Wednesday, March 7, 2012

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Video: Panasonic ELUGA waterproof smartphone hands-on

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 05:00 AM PST

Panasonic was displaying its new ELUGA line of waterproof smartphones for the European and North American markets at Mobile World Congress this year. The smaller ELUGA boasts a 4.3-inch, qHD (540 x 960 pixel) OLED display, a dual-core 1GHz processor, Android 2.3 Gingerbread with Panasonic's custom user interface. It is extremely thin and also packs support for NFC payment systems. Panasonic says the ELUGA is IP57 rated for water and dust-proofing, and it expects to launch it in Europe in April of this year, with a North American launch slated for June or July.
Watch the video here.


Video: Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE (Verizon) video tour

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 04:59 AM PST

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE is a 4G Android -powered tablet with a 7.7-inch Super AMOLED Plus display for Verizon Wireless. It features a dual-core 1.4GHz processor that is backed up by 1GB of RAM and 16GB of built-in storage space. It's available now for $499 on-contract or for $699 full retail price.
Watch the video here.


Samsung files new iPad, iPhone patent suit hours before iPad HD launch

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 04:53 AM PST

Mere hours before Apple is expected to announce its new iPad HD, Samsung has revealed that it has filed new patent suits against Apple in Samsung's home market of South Korea.
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How Qualcomm's S4 Krait processors take on NVIDIA Tegra 3, TI OMAP5

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 12:55 PM PST

I met with Qualcomm at Mobile World Congress last week to talk about the current state of its line of mobile processors, just as I did with TI to talk about OMAP5.
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TurboTax for Android lets you prep and file taxes from a tablet

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 12:00 PM PST

It's that time of year again - tax season. This year Intuit, makers of the popular TurboTax software for the desktop, is bringing its tax filing expertise to Android tablets with the new TurboTax for Android app.
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Google puts apps, books, movies, music on sale to celebrate Play launch

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 11:27 AM PST

To celebrate the launch of its new Google Play store and cloud syncing service, Google is offering various books, music, and movies on sale. A new book, app, movie, and music album will be on sale each day for seven days. Books, apps, and albums that are on sale will cost 25 cents, while movies can be rented for the same cost. Additionally, Google is offering a host of popular apps for 49 cents, and select movies to rent for 99 cents. Head on over to the new play.google.com to check out all of the goods that are sale.
Read the full story here.


Verizon releases list of Android 4.0 ICS updates for its smartphones, tablets

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 11:07 AM PST

Verizon Wireless has released a list of its current Android 2.x smartphones and Android 3.x tablets that it expects to receive updates to the new Android 4.0 operating system, which was released in December of 2011. The list includes devices from Motorola, Samsung, LG, and HTC.
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Google Books, Music for Android updated with Play branding, no new features

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 10:41 AM PST

Google just announced its new cloud-based integrated entertainment service called Play, and it has already updated two of the companion apps for Android devices to reflect the new branding. Google Play Books and Google Play Music replace the Google Books and Google Music apps that were previously available. Aside from the name change and newly-styled app icons, the apps are pretty much the same as before. Google plans to update the Android Market to the Play Store in the next couple of days, and we expect that the Google Videos app for Android will get a similar treatment.
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Google Play makes a play for the Apple iCloud crowd

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 10:32 AM PST

Google has unveiled Play, a new service that offers many of the cross-device syncing powers that Apple introduced with its own iCloud service. Play lets you buy or consume content on one device, and then pick up where you left off on a completely different device.
Read the full story here.


Sprint, T-Mobile requesting halt on FCC approval of Verizon spectrum purchase

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 08:53 AM PST

Sprint and T-Mobile, along with the Rural Telecommunications Group and Direct TV, have petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to pause its investigation into Verizon Wireless' proposed spectrum purchases from cable companies. The other carriers say that Verizon redacted far too much information in the documents provided to the FCC, and that the hidden information may cause concern for anti-competitive behavior.
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Apple media event tomorrow, new iPad expected to be announced

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 08:20 AM PST

Here is a reminder that Apple's big press event will take place tomorrow at 10 a.m. Pacific time, 1 p.m. Eastern time. Apple is expected to unveil the next generation of its iPad tablet, which many speculate will have a higher resolution display and possibly 4G LTE connectivity.
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Verizon expands 4G LTE footprint to new markets

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 07:59 AM PST

Verizon Wireless has announced further expansion of its 4G LTE network. Customers in Columbus, Miss. and Altus, Okla. can now access the high-speed LTE network, and those in Waltham, Mass. and Farmington, Conn. now have greater coverage. Verizon's 4G LTE network spans more than 200 million people in 196 markets across the country.
Read the full story here.


Verizon announces LTE-based home internet service

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 07:45 AM PST

Verizon Wireless has announced its new HomeFusion Broadband service, a 4G LTE-based internet service for the home. HomeFusion is designed to bring broadband internet to homes that have limited options for traditional, land-based services.
Read the full story here.


Nokia N9 updated to MeeGo PR1.2; gains folders, video calling, continuous shooting

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 07:22 AM PST

The Nokia N9 may be a dead product with a dead-end operating system, but that hasn't stopped Nokia from pumping out numerous software updates that add features and fix bugs. The latest update brings the platform to version PR1.2 and adds significant features like video calling and app folder organization.
Read the full story here.


Court orders Google, Motorola to hand over Android data to Apple

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 06:53 AM PST

A U.S. judge has ordered Google and Motorola to hand over data related to the Android operating system to Apple as part of the litigation over the patent lawsuits between the companies. Motorola and Google must also divulge information regarding the $12.5 billion purchase of the mobile phone manufacturer by Google.
Read the full story here.


Update for Nokia Lumia 800 reportedly offers significant battery life improvement

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 06:15 AM PST

The latest software update for the Nokia Lumia 800 is arriving for users in Singapore, and it comes with significant improvements in battery life.
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Samsung Galaxy Pocket is the smartphone you coveted back in 2008

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 05:55 AM PST

Samsung has announced the Galaxy Pocket, yet another member of its Galaxy line of smartphones. Occupying the opposite end of the spectrum from the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note, the Pocket is an entry-level smartphone with entry-level specs to match.
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Google ups Android Market app size limit to 4GB

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 05:28 AM PST

Google has announced that the size limit on Android apps in the Android Market has been raised to 4GB from the 50MB it was previously. The actual app installer package will still need to be 50MB or under, but now developers can include up to two 2GB "helper" files with it that can be downloaded direct from the Market itself. This alleviates the pain of having to download a large file the first time a user opens a complex game or other high-end app, and streamlines the process for all involved. Users will be able to see how large an app and all of its accompanying downloads are before they install it, and it is recommended that they download large apps when a Wi-Fi connection is available to save cellular bandwidth.
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