Friday, October 5, 2012

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Xperia Tablet S sales halted due to water damage, recall not issued

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:11 AM PDT

Sony has recently announced its latest Android tablet, the Xperia Tablet S, which soon started selling in several markets. However, the Japanese company was forced to temporarily halt sales, "after discovering gaps between the screen and the case that make some of the machines susceptible to water damage," as Reuters reports.

Sony has shipped around 100,000 Xperia Tablet S units to date, but any of the already sold devices will be fixed in case the issue will cause any damage. It's worth noting that the company will not recall any of the devices that were sold already, and we expect the issue to be corrected in order for Sony to resume sales – the problem apparently lies with the Chinese supplier that makes the device for Sony.

In case you purchased an Xperia Tablet S recently, we strongly advise not to get it anywhere near any kind of water source – but then again we'd tell you the same thing no matter what electronics device you'd purchase. However, the Xperia Tablet S is now probably even more susceptible to damage following unexpected water spills on the surface of the tablet, so we'll double down on our warning.

Has anyone had any water-related accidents with the Xperia Tablet S yet?


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Smartphone sales responsible for two thirds of Samsung’s record breaking profits in Q3 2012

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:39 AM PDT

Samsung is going to report their Q3 2012 financial results on October 26th. Today though, they’re giving us a sneak peak as to how well their business is running. The company estimates that they’re going to earn roughly $7.3 billion in profit, which is almost double the profit from the same quarter a year ago. They’ve also said that Q3 2012 was the fourth straight quarter in which the company broke a profit record. The mobile phone unit is estimated to have contributed to roughly two thirds of the profits, which comes out to about $4.5 billion. Analysts say that the South Korean handset vendor shipped 58 million smartphones during the quarter, and that between 18 million and 20 million of them were specifically the Galaxy S III.

How does this compare to everyone else? Apple isn’t going to report their financial results until the 25th. Nokia, now the second largest handset maker, will report on the 18th. One thing that’s painfully apparent is that almost no one besides Samsung and Apple are making any meaningful amounts of money selling smartphones. Why’s that the case? Forgetting about Apple’s insane margins for a second, Samsung is in a very unique position as being one of the few companies that actually manufactures many of the components that go inside their devices. That translates to not only lower costs, but better supply chain management since parts can be shipped from one Samsung factory to another Samsung factory that does the actual assembly.

Looking towards the future, it’s safe to say that Q4 2012 is going to be yet another amazing quarter for the company. The Samsung Galaxy Note II is in the process of launching all around the world, and when it comes to America it’s going to be on all the major operators. That 5.5 inch beast is easily going to be the most expensive smartphone in Samsung’s portfolio, which means lots of revenue!

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LG Optimus G Nexus with Android 4.2 – first hands-on report

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 12:01 AM PDT

The Nexus buzz is increasing day after day, with new reports providing more unconfirmed details about this year's new Google Nexus smartphones. An article stirred the waters yesterday suggesting that the Search giant is planning to expand the Nexus program and allow anyone interested in creating such devices to make them, under certain conditions.

At the same time, we heard again that LG could create the flagship Nexus handset of the year. The device will be largely based on the recently released LG Optimus G. In fact, there's even a new product name to suggest that: LG Optimus G Nexus instead of the previous name version that we heard for such a product (LG Optimus Nexus).

Now, Android and Me has been given access to the first LG Optimus G Nexus hands on, albeit it can't provide any images or videos of the device. Apparently the handset has been tested by a source that has access to it, without being a Google employee. Here's what he told the publication:

"I can confirm the next nexus is LG Optimus based. The phone looks surprisingly like the Galaxy Nexus and does not have sharp corners like the LG Optimus we already know. It has a silver'ring like the iPhone 3G around the outer edge of the screen which seemed to be similar to the Galaxy Nexus in size but was much better in brightness.

I couldn't have said if it was larger in the few minutes that I had the phone. Also, it has Nexus written on the back like the Nexus 7 except there is a color element to it. The 'X' is in four colors. There was also the LG logo on the back.

Android 4.2 in its current state looked exactly like the 4.1.1 we love. There were no tabs on that build version for home-screens as you suggested from your other tipster. What I was amazed by is how fluid everything seemed to be from exiting apps, switching, etc. It seems like they've increased the number of transitions and their types. It still had the hodge-podge mess of multiple communication tools: Messenger, GTalk, Voice and SMS."

