Chinese government blocks Google services during start of Communist Party Congress

We know how the Chinese government can be restrictive when it comes to online access to information. Google isn’t exactly welcome in China, after an issue involving Google’s accusation that Chinese government hackers have attacked the site. China has since denied access to the Chinese version of Google, and instead redirects users to its Hong Kong servers. As such, this has had serious repercussions in the mobile industry. Android smartphones in China — or Android derivatives like the Xiaomi phones — don’t have access to Google content, but instead access apps and services through their own brands.

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Apple apology to Samsung punished with fine, iPhone maker has to pay Samsung legal fees

While not comparable with Apple’s U.S. $1.05 billion win – which isn’t satisfying to either party by the way, for different reasons, obviously – the fact that Apple has to pay Samsung’s UK legal fees has to mean something for South Korean giant and the public.

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SupercrossPro 1.1.7

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Overview:
supercross game racing sports MX motocross matchup 2xlasia 2xl pro
[Notice] Server Maintenance
On Nov 7th, the servers will be temporarily shut down for scheduled maintenance from 4 am to 9 am (KST) in order to provide you with better services. Thank you for your understanding.
[News]How to supercross Pro Login
After you have completed the Supercross Pro membership, wrote in the login screen, enter your email address and password and press the login button. After the first login you will be logged in automatically.
[Event] Benefits for Membership – Join the 2XL Membership!

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Fantashooting 1.25

v1.25
-New character: Clown Carlo
-New character: Killer Kevin
-Add the “Book of Fantasy Hero” button to reach the blog to view the stories of Fantashooting.
v1.2
-Reduce the kills for unlocking characters.
-Add “Difficulty Level Selections”.
-Increase the chance of popping silver coins.
-Optimize the power of Scatter Bolt and Orb Staff.
-Fixed the issue that the numbers of items are less than 0.

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T-Aiko! 1.6

v1.6
=UI Improvements for high DPI devices
=Performance improvements on ICS & JellyBean
Like us on FaceBook http://www.facebook.com/pages/T-Aiko/125194317594008
+1 us on Google+ https://plus.google.com/b/108711580032542960554/108711580032542960554
Overview:
Drum to the beat of your favourite songs and become a part of T-Aiko!
T-Aiko! is a Rhythm game inspired by Taiko no Tatsujin (Taiko Drum Master) and based on the gameplay and huge songs library of osu!

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Extreme Formula 1.1.5

-Improve frame rate!!!
-Fix some bugs
Overview:
Extreme Formula is about the future racing competitions in 2100. There are four kinds of cars fueled by the energy sources Super Gasoline, Energy Water, Safe Atomic, and Metal Heart.These fuel sources would be nice to stop planet Earth from becoming a shriveled, dry husk.

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Gun Strike 1.2.4

Version: 1.2.4
1. Adjust the balance of game.
2. Reduce the warm up time of M134 minigun.
3. Support Landscape Right and Landscape Left.
4. Other minor bugs fixed.
Overview:
** THE MOST EXCITING FPS GAME – GUN STRIKE **

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Hard Wound 1.00.01

All in www.cwagame.com
Overview:
This is a world with the rule of survival of the fittest!
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Hard wound ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Violence must be met by violence? Fist decides?
What is benevolence? What is evil?
This is a world with the rule of survival of the fittest!

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Nosferatu – Run from the Sun 1.2.3

Version 1.2.3
ADDED:
- Play Again Button – you no longer need to go to the start screen to start a new game
FIXED:
- many bugfixes
Overview:
Whether on the couch or on the go, Nosferatu is the perfect pastime!
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You are the cutest, the fastest and the best vampire of all time.
Can you escape the sun long enough to achieve the fattest HIGHSCORE on the planet?

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RealParking3D Parking Games 1.3.5a

Realparking 3D is based on the Unity 3D engine which some antivirus softwares seem to misconstrue as a virus. This is a known issue with Unity. We can assure you that Realparking 3D is not a virus / malware.
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1 Updated Chellenge level 2 (parking on the ice).
2 October 24 Chellenge level 3 Open.
3 October 15th IOS (iPhone, iPad) Open.

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Sprint spent $200 million in Q3 to bolster its 3G CDMA network. Why?

Sprint is lagging behind other carriers in America with its 4G LTE network expansion, which explains why it has recently announced its goal of bringing LTE to more than 100 new markets in the coming months. Although 4G LTE is the “it” thing in the telecom industry, it’s clear that there are still many wireless customers out there who are still stuck on 3G.

