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LG Nitro HD review: LG’s Android firestarter?

It’s about time LG got really fired up about Android, and the LG Nitro HD could be just the fuse this phone maker needs to rocket through the ranks. The Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone contains all the premium parts you’d expect in a superphone. It all starts with a brilliant 4.5-inch high-definition touch screen (1,280×720-pixel …

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Verizon Wireless denies blocking Google Wallet

Verizon Wireless denied claims that it was blocking the Google Wallet mobile payment application on the upcoming Galaxy Nexus. “Recent reports that Verizon is blocking Google Wallet on our devices are false,” the company said in a statement today. “Verizon does not block applications.” Google Wallet, unlike other applications, needs to be integrated into a secure part of the phone …

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Chronic

Don’t want to run iOS 5? Get Chronic-Dev Team’s Crash Reporter software and help them jailbreak iDevices. Apple Whether or not the masses actually jailbreak their iPhones, it seems as though users are willing to support the work that the jailbreak community is doing, feeding the Chronic-Dev Team with more than 10 million crash reports in a single week after …

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Android Market: 10 billion downloads and counting

Let’s face it. At the moment, there are only two major online app stores to speak of: Google’s Android Market and Apple iTunes. Sure, Amazon has an app store as does Barnes & Noble, among others, but these are still primarily feeders for the Android brand as a whole. Based on the latest figures out of the Android Market, it …

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Verizon reportedly taking on Netflix in online video biz

Verizon Communications is ready to get into the online video business. The telecommunications provider plans to launch an online streaming video service that would take on Netflix, Hulu, and the traditional cable providers, Reuters reported today. Such a service would mark a break from the company’s past adherence to the pay TV model. As of the third quarter, Verizon delivers …

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RIM loses trademark ruling over ‘BBX’

After losing an early round in its trademark dispute with a small New Mexico software provider over use of BBX, Research In Motion has opted for new name for its new operating system. U.S. District Judge William P. Johnson in Albuquerque granted a temporary restraining order today requested by Basis International that bars RIM from using the BBX mark at …

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Dell Streak 7 Android tablet quietly disposed of

It looks like Dell’s on to a losing Streak — the PC manufacturer has stopped selling the Streak 7 tablet online in the US, saying that the 7-inch Android tablet is ‘no longer available’. In a statement sent to Engadget, Dell says it, “remains committed to the mobility market and continues to sell products here and in other parts of the world.” Dell …

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Optus MeTV app caters for remote recording

Optus has just launched an accompanying Apple iOS app for its MeTV with Fetch PVR and internet media streamer. MeTV subscribers can use the new smartphone and tablet app to view TV guide information, as well as remotely set their MeTV box to record programs. The app also allows users to watch movie trailers, which are unmetered for Optus mobile …

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