Android and Me says the photo it was sent, and which can't be published due to its nature, reveals that the LG Optimus G Nexus will feature an 8-megapixel shooter. Its LG Optimus G brother will come in two flavors when it comes to camera, 13- and 8-megapixel, so it looks like the Nexus version will not necessarily pack the best of camera choices.

We'll be back with more news as they become available. In the mean time let us know whether you're interested in the LG Optimus G Nexus already or you'd rather wait for a different Nexus instead.

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AT&T snatches Samsung’s Galaxy Camera, data speeds currently unkown

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:06 PM PDT

Samsung's Galaxy Camera is finally headed our way. As it turns out, AT&T will be the first carrier to officially support the device. The device will be rocking on AT&T's data network. However, it has been speculated since the FCC discovery that the device will not support LTE data speeds. It's rather interesting, seeing as Samsung is claiming it will be on the 4G HSPA+ network, This comes as a rather odd omission but we will have to wait for more details to know exactly what's going on.

The 16MP shooter will undoubtedly provide the highest quality pictures we’ve seen from an Android device thus far. While this obviously is not a phone, it will still run Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. This means you will have access to instant upload through a variety of social networking services. Any serious photographer could absolutely find this device to be a true lifesaver.

The BSI CMOS sensor combined with the 21x zoom lens should be more than enough to suit even the most picky of photographers. While this obviously won't be a daily shooter for most professionals, the 4.8-inch HD Super Clear LCD and 1GHz quad-core processor will really make this device hard to ignore.

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AT&T First to Launch Galaxy Camera; Samsung Defines New Category with 4G Connected Camera

Samsung Galaxy CameraTM combines high performance photography and AT&T 4G wireless connectivity to enable seamless sharing across devices and with social media

Dallas, Texas, October 04, 2012

AT&T* and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (Samsung Mobile)1 today announced the Samsung Galaxy Camera™ coming to AT&T. The Galaxy Camera combines high performance photography with Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean and AT&T 4G mobile internet connectivity, resulting in a powerful point and shoot camera with a familiar, intuitive user interface and access to all of your favorite Android applications from the Google Play™ market.

The Galaxy Camera is a perfect fit for those who wish to shoot, edit and share brilliant photographs and video easily and quickly without connecting to a laptop or PC. The Galaxy Camera features a 4.8-inch HD Super Clear LCD screen, boasts a 21x optical zoom lens and a super-bright 16MP BSI CMOS sensor for shooting high-quality images close up and in low light conditions. This device is powered by a quad-core 1 GHz processor for quick and responsive performance ensuring you can capture the shots you want. It also includes powerful features like Smart Pro Mode technology, which allows you to toggle through a series of pre-set options that simplify the processes for taking professional-level images.

"Wirelessly enabling Samsung's Galaxy Camera will create a significant shift in how consumers share and communicate with photos and videos," said Chris Penrose, senior vice president, AT&T Emerging Devices. "By posting instantly to social networking sites or sending directly to another device, the person behind the lens is essentially offering family and friends the opportunity to share in the moments as they are actually experiencing them. We're excited that the AT&T wireless network will help enable these opportunities."

"Once again, Samsung has defined a new category of mobile devices and AT&T is leading the way to bring this device to consumers. The Galaxy Camera brings together Samsung's latest innovations in mobile and optical imaging technologies to provide the first connected camera running on the latest Android platform," said Dale Sohn, President of Samsung Telecommunications America.

In addition to being able to share to social networks and cloud services on the go, consumers can harness the speed and connectivity of AT&T's wireless network to share images and videos between Galaxy Camera and a range of Galaxy™ devices including the Galaxy S® III and Galaxy Note® II.

The Galaxy Camera is designed with several of the key content sharing features first introduced with the Galaxy S III including:

AllShare® Play

Locate Samsung HDTVs, laptops and other devices on the same Wi-Fi® network that are ready to receive photo and video files. Users can remotely access files from Galaxy Camera with other devices on their home network like a PC or Samsung Smart TV™.

Share Shot

Automatically send still images taken with the Galaxy Camera to other Galaxy S III, and Galaxy Note devices up to 200 feet away
Buddy Photo Share

Instantly and automatically tags faces of existing device contacts in photos making it easy to share with them.
Pricing for the Galaxy Camera will be announced when it goes on sale in the coming weeks. For more information on AT&T, please visit www.att.com.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

1Samsung Mobile is the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the United States based upon reported shipment data, according to Strategy Analytics, North America Handset Vendor Marketshare, Q2 2012.

