Friday, June 24, 2011

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Apple expands patent fight with Samsung to South Korea

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:20 AM PDT

Apple has expanded its patent lawsuit against Samsung with a new filing in South Korea, Samsung's home country. Samsung had already filed a lawsuit against Apple in South Korea, after Apple fired off its complaints that Samsung infringed upon Apple's design and trade dress in other countries. Apple did not comment regarding this most recent lawsuit.
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HP Palm Pre 2 for Verizon gets webOS 2.1 update

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 04:50 AM PDT

Reports are in that the HP Palm Pre 2 for Verizon Wireless, the last of the original Palm designed smartphones, has finally received the update from webOS 2.0 to webOS 2.1. With webOS 2.1 come a number of improvements and new features, like Exhibition mode with the TouchStone wireless charger, Voice Dial, Bluetooth keyboard support, and a number of bug fixes in the email, messaging, photos, and tasks applications. The update is being rolled out to users gradually, so they should get a notification on their Pre 2 smartphones when it is ready to download. Anxious users can manually refresh the System Updates app to see if its ready for them yet.
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Cut the Rope makes its way to Android; free through GetJar for 6 days

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 04:31 AM PDT

Popular iOS game Cut the Rope has finally made its way over to the Android platform. The game is available now through the GetJar third-party app store, and it will be available in other app stores, like the Android Market, in six days.
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iOS users prefer Wi-Fi, Android users choose cellular networks more often

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 02:11 PM PDT

A new report on network usage by both iOS and Android users has been released by comScore that shows different preferences for networks between the two platforms.
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RIM updates WebWorks SDK for BlackBerry PlayBook tablet

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 02:03 PM PDT

RIM has announced a new version of the WebWorks SDK for BlackBerry Tablet OS is now available to developers. Version 2.1 adds new levels of hardware access on the PlayBook, as well as more ways for developers to monetize their product.
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Best Buy opening at 8 a.m. for HTC EVO 3D smartphone launch

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:27 PM PDT

Best Buy has announced that it will be opening early tomorrow morning for the launch of the HTC EVO 3G 3D-capable smartphone for Sprint.
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Apple iPad hacker pleads guilty over AT&T data breach

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:11 PM PDT

One of the hackers accused of breaking in to AT&T's servers and stealing the data of 120,000 iPad users last year has plead guilty.
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Apple has permission to bid against Google for Nortel patents

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:57 PM PDT

Bloomberg is reporting that the U.S. government has given Apple permission to bid on the suite of patents that Nortel has up for sale. The patents cover a multitude of wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi and LTE. Google has already received permission to bid on the suite, which goes on sale next week. It is possible that RIM is interested in the patents as well, though with the recent stock woes that the company has faced, it may no longer want to expend the capital.
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Archos 101 G9 offers 10.1-inch display and 250GB of storage

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:39 PM PDT

Launched alongside the 80 G9, the Archos 101 G9 is a 10.1-inch version of its little brother. Aside from the difference in screen size, the 101 G9 retains all of the features that the 80 G9 offers, including the modular 3G unit and giant storage capacity.
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Press Release: Cloak your iPad 2 in double-layer protection with the new CandyShell Wrap from Speck

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:25 PM PDT

New MacBook Pro CasesAvailable in Sophisticated New Colors. CandyShell View for iPhone 4 Stands Out with a Fully Retractable Kickstand. Limited Edition Patriot Fitted iPhone 4 Cases Benefit Wounded Warrior Project.
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Archos 80 G9 Android 3.1 Honeycomb tablet brings massive storage and flexible 3G

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:06 PM PDT

Archos has announced a new Android 3.1 Tablet that offers an immense amount of storage, plus easy 3G upgrade options. The Archos 80 G9 is an 8-inch slate that is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor.
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HTC EVO 3D pre-installed apps can be easily removed

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:51 AM PDT

One of the biggest annoyances with Android smartphones today is the number of unremovable, pre-installed apps that carriers load on them. This is nothing new in the smartphone world, but it certainly has become more prevalent in recent years. Sprint has reversed this trend with the HTC EVO 3D, as it has given owners the ability to remove all but one of the apps that are pre-installed on the smartphone.
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Motorola ATRIX 4G could get unlocked bootloader with Gingerbread update

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:42 AM PDT

This could be the news that many Motorola ATRIX 4G owners have been looking for, as it is reported that the dual-core smartphone will get an unlocked bootloader when it receives its update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread. An unlocked bootloader would allow enterprising hackers to finally be able to load custom software and OSes on the ATRIX 4G. Apparently, Chinese versions of the ATRIX have already received the update with the unlocked bootloader. Motorola has promised that it will unlock bootloaders of some phones with software updates, so this might be the first fruits of that endeavor.
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Apple removes controversial protest app from App Store

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:57 AM PDT

Apple has pulled the controversy-sparking "ThirdIntifada" app from the iTunes App Store. The app, which provided information on Palestinian protests and encouraged violence against Israel, was originally released in the App Store on June 15.
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HP announces magazine app to showcase TouchPad apps

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 07:58 AM PDT

HP has announced a new application for the upcoming TouchPad webOS tablet that will showcase other new applications for the platform. Called webOS Pivot, the app will also feature editorial and images on digital culture.
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LG Thrill 4G 3D-capable smartphone hits AT&T this summer (video)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 07:34 AM PDT

The LG Thrill 4G, AT&T's version of the LG Optimus 3D, will be hitting the carrier this summer, according to a news release put out by AT&T.
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Nokia CEO Elop shows off Nokia "Sea Ray" Windows Phone - on camera

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 07:20 AM PDT

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop showed off his company's first Windows Phone smartphone, code named "Sea Ray." The event was captures on video in spite of feigned pleas for cameras to be turned off.
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T-Mobile home to over 1 million Apple iPhones

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:58 AM PDT

According to T-Mobile USA, the carrier's network is home to over 1 million unlocked Apple iPhone smartphones in spite of that fact that T-Mobile has never been able to sell the device itself.
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Hulu Plus app for some Android smartphones now available

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:28 AM PDT

It has been a long time in coming, but Hulu is finally making it possible to access its TV and movie content on Android smartphones. On some of them, at least.
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U.S. bill would require carriers to clearly define "4G" devices

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:53 AM PDT

A new bill has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representative Ann Eshoo of California that would require carriers to disclose specific information on what their "4G" services entail.
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