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Rocket Music Player 1.3.1

Version 1.3.1
- Album art bug fixes
Version 1.3.0
- Intel (x86) support
- Tag editing is now implemented
- Support for more audio formats with premium unlocker: Apple Lossless (alac), APE (ape), Musepack (mpc), Free Lossless Audio Codec (flac), True Audio (tta), Waveform Audio File (wav), and Windows Media Audio Non-Lossless (wma)
- Fixes genre issues with some devices

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Ninja Action RPG: Ninja Royale 1.7.0.11.4

About This Update
New feature: Clan jutsu
The clan system has been overhauled, with a ninja art―”jutsu”―added for every clan. Jutsu can be upgraded and equipped just like gear items. Equipping jutsu boosts the player’s gear stats.
Enhance the jutsu of your choice and develop your own unique
jutsu-gear combination!

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OI File Manager 2.0.1

New UI design with dark and light theme changeable via settings. Please use cut & paste for moving files.
Overview:
Manage files on the SD card with OI File Manager.
OI File Manager allows you to browse your SD card, create directories, rename, copy, move, and delete files. It also acts as an extension to other applications to display “Open” and “Save” dialogs.
This application is ad free and does not require the internet permission.

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NASA App 1.37

- Added visible pass notifications background service (enable in Settings or Sighting Opportunities views)
- Fixes for Set Wallpaper background service failing and not restarting at boot (if enabled in Settings view)
Overview:
The Official NASA App for Android
Come explore with NASA and discover a huge collection of stunning images, videos, mission information, news, NASA TV and featured content with the new NASA App for Android.

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WiFi Overview 360 1.52.1

Version 1.52.1:
- fix some urgent bugs
Version 1.51.5:
- fix some bugs under Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
Version 1.50.5:
- automatic WiFi activation at startup – if off
- new sorting options
- can add WLANs manually
- endless list of known WLANs (previously limited to 16)

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AIM 2.4.7.2

• Custom groups are back! If you set up buddy groups in previous versions of AIM, your contacts will now be sorted using them.
• More flexible chat storage options. Keep chats private between you and some of your contacts or choose to keep them ALL off the record.

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Burned Nexus 7 joins the spontaneous combustion club [Photos]

Let’s face it. From electric toothbrushes to Martian rovers, our devices are complex pieces of equipment that sometimes break, sometimes with disastrous consequences. In fact, in the blogosphere it’s almost expected of any self-respecting device to go through at least one incident involving fire.

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Never too late to cash in on a movie: Scarface the game now available on Google Play

 

Showing that it’s never too late to cash in on a hit movie, Scarface, released back in 1983, now has a tie-in game to call its own. Developed by Fuse Powered, Scarface has been turned into a massively multiplayer online game, and is now available to download from Google Play Store.

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Motorola Test Drive will give (some of) you early access to Android updates

Some good news came yesterday for owners of Motorola devices. First, the mid-sized Razr M got a tasty treat in the form of an Android Jelly Bean 4.1 update. Yes, it’s “just” 4.1, but you didn’t really expect to get 4.2 even before the Nexus 4 was launched, did you?

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SkyPhrase uses more intelligent speech recognition than Siri, Google Voice Actions

Siri was great when Apple launched the iPhone 4S, and had actually been one of the main marketing points of Apple’s smartphone platform. But a startup company says Siri is actually limited in its understanding of language. Even though Apple markets Siri’s artificial intelligence as understanding human speech even without special syntax or keywords, SkyPhrase says their solution is far more advanced.

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Google focusing on being a “mobile first” company

With Android’s increasing market share and Google’s focus on mobile devices and services, this should come as no surprise, but according to a note to investors from Morgan Stanley, Google expects the majority of its users to access its services from mobile devices in the future.

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European Nexus 7 unlucky buyers get €30 vouchers from Asus

In case you happen to live in Europe and have recently purchased any Nexus 7 model – and by recently I mean at any time just before October 29, when Google unveiled new Nexus products, updated Nexus 7 models included – then you’re in luck, as Asus is ready to offer a small apology token.

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GraveStompers:Zombie vs Zombie 1.13

Previously selected weapon mode remains selected when returning to gameplay from the market. Weapon mode defaults to special melee mode if no mode has been selected.
Overview:
Guns, blades, bats you name it. If it takes down a zombie, it’s in this game!
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This game is intended for high-performance mobile devices only.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 are now available in AT&T stores

Samsung likes to call it the next big thing, but some just think that it’s too big. If you’ve been waiting for the AT&T variant of Samsung Galaxy Note 2 to arrive, today is the day that the smartphone finally hits stores.

