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- HTC Amaze 4G Online Orders Delayed Indefinitely
- MTS 962 is an Affordable Smartphone With GPS, GLONASS
- Samsung’s S Voice Now Available On Your Android 4.0 Phone, Through Leaked Galaxy S III ROM
- China Approves Motorola Purchase by Google
| HTC Amaze 4G Online Orders Delayed Indefinitely Posted: 20 May 2012 11:23 AM PDT
It’s not all smiles and sunshine in the world of HTC, although their One series models are proving to be hits. It appears that the HTC Amaze 4G model’s online orders have been delayed indefinitely. That’s because of the recent patent battle between HTC and Apple, that might result into the local ban of some models. HTC is working on cleaning up that patent issue, as the US Customs will forbid the handsets from coming into the country. Customers who order the Amaze 4G from T-Mobile’s site will get an email that notifies them of the delay. The mail says that the device has been delayed because of an “unforeseen issue with receiving the product from the manufacturer”. There’s not even an estimate provided for the arrival of the product and T-Mobile even recommends selecting another device, like the Galaxy S Blaze 4G. The ITC ruled that HTC is in breach of some patent related to the links to phone numbers in mails or texts, if I’m not mistaking and that affects quite a bunch of devices. Will this end well for the Taiwanese company? Related posts:
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| MTS 962 is an Affordable Smartphone With GPS, GLONASS Posted: 20 May 2012 08:00 AM PDT
Retailer MTS has just announced in Russia the debut of a new smartphone, that’s both affordable and packed with useful mapping features. I’m talking about the MTS 962, a handset with satellite navigation system, supporting both GLONASS and GPS. MTS 962 offers a pedestrian and automobile mode and has 3D maps of Russia and foreign countries, plus voice prompts. It can also show good routers, traffic jams and traffic changes. The phone costs $169 dollars and comes bundled with special offers for free package minutes, SMS and Internet traffic. The handset also ships with a preinstalled mobile payment functions, Mobile TV access and a special media portal app. As far as specs go, the phone supports 3G connectivity, weighs 122 grams and measures 12.4mm in thickness. The device runs Android 2.3.7, supports Google Play Store access and features a 3.2 inch display with a resolution of 480 x 320 pixels. There’s a 3 megapixel camera at the back, FM radio too, a microSD card slot, WiFi, Bluetooth and a Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery. Related posts:
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| Samsung’s S Voice Now Available On Your Android 4.0 Phone, Through Leaked Galaxy S III ROM Posted: 20 May 2012 03:45 AM PDT
We’ve heard that the firmware for Samsung Galaxy S III was leaked a week ahead of the release of the handset and now it appears that the ROM of the quad core Samsung phone gave us a very interesting function/app. I’m talking about the much coveted S Voice, that can now hit your Android 4.0 phone thanks to the leaked ROM. Developers tinkered with the software and extracted this feature, so there’s an APK waiting for you right here. This Siri-style voice control app works on any Ice Cream Sandwich device and it runs without issues. It appears that S Voice was created with Siri as inspiration, making us wonder if we’re to expect further lawsuits between Samsung and Apple. There’s even a very similar microphone icon at the bottom, if you want similarities. The software allows you to enter calendar events, send texts, get answers to questions (powered by Wolfram Alpha), get weather forecasts and much more. Voice recognition is solid, although it has trouble with the names you pronounce. Also, S Voice is not created for natural speech like Siri is, so you can’t say you’re in the mood for Chinese food, since that won’t work. It will only send you to Google results and the only quirk it has is telling you the meaning of life is 42. Anyway try it for now, but remember that the only genuine experience with it is on Samsung Galaxy S III. Related posts:
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| China Approves Motorola Purchase by Google Posted: 20 May 2012 03:29 AM PDT
The last hurdle in the path of Google’s purchase of Motorola was China’s approval. The US and European regulators have already given their blessing and the Chinese ones also agreed to the transaction that involves $12.5 billion. The integration of the companies will take a while longer, though. China had a condition for this approval: Google has to keep Android an open source OS for the next 5 years. Android’s open source nature is the reason why so many companies adopt it and customize it according to their needs. Manufacturers, developers and end users appreciate this platform because of its open source nature. Google committed to the Chinese condition, which was expected. The only thing that makes us wonder how open exactly is Android is the Honeycomb source code being kept under lock for 8 months. In November last year, the source code was released with Android 4.0 ICS, that can be adapted to tablets and smartphones easily. Keep in mind that the reason why Honeycomb wasn’t available straight away is that Google didn’t want it to reach phones in a malformed version. China has all the reasons to be interested in Android, since it’s a platform that arrives on many of its low end devices that ship all over the world and generates serious profit. Related posts:
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