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Nov

19

2011

Motorola Unveils XT615 Smartphone For Taiwan

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by Roy Alugbue
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Looks like the people out East are about to have a heck of a December courtesy of Motorola. We just brought you news about the Chinese DROID RAZR variants earlier this week, now we have some news for those in Taiwan. Motorola has just announced the XT615 phone which will cost around $360.00 USD. It looks like a gorgeous phone as the body features a rounded-off finish and will feature both white and black color variations. While the phone certainly looks sleek and attractive, the features are certainly hit and miss. You will find on one hand an 8MP camera, VGA front-facing camera, and Gingerbread 2.3. On the other hand, you’ll find an 800MHz processor and a ho-hum 512MB of RAM. While the device’s features are a mixed bag, the build of the phone sure is attractive and will certainly catch Taiwanese interest.

[via PocketNow]

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Nov

19

2011

Google Confirms Flash Isn’t Supported On Ice Cream Sandwich, Not Yet Anyway

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by Harold Williams
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It looks like Flash is currently not installed on the Galaxy Nexus nor is it downloadable from the Android Market. This should’t come as too much of a shock as Adobe recently put a halt to developing Flash any further for mobile browsers. Google has confirmed with Slashgear that this is normal and the ball is in Adobe’s hands to release an update to support ICS. Before you get too upset, Google had the following to say about all of this:

“Flash hasn’t been released for ICS yet so as far as we know, Adobe will support Flash for ICS.”

This may be a show stopper for some thinking about picking up the Galaxy Nexus, but I personally can live without Flash on my phone, at least for now. I would think Adobe would have had something for ICS already in the works, but that’s anyone’s guess. Let us know how you all feel about this right down there in the new style comments.

[via slashgear]

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Nov

19

2011

Android System With Dual-Core Processor & Android 2.3 Squeezed Onto USB Stick

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by Roy Alugbue
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“Less is more” is the mantra Norwegian company FXI Technologies believes in. How accurate is their philosophy? Well, they recently presented their USB computer prototype, ‘Cotton Candy‘. Some of you are thinking, “why the unusual name”? There’s actually a clever reason– the USB computer weighs just 21 grams, the same weight as a bag of you guessed it, cotton candy. You plug the USB computer into your device with a USB slot (TV, computer, phone, tablet, you name it!) and run the operating system as you would a normal Android device. Many of you are shrugging and thinking, “big deal”. It is indeed a big deal because the company has managed to squeeze in high-end specs that rivals many Android devices. Check this out– the device features Android 2.3, a 1.2GHz dual-core Samsung Exynos ARM CPU (yep, the same as in that oh-so fast Galaxy S II phone), 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI-out and oh, an SD card slot for expandable memory. Something for you to salivate over even more is the fact that since the USB computer has a dual-core processor, you’ll be able to view full HD videos from the web or local 1080p HD videos. By the looks of this, FXI needs to hurry and start production of this thing so people like me can hurry up and snag one up.

[via Laptop Mag Blog]

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Nov

19

2011

Steve Wozniak Makes Surprise Visit To GooglePlex, Leaves With Galaxy Nexus and Ice Cream Sandwich T-Shirt

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by Roy Alugbue
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recently stopped by the GooglePlex. Yes you read that right, the GooglePlex… go figure. Perhaps he was making a friendly visit meeting the fine folks at Google and wanted to see the fine Android staff in action. Well, the folks at Google not only welcomed Wozniak with open arms, but they gave him a a heck of a parting gift. How about a brand new Galaxy Nexus phone and Ice Cream Sandwich t-shirt as a parting gift? Wozniak is generally held in high regards by the Android community, so it shouldn’t be too unusual to see him making rounds at Google and getting some love. Next time I’m at the GooglePlex, I do expect to get my Ice Cream Sandwich shirt since Wozniak got one.