4G when used in relation to Samsung devices refers to the fact that the devices can operate on AT&T's 4G network

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Google settles with American publishers after 7-year Google Library lawsuit

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:52 PM PDT

Digitizing books and indexing the contents thereof might seem like a good idea, if only to increase access to content. But when Google launched its Library project, a lot of publishers voiced dissent, saying Google was infringing on their intellectual property.

In 2005, a group of copyright holders filed a lawsuit against Google, including McGraw-Hill, Pearson Education, Penguin Group, John Wiley & Sons, and Simon & Schuster. With the lawsuit pending in the courts, Google had been unable to include books published by these companies into its Google Books website, which offered digital access to content through Google Play.

After seven years in litigation, Google has agreed to settle with the publishers, although the terms of the settlement are confidential. The publishing industry has lauded this development. Tom Allen, president and CEO of the Association of American Publishers, has expressed approval. “It shows that digital services can provide innovative means to discover content while still respecting the rights of copyright-holders.”

Meanwhile, Google says it can now continue working on its core business of ensuring wider access to information. “By putting this litigation with the publishers behind us, we can stay focused on our core mission and work to increase the number of books available to educate, excite and entertain our users via Google Play,” says David Drummond, senior VP for Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer.

Google Books enables users to browse up to 20% of a book or publication’s content, after which the entire publication can be bought through Google Play. This model offers wider access to information, and at the same time gives publishers the ability to monetize their content through a wider audience.

However, not everyone is happy. The Authors Guild says Google still continues to profit unfairly, leaving artists on the losing end of the bargain.

The publishers' private settlement, whatever its terms, does not resolve the authors' copyright infringement claims against Google. Google continues to profit from its use of millions of copyright-protected books without regard to authors' rights, and our class-action lawsuit on behalf of U.S. authors continues.

As such, the separate class-action lawsuit continues, and Google will still have to deal with this.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Association of American Publishers (AAP) and Google today announced a settlement agreement that will provide access to publishers' in-copyright books and journals digitized by Google for its Google Library Project.  The dismissal of the lawsuit will end seven years of litigation.

The agreement settles a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Google on October 19, 2005 by five AAP member publishers.  As the settlement is between the parties to the litigation, the court is not required to approve its terms.

The settlement acknowledges the rights and interests of copyright-holders.  U.S. publishers can choose to make available or choose to remove their books and journals digitized by Google for its Library Project.  Those deciding not to remove their works will have the option to receive a digital copy for their use.

Apart from the settlement, U.S. publishers can continue to make individual agreements with Google for use of their other digitally-scanned works.

"We are pleased that this settlement addresses the issues that led to the litigation," said Tom Allen, President and CEO, AAP.  "It shows that digital services can provide innovative means to discover content while still respecting the rights of copyright-holders."

"Google is a company that puts innovation front and center with all that it does," said David Drummond, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer, Google.  "By putting this litigation with the publishers behind us, we can stay focused on our core mission and work to increase the number of books available to educate, excite and entertain our users via Google Play."

Google Books allows users to browse up to 20% of books and then purchase digital versions through Google Play.  Under the agreement, books scanned by Google in the Library Project can now be included by publishers.

Further terms of the agreement are confidential.

This settlement does not affect Google's current litigation with the Authors Guild or otherwise address the underlying questions in that suit.

The publisher plaintiffs are The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; Pearson Education, Inc. and Penguin Group (USA) Inc., both part of Pearson; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; and Simon & Schuster, Inc. part of CBS Corporation.

About the Association of American Publishers
The 300 members of AAP are building the future of publishing.  AAP represents America's premier creators of high-quality entertainment, education, scientific and professional published content.  We dedicate the creative, intellectual, financial and technological investments to bring great ideas to life and deliver content to the world's audiences in all the ways they seek it.

About Google Inc.
Google is a global technology leader focused on improving the ways people connect with information. Google's innovations in web search and advertising have made its website a top Internet property and its brand one of the most recognized in the world.

Google is a trademark of Google Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

SOURCE Association of American Publishers

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Watch out, T-Mobile! Sprint also eyeing MetroPCS deal.

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:25 PM PDT

MetroPCS

T-Mobile is not the only party interested in getting into a merger with super-regional carrier MetroPCS. Another major player, Sprint, is eyeing to make a bid for the smaller telco.

Sprint is holding talks with advisers and is evaluating the viability of putting up a bid for MetroPCS, reports Bloomberg. According to sources, the Sprint board will be meeting this week, and a potential bid for MetroPCS will be part of the agenda.

