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The Top-Performing Android Phones: Benchmark Blitz
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The Top-Performing Android Phones: Benchmark Blitz HTC EVO 4G LTEThese days Android phones seem to be in an arms race when it comes to performance, with claims of faster processors, better graphics engines, and more cores. We put a few of the ...
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McAfee Focuses on Privacy in Mobile Security Software Package for Android
PCWorld
McAfee is expanding its mobile security software for Android tablets and smartphones, as it sees an increase in threats targeting Android devices, the Intel subsidiary announced on Monday. The new Mobile Security software has features that help ensure ...
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Jolla's MeeGo Smartphone Likely to Support Android Apps
PC Magazine
When start-up company Jolla, which has pledged to revive the MeeGo mobile OS, reveals its first smartphone later this year, it is expected to support Android apps, according to reports. In an interview with Jolla CEO Jussi Hurmola, Finnish website 3T ...
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AuthenTec MatrixDAR for Android Protects Smartphones, Tablets
eWeek
Mobile and network security specialist AuthenTec launched MatrixDAR for Android, a security offering that provides military-grade encryption to data stored on Google Android-based smartphones and tablets. The platform, which allows Android device ...
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Over 500K Chinese Android Phones are Infected With SMSZombie
DailyTech
The new Android malware is particularly clever as it deletes receipts from premium SMS services, disguising the fees from the user. Researchers suspect the malware may also be attempting to steal bankcard numbers and money transfer receipt details.
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iPhone and Android apps to help you do some good
Christian Science Monitor
Smart phones shine brightest during the slow moments in life. People can whip them out to read the news in a waiting room or play a game during a cab ride. But Vijay Kiran wants iPhone owners to fill these idle times by making a difference in the world.
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Flipboard For Android Improves, Users Want A Bit More
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Flipboard launched (out of beta) in the Google Play Store in June, and quickly became a popular download. It's received nearly 28000 reviews in Google Play, and has an overall rating of 4 1/2 out of 5 stars. The app recently received some updates, with ...
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Pirated mobile Android and Apple apps getting hacked, cracked and smacked
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Those popular mobile apps that everyone's buying from the official Android and Apple apps stores for business and fun are being torn apart by hackers who turn around and post these abused apps filled with malware, their content pirated or otherwise ...
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Android 4.1, JellyBean Will Not Remove Flash From Galaxy S3
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The upcoming Android 4.1, JellyBean update for the Samsung Galaxy S3 will still be supported by Flash. Adobe previously announced that the software would not be supported. However, now it seems that when JellyBean comes to the smartphone, it will still ...
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Jolla says its MeeGo handsets will run Android apps — European ...
By Bobbie Johnson
Jolla, the mobile startup staffed by former Nokia executives who want to keep the company's MeeGo software alive, says it will use existing technology to bring in apps from other platforms — including Android. Will it be enough to boost the ...
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'Jetpack Joyride' now available for Android through Amazon App ...
By Amar Toor
Jetpack Joyride, the hugely popular game from Halfbrick Studios, finally arrived on Android today, nearly a year after launching on iOS. For now, the game is only available through the Amazon App...
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Android Community Weekly: August 19th, 2012 | Android Community
By Cory Gunther
Say goodbye to another excellent week of Android news, and prepare for more coming soon. This was another fun week for Android fans especially anyone that loves.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 gets the iFixit Teardown Treatment ...
By Dominick DeVito
The folks over at iFixit have given the newly unveiled Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 one of their usual tear downs. Overall they give the new tablet a repairability score of 8 out of 10. Some of the highlights of the teardown are as follows: ...
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ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 gets Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ...
By Tyler Lee
If you're an owner of ASUS Transformer Pad TF300, you're in luck as it seems that ASUS has begun rolling out the highly anticipated Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update to your device. This was announced via ASUS' Facebook page where [...]
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Android is fragmented and geting more so. This is a challenge for those that develop on it for sure and has been often cited as a big negative for the Android ...
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Sky Sports app on Google Play, compatible with few devices

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 02:15 AM PDT

With the new soccer football season kicking into gear, it's only apt for sports fans to equip themselves with an app to catch the match on their Android devices. The recently released Sky Sports Android app on Google Play should be welcomed by Sky Sports subscribers in the UK and Ireland.

