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- Google reiterates Motorola still in transitional phase, with 12- to 18-month product roadmap
- Google CEO: Fixing supply woes 'a priority for our team'
- Google's Q4 2012: Revenue at $14.42 billion, not counting Motorola
- Verizon Q4 2012 earnings: 2.2 million net customer additions, $20 billion in revenue
- Nexus 7 dock review
- Galaxy Note 8.0 to launch in March, says Samsung roadmap
- EE launches limited edition 4G price plans - budget £31 contract and 20GB 'super-user' plans
- Deal of the Day: Qmadix Snap-On Cover w/ Holster for HTC EVO 4G LTE
- Deer Reader walks the line of appealing to casual and power RSS users
- Latest reports tip Samsung Galaxy S4 for April release following March 'Unpacked' event
- Phones4U to launch own virtual mobile network using EE's infrastructure
- More Sense 5 screenshots spotted on a Droid DNA
- NTT Docomo announces 11 new Android devices, Optimus G Pro and Xperia Tablet Z included
| Google reiterates Motorola still in transitional phase, with 12- to 18-month product roadmap Posted: 22 Jan 2013 03:01 PM PST
As part of its Q4 2012 earnings call, Google execs expanded on the current status of Motorola, the division's financials and future integration between the companies. Responding to a question about the current state of Motorola's financials, Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette reiterated that when Google purchased Motorola it inherited a 12- to 18-month product pipeline that isn't easily changeable. Google bought Motorola, which already had products promised to customers. That's business. 
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| Google CEO: Fixing supply woes 'a priority for our team' Posted: 22 Jan 2013 01:43 PM PST
Larry Page, from this afternoon's Q4 2012 earnings call: Clearly, there’s work to be done managing our supply better, as well as building a great customer experience. And that is a priority for the teams. Certainly nothing there we didn't know -- the Nexus 4 is still unavailable on Google Play, and the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tend to come and go as well. But it is nice to hear the boss acknowledge it. 
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| Google's Q4 2012: Revenue at $14.42 billion, not counting Motorola Posted: 22 Jan 2013 01:14 PM PST
Google has just posted its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2012. The big strokes:
Google's earnings call is coming up in a few minutes. We'll kibitz for any Android-specific news. Source: Google 
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| Verizon Q4 2012 earnings: 2.2 million net customer additions, $20 billion in revenue Posted: 22 Jan 2013 12:53 PM PST
Verizon has just reported its Q4 2012 and full 2012 earnings for both its wireless and wireline (FiOS) divisions, and wireless growth was through the roof. We're just going to focus on the wireless portion of the earnings, and start with the Q4 2012 report first. Here are the highlights:
The upward trend is visible in the full 2012 earnings reports as well. Here's the breakdown:
Verizon reports that its LTE network as of today is live in 476 markets, covering 276 million people (about 89-percent of the population.) Those are some pretty impressive numbers, but is only just the tip of the iceberg. If you want a more detailed look at the report for yourself, it can be found at the source link below. Source: Verizon 
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| Posted: 22 Jan 2013 10:09 AM PST
The long-overdue Nexus 7 accessory brings contact charging and audio output - if you can find oneAfter what's felt like an eternity, we finally have our mitts on the official ASUS dock for the Nexus 7 tablet. This would be the dock that finally takes advantage of those four little gold contacts on the side of the tablet , allowing you to charge the device without having to worry about plugs. That's a technology that goes back to the Nexus One days (and you'll recall how that dock took its sweet time to get to us, too), and we're glad to finally have it with Google's premiere 7-inch tablet. Google's still not selling this dock, though, and availability is spotty with other online retailers. We picked ours up for about $40 before shipping. This isn't an intricate accessory by any means, but it's very much a welcome one. A few quick thoughts after the break: 
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| Galaxy Note 8.0 to launch in March, says Samsung roadmap Posted: 22 Jan 2013 09:51 AM PST
Galaxy Young, Galaxy XCover 2, Galaxy Pocket Plus also on the way according to leaked docsThe past week has seen the Galaxy Note 8.0 go from mere rumor to being more-or-less officially confirmed by Samsung. Now, thanks to a leaked Samsung roadmap obtained by TechnoBuffalo, we have our first clear indication of when the Note 10.1's little brother might become available to purchase. A slide on the Galaxy Note 8.0 says we can expect it to launch in March, so we're looking at a pretty quick turnaround following the tablet's expected Mobile World Congress debut. Also confirmed on the Note 8.0 slide are previously-rumored specs, including an 8-inch 1280x800 Super Clear LCD, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and a quad-core 1.6GHz processor -- likely the same Exynos chip powering the Galaxy Note 2. 
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| EE launches limited edition 4G price plans - budget £31 contract and 20GB 'super-user' plans Posted: 22 Jan 2013 07:36 AM PST
When EE (Everything Everywhere) first launched its 4G LTE service in the UK, two common complaints focused on the price of its subsidized smartphone contracts and the 8GB ceiling for data allowances. Today it seems the carrier's ready to test the water with some more adventurous price plans, as for a limited time it'll offer a budget-centric £31 per month, 24-month deal, along with a new "super-user" contracts with 20GB of data per month. 