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Asian firms top smartphone brands, Samsung still #1

Samsung Galaxy S3 still leads the pack in terms of sales.

The world smartphone market is a fast evolving one, with some companies being at the top one day and simply out of the picture the next. In a recent collection of global mobile statistics, Samsung has (again) come out on top, way above its closest competitors Apple and Huawei. But what’s even more interesting here is that Asian firms now seem to dominate this industry, having edged out the rest of the world in terms of volume.

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Samsung Galaxy Camera is now available for pre-order in the UK

If you are looking for point and shoot cameras to buy for loved ones this holiday season, the Samsung Galaxy Camera may be a fun little option. It was announced alongside the Galaxy Note II several months ago and we managed to get a hands on with it. Now, people in the UK can can pre-order the Galaxy Camera from a couple of websites.

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Samsung doesn’t give up: Judge Koh will see if foreman in billion dollar trial hid information

You gotta hand it to Samsung – a devastating verdict like the one served against the Koreans this summer might have brought other companies to their knees. But Samsung isn’t ready to give up the fight just yet, and is exploring every last option available, including pushing to have the verdict overturned by Judge Koh on grounds of jury misconduct. Clutching at straws? Perhaps, but at least no one can accuse Samsung of going down without a fight.

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Downhill Xtreme 1.0.1

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Overview:
Tear past the competition on a fierce ride to the finish line!
Tear past the competition on a fierce ride to the finish line in the World’s first longboard racing game, Downhill Xtreme!
From the creatives behind the Hockey Nations series and Football Kicks, Downhill Xtreme launches you through a whirlwind of exotic locations and sets you against all challengers and the clock in an adrenaline fueled race to the bottom. Speeding through tracks of volatile twists and turns, progress from amateur racer to professional longboarder by conquering new destinations and tougher races, collecting money and prizes along the way.

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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini now available for purchase in the UK

We had been expecting the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini to come available for those in the UK, and well, those who may have been waiting — now is the time. The handset is available with a variety of carriers and with a variety of retailers. In other words, you can grab the Galaxy S3 Mini either on-contract or SIM-free.

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Google introduces “Jam with Chrome”, dares you to be the next big thing in music

Skype, Gtalk, and other new means that bring people virtually closer together pretty much dispel the myth that a long-distance relationship simply can’t work. But we’re not here to start a counseling session, rather to talk about a new experiment — with a similar concept — that Google has introduced for budding musicians, JAM with Chrome.

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Nvidia CEO: good tablets are much better than cheap PCs. Do you agree?

Nvidia recently announced their results for the third quarter and impressed the market watchers with better than expected earnings, buoyed by the Consumer Products Division, which produces the Tegra line of mobile systems on a chip.

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Semaphore Manager 2.0.0

2.0.0
- Support for Custom Voltage
- Introduced SAI service (a service that will be used for automated functions)
- SAI: selectable vibration on phone ringing according to proximity sensor (Thanks to m4kl4 for his idea)
- Fix issue with crash when no root
- Fix issue with crash on deep idle stat dialog

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Pulse News 3.0.1

found a bug? email us at feedback@pulse.me !
3.0.1
- fixed crash on startup
3.0
- New sidebar
- Unlimited pages
- New Page widget

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News app Pulse gets a sleeker interface and lots of new features

Everyone’s favorite news reader app, Pulse, has been given a major update. Not only does it look easier on the eyes, but version 3.0 of the Android app also brings along some new features.
UI-wise, there’s a new sidebar that users can access by an easy swipe or tap. The sidebar is where your pages, profile, and saved stories live. And speaking of pages, you’ll get an unlimited space to add your favorite publications and feeds. The pages can be easily customized as well.

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Moody’s says Sony’s debt is one step away from being classified as junk

Moody’s is a credit rating agency you might have heard of while watching the news about the financial crisis. They give companies scores so that investors know what they’re getting themselves into. Companies typically borrow money so they can grow, and that debt is then given a rating. Today Moody’s has decided to lower Sony’s credit rating to “one grade above junk”. Their exact words:

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Samsung Stratosphere 2 display units hitting stores – does free sound good to you?

We reported that the Samsung Stratosphere 2 was heading to Verizon back in August, yet it wasn’t until a week ago that pictures of the phone – complete with the carrier’s branding – surfaced online. Most recently, the Stratosphere 2 was featured on several promotional flyers, namely BJ’s, Radio Shack’s, and Walmart’s – all indicating that it’s ready to get some love from buyers.