The app lets you catch all the latest action of your favorite sports while on the go. You'll get access to Sky Sports 1-4, Sky Sports F1, Sky Sports News, Sky News, ESPN and At the Races – all for £4.99 a month. If you are already a Sky Sports subscriber, you don't have to worry about spending extra money, because it’s a free app.

Aside from giving access to 100+ games from the Premier League, the app also caters to folks with an affinity for F1, tennis and golf.

If there's one minor quip, it's untenable that the Sky Sports app doesn't seem to support devices running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, which admittedly will only disappoint the few who sport Nexus phones and tablets – at least officially, but it also only supports a handful of handsets. The list includes HTC Desire, HTC Desire S, HTC Desire HD, HTC Incredible, HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation XE, Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Galaxy S2, and Samsung Galaxy Note.

If yours isn't listed, you can always try to sideload the Sky Sports app. Feel free to share the result in the comments below.


This article, Sky Sports app on Google Play, compatible with few devices , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.


Gameloft to launch free-to-play Heroes of Order & Chaos in October

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 02:11 AM PDT

There has been some intense demand for a mobile game at least partly similar to the highly popular World of Warcraft, League of Legends and Defense of the Ancients, but until some time ago Android lacked a winner in that department.

Fortunately, Gameloft quickly came to the rescue of hardcore multiplayer gamers and, although the developing studio didn't hit it out of the ballpark from the get-go, their efforts were greatly appreciated. Order & Chaos is a more than decent 3D MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game). It has been downloaded in more than 100,000 copies and has been well received on the whole, having a 4.4 star average on Google Play, as of writing.

We've known for a while that an Order & Chaos follow-up will come soon, but very few details were revealed by Gameloft until just a couple of days ago. And while we wouldn't want to hurry up and get you all excited for no reason, we might actually be dealing with a full-fledged winner this time.

Heroes of Order & Chaos will be unleashed to Android and iOS on October 11, which is sooner than probably anyone hoped to see the new game. Hold on though, because that's not even the best news reported by IGN on Gameloft's new title.

The new MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) will be made available as a free-to-play app, unlike its predecessor, which had a pretty hefty $6.99 price tag attached to its name. Now I know what you're thinking. “Freemium” games are not necessarily better or more lucrative than paid ones. And it's true that many times some developers sacrifice on graphics, controls or storyline to be able to release a free-to-play game, while others make it impossible for users to enjoy the app's full functionality without making very generous in-app purchases.

Those don't seem to be the cases here at all, because, as far as we can tell right now, Gameloft has worked a great deal on Heroes of Order & Chaos' details while not fitting too many in-app purchases in the storyline.

We don't have any kind of game trailer available just yet, but based on the first couple of official pics, the graphics look quite decent. The storyline is pretty classic (that's not a bad thing), while the controls have been tweaked and worked on massively. You might not have a mouse and keyboard at your disposal on an Android phone or tablet, but you will be able to toggle on an auto-attack option, use a left virtual thumbstick, a right hand attack button for basic attacks, as well as other special abilities which will be hot-keyed to the right side of your gadget.

There will be thirty heroes available to players of the new Gameloft title, but these will be rotated and only six of them will be ready to go to battle each week. Teams of three to five players will battle each other to destroy and conquer in multiplayer mode, but single player campaigns will also be possible. As for in-app purchases, these will most likely be limited to accessing out-of-season heroes at any time.

That’s pretty much all we know right now about the upcoming Heroes of Order & Chaos, but stay tuned for more info in the coming weeks. We assume a trailer will be coming our way really soon, too, so all those excited or at least intrigued about this new MOBA title should watch this space.


This article, Gameloft to launch free-to-play Heroes of Order & Chaos in October , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.


