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Time Warner cable promises streaming app for Android soon

Posted by Admin Sunday, April 8, 2012

Time Warner Cable for Android
Time Warner Cable for Android
Time Warner Cable (TWC) customers that own iOS devices have been able to enjoy streaming live television to their smartphones or tablets (when on their home Wi-Fi network, of course) for some time, but those that prefer Android have been waiting for streaming capabilities to come to their app. The cable company has provided some further guidance into its Android app development, and described some of the differences between developing for iOS versus developing for Android.
According to Time Warner Cable, the Android version of its app will gain streaming capabilities in just a few weeks, "definitely by Memorial Day." Unfortunately, only devices that have Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or higher will be able to use the feature, as TWC says that older versions of Android are just not secure enough for it to offer streaming television services.
Additionally, TWC noted that developing its app for iOS devices was "much easier" than creating it for Android, noting that with iOS there is only one OS to write for and relatively few differences in hardware. By contrast, TWC says that making its Android app was akin to "tweezing one's eyebrows while using a disco ball for a mirror" and that "we're going to get there, but it's going to happen one facet at a time."
That isn't too consoling to the 97.1 percent of Android users that don't yet have Ice Cream Sandwich on their devices, but as far as TWC is concerned, that is out of its control. Those that are fortunate enough to have Android 4.0 on their smartphone or tablet should be able to start streaming television from TWC in the near term. [a href="http://www.twcableuntangled.com/2012/04/twc-tv-with-live-video-coming-to-android-devices-soon/">Time Warner Cable via

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Samsung's Galaxy Note propelling the company to record Q1 profits

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Samsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy Note
Samsung has released a prediction for its Q1 2012 financial report that is due at the end of the month. The company says that this was a record quarter, with double the profits over last year thanks to the popularity of the smartphone-cum-tablet Galaxy Note.
Samsung estimates that profits for January through March of this year were 5.8 trillion KRW (US$5.15 billion) with sales pegged to land at 45 trillion KRW (US$39.83 billion).
Just last week, Samsung said that global sales of the Galaxy Note were more than 5 million since its launch in October of last year. According to the company's figures, three million of those sales happened in the month of March alone.
Samsung is expected to announced the next version of its Galaxy S line of smartphones in the near future. Its full Q1 2012 earnings report will be released on April 27. The company does not normally release specific smartphone or tablet sales figures in its quarterly reports

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HTC sees big drop in revenue, profit during Q1 2012

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HTC has revealed its Q1 2012 financials and things are looking pretty dismal for the company. Following its rough Q4 2011 where the company saw its first decline in profits in two years, HTC posted a 35 percent decrease in revenues and 70 percent decline in profits in Q1 2012 over the same period a year ago.
According to HTC's figures, the company brought in 68 billion TWD (US$2.3 billion) in revenue in Q1, a 35 percent drop from the 104 billion TWD it earned in Q1 2011. Profits were a mere 4.5 billion TWD ($152 million), down from 14.8 billion TWD that it saw a year prior.
This past quarter, HTC launched the One series of smartphones, which it hopes will turn its fortunes around this year. The One X and One S have already hit shelves in Europe, and are due to land in the U.S. in the near future. The company has also promised to streamline its offerings in 2012, and release fewer devices than it has in previous years.

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Google activating 850,000 Android devices every day

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It has been a year since Larry Page took over as CEO of Google. In a letter he posted recently, Page listed off a number of figures pertaining to the performance of several Google products, including Android. Page revealed that there are now over 850,000 Android devices being activated on a daily basis, saying that the OS was "on fire." Don't confuse that with Nokia CEO Stephen Elop's famous "burning platform" letter, though.
850,000 daily activations represents an increase of 150k activations per day from the 700,000 figure that Page revealed in January of this year.
The Google CEO also said that Android devices are being offered by 55 manufacturers and over

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LG planning "future thinking smartphone"

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Speaking to Korea's iNews24, LG executive Kwon Bong-suk, the managing director of LG Mobile Communications, said that his company is working on the next big thing, what he referred to "the thinking smartphone." He says that his company is in the early planning stages of a device that would intelligently adapt based on its user's needs. An example cited would have an alarm go off earlier than normal if traffic were extra heavy on a user's morning work commute.
Kwon Bong-suk also claimed that his company was considering manufacturing a $100 smartphone, but that the company wanted to ensure it could be done without sacrificing too much of the end user experience before it started.

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AT&T to unlock Apple iPhones starting April 8

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Apple iPhone 4S
AT&T has announced that, starting tomorrow, April 8, it will offer unlock codes to Apple iPhone owners who have satisfied their contracts and have accounts in good standing.
AT&T customers that meet the criteria will be able to call the carrier to request an unlock code for their iPhones. Once they receive an unlock code, users will be able to utilize SIM or micro-SIM cards from any carrier and use their iPhones on networks other than AT&T's, provided that network has the right frequency support, of course.
The carrier's statement on the new policy is below:
Beginning Sunday, April 8, we will offer qualifying customers the ability to unlock their AT&T iPhones. The only requirements are that a customer's account must be in good standing, their device cannot be associated with a current and active term commitment on an AT&T customer account, and they need to have fulfilled their contract term, upgraded under one of our upgrade policies or paid an early termination fee.
Apple iPhone 4S

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Motorola RAZR MAXX Europe

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Motorola RAZR MAXX Very simply, the RAZR MAXX is the RAZR with a battery that is almost twice as big, but only a couple of millimetres thicker and about 20 grams heavier. Motorola say that this battery should give the RAZR MAXX up to 17.6 hours talktime.
Motorola RAZR MAXX Apart from the battery, this is basically the same RAZR that hit the market a few months ago, with a dual core 1.2GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, a 4.3" 540 x 960 pixel display, a 8 megapixel main camera plus a 1.3 megapixel video calling unit and all the usual Android features are here too.
Some other features include a Kevlar-clad back, a water resistant coating and Corning Gorilla Glass to protect the display. Motorola's built-in "Smart Actions" allow you to do clever things with your phone depending on location, caller or any one of a number of other triggers.
There are also a range of accessories available such as docking stations and vehicle mounts, even including a Lapdock that turns the RAZR into a mini laptop.
Out of the box the RAZR MAXX looks like it runs Android 2.3, although there should be an upgrade to Android 4.0 ICS in the works soon. Motorola say that the phone should be available in the UK and certain other European and Middle Eastern markets from May 2012. Although no price was given, we would expect the RAZR MAXX to retail for something in the €500 region.

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