December, 2011

• 6 December

  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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• 6 December

  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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• 6 December

  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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• 6 December

  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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• 6 December

  First Ice Cream Sandwich tablet costs just £60, in China

  

  The first tablet packed with Ice Cream Sandwich has appeared, and it’s no Galaxy Xoom Transformer. It’s the Ainovo Novo 7, yours for around £60 — if you happen to be in China. The Novo 7 claims to be the first slate powered by Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest version of Google’s software for mobile phones and tablets, Android Community …

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• 6 December

  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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• 6 December

  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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• 6 December

  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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• 6 December

  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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• 6 December

  Sky Go Movies Express offers free Christmas train travel

  

  All aboard the Sky Movies Express. Sky is running a free train from London to Birmingham this Christmas, decked out in the style of festive films favourites and stuffed with iPads for the lucky crimble commuters. The Sky Go Movies Express was christened by Tamsin Egerton — off of St Trinian’s, apparently — and will make a day trip to …

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