes to an "Automatic Download" feature that allows for wireless syncing. Also, the fact that Apple went out of its way to say "...if your device has Automatic Download enabled for apps" makes us wonder what else we'll soon be able to update over the air. The company has since pulled the tattletale page in iTunes, but MacRumorsgrabbed a screenshot while it was still live.

DROID X GETTING GINGERBREAD TOMORROW, FRIDAY MAY 27

On Wednesday Verizon Wireless announced that Droid X users would start receiving the update on Friday, May 27. According to Verizon, enhancements that come with the update include a new user interface with new colors, a download manager for your apps and attachments, faster access to the numeric keyboard mode, and autosuggestions to group your contacts faster.

Update instructions are posted here. You can either download it manually, which is useful when you're roaming, or wait for the over-the-air update.

This means that a Motorola employee wasn't fibbing on Monday when he told a forum of disgruntled Droid users, all still running Android 2.2 Froyo, that their Gingerbread updates were on the way. He specified that Droid X was scheduled to receive the update by "the end of the second quarter of the year," (i.e. June), barring Verizon's approval. Other Droid phones are scheduled to receive the update by the end of the third quarter, he said.

VERIZON OTA UPDATE FOR THUNDERBOLT LACKS LTE FIX

Verizon's finally sending that OTA firmware update for the Thunderbolt. Owners of the flagship device can grab it now through a manual download, and the good news is that it's meant to fix some connectivity issues. Bad news is it's just for 3G. The new code is also meant to stabilize data-dependent apps, speed up GPS updates for Google Maps and VZ Navigator, and fix a few minor messaging glitches. Guess we will have to wait longer for the LTE fix to arrive.