Samsung has always been seen as the underdog in a lot of these patent lawsuits. They have become Apple’s biggest competitors by a very wide margin and Apple obviously is not too happy about that. In fact, it seems Samsung knew exactly who they had to deal with if they wanted to become competitive at all in today’s market: Apple. Recent court documents… Read more
It seems like it’s been quite some time since we’ve heard anything about the LG Nitro HD. At one point it was LG’s flagship device in states, now they have turned their attentions to other parts of the world, understandably. However, if you were one of the folks who purchased the device from your favorite AT&T store, Best Buy Mobile or other, we’ve… Read more
The Verizon Galaxy S III, which has a locked bootloader ironically, has been rooted. The best part about it, ODIN, Samsung’s software flashing program, is not required. Simply download the files to your computer, follow the step-by-step instructions and you’re good to go! The program is still considered beta even by the developers. So take care… Read more
Google is all about teaching customers to use Android, recently. After posting a tutorial video the other day, Google has now published yet another tutorial. This time focusing on its own apps. Showing off the basic look & feel of each of the “Gapps,” as they’re otherwise known. For those who aren’t clear, these are Maps, Navigation, G+, Gmail,… Read more
Samsung is one of the official sponsors for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, if you haven’t heard. They also want to make sure, if you’re going to the games, you are able to get your R&R in style. If you have an S III, you can now control your entire Holiday Inn Experience. You can control your TV, get room service, control your air conditioner,… Read more
Apple, a recent trial against Samsung, revealed just how much revenue it believes it lost to Samsung and its “slavish copying.” Apple claims that Samsung owes them $2.5 billion in unjust enrichment. Basically everything that Samsung has made in profit. Apple also claims that, from this point forward, Samsung should be paying Apple $24 per handset sold… Read more
It’s been a race to see just who can release Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to the public first. Many expected HTC or some even Samsung, who has historically been slow in the update process. But, strangely enough, ZTE is the first smartphone manufacturer to release a Jelly Bean phone. The ZTE N880, although lower specs, is the first non-Nexus device to come… Read more
Ouya, the Kickstarter smash, is a hit among almost everybody who has seen it. The Android-based gaming console is supposed to revolutionize the gaming industry. In addition, it may be the smallest console to date. Instead of only being slim, such as older Playstations, the device will only be about the size of a Rubik’s Cube. For a console with as much… Read more
Google buying Motorola is pretty old news. In fact, it was this time last year that Google first announced it was happening at all! But now ,the Wall Street Journal reports that Google spent $5.5 billion of its Moto purchase on patents alone. The complete purchase was $12.4 billion, total. To break it down for you, Google’s full purchase was broken… Read more
Intel has officially declared it is porting Jelly Bean to its low-power Atom architecture. Suzy Greenberg emailed PC World stating the project is underway but offered no information on a release time. Intel has done this before when Ice Cream Sandwich was first released, so it’ll likely be a similar story. Intel’s work has appeared on devices such as… Read more
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