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Samsung releases list of U.S. smartphones, tablets to get Android 4.0 ICS upgrades
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Samsung has posted a list of the smartphones and tablets available in the U.S. that it plans to upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich at some point this year. Most of the phones on the list have already been promised upgrades to Android 4.0 by their carriers, but it never hurts to have further confirmation from the manufacturer. Still missing from the upgrade list? Any variant of the original Galaxy S, though, that's not entirely unexpected.
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TapLogger Android app can read your password based on motion sensor data
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Mobile phones present a number of potential security risks, and researchers at the University of Pennsylvania may have just discovered a new one — information retrieved from your phone's motion sensors. The team created an experimental app called TapLogger, which is based on the premise that when you tap on your touch screen, you're not just interacting with the screen, but moving the entire device. So if you hit a button in the upper right corner, your phone will actually move in that direction slightly, and that subtle movement is then read by the accelerometer and other sensors built-in to your device.
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Google’s Bloch on Oracle: ‘it was a mistake’
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Oracles lawsuit against Google may have just taken a turn for the worse for the latter company as it appears their own Java guru Joshua Bloch may have admitted some incriminating evidence this Friday. According to Bryan Bishop of The Verge, Oracle’s attorneys questioned Bloch today and appear to have turned up some interesting admissions. The first of these was a question of copying copyrighted Sun code directly for the files under the name Timsort.java – Bloch replied “I don’t recall.”
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Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S II getting Android 4.0 update
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After reaching overseas versions of the Samsung Galaxy S II, the official Android 4.0 update is now reaching US versions of the unlocked device. The 216.6MB over-the-air update is gradually being released to handsets, though users can go and check for its availability by going into the Settings menu.
Like in the last update for the overseas handsets, TouchWiz is retained and the Android 4.0 UI is relatively invisible. Users will get Face Unlock, however, and support for newer apps including Chrome for Android and other, less visible upgrades.
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Google's spring cleaning ends support for BlackBerry Sync, Picasa plug-ins for iPhoto, and more
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Google has gotten in the habit of doing a seasonal cleaning of its many products and services, and this spring is no exception. Probably the biggest news is that Google's officially discontinuing its Google Sync for BlackBerry app, which has historically kept calendars and contacts in sync for BlackBerry users. As of June 1st, the app won't be available for download anymore, though Google notes that you'll still be able to use it if you already have it installed. Google helpfully suggests switching to the standard BlackBerry Internet Service, or trying its Google Apps connector for BlackBerry — however, that software requires BlackBerry Enterprise Server (standard or express), which might be...
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Developer's phone leaks Google Drive during Google+ hangout
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Google's answer to cloud storage, Google Drive, made an inadvertent appearance at a Google+ hangout video very briefly available today. A developer was demonstrating a new app's sharing capabilities, and the previously leaked multicolored triangular icon rumored for the service was shown in the available destinations. The leak was discovered quickly, leading to the video being pulled and replaced with another version of the video lacking the footage in question.
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New Tool 'Gmail Meter' Tells You About Your Email Use
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How much of your email do you actually read? How quickly do you respond? Now, if you're a Gmail user, you can find out.
Google is offering users of its Gmail service a new tool called Gmail Meter, which provides monthly statistics about everything from how many emails you sent and received to how long it usually takes you to reply. Gmail Meter is a Google Apps script that runs on the first day of every month, then sends you an email about your Gmail use.
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Google's chief Java architect: it's 'likely' I copied Sun code found in Android, 'I'm sorry' if I did
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Tim Lindholm wasn't the only witness to have something interesting to say on the stand today in Google and Oracle's ongoing trial. Google's "Java guru" Joshua Bloch also spoke, getting into the nitty gritty of Java code and APIs, and admitting via previously-taped deposition testimony that it was likely that some of the code he contributed to Android was indeed copied. Bloch worked at Sun for eight years before moving to Google in 2004; his LinkedIn page refers to him as the company's Chief Java Architect, though during his testimony Bloch said the title was merely an unofficial one. Oracle's attorneys focused particularly on nine specific lines of code, constituting a method called rangeChe...
