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Google Voice calls within U.S. and Canada free for another year
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Google on Tuesday announced that calls placed within the United States and Canada using Google Voice will continue to be free through the end of 2012. “This is our way of helping you connect with friends and family across the country,” Group Product Manager Vincent Paquet wrote on a company blog. Google stated last year that calls made within the U.S. and Canada would be free through 2011, but the company is extending the promotion through 2012 for reasons unknown. Google Voice was born from Google’s acquisition of GrandCentral in 2007, and the later acquisition of Gizmo5 in 2009 is expected to eventually add VoIP capabilities to the service. For the time being, VoIP calling is only supporte...
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Qualcomm readies Snapdragon S4 developer tablet for Ice Cream Sandwich
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While it’s not the first time we’ve seen the latest version of Android on a tablet, it’s fun to see Qualcomm loading Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.1 onto its Snapdragon S4 developer tablet.
This will be the ultimate tablet for developers to test their Android apps on, thanks to the impressive hardware specs and Qualcomm’s Liquid mobile development platform. The device packs just about anything you could want in a tablet, and therefore all the tools necessary for any type of app developers try to throw at it. It will of course feature Qualcomm’s new top-of-the-line Snapdragon S4 processors, which are not yet in any consumer products. The MSM8625 and MSM8225 are dual-core and can be clocked a...
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European Xoom 3Gs receiving Android 3.2
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Last month, European Wi-Fi Xooms received the latest version of Honeycomb, and now it's coming to its more mobile 3G-bearing sibling. The update includes a new apps scaling feature so that apps designed for the smaller screen display better on larger devices, along with support for SD card expansion. According to forum posts by a Motorola support representative, the update is rolling out now to Austria, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany (both retail and T-Mobile versions), Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. Confusingly, the forum posts direct users towards the My Xoom support pages for more information, but nothing r...
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EU regulators temporarily suspend review of Google's planned Motorola Mobility buy
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European Union regulators have temporarily stopped investigating Google’s planned $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility until more information is made available. The antitrust investigation will resume after “certain documents that are essential to its evaluation of the transaction” are provided to the European Union, Amelia Torres, a spokeswoman for the government agency explained. The suspension went into effect on December 6th and it is unclear how long it will last. Bloomberg said the regulatory investigation is expected to finish up sometime next year. Google announced on August 15th its intentions to purchase Motorola Mobility. At least one expert has said the deal will be a “...
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Europe puts Google's acquisition of Motorola on hold
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Google’s massive $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola is still pending reviews in various markets, but in Europe it has temporarily been put on hold as the European Commission (EC) required more documents from the companies.
The EC is probing the deal for threats to competition and has halted the review process until it has been granted “certain documents that are essential to its evaluation of the transaction,” EC spokeswoman Amelia Torres said. The deal was suspended on December 6th.
Earlier Motorola clarified that the need for institutional approval might delay the closing of the deal to 2012. The search giant is planning the purchase in an attempt to get its Android patent portfolio for...
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Google-Funded Study Says Firefox Less Secure than Internet Explorer
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Remember when you downloaded Firefox circa 2004 because Internet Explorer was inundating Windows XP with viruses? Those days have long since passed, and according to a Google-funded study carried out by Accuvant, Firefox is now among the least secure web browsers. Naturally, Chrome is the best.
Obviously this has to be approached with a fair amount of skepticism, Forbes points to Accuvant's industry cred for objective reports on security. his particular report calls out Firefox's inability to sandbox code in the browser, thus preventing hackers and malicious code from gaining access to the rest of someone's operating system.
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Google acquires RightsFlow to boost YouTube and music offerings
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Google announced today via its YouTube blog that it has purchased New York-based startup RightsFlow to manage its music licensing efforts. This move could help boost YouTube as a hub for music videos, adding to the content that it already offers through its partnership with Vevo. This could also speed up licensing for Google’s own music store.
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Android Market now allows sorting by version, device or rating
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Almost a week ago Google added some nice new bits of info to the web version of the Android Market, adding version numbers and device info to rating, and when we reported that, we noted that the new information wasn't exactly the most useful, because there was no way to sort or filter the reviews to what was most relevant to you. It looks like Google heard that, and took it to heart.