[via Google+]

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Nov

19

2011

Sony Ericsson’s VScreens App Allows Android Users To Share Content To Bigger Screens

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by Roy Alugbue
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Getting content from our Android device to a bigger screen has never been difficult or intimidating. However Sony Ericsson is out to make that process completely dumb-proof by using simple QR codes. Yes, you read that right– QR codes. Sony Ericsson has just released the free Vscreens app in Market for any Android 2.1 and above device. Here’s how it works: you download and open the app, go to vscreens.com from your computer, laptop or tablet, and scan the QR code from within the app on your Android device. Once that is done, both your phone and the website will automatically establish a connection and allow you to throw photos and video up on a bigger screen. One thing you should note is the app does require your devices to be on the same wifi network.

Even though the app is in beta, it works pretty well and most users shouldn’t encounter problems (save for grainy or pixelated images and videos occasionally). Hit the Android Market link or QR code below to download the app.

Android Market

 

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Nov

19

2011

Verizon may only offer the 16GB version of the Galaxy Nexus

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by Robert Nazarian
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The Galaxy Nexus page on Google has been updated with a pretty interesting change. Previously it showed the Verizon 4G LTE version in both the 16GB and 32GB models (shown as 16GB/32GB). As of right now, its only showing the 16GB version. I think that’s plenty of storage for most people, but I know there are a lot of people concerned with the fact that there is no microSD card slot for added storage.

Thankfully we have Google Music for cloud storage. Unfortunately many new Verizon customers won’t have unlimited data, but then again Verizon was nice enough to offer double data for those eligible for the upgrade. So do you guys think 16GB will be enough?

[via google from phandroid]

 

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Nov

18

2011

Red Droid Incredible 2 Available at Verizon on Black Friday

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by Stacy Bruce
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Wanting to get a new Droid Incredible 2 but wish it looked a bit funkier? How’s about a completely red Droid Incredible 2? That funky enough for ya? Verizon say the device will be ready for all channels on Thanksgiving so we will have to wait until Black Friday to pick this up. There is no word yet if this has anything to do with Project (Red), the successful AIDS awareness movement, but it sure would be fitting. Specs and price will likely be the same but the wow factor will definitely be increased. Do you feel like turning your Black Friday, red?

[via DroidLife]

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Nov

18

2011

Samsung Galaxy S II and LG Optimus 3D Already Receive ICS Port

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by Stacy Bruce
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Its only been a few days since the ICS ROM dropped and you can bet ROM builders have been awake ever since trying to successfully complete a port. Some dudes have already managed to port rather slick looking builds onto their Galaxy S II and Optimus 3D. That did not take long at all!

Now don’t go getting all excited thinking that you can already throw one of these builds onto either your SGSII or O3D. The crafty gentlemen have yet to release instructions and the SGSII doesn’t even have the radio, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth working properly. As you can see in the picture above, the SGSII still shows ICS’ software buttons but plans are in the works to have them removed. Jump past the split to check out the videos showing the devices in action and rest assured knowing this could be on your own device soon enough.

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Nov

18

2011

Galaxy Ace Heading For The Catwalk

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by Spencer McClendon
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The Galaxy Ace that we told you about back in January,  just got a new face-lift. Literally! That’s right, Hugo Boss has decided to give it their once over, and it now is branded with their name. None of the specs have changed, so it is still a low to middle range phone. (Compared to the phones out now.)

I’m not sure as to why companies continue to put their names on devices that are on the lower end of the spectrum. I would think a company like Hugo Boss would want their name attached to a Samsung Galaxy SII or even a  Galaxy Nexus style phone, you know, something more high-end to represent their high-end company. Am I wrong in this thought? Possibly, but we won’t go there.

However if you are just a die hard Hugo Boss fan, and live in France and hate contracts, then this is your golden egg. It will cost you around $380 and it will be up to you to judge whether or not it was worth that price. Oh and you have all the fashion bloat that Hugo Boss is going to add to it.

If you live in France, we would love to hear your thoughts in the comment section.

[Source Pocketnow]

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