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Google CEO Has A Tough Day In Court
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Google CEO Larry Page took the stand in federal court today to answer questions from über-lawyer David Boies—he of U.S. v. Microsoft, Bush v. Gore and a bajillion other high profile cases—in a case that pits Oracle against Google. So how did it go?
Er. Well it's not quite noon here on the West Coast, but I hope Larry has already been able to pop open a cold one. As The Washington Post reports: "The taciturn Page often looked uncomfortable on the witness stand as he sparred with David Boies," and "Page rarely looked at Boies and frequently said he couldn't remember seeing some of the internal Google documents that Oracle is using to build its case."
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Sony loaning Android devices to devs for testing
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We've given Sony a lot of props recently because of how it has been going about its Ice Cream Sandwich ROM development, by distributing alpha and beta versions of the updates for the community to test and comment on, in order to make them better. Now, Sony is going another step further by loaning Android devices to developers to let them test apps for any compatibility issues.
Sony has started up its Device Loaner Program, which will allow developers up to 30 days to borrow a device in order to test out apps. Developers have their choice of 9 different Xperia smartphones, including the Xperia S, arc S, active, PLAY, arc, X10 Mini Pro, X10a, X8 and LiveView. The service is completely free, u...
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New Android users in India offered 1GB of free data, courtesy of Google and Reliance
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In an effort to stir the interest for Android smartphones in India -- and, to let new customers test drive its 3G network -- the carrier Reliance Communications has partnered with Google to provide 1GB of data usage for all new activations of CDMA Android handsets. The promotion is available to both pre-paid and postpaid customers, who may take advantage of the deal now through June 15th. Once aboard, subscribers will have 30 days to burn through their allotment and discover the joys of a smartphone. Additionally, the carrier will extend a similar offer for new GSM Android activations, which is set to begin on May 5th. Reliance plans to drive its promotion with an ad campaign that sports an ...
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Chrome Beta for Android goes international, pins bookmarks to the homescreen
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Since Google released Chrome Beta for Android with faster browsing, new tabs, and place shifting, we've seen a few updates, including one that finally made The Verge load properly. Today the browser took another step away from beta status with a handful of new features. First up is that the app is now available in every country that Google Play is in, and Google has added 31 languages to the browser. A major issue that's now been solved is that the browser will now prompt you to open certain links — like those from YouTube — in their respective apps. There's also a new option in the menu to request the desktop version of a site if a particular page you visit stubbornly pushes you to a trunca...
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Gmail Is Down (Update: It's Back)
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Gmail went down for a period of an hour or more today, affecting two percent of users worldwide. Google just confirmed that it has now resolved the issue, and everything should be back to normal.
Hundreds of people began reporting Gmail was down today—on Twitter, Facebook Google+ and in our own comments. Google still hasn't posted anything about it on its Gmail blog, or on its official Twitter account. (Update: it has now confirmed the outage. See below.) But reports are certainly widespread—many coming in via Twitter are in languages other than English.
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Whitespace Remover fixes new Google+ layout
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Google rolled out a refreshed user interface for Google+ on Wednesday, and predictably opinion seems to be split on the change. While we personally think it looks better, one thing that irks us (among other widescreen monitor users) is the large amount of wasted white space. Luckily, there’s a Chrome and Firefox extension that will remove the unnecessary void and tighten things up.
Whitespace Remover does exactly what it says on the tin. Rather than having everything shifted to the left of the screen, Whitespace Remover does away with the wasted space and centers all the Google+ elements, making for a much nicer experience on widescreen monitors. The extension also adds a gray box around con...
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Google+ gets the biggest minor update ever
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The Google+ app for Android got what appeared to be a pretty minor update today, but it is actually one of the best updates, and one that fixes an annoyance that we've had with the app since it was first launched. If you have been following our articles about the various Google+ app updates, we have frequently commented on one continuous problem: sharing links on mobile.
The option to share links has always been there, but the problem was that when you shared a link, it would post as a plain link and would not be expanded to the much more visually pretty posts that you would get if you shared the link on a desktop. That has finally been fixed, and is listed in the changelog as "improved shar...
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