Observers say that one thing that might hinder a bid from sprint is the potentially hefty “breakup fee.” For instance, if MetroPCS were to back out from an acquisition deal, it would have to pay the aggrieved party (such as T-Mobile) $150 million. Meanwhile, Deutsche Telekom will have to pay a $250 million “reverse breakup fee” if it were to back out from its bid.

The MetroPCS deal is a potentially beneficial one for anyone that would successfully acquire the company. The carrier is currently valued at $32.8 billion, while an acquisition based on an equity valuation of $12.24 per share would be $3 billion. If T-Mobile were to successfully acquire MetroPCS, it will have a combined subscriber base of 42.5 million, sales of $42.8 billion annually.

This is still smaller than Sprint’s business, although it might prove to be a challenge, since Sprint will effectively be competing with a bigger company.

We may recall earlier that Sprint also had discussions with Deutsche Telekom to acquire T-Mobile prior to the German company’s negotiations with AT&T for a $39 billion acquisition deal, which was shot down by regulators, citing anti-competition laws.

Other observers say that a Sprint-MetroPCS merger would likely make more sense, given better compatibility between networks, compared with T-Mobile.

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HP CEO Meg Whitman says no HP smartphone in 2013

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 02:40 PM PDT

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Last month, HP CEO Meg Whitman was quoted as saying “we have to ultimately offer a smartphone.” This lead us and many others to believe that HP had a smartphone in the works. While HP still plans to enter the smartphone market, apparently it isn’t going to be any time soon.

When talking about Whitman’s comments last month, we speculated that HP might be well-served by producing Android-powered phones. Just a day later, what appeared to be an Android-powered smartphone from HP showed up in benchmark tests. While the evidence was scarce, it still seemed to point toward HP releasing a smartphone, likely running Android, in the near future.

Quite A Stir

Yesterday, Whitman said that she had made “quite a stir” with regard to her comments last month and then continued to say “We don’t have any plans to introduce a smartphone in 2013.” Further, it looks like when we do finally see a smartphone from HP, it might be running Windows. Whitman said that the market for consumer devices was well covered, but that “every CIO I talk to wants to have a Windows device, backward compatibility, the ability to control those devices from a security perspective.”

It’s important to note that the quote above was regarding tablets.  Still, if HP is going to focus on business customers, it isn’t likely that they would offer a tablet running a Windows variant and a smartphone running another operating system.

Can a HP Smartphone Compete?

While banking on the business market may seem like a smart decision with the consumer market so crowded, it’s also a risky one. One need only look at the state RIM is currently in to see where focusing squarely on one market can leave you when a large portion of that market decides to move on to another platform.

With HP laying back and apparently not entering the market for at least the next year, do you think they will have a chance to compete? Or do you think they are only going to fall further behind the longer they wait to release a phone?

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Google, Motorola urged to leak Ice Cream Sandwich / Jelly Bean internal ROMs for Atrix 4G, Photon

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 01:41 PM PDT

A few days ago, we told you that Google/Motorola decided not to update the Atrix 4G and Photon (Electrify) to Ice Cream Sandwich – both smartphones were released only last year. That was certainly a surprising move not because we haven't seen it before, but because Motorola is now a Google subsidiary, and we would expect the Android maker to offer more support to its customers, especially when it comes to software upgrades.

Sure, Motorola is making amends with the crowds by offering $100 cash back when trading older devices that won’t be officially upgraded to Jelly Bean for newer Motorola handsets. But we have no idea whether the program also applies to handsets that will not get ICS either.

Not to mention that some Atrix / Photon owners may still be locked into a contract and therefore not ready to upgrade and take advantage of such a project.

Luckily, where there's a will there's a way, although we have no idea whether the following trick will work. xda-developers member Julian Fernandes has kickstarted a campaign to convince Google/Motorola to release whatever work was done for the Atrix and Photon on the software upgrade front, so developers can use it and create unofficial Ice Cream Sandwich and even Jelly Bean builds for the Atrix and Photon.

Here's what the straightforward campaign – available at www.updatemymoto.com – says:

In 2012 Motorola announced an upgrade to our devices, Atrix and Photon, to Ice Cream Sandwich. Now they have changed their stance, leaving us with an outdated version of Android.

With this campaign, we are asking for a leak of what was been done already or a compatible Tegra 2 kernel for Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean. With these files, we can develop a working version ourselves.

You can help us to achieve that. Share this campaign in your blog, social network, show it to your friends or file a BBB complaint. Let’s grab Motorola’s attention!

Will the campaign work? Well, if it gets enough traction it just might. But will Google support such initiatives from developers?