Discount of AT&T tablets going the way of the buffalo

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:15 AM PDT

As if curtailing unlimited data plans wasn’t enough, more bad news has come down the pipeline from a U.S carrier. It appears, by way of trusted sources, that AT&T is going to stop offering discounted, on-contract tablets as of today.

They will still be selling off-contract tablets at full-price, however, but this may not be enough to stem a mass exodus to other carriers. At the very least, contracts in current subsidized tablets will stagnate and not be renewed. This, despite a move by the company to give them the option to add their device to a Mobile Share plan for a measly $10. Of course, they must fulfill the original contract.

Off-contract tablets always have the option to add DataConnect and Mobile Share plans, but why bother at this point? If customers want to buy full price for an unlocked tablet sans contract, there are a myriad of sites to do so. AT&T seems to be either:

  •  confused about their audience

OR

  • assuming that their venture into discounted tablets wasn’ t profitable

I find the latter hard to believe considering this news and this news. Mergers don’t usually take place unless the company is speculated to profit from an acquisition. In addition, the SGS3 sold like hotcakes and it’s almost in phablet territory.

Is AT&T, to borrow a line from the Samsung vs. Apple trial, “smoking crack?” Tell us in the comments below!


This article, Discount of AT&T tablets going the way of the buffalo , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.


Motorola Droid Razr HD tutorial videos leaked online

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:31 PM PDT

Well, look what we have here. Several tutorial videos of the yet to be announced Motorola Droid Razr HD have been uploaded online by a YouTube user that goes by the nickname revowii.

The five videos walk users through several functions of the Droid Razr HD, which range from setting up WiFi and email accounts to sending SMS and MMS messages.  There are also videos that provide battery saving tips and tricks, as well as how to do some basic functions like making phone calls, texting, and managing contacts.

Advanced users may not find the tutorial videos that useful, but at least they provide more credence to the phone's possible launch on a September 5 event that Motorola and Verizon are planning to hold. It's also the first time that we see the Motorola Droid Razr HD on video – it looks like Moto is sticking with the UI that we first saw on the Atrix HD.

Here are the rest of the tutorial videos:

All we know so far of the Verizon-bound Motorola Droid Razr HD is that it will come with a Snapdragon S4 processor, an HD display, and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Yeah, no Jelly Bean here yet. We should hear more of its specs as we near the unveiling date. Do you like what you see so far of the phone?


This article, Motorola Droid Razr HD tutorial videos leaked online , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.


Sony Xperia SL is now official: a revamped Xperia S with dual-core 1.7GHz Snapdragon S3 chip

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 10:58 PM PDT

The Xperia S was Sony's main weapon for the first half of the year. When it did not turn out to be the breakout hit that the Japanese was hoping it'd be, a successor to the S was quickly planned: a refreshed model that we later learned would be called as the Xperia SL. Following a string of leaked information and promotional photos, the Xperia SL has finally landed on Sony's website.

The Xperia SL isn't by any means a radical departure from the Xperia S, but it does offer some improvement over its predecessor, as well as a couple of new colors. While the original only came in white and black, the Xperia SL adds two more color options: pink and silver. The dimensions and weight of the model, however, haven’t been meddled with.

Specs-wise, the Xperia SL also maintains the same 4.3-inch HD display of the Xperia S and the 12.1MP rear-facing camera, although you'll now get a pulsed LED flash. The processor receives a speed bump, as the SL boasts a dual-core Snapdragon S3 clocked at 1.7GHz. Aside from that, you’ll get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich outright.

There's no word yet on when Sony is planning to unleash the Xperia SL. We expect to hear more from Sony about the SL — and a lot more of the company's new phones and tablets — at the upcoming IFA 2012, which will be held at the end of the month. Stay tuned!


This article, Sony Xperia SL is now official: a revamped Xperia S with dual-core 1.7GHz Snapdragon S3 chip , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.


Would you leave your mobile phone with the waiter for a 5% discount?

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 07:50 PM PDT

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Mobile phones have grown to be a pervasive part of our lives. The need to text, check social networking updates and even accept calls has meant that we have our phones on hand even during intimate occasions. As a result, families might rarely have meaningful conversations over dinner. Dates end up being disasters due to interruptions. Even business meetings over a meal might get interrupted.

