WHAT: Google Removes Galaxy Nexus From Its Support Pages (updated)

by Stefan Etienne on 03. Feb, 2012 5:04PM in Breaking, Google, Mobile, Verizon, WTF

Updated: Apparently according to Google, this has nothing to do with Google Wallet. In fact, it has to do with CDMA tech and other stuff. Also, Google will continue to support the Galaxy Nexus’ firmware updates. Whew.

This is beyond our imagination. Google has removed the Verizon Galaxy Nexus from its support pages perhaps due to the Google Wallet fiasco/delay, where Verizon has seemingly been unable to allow Google to add Wallet support to their version of the Galaxy Nexus. Furthermore, the phone (model codename “toro”) has disappeared from Google’s list of downloadable factory ROM images; all mentions of toro are “archived, for reference only.”

This all essentially meaning that Samsung and Verizon are now responsible for future updates and the Galaxy Nexus is no longer support for Android development.

This is not supposed to happen.

Via: Droid-Life

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BT Has Sued Google For Almost All Their Services

by Stefan Etienne on 19. Dec, 2011 7:35AM in Did You Know?, Google, Lawsuits, WTF

In the latest lawsuit against Google, British telecom provider, BT has sued Google for nearly everything they do. This mass patent infringement case by BT states that just about Google does infringes upon some older patents BT owns, which of course will result in months of dispute, back and forth. Products include Google Search, Android, AdSense, Gmail, Google+, Google Docs, Google Music, and Google Maps (yeah, it’s pretty nuts). It’s time to see where this transpires. Via: The Guardian, Gizmodo

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Netflix Kills Qwixster Before It Even Started

by Stefan Etienne on 10. Oct, 2011 9:22AM in Did You Know?, Internet, WTF

With much hype and negative press about Netflix’s move to seperate its DVD rental and online streaming services into two different companies — Netlfix for streaming and Qwixster for DVDs it comes to everyone’s surprise that Netflix is cancelling its plans and is keeping DVDs hosted at Netflix. Right now they’re giving very little explanation as to why they decided to cancel the service, but “oh well”, they gave very little explanation when they started the whole Qwixster concept to begin with. PR after the cut.
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The New HTC Rhyme Is A “Lady Phone” From Verizon

by Stefan Etienne on 20. Sep, 2011 10:15AM in Android, Breaking, HTC, Mobile, Verizon, WTF

Men get DROIDS and women get — Rhymes? No, no, no. The HTC Rhyme has a single-core 1GHz Snapdragon processor, a 3.7-inch WVGA Super LCD screen, 768MB RAM, and a 5 megapixel camera (no front-facing or LTE). On top of all of the silly stuff, the HTC Rhyme will come with a LED charm indicator that plugs into the 3.5mm headset jack, so that a woman could place it on her purse and would be notified of incoming calls or texts. It would also come with a pair of headphones and an alarm clock. It’s an insult really. Not even a dual-core processor.

At the very least it will come with the latest version of Sense on Android 2.3 “Gingerbread” — Sense 3.5, which isn’t seen on the newer, more powerful dual-core smartphones HTC has been releasing recently. The UI is much cleaner and otherwise there aren’t many other changes to speak of. The HTC Rhyme is debuting on Verizon in only one color on September 29th for $199.99 on contract, and a silver version is headed overseas in October.

This is so silly of you, HTC.

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U.S. Government Aims To Block AT&T’s T-Mobile Acquisition

by Stefan Etienne on 31. Aug, 2011 11:47AM in AT&T, Breaking, FTW, T-Mobile, WTF

The United States government sees the AT&T $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile would “substantially lessen competition” in the U.S. wireless market. The U.S. Justice Department field the complaint on Wednesday, and the government is asking for a declaration that the proposed merger would violate U.S. antitrust laws, effectively blocking the deal. They also wet on to say that “AT&T’s elimination of T-Mobile as an independent, low-priced rival would remove a significant competitive force from the market”.

AT&T’s main gain from a successful acquisition would be to blanket the United States with T-Mobile’s wide 4G HSPA+ service, and to further coat those signals with 4G LTE service. But at the moment, AT&T’s chances don’t look too bright. Via: Bloomberg

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HP Begins The Dreaded Liquidation Of The Touchpad — 16GB For $99 And 32GB FOr $149

by Stefan Etienne on 20. Aug, 2011 10:18AM in Did You Know?, HP, Mobile, Palm, Tablets, WTF

Last week at this time I would have told you I would’t buy a Toucpad. I’d say it’s a pretty good tablet ith the times I’ve had hands-on with it, but actually wouldn’t buy one myself. Well, fast-forward and find that HP is stopping its software dedication to webOS, and thus will discontinue all webOS devices. The HP Touchpad got some pretty good reviews (especially post-update, where tons of bug fixes and speed increases showed up) before that, and now HP has send notices to all of its affiliates asking them to cut down the price to $99 for the 16GB model and $149 for the 32GB model. It is also important to note that the webOS App Catalog is still live, and even though a few devs are pulling their apps, there are always ways to sideload them much like you’d do with Android. Also since the HP Touchpad has incredibly capable specs (9.7-inch 1024×768 IPS screen, 1.2GHz Snapdragon dual-core processor, etc.) that it is perfect for web browsing (the browser rules) and simple note-taking, along with all of the other things you can come to expect of tablets. Also you can be sure modders will port Android to it, in an almost non-buggy state.

Turns out they are incredibly hard to find, but thanks to my vast number of “internet frandz”, I have found one (much like I did with the iPad 2).

So now are you buying a Touchpad? Via: PreCentral

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HP Is Quitting On webOS Phones And Tablets

by Stefan Etienne on 18. Aug, 2011 3:38PM in Breaking, HP, Mobile, Palm, WTF

It’s over. HP will be dropping its line of webOS tablets and phones. Keep in mind webOS wasn’t bad at all, but it never caught a true place in the market. HP also let it be known that they will “continue to explore options to optimize the value of webOS software going forward”, which still isn’t good news no matter how you look at it. Goodbye, webOS.

However on the flipside, HP might spin-off their PC business as well, which is another thing to keep a close eye on. And while I truly never liked webOS, I did find it to be visually appealing, and it’s a shame it won’t go anywhere, unless it is sold off to another company willing to handle it. Oh well.

Via: HP

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BlackBerry Bold 9900 For T-Mobile Priced At $299 On August 31st — Yup, Crazy

by Stefan Etienne on 17. Aug, 2011 12:45AM in Breaking, Mobile, RIM, T-Mobile, WTF

It’s really great what RIM is trying here. Freshen up their Bold lie with you know, modern technology. The Bold 9900 is going to use a 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor, 768MB RAM, 8GB of internal storage (only 188MB for apps), a 2.8-inch touchscreen with 640×480 resolution, uses HSPA+ data speeds of up to 14MBps, the new BlackBerry 7 OS, and a 5 megapixel camera (no autofocus) with 720p HD video recording. So, technically they have some great specs, but miss in the storage and imaging areas (among a few other smaller things).

But now that almost every carrier is charging $249 for a Bold 9900/9930 makes it look pretty bad. And now T-Mobile is making it worse. To snatch a Bold 9900 on T-Mobile this August 31st, you’ll need to shed $299 on a 2-year agreement, with $50 mail-in rebate. Excuse me, T-Mobile, but that’s just not very intelligent (for lack of a better word) of you. PR after the cut.

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