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Feb

6

2012

Further Clarification Offered for CDMA Galaxy Nexus “Official” Status Drop

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by Jack Holt
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For those of you who don’t know Google dropped official “developer device” support for the CDMA (Verizon) version of the Galaxy Nexus last week. While a statement was released explaining why, it apparently required further explanation as it wasn’t officially explained in full as to what this drop actually meant. So without futher hesitation here [...]

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Feb

6

2012

2.25% Demanded By Motorola in Apple’s Sales For Use of Licensing Patents

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by Jack Holt
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Well it appears Motorola is growing some stones in regards to its injunction against Apple’s iCloud and MobileMe software. Motorola is apparently looking into receiving 2.25% of Apple’s sales in return for licensing FRAND (fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms) patents. Right now Apple is currently battling in its use of the Qualcomm-Mot0r0la license agreement for [...]

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Feb

4

2012

Mystery Device From Google Stops By The FCC

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by Josh O'Donnell
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An FCC application filed by Google, Inc. suggests the possibility of a Google entertainment device is in the works. The application requests permission for a six month window in which this mystery device can be tested at the Google HQ as well as in Google employees’ homes in four different cities: Mountain View CA, Los [...]

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Feb

4

2012

Xiaomi Open Sources MIUI ROM and Application Source Codes

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by Jack Holt
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This is a big day for ROM developers everywhere as Xiaomi, a Chinese technology company, has open sourced its MIUI ROM for Android. For those that live under a rock, MIUI gives Android an iOS flair in both look and feel and is based on both Android 2.3.7 and CyanogenMod 7 sources. MIUI 4 (based [...]

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Feb

3

2012

Google Drops Official “Developer Support” for CDMA Galaxy Nexus, Google Releases Statement, Will Still Provide Direct Software Support

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by Jack Holt
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While most of us aren’t surprised by this move, I’m certainly not, Google has dropped official support for the CDMA (Verizon) Galaxy Nexus as a developer device. They did the same for the LTE Xoom and Nexus S 4G as well. At first folks thought was in regards to Google Wallet not being officially supported [...]

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Feb

3

2012

Apple Slaps Samsung With Revised Lawsuit In Australia, Comes With 278 Claims

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by Jack Holt
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Well you have to give it to Apple. If anything, they are relentless. Rather than admit defeat in regards to their recent lawsuit in Australia against Samsung being overturned they’ve come at the Korean company a second time. This time, Apple is expanding its lawsuit to inclue 278 claims that spans across 22 patents and [...]

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Feb

2

2012

Android 2.3 Gingerbread Running on 58% of Android Devices

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by Emily Aquin
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  Every two weeks Google releases the Android distribution numbers to the masses.  The biweekly survey reports what version of Android that a device is running when it accesses the Market.  Developers should note that a whopping 58 percent of devices are now running Android 2.3 Gingerbread.  This is especially important in determining which software [...]

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Feb

2

2012

Qualcomm Completes First Successful LTE To 3G Voice Handover

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by Roy Alugbue
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  There may still be some kinks to work out with LTE technology, but at least we have Qualcomm to thank for achieving one major feat. Qualcomm was able to complete the very first handover from LTE to WCDMA 3G during a VoLTE (voice-over-LTE) call recently. Previously, if you were on a VoLTE call in an LTE [...]

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Feb

2

2012

HTC Admits Security Exploit Affects Specific Handsets, Says Fix is Already Out for Most Affected Devices

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by Jack Holt
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It seems that HTC is always in the news for one security scare or another. Well you can add this to the pile as HTC has acknowledged that a bug/exploit can expose security credentials on wifi networks when their devices handle specific Android requests. It was found that applications on affected HTC devices with the [...]

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Feb

2

2012

AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note’s Kernel Source Code Released

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by Ed Caggiani
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Samsung just pushed out the kernel source code for AT&T’s version of the Samsung Galaxy Note. There are three different versions listed for download at Samsung’s Open Source Release Center. Why three, you ask? Your guess is as good as mine at this point, but according to one developer, they are almost all identical save [...]

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