Apple, Samsung not willing to narrow claims in U.S. patent dispute, jury to rule on the case

Both Apple and Samsung rested their cases in the U.S. legal conflict between the two parties last week, with the closing statements scheduled for Tuesday, August 21.
Once that last ritual of a trial is completed, the jury will start deliberating on the claims brought by each party against the other, and we should have a verdict in the coming days/weeks.

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CyanogenMod 10 Nightlies available for Galaxy S3, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7 and other devices

The CyanogenMod team announced on Google+ that various Android devices will get CyanogenMod 10 Nightlies starting this week. The list includes various popular Android handsets and tablets, whose owners will get a taste of Jelly Bean well ahead of the official releases for those devices.
Here’s a list of devices that have started receiving the CM10 Nightlies:

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Both Galaxy Note 2 leaked images were actually fakes

A few days ago we saw not one but two leaked Galaxy Note 2 images that looked pretty similar, and pretty interesting at the same time. Both photos featured a Galaxy Note 2 design similar to that leaked Galaxy Note 2 bezel image we saw in the preceding days, and they matched previous reports.

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$250 Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Student Edition Bundle now available for purchase

Samsung on Friday announced a special edition Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 bundle that will retail for $250 and will be available for purchase for two weeks starting with August 19.
The Student Edition Bundle, available from various retailers including Best Buy, Amazon, Costco and others, includes the 7-inch tablet in a “unique white color,” but also various accessories such as a keyboard dock and USB adapter that supports USB thumb drives and various peripherals, mice included. The whole package retails for $250, which is $100 less than what purchasing all the parts separately would cost you.

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Second Galaxy S3 Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean firmware leaks – I9300XXDLH4 [Download]

A few days ago, we heard that Samsung may rollout the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S3, on August 29, at least for some versions. At the same time, we found out that a test Jelly Bean firmware for the handset has been leaked, and that anyone interested in installing it was able to do so.
But now it looks there’s a second Galaxy S3 Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean build out there, version I9300XXDLH4, which can also be flashed to your Galaxy S3 device, if you so desire. The news comes from Sam Mobile, the same publication that got Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean scoops in the recent past.
As always, we’ll remind you we don’t encourage you to install unofficial ROMs on any Android device, and that you’re going to be the only person responsible for whatever happens with your handset or tablet in the process. Advanced users will surely want to test drive the Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy S3, so here’s what you need to do in order to get it.

Sam Mobile has obtained firmware I9300XXDLH4, dated August 14, after installing it on one of its Galaxy S3 units, dumping the firmware and repackaging it for public use. Here are flashing instructions as published on the site:

• Unzip the file
• Open Odin 3.04 (already included in the firmware package)
• Restart phone in download mode (Home+power+vol down)
• Connect phone and wait until you get a yellow sign in Odin
• Add I9300XXDLH4_I9300OXADLH4_I9300XXLH1_BTU.tar.md5 to PDA
• Make sure re-partition NOT ticked
• Start flash, sit back and wait a few minutes.
• If you encounter any issues with the firmware (Any FC, Bootloop etc)
• Boot into recovery mode (Home+power+vol up)
• Choose to wipe/factory reset. (THIS WILL ERASE ALL OF YOUR DATA INCLUDING YOUR INTERNAL SD CARD!)
• Then choose reboot and you should be good to go!

In addition to Sam Mobile, we also have flashing instructions, alongside download links, from xda-developers, where user Jack Barrett has packaged the Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean latest ROM in a friendlier fashion, just hit the links below for more information.

Are you running Jelly Bean on your Galaxy S3?

SOURCES Sam Mobile xda-developers Forum

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F-Sim Space Shuttle 2.0.083 Apk Cracked Android game

 
With F-Sim Space Shuttle, a number one flight simulator for iOS finally arrives on Android. It simulates the space shuttle’s approach and landing in unprecedented detail and accuracy.

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Caps 1.2.0 android game

Overview:
Knock out opponent’s caps off the table. 54 levels, great graphics and physics

Take on the role of Caps Commander. Your mission is to exterminate enemy caps by throwing them out of table.

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RIM to incorporate Android- and WP-inspired features into BlackBerry 10

RIM may have missed the Android ship when it chose to soldier ahead with its QNX-based platform instead of adopt or license Android. However, this doesn’t mean that RIM isn’t getting inspiration from other platforms in its next major release of its BlackBerry OS, Blackberry 10. Information Week reports that the next iteration of the enterprise-focused OS would include a unified approach to displaying contact information.

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Florian Mueller listed as the only blogger on the payroll of either Oracle or Google in patent litigation case

Folks, patent litigation is currently one of the more profitable enterprises today, at least if you’re a patent lawyer, one of the plaintiffs, or if your name happens to be Florian Mueller. In an interesting turn of events, Oracle has confirmed Mr. Mueller, a patent blogger who runs FOSS Patents, to have been a paid consultant who had been assisting in looking into “competition issues.”

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Google Play voucher redeemed ahead of official release

Since we last reported about the impending arrival of Google Play gift cards, things have been moving along rather quickly. A Target employee spotted the vouchers at his branch and was able to make an internal purchase, which he then sent to the folks at Android Police. With their skills, the $25 gift card was successfully redeemed on Google Play ahead of the official launch. Some trickery was naturally involved in the redeeming process, given that it isn’t supposed to go live yet.

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