Thursday, July 21, 2011

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Motorola ATRIX 4G Gingerbread update seeded to testers

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 02:16 PM PDT

The update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread for the Motorola ATRIX 4G can't be too far off, as the company has started sending the necessary files to update to its group of real-world testers today. A few days ago Motorola sent out the call looking for testers of the update, and now it is seeding the update out to said testers. Details as to what is included in the update are scarce, but if history has taught us anything about Motorola's update plans, it won't be too long before the update is released to the masses, barring that the beta test reveals any major problems with it of course.
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AT&T disagrees with Senator Kohl's letter, finds ally in Sen. Lee

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 01:59 PM PDT

Not to be left out of the discussion, AT&T has also issued a statement in response to Senator Kohl's letter to the FCC regarding AT&T's proposed purchase of T-Mobile, and as expected, disagrees with his position. The carrier also has garnered some support from other members of Congress, most notably Senator Mike Lee from Utah.
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T-Mobile responds to Sen. Kohl's letter: "We are disappointed"

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 01:46 PM PDT

T-Mobile has issued a public statement in response to the letter from head of the antitrust committee in the U.S. Senate, Senator Herb Kohl, to the Federal Communication Commission imploring it to deny the proposed buyout of T-Mobile USA by AT&T. T-Mobile says that it is disappointed with Senator Kohl's position, and it disagrees with his analysis.
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Google+ already most popular free iPhone app

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:33 PM PDT

Google's new Google+ client for the iOS platform is storming the iTunes App Store's popular apps list, snagging the number one spot on the popular free apps leaderboard.
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Senator Kohl urges FCC to block AT&T, T-Mobile deal

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:18 PM PDT

Senator Herb Kohl has penned a letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging it to block the proposed buyout of T-Mobile USA by AT&T. In the letter, Kohl says that the buyout "would likely cause substantial harm to competition and consumers, would be contrary to antitrust law and not in the public interest, and therefore should be blocked by your agencies." In particular, he points out that low-cost competitor T-Mobile would be effectively eliminated from the market. T-Mobile announced new, lower-cost plans today, which has prompted many to bemoan the buyout by AT&T, as it is felt that AT&T would not implement the same kind of consumer-friendly plans that T-Mobile has.
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Microsoft to accept Windows Phone Mango apps in August

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 11:41 AM PDT

If you weren't sure that the Mango update to Windows Phone was right around the corner, this should give you a reason to believe: Microsoft has announced that developers can begin submitting Mango-compatible apps in August. The company announced that the tools necessary to do so will be available towards the end of next month, so a September launch of the update doesn't seem that far-fetched. In addition, Microsoft has announced a bunch of new tools for developers that will allow them to take advantage of the new features in Mango. We just want to see the update in action and get to playing with the new apps, though, so let's hope this timeline pans out.
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Lookout announces Mobile Threat Network, Verizon to use in V CAST store

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 11:20 AM PDT

Mobile security firm Lookout has announced a new service called the Mobile Threat Network that allows partners of Lookout to continuously scan their app stores for malware, while being transparent to the end user. In addition, Lookout has released an API that allows app stores to plug into Lookout's database of known threats and scan their apps against them.
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Study shows many Android apps leak personal information

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:52 AM PDT

A study of 10,000 Android apps by Dasient, an anti-malware provider, has revealed that hundreds of Android apps leak personal information to an unauthorized server. In addition, apps were found that sent out unwarranted SMS messages to other phones, effectively spamming a person's contact list.
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Smartphone sales expected to hit 1 billion annually by 2016

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:26 AM PDT

According to analyst firm Juniper Research, annual sales of smartphones are expected to hit 1 billion units in a matter of 5 years, an increase of 331 percent over the 302 million sold in 2010.
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Netflix for Android now available for 23 smartphones, 2 tablets

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 09:54 AM PDT

Netflix has been quietly adding compatibility for more devices to its Android application, with the number now up to 25. The vast majority of those devices are smartphones, with most tablets left off the list.
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HP Movie Store now available on TouchPad

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 09:18 AM PDT

HP has released its Movie Store app for its webOS-powered TouchPad tablet. With Movie Store, which is powered by Roxio Now, you can browse and download a number of popular movies and TV shows, which you can purchase to watch on the TouchPad. Pricing is a bit high for the movies, which run $15.95 to purchase, or $3.99 for a 24 hour rental. TV shows are a little more reasonable at $1.99 per episode to purchase. There are trailers to preview the content before you buy. You can also curate and manage a wishlist of shows and movies that you would like to watch in the future. The HP Movie Store can be installed on the TouchPad as an update through the Software Manager app.
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Viber brings free VoIP calling, text messaging to Android

