July, 2012

• 19 July

  Indie Gala Mobile 2 bundles more good games for good causes

  

  Need some new games to while away your flight, train ride, car trip, or time in line at the post office with? In terms of bang for the buck, it’s hard to beat a bundle. Like this one: the Indie Gala Mobile 2 bundle lets you set your own price for three (or more) popular …

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• 19 July

  Nokia is listing heavily

  

  Screenshot by Crave UK Nokia, the once-proud Finnish mobile phone giant, is still sinking. In its second-quarter earnings report, the company posted a net loss of $1.74 billion, with overall sales down 26 percent year over year. Smartphone sales were down by a third in the quarter. There are two rays of sunshine amid the dark skies over Espoo. Nokia’s …

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• 19 July

  Help! These data share plans are too confusing (FAQ)

  

  AT&T has followed Verizon Wireless’s lead and unveiled its own “share plan” for data services. CNET The move toward shared data plans has left many wireless consumers scratching their heads in confusion. While Verizon has said it made these changes to simplify pricing, it’s clear that consumers find these changes anything but easy to understand. AT&T’s new pricing scheme, in …

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• 19 July

  Verizon: Feedback on ‘Share Everything’ has been great

  

  Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo said the response to the carrier’s shared data plan has been positive, despite the wave of criticism that has erupted over the new policy. “Early feedback has been great,” he said during an investor conference call today. “The customer adoption has been tracking with expectations.” The company last month launched its “Share Everything” plan …

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• 19 July

  Nokia posts $1.7B billion loss, though Lumia sales jumped

  

  The beleaguered phone maker Nokia reported today a $1.7 billion (1.4 billion euro) net loss on $9.23 billion in net sales in the second quarter. Analysts expected a loss of 641.1 million euros ($784 million) on revenue of 7.53 billion euros ($9.27 billion). Nokia reported net sales of 7.5 billion euros ($9.23 billion), up from 7.4 billion euros ($9.11 billion) …

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• 19 July

  Motorola contributes over $1B to Google, but still a drag overall

  

  Google beat analyst expectations for the second quarter of 2012 and reported a little more than $1 billion in revenue from its new subsidiary Motorola. Google said that Motorola contributed $1.25 billion in revenue ,or about 10 percent of the company’s consolidated revenue, in the second quarter of 2012. The company reported total revenue of $12.21 billion for the quarter. …

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• 19 July

  Nokia loses £1.1bn as networks see ‘no reason to push Lumia’

  

  Nokia has taken another knock, losing £1.1bn in the last three months. The Finnish phone-fancier saw sales fall by a fifth, with sales of the Nokia Lumia Windows Phone-powered smart phones falling by a third. And things won’t improve in coming months, thanks to Microsoft’s decision to cut off current Lumia phones. Sales have fallen by a quarter over the …

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• 19 July

  Flight+ has a ton of flight tracking tools

  

  When you’re taking a vacation or just picking up mom at the airport, a flight tracking app can be an invaluable tool. Indeed, I’ve downloaded more than my share with Mobiata’s FlightTrack Pro holding its place one of my top picks. Recently, though, I discovered a more comprehensive app called Flight+. Developed by International Airport Flight Track Technologies, Flight+ combines …

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• 19 July

  Nexus 7 users reporting screen problems, easy fix for some

  

  Google’s excitingly cheap new Nexus 7 tablet has been plopping into mailboxes around the world (my 16GB model just arrived this morning, thanks for asking), and Android fans have been eagerly coming to grips with the Jelly Bean-powered slate. Inevitably with such a popular gadget — and such a vocal fanbase — some Nexus owners have discovered manufacturing faults. Twitter …

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• 19 July

  Vodafone Nexus S should receive Jelly Bean update tomorrow

  

  Vodafone’s update blog has released the timing for the first Australian phone to receive the Android Jelly Bean update via a telco, with the Nexus S scheduled to receive the update over-the-air from 1pm on 19 July. This update will advance the Nexus S to Android firmware version 4.1, from its current 4.0.4 firmware. Customers with a Nexus S should …

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