Android 4.0.4 Update Hits Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus [Download]

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Posted: 5 hours ago
Filed under: Guides, News

Those of you still on a stock build of Android 4.0.3 on Verizon's Galaxy Nexus will be pleased to hear that yet another update is pushing out to some Nexii users across the country. So far, we're not exactly sure what the upgrade contains aside from new radios and a new bootloader. We do have a user-reported list below: [heading]Changelog[/heading] Extra options on the power/reboot menu for silent, vibrate, ringtone volume Rotations/accelerometer rea...

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Motorola Offers a Settlement Proposal to Apple

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Posted: 9 hours ago
Filed under: News

After Apple managed to get Motorola’s “permanent injunction” suspended, a new and interesting twist has occurred in the patent dispute between Apple and Motorola. Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents is reporting that Motorola has offered to end the patent disagreement and license its wireless patents to Apple in exchange for 2.25 percent of Apple’s sales. It is being assumed that the 2.25 percent that Motorola is asking for is from the sales of devices tha...

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Ericsson and Qualcomm Successfully Transfer Voice Between LTE and WCDMA

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February 4th, 2012
1:56 AM EST
Filed under: News

With carriers globally identifying the many benefits LTE brings to the table, not only with fast data speeds but also voice and SMS over LTE, the struggle has been how to conduct the hand off between those traditional voice-network services to WCDMA or GSM when LTE service is lost while on a call. In what is a huge step for the industry, and ultimately benefits the customer, Ericsson and Qualcomm have initiated the first successful voice handover between LTE ...

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German Court Issues an Injunction Against Apple; Appeals Court Quickly Suspends the...

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February 3rd, 2012
11:32 PM EST
Filed under: News

German courts have been known to provide quick and swift justice, but this is ridiculous.  In their patent battles with Motorola, Apple took a huge hit when a German court issued Friday, what was thought to be permanent, an injunction banning the sales of the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G and iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, upholding a ruling from December.  As a result of the injunction, Apple suspended all online sales and removed all iOS devices from its German websi...

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New Ice Cream Sandwhich Rom for Samsung Galaxy S II Leaks (Video / Download Link)

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February 3rd, 2012
10:49 PM EST
Filed under: News

Want the latest taste of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwhich) on your Samsung Galaxy S II? Then wait no more, a new official beta build has leaked and is ready for you to run. Apparently the build is very stable and can definitely be considered for daily use. The build is fresh being only 4 days old and offers improvements over the previous beta build that was leaked such as improved battery life and performance. This build also sports a 3D like effect while scro...

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Dan Morrill: Don’t Worry, CDMA Nexus Still Supported

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February 3rd, 2012
7:00 PM EST
Filed under: Development, News

There's been a wild outcry all over the interwebs today regarding the removal of CDMA devices from the Android Open Source Project's support pages. Some speculated that this could signal a shift away from support for CDMA Nexus devices. As usual, the sensationalism and inflammation was misguided. Google's own Dan Morrill released a statement clearing up the reason for the "toro" removal on Google's AOSP building page. Hello! This is a quick clarification abou...

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iOS Apps Crash More Often Than Android Apps?

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February 3rd, 2012
6:04 PM EST
Filed under: Editorials, News

What in the world? With Apple's carefully curated walled garden, could this possibly be correct? According to data collected by Crittercism, iOS apps appear to be more likely to crash on any given launch than Android apps. These results are based on crash data from 214 million application launches during the final two months of last year. Before any assumptions are made regarding the relative stability of the host OSes, one must consider the fact that Andro...

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Apple to Unveil the iPhone 5 at WWDC

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February 2nd, 2012
10:40 PM EST
Filed under: News

According to DigiTimes, A Chinese-language newspaper, Commercial Times, is reporting that Apple plans to return to its summer launch schedule and unveil the iPhone 5 at the WWDC in June. It is being speculated that Apple will continue the use of glass-to-glass touch panel technology in the iPhone 5. Other rumors floating around include a completely redesigned unibody aluminum case and a larger display that is at least 4 inches.  Of course, it is Apple, so yo...

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Google to Scan All Android Market Applications for Malware

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February 2nd, 2012
9:13 PM EST
Filed under: News

Google has announced today that they will begin to use a new service titled 'Bouncer' to automatically scan the Android Market for malicious software. The service will run continuously and automatically scan each uploaded application file through the Android Market back-end. It looks for malware, spyware, and trojans while also detecting red flags based on application behavior. That data is cross-referenced against an Android device simulation through Google's...

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Windows Phone 8 Details Leak: More Choice, Windows 8 Integration, and Better Applications

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February 2nd, 2012
8:41 PM EST
Filed under: News

Windows Phone 8 is on the horizon, slated for a 2012 release under the codename 'Apollo.' Today, plenty of Windows Phone 8 features were revealed through a videocast from Senior Vice President, Joe Belfiore. The upcoming operating system release will include more hardware choices for consumers, additional Windows PC integration, native code support for applications, data usage tracking, and enterprise-style encryption. Of course, there will be more changes and...

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