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NVIDIA’s financial results show Tegra is doing better than everyone expected

Samsung’s Galaxy S III and Apple’s iPhone 5 have one thing in common: They don’t use NVIDIA chips. You’d think that because of that NVIDIA wouldn’t be doing so well, but you’d be wrong. The company just posted their fiscal Q3 2012 financial results, and guess what? They earned a record $1.2 billion in revenue. What products actually use the Tegra processor?

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Mobile devices will be harder to steal in Canada, as regulator tightens the rope around device verification

Canada is about to become an even safer place to live in very soon. The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, an industry group of mobile operators, has plans to inhibit the theft of mobile devices by tightening checks during their reactivation on carriers’ wireless networks.

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Prepare for a surprise; new data states that Windows 8 already has more web traffic than Android

When people think about operating systems that are currently dominating the market, Windows 8 doesn’t immediately come to mind. Don’t get us wrong, it will be a very popular and widely used OS in due time. However, Windows 8 has only been out for about two weeks. In that time frame, they somehow managed to overtake Android in web traffic.

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Wonderlines: match-3 puzzle 1.1

No recent changes.

Overview:
Go on a mysterious expedition to South America and play an ancient game!
Once, during an expedition to South America, a famous archaeologist found some strange hieroglyphic writings. They described rules of the sacred game, which was the main challenge for anyone who desired to become the High Priest. When he returned to Europe he gave the writings to best video game developers, and now you too can play this ancient and mysterious game!

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Zello Walkie Talkie 1.44

- Added option to use screen PTT button in toggle mode (as a workaround to a screen timeout on Motorola phones)
- History playback pause support
- Channel admin and moderator features are available in history context menu now
- Added an option to provide a phone number when creating an account and finding contacts by phone number

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Nexus 10 spotted in Walmart store ahead of November 13 launch

Last week, Google unveiled a variety of new Nexus-branded products, such as the Nexus 4 smartphone, the Nexus 10 tablet and the new 32GB Nexus 7 models, but they were not launched immediately after the announcement.

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Apple successfully patents rounded rectangle iPad design, may not be useful in court

Apple has done it again. While we earlier wrote how Apple’s competitors complained about patent litigation being based on how a company could monopolize “rectangles with rounded corners,” the Cupertino company has apparently been granted a design patent for the original iPad’s design, which prominently features rounded corners.

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Humble Bundle for Android 4 out now

The Humble Bundle for Android has returned, along with five new indie games for a good cause. Many of these games are making their Android debut, including Crayon Physics Deluxe and Sword and Sworcery.
The Humble Bundle for Android provides hours of quality gaming, and you pay as little or as much as you want. As always, the proceeds can benefit either the game developers, or charities, or both.

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Opera launches Web Pass, now you pay only for accessing your favorite websites

Opera has launched an innovative mobile-based service called the Opera Web Pass, which is aimed at mobile web users especially coming from emerging markets. The new offer breaks the traditional business model where companies usually charge per MB data consumed by the user.

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What is the Niantic Project? Google invites you to join the investigation

Since the beginning of the month, Google has been building up a viral campaign that asks the question “what is the Niantic Project.” Even better, Google wants you to join the investigation.
Some people think it’s just an Augmented Reality Game (ARG), which would make sense, but the name of the project itself may be a clue that this is something more. Google’s recently released Field Trip app, which is described as “your guide to the cool, hidden, and unique things in the world around you,” was developed by NianticLabs@Google, according to the app’s Play Store page.

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Music and movies coming to Google Play users in more countries

A mobile ecosystem is not just about apps and the mobile OS itself. Today, our smartphones and tablets are also entertainment devices, and we want to be able to read books, watch movies and listen to music. But side-loading these content, or accessing through third-party ecosystems is not always the most seamless means to access mobile entertainment. This is what has made Apple’s iOS ecosystem successful, so far, having popularized the per-track download of songs and movie purchases.

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Apple no longer one of China’s top smartphone vendors, says Canalys

According to Q3 2012 information from research firm Canalys, Apple is no longer considered one of the top five smartphone vendors in China. The Cupertino-based corporation has now dropped down to sixth place, edged out by a local Chinese company called Yulong.

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Amazon might launch several Kindle devices in China in November

Amazon has been busy taking its Kindle family abroad in the past weeks. The world trip began in Japan, where alongside the introduction of the new Kindle Fire, the Kindle Fire HD, and the Kindle Paperwhite, we also saw the opening of the Kindle Store. The Kindle family then made a stop in Europe. What’s the next destination?

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