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by Alex Dobie
Feb 03, 2012
278 claims covering 22 patents across 10 devices
The latest round of legal wrangling between Apple and Samsung has seen the former significantly expand its patent claims against the latter in Au...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 03, 2012
With Super Bowl XLVI looming large, gaming giant EA Sports is hoping you'll be up for some (American) football on your Android device this weekend. To celebrate the end of the season and Sunday&...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 03, 2012
Following the device's launch on Bell Mobility late last year, it seems LG's flagship smartphone, the Optimus LTE, will be making its way to rival network TELUS at some point, too. LG's ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 02, 2012
Previously only available to Sprint Nexus S 4G owners, Google's NFC-based payment app, Google Wallet, has just been updated to add support for the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S on AT&T. So if you...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 02, 2012
PC World, Dixons and Currys went a little crazy with their HTC Flyer pricing over the holidays, dropping the 16GB Wifi-only version to £200, and the 32GB 3G version to £250. Now it seems...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 02, 2012
We've seen at least a couple of early Ice Cream Sandwich leaks for the international Samsung Galaxy S II (GT-i9100) appear, and today yet another version has leaked out online, showing signs o...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 02, 2012
Android 4.0 OTA update for Sensation coming "early this year"
Update: HTC has sent out a clarificaiton that this verison of the Sensation will ship with Gingerbread by will get an upgr...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 02, 2012
HTC is updating some of its Android phones to address a security vulnerability which could allow malicious apps to steal Wifi security information. In a post on its official support site, the manufa...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 01, 2012
As the Motorola Droid 4 inches closer to release, the device has taken its place on Verizon's "Droid Does" site, rubbing shoulders with the likes of the Droid RAZR and Droid Xyboard. Y...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 01, 2012
The device itself won't be available for another couple of weeks or so, but Samsung has wasted no time in releasing the Linux kernel source (and other open-source bits and pieces) for the AT&...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 01, 2012
The Munich Regional Court in Germany has rejected Apple's latest attempt to block sales of two Android-powered Samsung devices, namely the Galaxy Tab 10.1N and Galaxy Nexus.
The Galaxy Tab 10.1...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 01, 2012
We heard last week that the Galaxy S Advance would be coming to Russia later this month, and now it's been confirmed that Samsung's latest mid-range smartphone will be hitting the UK around ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 01, 2012
A few days back a leaked T-Mobile USA inventory screen seemed to suggest several of the carrier's mid to high-end Android phones would soon be reaching end-of-life (EOL) status. Today, however, ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 01, 2012
Sony Ericsson is updating its "Bridge" application for Mac users, adding the ability to apply OS updates to Xperia smartphones over USB. This functionality has been available in SE's P...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 01, 2012
Casio and Verizon are continuing to roll out software updates for the G'zOne Commando, following the rugged phone's Android 2.3 Gingerbread update late last year. The latest software for the...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 01, 2012
Japanese mobile network KDDI says it'll stop using push notification ads on its Android handsets, following some recent online controversy. Late last month it emerged that KDDI was using an upda...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 01, 2012
British retailer Clove Technology has taken the ASUS Transformer Prime off sale today, saying "faults" reported by customers and difficulty in obtaining stock are behind the decision.
In ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 01, 2012
Galaxy S III unveiling due at Samsung event in first half of year
We've heard the rumors, and gone over the possibility in an editorial, but now we have it straight from the horse'...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 31, 2012
We already know that the 4G LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Note will be headed to TELUS and Rogers next month, but now we have confirmation that it's landing on Bell Mobility Canada too. The ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 31, 2012
Yesterday Samsung took the wraps off the Galaxy S Advance, a new mid-range device that fits somewhere between the Galaxy S and Galaxy S II in terms of hardware muscle. Now British network Three is t...



















