Restaurateurs have been trying to discourage the use of mobile phones during meals. Someone at the other table might consider it rude to answer a phone and indiscreetly talk while others are enjoying meals and conversations. Eva Restaurant in Los Angeles has an interesting idea: they will give you a 5% discount for checking in your mobile phone with the maitre d’.

The idea is not so much about avoiding rude interruptions from the other table, but rather keeping the meal intimate. “We just want people to connect again,” says chef Mark Gold. It seems the customer feedback has been good, so far. “I think people generally like the idea of being able to turn off their cell phones,” Gold says. The 5% discount is, perhaps, just icing on the cake.

Other restaurants have tried different ways to discourage the use of mobile phones at the table, including adding a surcharge to the bill for cellphone usage, or even explicitly banning phones and photography. Then there are also some customer-driven interventions. Take for instance the Phone Stack game. It involves collecting everyone’s mobile phone on the table. Whoever picks up his or her phone before the meal finishes, for whatever reason, gets to pay for everyone else’s meal.

Sure enough, smartphones have been helpful in offering discounts and deals for patrons, especially given location-based services and app-based reservations. But once you’re at the table, it’s probably best to keep your attention off of the phone and on other more important things.

Would you be willing to part with your smartphone for a few minutes to get a discount?


This article, Would you leave your mobile phone with the waiter for a 5% discount? , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.


Apple, Samsung not willing to narrow claims in U.S. patent dispute, jury to rule on the case

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 08:07 AM PDT

Both Apple and Samsung rested their cases in the U.S. legal conflict between the two parties last week, with the closing statements scheduled for Tuesday, August 21.

Once that last ritual of a trial is completed, the jury will start deliberating on the claims brought by each party against the other, and we should have a verdict in the coming days/weeks.

That seems like the more likely outcome of this patent dispute, as the parties failed, during a third court-ordered meeting, to reach a settlement, or even to "narrow the scope of the claims at issue in the lawsuit in out-of-court talks."

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh, a "pathologically optimistic" person, ordered the two sides to meet, once again, for settlement talks and to "simplify the matter for jurors" should a settlement not be reached.

Apple and Samsung executives have already met twice, as instructed by the court (and not counting previous meetings between the parties), but failed to reach an agreement. The third time was not a charm, as settlement talks have proved to be inconclusive yet again. Furthermore, neither Apple nor Samsung was willing to budge on the patent claims each party brought to the trial.

Apple's and Samsung's lawyers issued a joint statement confirming the "success" of their encounter:

"The parties have met and conferred about case narrowing, but have not been able to narrow their cases further," according to a joint filing signed by attorneys on both sides. The filing didn't refer to talks between the CEOs, Tim Cook at Apple and his counterpart at Samsung, Kwon Oh Hyun.

That means it's up to the jury to come up with the verdict in this complex patent-based mess, and we're certainly interested to hear what the jury's findings will be.

The outcome of the U.S. Apple vs Samsung trial may be very important for other similar proceedings in other markets, as the two giants have sued and counter-sued each other in more than 50 different cases in ten countries spread over four continents. That's why it may be too late for a settlement that would cover just the U.S. market:

"I think it's too late to hold out much hope that the parties will settle before the jury comes back," Mark Lemley, a Stanford University law professor, said yesterday by e-mail after the companies' reported to the court. "When there is a settlement — and there will be — it will be a global deal involving more than just this case."

In case you're interested in this Apple vs Samsung battle, then you'll certainly want to take a look at the 45-page jury instruction from Judge Koh embedded at the end of this article – although it's not the final one. Here's one very enlightening passage from the document, that reveals just how complex the case is, when it comes to looking at the intellectual properties each party is accusing the other of infringing, for the jurors who are to deliberate on these patent claims starting with August 21:

[DISPUTED] FINAL JURY INSTRUCTION NO. 8
SUMMARY OF CONTENTIONS

I will now again summarize for you each side's contentions in this case. I will then tell you what each side must prove to win on each of its contentions.

