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Photon 4G owners wanted — Motorola is looking for software testers
Motorola has made an official request for “Pre-release software testers” of an unknown update for the Motorola Photon 4G. This is standard practice for Motorola, who likes to slowly roll out their final builds to a select few in what they call a “soak test”. This gives Motorola (and the carriers) a bigger set of eyeballs looking for any potential bugs that limited internal testing just didn’t find.
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LG rumored to get first crack at next version of Google TV
Google TV has seen a bit of a resurgance the past week or so with the announcement of new hardware partners, and now Google is possibly working on a new version of Google TV and bringing the software first to Korean manufacturer LG, according to a pair of anonymous sources speaking to Bloomberg.
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Hands-on with the LG Spectrum
Verizon announced the LG Spectrum here at CES, and we took some time to try it out. It’s got a nice 4.5-inch 720p display, a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor, and it’s running Android 2.3. It feels a lot like Nitro HD, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it’s not particularly new. The only real difference aside from running on Verizon instead of AT&T is that the Spectrum bumps up the RAM to 1 GB from 768 MB.
Another look at a white Sprint Epic 4G Touch, will ship with version EK02
Here’s another nice look at the Sprint Epic 4G Touch in white thanks to a couple of insiders, and this one shows us the software these white beauties will be shipping with. If anyone was still holding on to the idea that we’d see a new version of the software (possibly one of the recent leaked builds, I don’t think anyone expected Ice Cream Sandwich just yet), I’m the bearer of bad news. The white version ships with the same EK02 build that went out OTA last month. The good news is that the Hardware version isn’t new, so at least there’s not an oddball version floating around when this one lands Sunday.
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Nintendo 3DS sales surpass 4 million units, U.S. Wii sales top 4.5 million consoles in 2011
Nintendo announced on Tuesday that it has shipped more than 4 million 3DS units worldwide in nine months. That’s more than the number of Wii units Nintendo sold during that console’s first nine months on the market, though Nintendo did announce that it sold more than 4.5 million Wiis in the U.S. alone last year. “One of the strongest software lineups in our history helped Nintendo have a great holiday season and to close 2011 with a full head of steam,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Not only have the new Mario and Zelda titles already broken records, but with strong reviews and satisfied customers sharing their positive experiences, all three are also shaping up to be the latest long-tail titles from Nintendo. Couple that with a massive first- and third party lineup in the first part of the year and the prospects for 2012 are extremely promising.” The 3DS initially had a slow start, but Nintendo’s decision to slash the price of the console helped boost sales almost immediately. The addition of new hit titles, such as Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land and the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D also helped attract new buyers. Nintendo’s full press release follows after the break.
Google acquires 217 new patents from IBM
Google recently purchased 217 patents from IBM, including 28 published patents and 188 of IBM’s granted patents. The transaction was posted in the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s assignment database on Tuesday. SEO by the Sea said the patents are related to email administration, IM apps, video conferencing, presentation software and more. It remains unclear how much Google paid for the patents, but the company also purchased 1,000 patents from IBM in July of last year and another 1,023 in September. Google is currently in the process of acquiring Motorola Mobility as well, which has a vast patent portfolio that Google said will help it defend its Android partners from patent lawsuits filed by litigious competitors such as Microsoft and Apple.
ASUS Transformer Prime getting a speed boost with latest update
Ye olde inbox this morning is alerting us to an update headed into the ASUS Tranformer Prime. The quad-core tablet, which is still awaiting its promised Ice Cream Sandwich Update, is now at software version 8.8.3.33-20111223. And in addition to some overall increased snappiness, we’re hearing that the camera’s launching much faster as well. Seeing any other improvements? Let’s hear ‘em!
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Verizon blames IP Multimedia Subsystem for 4G LTE outage
Verizon Wireless was the first major carrier to launch its super fast 4G LTE network in the United States. Being the first comes with its fair share of problems, however. Earlier this week Verizon’s 4G LTE network suffered its third major outage in the month of December. In an interview with GigaOM, Verizon Wireless vice president of Network Engineering Mike Haberman responded with:
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MIPS NOVO7 mini review — the ‘first’ Ice Cream Sandwich tablet
But how far did you think $99 would get you?
Ice Cream Sandwich, and a 7-inch tablet — two things that (for me) that go great together. We got our 7-inch Ainol NOVO7 tablet fresh off the boat, and we’re having a look at “The first Android 4.0 tablet in the world.” We really don’t expect much from these no-name tablets — especially one that retails at less than $100, but the intrigue of Ice Cream Sandwich running natively on one made it too hard to resist.
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Pentagon approves Android device for Department of Defense, Apple still awaits clearance
Research in Motion’s BlackBerry OS has been the platform of choice for the Department of Defense for many years thanks to RIM’s robust security. However, with the rise of Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS operating systems, the DoD may be moving away from BlackBerry devices. In a recent Security Technical Implementation Guide, the DoD approved the use of Android-powered devices by its staff, but the Dell Venue is currently the only phone that qualifies. The DoD states that a device must be running Android 2.2 and have the Android Market stripped from its core in order to be used by staff. Moreover, all web browsing must be done through a DoD proxy server and classified information cannot be sent, received or accessed by Android handsets. Apple’s iPhones and iPads are also being tested by the Defense Information Systems Agency, however due to Apple’s tightly controlled ecosystem, the devices have not yet been approved. Installing DoD third-party security software was more difficult on iOS than Android’s open-source framework. Additionally, government officials said they were uncomfortable with Apple’s ability to track its users’ locations.
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