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 08:37 AM PDT

Viber, the free VoIP calling and text messaging service available for the iPhone, is now available as an Android app. Viber allows users to make calls and send messages to other Viber users for free using their data plan.
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Sprint to announce 4G expansion plans later this fall

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 08:15 AM PDT

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse spoke to a number of journalists at Sprint's headquarters in Kansas yesterday, and in his talks he mentioned that the carrier will have some news this fall regarding its 4G network plans. Sprint has come under fire recently for the seemingly molasses-like speed at which it has expanded its 4G WiMAX network when compared to the aggressive roll-outs of Verizon Wireless' LTE and T-Mobile's HSPA+ networks. Hesse admitted that things have slowed down lately, and blamed most of it on the financial troubles that Sprint's partner Clearwire has been facing. Of course, he didn't mention anything about the supposed LTE plans that Sprint might have with LightSquared, so I guess we will have to wait until fall to learn more.
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T-Mobile starts rolling out Gingerbread update for myTouch 4G

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 07:51 AM PDT

T-Mobile has announced the roll-out of the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the myTouch 4G smartphone. The update brings a number of new features to the phone, including compatibility with 2010 Exchange, a newer version of the Swype keyboard, and all of the goodies that come with Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The version of Android will be 2.3.3, so don't look for the Google Talk video calling feature that comes with 2.3.4. The update will be rolled out slowly, with a limited push starting tomorrow, and more users receiving the update over the next few weeks, with it expected to be completed by the end of the year. Users will get a notification on their phones when the update is ready to be downloaded and installed. Since you have waited for Gingerbread this long already, what's another couple of weeks or months, right?
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Motorola TRIUMPH smartphone now available from Virgin Mobile

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 07:16 AM PDT

Virgin Mobile has announced that the Motorola TRIUMPH Android smartphone is now available for purchase from the pre-paid carrier. If you recall, the TRIUMPH offers a higher-end experience than Virgin Mobile customers are used to. It has a 4.1-inch WVGA display, and is powered by a 1GHz processor. It also has cameras on the front and back, and runs a stock version of Android 2.2 Froyo. You can purchase the TRIUMPH from Virgin Mobile now for $299.99. Take a look at our initial hands-on from Virgin's launch event earlier this year.
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Lenovo's IdeaPad Tablet K1 offers first Netflix experience for Android tablets

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 06:52 AM PDT

Lenovo has announced its first Android tablet for the consumer market, the IdeaPad Tablet K1, and it has managed to get quite a coup as far as included software goes. While the K1 is very similar to other Android 3.1 Honeycomb tablets on the market, it has one major trick up its sleeve: Netflix compatibility.
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Lenovo's ThinkPad Tablet marries business features with Android 3.1 Honeycomb

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 06:38 AM PDT

Lenovo has taken the wraps off of its new, business-focused Android tablet, the ThinkPad Tablet. The ThinkPad Tablet offers much of what we have come to expect from Android tablets today, but it also adds some business-centric features that should make the enterprise, and even some regular users, very happy.
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Sony Ericsson Android smartphones to get PopCap games pre-loaded

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 06:15 AM PDT

PopCap, who was just purchased by EA Games, has announced a deal with Sony Ericsson that will put a few of PopCap's games on Sony Ericsson's Android phones out of the box. The Xperia mini and Xperia mini pro will have Plants vs. Zombies, Peggle, and Chuzzle pre-loaded on them when they hit shelves in the near future. Plants vs. Zombies and Peggle will be demo versions of the games, while the version of Chuzzle will be the full monty. This new partnership may offer Europeans the first opportunity to play the Android versions of these games, as they are currently only available in the Amazon Appstore for Android in the U.S.
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Windows Phone Mango Twitter, LinkedIn integration detailed in video

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 05:49 AM PDT

One of the features that we knew was coming with Windows Phone Mango is the integration of Twitter and LinkedIn into the core components of the OS, such as the people hub, much in the way that Facebook has been integrated since Windows Phone 7 was launched last year. We unfortunately didn't get to see the upcoming integration in action during our June preview of the Mango update, but we now have a video that details how it will work.
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Samsung Galaxy S II to hit the U.S. next month

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 05:34 AM PDT

Those in the U.S. shouldn't be jealous of other parts of the world for too much longer, as Samsung has revealed that it plans to release the Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone in the U.S. in August. The Galaxy S II, which has set sales records for Samsung since its debut, offers a dual-core, 1.2GHz processor and Android 2.3 Gingerbread with the latest version of Samsung's TouchWiz UI.
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