What's clear is that you can certainly help and spread out the word, especially if you're one of the many Android users that has been annoyed at least once at their carriers and/or OEM makers for not upgrading a certain device past a certain Android version. What will you do?

Thanks, tipster!

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T-Mobile Galaxy Note 2 image leaked, release date not available yet

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 01:14 PM PDT

We know that Samsung's Galaxy Note 2 phablet is heading to various markets in the following months, including the U.S., and we also know that no less than five carriers will get the device this year in the States, but we don't have any release dates for either Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile or U.S. Cellular.

The U.S. Galaxy Note 2 versions have already been spotted with the FCC, and some carriers have already acknowledged the fact they will have the phablet in stock, without offering too many availability details to interested buyers.

Moreover, press images of the U.S. Galaxy Note 2 versions are missing in action, although we did see plenty of leaks so far.

In fact, TMoNews has a new set of leaked images showing the T-Mobile Galaxy Note 2 version. We're looking at a Titanium Gray Galaxy Note 2 model, but the device is not powered. However, the battery cover does feature T-Mobile branding.

As you can clearly see in the images above, we're looking at the Galaxy Note 2's regular design, and we don't expect Samsung to make any custom phablet versions for any of the mobile operators that will get it. After all, that's what Samsung did with the Galaxy S3 earlier this year.

What U.S. carrier are you buying the Galaxy Note 2 from?

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The Sony Xperia T gets an action-packed new advertisement [video]

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 12:55 PM PDT

Sony is rolling out its flagship phone, the Sony Xperia T, with a bang. The phone carried by James Bond himself in the upcoming movie Skyfall got a new advertisement today that announces “the Bond phone has arrived.”

The Xperia T features a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 1 GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. The phone runs Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, but an update to Jelly Bean has been promised some time after launch.

The ad doesn’t show the phone itself for more than a few seconds, but that isn’t the point. The point is to show the lengths that Sony hopes people will go to get their hands on the new phone. Check out the full ad below, but first, a disclaimer: don’t do anything you see in this video unless you are a trained professional. Even then, it’s probably a bad idea.

The Sony Xperia T is currently available in the U.K., France and Germany, and will start to appear elsewhere in Europe in the near future. The phone is heading to AT&T in the U.S. under the moniker Sony Xperia TL, but no release date has been confirmed.

What’s the craziest thing you would do to get your hands on a new phone you’ve been waiting for? Are you planning to get a Sony Xperia T? Have you already got one?

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Samsung Galaxy Camera coming to AT&T, pricing still not available

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 01:18 PM PDT

Just over a month ago at IFA 2012 in Berlin, Samsung announced the Galaxy Camera: a full-on 16-megapixel digital camera powered by Android 4.1, Jelly Bean. At the time of its unveiling, it was made clear that the Galaxy Camera would be stocked by carriers, but specifics on pricing, contracts and...

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First hands-on report of the LG Optimus G Nexus

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:47 AM PDT

Multiple sources have told us LG is working on a Nexus phone, and today we received the first hands-on report of the device. The source claims he is not a Google employee, but apparently he has access to one who says the devices were handed out last week for testing. Read his story after the [...]

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Digitimes says Nexus branded phones from Samsung, LG, Sony, and HTC are likely

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:30 AM PDT

Last night we reported that Google was opening up their Nexus program to any OEM, as long as they adhered to a set of hardware and software standards. We know that LG is making a Nexus phone, but other rumors have pointed to Samsung, Sony, Motorola, and HTC. Today Digitimes quoted some industry...

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Android Rookies: 10 new apps worth checking out this week

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:05 AM PDT

New apps need lovin' too, right? Every day there are thousands of new entries on the Google Play store, but many go unnoticed and never receive the attention they deserve. We have shown in the past that this community can discover great apps and launch them to new heights, so we're bringing back...

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T-Mobile CEO says they will create the number one value carrier in the United States

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:14 AM PDT

T-Mobile’s new CEO John Legere has only been on the job a month, so we haven’t seen him do too many interviews yet. This week he appeared on CNBC to address the skeptics that have called the merger with MetroPCS a shotgun wedding. Mr. Legere explained that the new spectrum from MetroPCS...

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Android smartphone used to power CW ad in latest edition of Entertainment Weekly

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:50 AM PDT

If you thought print magazines were low tech, you obviously have not seen the latest edition of Entertainment Weekly. The CW has a high-tech ad placed in the middle of the magazine which features an LCD display that shows off a little promo and then switches over to a live twitter feed. Driven be...

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