As I previously explained, Apple seeks money damages from Samsung for allegedly infringing the'381, '915, '163, D'889, D'087, D'677, and D'305 patents by making, importing, using, selling, and/or offering for sale the tablet and smart phone products that Apple argues are covered by claim19 of the '381 patent, claim 8 of the '915 patent, claim 50 of the '163 patent, and the D'889, D'087, D'677, and D'305 patents. Apple also argues that Samsung's Korean parent, Samsung Electronics Company ("SEC"), actively induced the U.S. Samsung entities, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. ("SEA") and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC ("STA"), to infringe the patents. Apple also contends that Samsung's infringement has been willful.

Samsung denies that it has infringed the asserted claims of Apple's patents and argues that, in addition, those claims are invalid. Invalidity is a defense to infringement.

Samsung has also brought claims against Apple for patent infringement. Samsung seeks money damages from Apple for allegedly infringing the '941, '516, '711, '460, and '893 patents by making, importing, using, selling and/or offering for sale Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod products that Samsung argues are covered by claims 10 and 15 of the '941 patent, claims 15 and 16 of the'516 patent, claim 9 of the '711 patent, claim 1 of the '460 patent, and claim 10 of the '893 patent. Samsung also contends that Apple's infringement has been willful.

Apple denies that it has infringed the claims asserted by Samsung and argues that the claims asserted by Samsung are invalid, and for the '516 and '941 patents, also unenforceable. Invalidity and unenforceability are defenses to infringement. Apple also contends that, by asserting its "declared essential" patents against Apple, Samsung has violated the antitrust laws and breached its contractual obligations to timely disclose and then license these patents on fair and reasonable terms.

For each party's patent infringement claims against the other, the first issue you will have to decide is whether the alleged infringer has infringed the claims of the patent holder's patents and whether those patents are valid. If you decide that any claim of either party's patents has been infringed and is not invalid, you will then need to decide any money damages to be awarded to the patent holder to compensate for the infringement. You will also need to make a finding as to whether the infringement was willful. If you decide that any infringement was willful, that decision should not affect any damage award you give. I will take willfulness into account later.

To resolve Apple's claims regarding Samsung's "declared essential" patents, you will need to make a finding as to whether Samsung violated the antitrust laws and whether Samsung breach edits contractual obligations. If you decide that Samsung violated the antitrust laws or breached its contractual obligations, you will then need to decide what money damages to award to Apple.

Apple accuses Samsung of diluting Apple's Registered Trade Dress No. 3,470,983. This trade dress relates to the iPhone. Apple also accuses Samsung of diluting two unregistered trade dresses relating to the iPhone. Finally, Apple claims that Samsung has diluted and infringed its unregistered trade dress relating to the iPad.

For each of Apple's trade dress dilution and infringement claims, the first issue you will have to decide is whether the Apple trade dress is protectable (or valid). An asserted trade dress is only protectable if the trade dress design as a whole, as opposed to its individual features standing alone, i s both distinctive and non-functional.

For Apple's trade dress dilution claims, the next issues you will decide are whether Apple's trade dress was famous before Samsung started selling its accused products, and whether Samsung's accused products are likely to cause dilution of the asserted Apple trade dresses by impairing their distinctiveness.

Apple's trade dress infringement claim will require you to resolve different issues. You will need to determine whether Apple's trade dress had acquired distinctiveness before Samsung started selling its accused products, and whether Samsung's accused products are likely to cause confusion about the source of Samsung's goods.

If you decide that any Apple trade dress is both protectable and has been infringed or willfully diluted by Samsung, you will then need to decide the money damages to be awarded to Apple.

Samsung denies that it has infringed or diluted any Apple trade dress and argues that each asserted trade dress is not protectable. If a trade dress is not protectable, that is a defense to infringement and dilution.

And that's only one section (pages 20-21) of the 45-page document. It's going to be fun for the jury, yes?

