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May

24

2012

Schmidt Says “A Lot More Focus On Android” With The Future Of Motorola Mobility

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The world is eagerly awaiting to see what Google does now that the company has successfully acquired Motorola Mobility, especially OEM’s like LG, HTC, Samsung and more.  Who can blame them for thinking there’s a possibility that Motorola could gain the upper hand if they obtain inside access to Android’s latest builds of the operating [...]

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May

24

2012

UK To Receive LG Optimus L7 For £234

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The L7, LG’s top model of the new L-series slim devices to hit the market is going on sale in the UK with online retailer, Handtec.  Now’s your chance to snatch the ICS 4.0, 4.3″ IPS LCD displayed handset for a reasonable £233.99 ($367).  Recall that the monster handset also sports 4 GB of storage, [...]

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May

22

2012

Did Apple’s Lawsuit Affect The Design Quality Of The Galaxy S III?

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Buzz around the Internet is that Samsung’s Galaxy S III took its design ques as a result of the ever ongoing battle with Apple’s patent infringement case.  Samsung design VP, Chang Dong-hoon was asked earlier today to give his feedback on the matter to which he denied it being the case at all.  According to [...]

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May

22

2012

Google Motorola Acquisition Finally Final, CEO Sanjay Jha Is Out Of A Job

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After quite some time, Google’s acquisition of Motorola was finally final after this morning.  The search giant finally closed on the deal after China gave their final approval a couple of days ago.  Google was quick to reiterate that Motorola will continue to remain a separate company, while Android will remain “open” as it continues [...]

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May

22

2012

Select Devices Get Beta Version Of “Test Drive” With New Amazon Appstore Update

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The Amazon Appstore has recently pushed out an update bringing it to version 2.6.53.  In addition to bug fixes, Amazon has now added their popular Test Drive capabilities to the little screen. For quite some time now you’ve been able to test drive an app on your PC in an emulator to see how it runs, looks and feels. [...]

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May

21

2012

Unofficial Port Of Classic PC Game “Theme Hospital” Hits The Google Play Store

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If you’re a huge fan of classic PC games then you’re in for a surprise.  Recently to surface in the Google Play Store is an unofficial port of the classic 1997 game Theme Hospital.  The game is available for download now and will run you $1.49.  The game can be played on smartphones and tablets [...]

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May

17

2012

Japan To Receive The Galaxy S III With 2GB Of RAM?

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Well, if you suspected that the Galaxy S III would come in quite an array of different hardware configs, you’d be correct.  We’ve already seen the device sporting the Exynos quad-core CPU and we know it will arrive on some carriers with Qualcomm’s dual-core Snapdragon S4 chip.  However, up until recently most carriers releasing any [...]

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May

16

2012

LG Promo’s New Optimus UI 3.0 With Upcoming Launches, Offers a Slew Of New Features

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LG, struggling to stay relevant in the mobile arena has announced that their Optimus UI 3.0 is ready and ahead of schedule.  The new UI 3.0 offers a ton of new features and claims to be “unobtrusive” unlike other skins we’re familiar with.  We’ll initially see the new UI with the release of the Optimus [...]

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May

15

2012

Samsung Finally Reveals A T-Mobile ICS Upgrade List, Four Devices On-Board To Receive The Update

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Recall the disappointing news last month when Samsung unveiled an update/upgrade list for all devices across all US carriers that were to receive ICS 4.0 with the exception of T-Mobile specific devices?  Well, we bring you good tidings this morning.  Samsung has finally added Magenta to the list and you can expect at least four devices to receive [...]

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May

14

2012

Alarm Clock Ultra For Android Is More Than Just An Alarm Clock (Video)

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Alarms can be a dime a dozen on the Google Play Store, but Alarm Clock Ultra Free is an app worthy to be set apart from the rest.  Not only is it extremely functional and effective but it’s also aesthetically pleasing to any eye.  Alarm Clock Ultra offers you a reliable and stable alarm clock that is [...]

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