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| Deal of the Day: Qmadix Snap-On Cover w/ Holster for HTC EVO 4G LTE Posted: 22 Jan 2013 06:54 AM PST
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| Deer Reader walks the line of appealing to casual and power RSS users Posted: 22 Jan 2013 06:39 AM PST
Deer Reader, a Google Reader client for Android, has a great design and set of features that has the ability to appeal to a wide range of users. News reading apps usually fall into either the "casual user" (think Flipboard, Google Currents) or "power user" (GReader, Press) category, and Deer Reader is taking a shot right down the middle with its client. Integrating with Google Reader instantly pushes you towards a more involved setup, as most "normal" users aren't keeping curated news and podcast RSS feeds, but what Deer Reader does with the presentation of these RSS feeds is what makes it more user-friendly. Stick around after the break for a video walkthrough of the UI on both phones and tablets, and to see if Deer Reader is a good choice for you. 
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| Latest reports tip Samsung Galaxy S4 for April release following March 'Unpacked' event Posted: 22 Jan 2013 04:56 AM PST
The latest round of reports have Samsung’s Galaxy S3 successor coming to market this April, following an unveiling at a March “Unpacked” event in the United States. Firstly, Korean news outlet Asian Economies reports via “telecommunications industry” sources that Samsung is planning to unveil the Galaxy S4 at an "Unpacked" event in the U.S. in late March. Specifically, Friday, March 22 was highlighted as a likely date for Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2013, which is said to be the largest such event yet. If accurate, it’d be the first major Unpacked event in the U.S. since the original Galaxy S made its debut in 2010. News of a possible Galaxy S4 unveiling this March, also fits with the second report we’re seeing today, which comes via Samsung fansite SamMobile. SamMobile’s sources have a pretty consistent track record in revealing details of pre-release Samsung handsets, and today the site claims that the Galaxy S4 is on track for launch sometime in April. The S4, supposedly known internally by the codename “Altius,” is said to come in black and white color options initially. It’s reported that current shipping timetables call for the device to become available from week 15 of this year -- that's the week commencing April 15. Other information reported by SamMobile includes details of the phone’s battery -- allegedly a 2600mAh unit -- and apparent confirmation of earlier rumors of an optional wireless charging back. This accessory is to be sold separately within "a couple of weeks” of the S4’s launch, the site claims. (That’d be an improvement on the lag time of several months for official Galaxy phone accessories in years past.) It’s worth taking reports of this nature with a pretty major pinch of salt until the official confirmation arrives. Nevertheless, the more reliable Galaxy S4 rumors seem to be crystallizing around a late Q1 or early Q2 launch window. A stateside unveiling would certainly make sense for Samsung, given the importance of the U.S. market. What’s more, an Unpacked event less than a month after Mobile World Congress would minimize the amount of breathing space given to Android rivals like HTC, which is expected to use MWC to unveil its major 2013 handsets. Keep it locked to Android Central in the months ahead -- it’s going to be a crazy year, and things are just getting started. Source: Asian Economies via PhoneArena; SamMobile 
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| Phones4U to launch own virtual mobile network using EE's infrastructure Posted: 22 Jan 2013 03:45 AM PST
'LIFE Mobile' to launch 3G service this March, 4G laterBritish phone retailer Phones4U has announced it's to get into the network operator game through a new virtual network operated on EE's infrastructure. The new "LIFE Mobile" network is scheduled to launch this March, with 2G and 3G services being offered at first, followed by 4G LTE options later in the year. EE is, of course, currently the only operator to offer 4G services to British consumers. Phones4U has not yet revealed details of pricing on the new service provider, but says it'll offer "variety of tariffs and services" with a "broad appeal" to consumers. According to today's press release, the deal with Phones4U brings EE's total number of MVNO partners up to 25. Phones4U's biggest domestic rival, the Carphone Warehouse, already operates its own virtual network, Talkmobile, through a partnership with Vodafone UK. 
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| More Sense 5 screenshots spotted on a Droid DNA Posted: 21 Jan 2013 08:32 PM PST
Following today's leak of an unreleased version of Sense 5 running on the Droid DNA, we're now seeing more screenshots from users claiming to have their hands on the software as well. Member mdeejay at XDA has just put up several screenshots of what is said to be a stable build of Android 4.1.2 with Sense 5 running on the Verizon phone, as ported from -- wait for it -- a Sprint version of the rumored M7. We're not sure if that answers more questions than it creates, but it certainly gives us a lot to think about. This probably isn't the last leak (or purported leak) we'll see in the coming weeks, as HTC is likely set to show off a number of new devices at MWC in February. You can take a gander at several more screenshots at the source link below. Source: XDA 
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| NTT Docomo announces 11 new Android devices, Optimus G Pro and Xperia Tablet Z included Posted: 21 Jan 2013 07:46 PM PST
As Japanese carriers tend to do, NTT Docomo has just released its complete spring lineup of devices, 11 of which are running Android. The 9 phones and 2 tablets cover a wide range of features and styles, with a few names we're not used to seeing here in the states. For phones we've got the "with" series, both with 720P displays, 1.5GHz S4 Pro processors, LTE and Android 4.1:
The "NEXT" series of devices is a big group, with six devices, several of which have 1080P displays, large batteries and LTE:
Then we have two tablets, and one phone for kids:
Now that's more devices than you can shake a stick at, with just as many specs to go along with 'em. Most interestingly is the inclusion of the recently announced Xperia Tablet Z, as well as the Optimus G Pro which was only rumored up to this point. If you want to check out these new devices coming to Docomo, hit up the source link below. If you want a direct link to the spec pages for the devices, check the second link instead. There are some pretty impressive phones and tablets here, and they'll start to become available starting January 25th. Source: NTT Docomo; (2) 
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