Jury Instructions Order


This article, Apple, Samsung not willing to narrow claims in U.S. patent dispute, jury to rule on the case , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.


Sprint offers $400 credits to network switchers

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 07:53 AM PDT

(Photo credit: Susan Law Cain / Shutterstock.com)

Every once in a while, carriers will try to woo subscribers from competitors through outright cash offers. If your mobile contract is up, you might want to see if you are eligible for a new phone via loyalty program (which means a new contract). Or you can switch to Sprint and get $400 in in-store credits if you will be switching from a competing carrier.

Now the promo has a few conditions. First, you will need to activate three or more lines under Sprint’s Everything Data Share or Simply Everything Data plans. The line or lines to be switched over need to be at least 60 days old. Likewise, the $400 in-store credits can only be used for qualifying devices — these cannot be used for tablets, USB modems and other accessories.

Leaked flyers also indicate that the lines to be switched must not be from a Sprint affiliate, such as Virgin Mobile, Boost Mobile or Common Cents Mobile, which run over Sprints network. Likewise, the entire amount of the credit needs to be used in full. You will also need to sign up a new two-year contract.

The promo will run from today, August 19 through September 15. Check out the leaked flyer below (which we suppose will be available in stores today, anyway).


This article, Sprint offers $400 credits to network switchers , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.


CyanogenMod 10 Nightlies available for Galaxy S3, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7 and other devices

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 04:59 AM PDT

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The CyanogenMod team announced on Google+ that various Android devices will get CyanogenMod 10 Nightlies starting this week. The list includes various popular Android handsets and tablets, whose owners will get a taste of Jelly Bean well ahead of the official releases for those devices.

Here's a list of devices that have started receiving the CM10 Nightlies:

  • U.S. Samsung Galaxy S3 variants
  • Galaxy Nexus variants
  • Nexus S variants
  • Nexus 7
  • Transformer and Transformer Prime
  • Samsung Galaxy S variants (Vibrant, Captivate, International, and i9000b)
  • Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100g
  • P3 and P5 tablets

Moreover, CM9 Nightly builds will be rolled out on a weekly basis henceforward:

CM9 nightly builds for devices that don’t receive a CM10 nightly will continue (for the meantime) but we are changing the timing on them to be once a week instead (aka weeklies). This will allow a means for us to test bug fixes and the like as they get merged into the ICS branch – as stated before, the CM9 branch is in an otherwise perpetual code-freeze.

As always, we'll remind you that we're not encouraging you to install any unofficial ROMs on your Android devices, CyanogenMods included, so proceed at your own risk with such customizations.


This article, CyanogenMod 10 Nightlies available for Galaxy S3, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7 and other devices , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.


Both Galaxy Note 2 leaked images were actually fakes

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 04:44 AM PDT

A few days ago we saw not one but two leaked Galaxy Note 2 images that looked pretty similar, and pretty interesting at the same time. Both photos featured a Galaxy Note 2 design similar to that leaked Galaxy Note 2 bezel image we saw in the preceding days, and they matched previous reports.

The Galaxy Note 2 appeared to be sporting the same general design lines of its Galaxy S3 cousin, and pretty much matched our own expectations. But it looks like both images were fake "leaks," with one inspiring the other – we did advise you to take everything with a grain of salt, as we didn't have any official confirmation for either model.

It turns out that the second leak we showed you – the press photo-like Galaxy Note 2 image – was actually a Photoshop mockup done by designer Daniel Uy (see original above). The mockup itself was created based on that leaked front panel that revealed the slimness of the phablet's bezel, and was then used to create the blurry image featured by Know Your Mobilethe first leaked image we showed you.

In other words, it looks like Samsung managed to keep the design of the Galaxy Note 2 under wraps so far, at least for the time being, but we wouldn't be surprised if the final Galaxy Note 2 version looked similar to these fake leaks. Not to mention that, with 10 days to go until the company unveils this new phablet version (the Unlocked event is scheduled for August 29 in Berlin, Germany), we could see the real thing get leaked after all.


This article, Both Galaxy Note 2 leaked images were actually fakes , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.