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Google has pushed new code to AOSP (Android Open Source Project), marking it with 2 new tags: android-4.2.1_r1.1 and android-4.2.1_r1.2. The build number corresponding to the 4.2.1_r1.2 release is JOP40G, with mentions of JOP40F and JOP40E along the way, too. There are no major changes included, and Bluetooth fixes will have to wait for the…
Sony has started the marketing push for its latest flagship, Xperia Z, in the UK. Under the deal, the first 1000 users who pre-order the device from Three, O2, Phones4U or Carphone Warehouse will get a free premium headphones, worth 299 GBP (Sony MDR-1R Prestige headphones). Here’s the rundown of all the offers: Three: Available…
Sony has started rolling out Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean firmware update for the Xperia T, aka the Bond phone. The software version 9.1.A.0.489 comes with all of the goodies Android 4.1 brings — including Google Now, improved push notifications and Project Butter enhancements — as well as Sony’s own software updates that should make your…
HTC and Sony’s Playstation division are offering several games for free to select smartphone owners. Not all HTC devices are affected, as your phone must be running Android 4.1 and Sense 4+. So the list includes the HTC One V, One S, One X, One XL, One EVO 4G LTE and One X+; though not…
The soon-to-be-launched Huawei Ascend Mate has been put on pre-order, with (at least) one Chinese online store selling the phablet in advance for $575. That’s a fair price and we’re sure the figure will go further down in the next few weeks and months. If you’ve been living under a rock, you should know that…
Looks like the Memo Pad 7 won’t be the only Asus device in the series. Rather, the Taiwanese company is preparing to launch a 10-inch model as well, most likely at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The tablet pictured above is said to come with specs that are similar to the Transformer Pad 300 series,…
You’ve heard it that the new BlackBerry platform was launched with 70,000 apps, and you may be wondering how the Canadian company managed to get so many developers on board even before a single device running BlackBerry 10 was released. The answer is simple – they provided great porting tools to allow Android developers to…
In one of its newer studies, ABI Research is looking at the smartphone market and the various platform shares. Android is leading the pack, accounting for 57% of all smartphones, while iOS is second with 21% of the market. When it comes to tablets, the situation is opposite, with Apple’s iPads dominating the market and…
In its press release announcing Q4 and full-year 2012 financial results, LG said that it’s planning follow-up devices to Optimus G and the L-series as well as the new F-series. Hear that, F-series – that’s something new and we’re not sure what they’re talking about. If I had to guess, the F-series devices will be…
Red alert! We’ve still got a small amount of time between now and the release of JJ Abrams’ newest incarnation of the Star Trek franchise, “Star Trek Into Darkness.” Since we all now essentially have tricorders in our pockets, aka smartphones, Paramount has put together a rather interesting way to promote their new movie. An…