Now, reviews on the web Android Market not only offer the app version number and device associated with that review, but you can sort reviews to show specific devices, version numbers and even ratings. For the star ratings, reviews can be sorted to any rating. But, with other filters there are still a couple li...
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UK HTC Desire HD, Incredible S get Sense 3.0, Android 2.3.5
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HTC has announced that owners of its Android-powere Desire HD and Incredible S smartphones in the UK are about to get a new firmware upgrade for their phones. Both Google's Android 2.3.5 operating system and HTC's own Sense 3.0 user interface are rolling out to users in the UK now, according to the handset manufacturer.
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Google Engineers Launch Schemer, So You Can Go Do Fun Stuff
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A small group of Google engineers has launched Schemer, an invitation-only Web site dedicated to getting people off their PCs and outside, exploring.
The premise of Schemer is for members to contribute their own "schemes," or plans for cool things to do, as well as to explore schemes from other members or corporate "accomplices." The engineers announced Schemer on Google+.
"Ever wonder what to do? Us too. Schemer can help," the site's page says. "Whether it's exploring a new city, checking out a friend's movie recommendation, or just finding new activities for your weekends, Schemer lets you discover new things to do, share schemes with friends, and make the most of your day. Think you're up...
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Amazon Student app lands on Android
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Amazon continues its assault on mobile, as it is now bringing its student app to Android and this will enable kids to potentially save on those pricey textbooks.
The aptly named Amazon Student app will enable students to price-check textbooks by scanning the barcode and you’ll be able to buy it with one click. Using this app will also give students a free six-month Amazon Prime membership and this is pretty darn cool because it gives you free two-day shipping on all your purchases.
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Sony Ericsson explains Ice Cream Sandwich update
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Surprisingly close to when Motorola did it, Sony Ericsson laid out the process for updating its phones to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Basically, it’s going to take a while for Android 4.0 to land on Sony Ericsson’s phones but that doesn’t mean it isn’t working hard on it.
The company had previously said that 2011 Xperia devices like the Arc will definitely get the Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade. It is very transparent about the process of getting this software on its devices, as this involves taking the open source version, adapting it to their custom user interface, testing it internally, getting it approved by carriers around the world, testing some more and then sending it out. In particu...
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Google enhances Image Search for tablet users
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Google is at it again, enhancing the user experience of Image Search for owners of iPads and Android tablets. The new features mostly center on touch-based interaction. Users only need to touch a thumbnail to see a full-sized image, and swiping left or right takes you to the subsequent images. Information on the full-sized image is now displayed in a more tablet-friendly format as well.
These updates build on other tablet-centric features introduced this summer, when Google increased the size of image previews, introduced continuous-scrolling thumbnails, and more rapid loading of thumbnails (which we imagine was needed to make continuous-scrolling a practical reality).
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Sony Ericsson and Motorola Detail Android 4.0 Upgrade Path
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We've talked in the past about how OEMs take the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and use it to build software tailored for devices in the context of x86 optimizations, and today two partners are sharing some more details about their specific timelines for Android 4.0 releases. Those two are Sony Ericsson and Motorola, who have outlined in their respective blog posts the path from code to getting a fully baked ROM pushed out over the air to handsets.
The two posts describe the process as we've understood it for a while now, and with Android 4.0 things don't seem any different. Google works with a specific OEM and SoC vendor around some chosen reference hardware (in this case Galaxy Nexus)...
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LG G2x for T-Mobile gets a second shot at OTA Gingerbread update
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LG's G2x launched in April to reports of random reboots, overheating, and low battery life, but a July upgrade to Android 2.3 Gingerbread aimed to resolve most of the issues. In a somewhat odd move, T-Mobile has now started another rollout of the OTA updates, seemingly to catch any stragglers left behind. Along with the aforementioned fixes and enhancements of Gingerbread itself, the upgrade also improves the performance of the front-facing camera when using the video sharing app Qik.
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