Be Motorola’s special guest at the September 5 unveiling event in NY

If you’re not busy doing anything on Wednesday night next week (September 5), you may want to take up on Motorola’s offer to attend a special event of what’s anticipated to be the unveiling of the Droid Razr HD and Droid Razr M. Such events may sound glamorous on paper, but it’ll probably be filled with the sweat of excitement from many tech geeks. Sounds like your kind of party?

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Verizon Galaxy Nexus Jelly Bean upgrade coming up as JRO03O update?

Yes, the Galaxy Nexus is a Nexus device that should receive all Android upgrades almost immediately after Google releases a new version. But no, that doesn’t happen with all Galaxy Nexus versions out there, and we specifically mean Verizon and Sprint, as carriers have their own not-so-hidden agendas when it comes to releasing such updates in a timely manner.

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Good Guy Samsung gives free custom S3 to lucky Facebook fan in exchange for dragon drawing

Anyone familiar with the “Good Guy Greg” internet meme?  Well, we have a new good guy around, and it’s one you might have never thought capable of doing such good deeds. Especially after being hammered by a jury and judge in its legal patent war against Apple.
That’s right, it’s Good Guy Samsung! Sammy has just given out a free custom one-of-a-kind Galaxy S3 to a Facebook fan that has only had to ask for the super-phone. It all started back May, when everybody’s favorite Android phone was fresh after its grand unveiling.

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LG intros the dual-core Optimus L9, comes with 4.7-inch display and OCR translation app

LG is taking its stylish L-series to new heights two steps at a time. After flooding the market with the Optimus L3, Optimus L5, and Optimus L7 – here comes the most grandeur model of them all, the Optimus L9, which the company hopes can boost its presence in the mid-range market.
It’s easy to mistake the Optimus L9 for one of LG’s high-end offerings. But just like the Optimus L7, which has been praised for many things except for its slow and outdated processor, LG has to make some necessary cuts to keep the phone within the affordable price bracket – which is what the L-series is all about.
So while the LG Optimus L9 boasts a 4.7-inch IPS display, the phone is only powered by a dual-core 1GHz processor. The rest of the specs are as follow:

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HTC 10-inch tablet leaks, to be unveiled at IFA?

With IFA 2012 just around the corner, most Android manufacturers are thought to be sharpening their knives for what’s going to turn into a battle of life and death come the holiday season. It’s no longer a secret that the spotlight in Berlin will be on Samsung, Sony and LG, all expected to come out with a bunch of exciting new gadgets, but somehow HTC managed to be very discrete about the company’s plans for the fall/winter seasons.

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Dropbox introduces 2-step verification for added security, available through ‘experimental build’

Cloud storage is one of the technologies that make mobile computing possible in the workplace. With bring-your-own-device (BYOD) setups becoming popular, workers need a way to access documents and data on-the-go. For consumers, cloud storage offers a way to sync files and offer mobile access.

Dropbox is one such means, as it allows users to sync files in between computers and devices. For mobile devices, Dropbox offers cloud-based access so you can bring your files anywhere with an Internet connection.

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Apple $1 billion court win causes resale market to overflow with Samsung devices, prices drop

The recently obtained $1 billion win for the iPhone maker in the U.S. Apple vs Samsung trial has all sorts of ripple effects that capture the attention of the media. While Samsung is determined to continue to fight Apple in court despite this “worst scenario” for the South Korean Android device maker, there are side effects that are already felt.

A few days ago we reported that after the verdict was made public, Samsung’s market cap dropped $12 billion. Now we hear that the second-hand smartphone market also has to suffer following the Apple win.

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ISIS coming in September to Galaxy S3, Galaxy S2, HTC One X, Amaze 4G, Droid Incredible 4G LTE

Earlier today we heard that T-Mobile has made available an Ice Cream Sandwich build for its Galaxy S2 version that enables NFC/ISIS features on the handset and at the time we wondered when will ISIS be available on the handset given that the three main U.S. carriers backing the Google Wallet mobile payment rival have not officially announced its availability.

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Verizon LG Spectrum 2 picture and accessories leaked online

The LG Spectrum 2 has failed to retain its visual aura of mystery, as the device was caught in all its full glory in a picture spread – complete with accessories – within a matter of hours after the news first broke about its eventual Verizon arrival.

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Google (Motorola) forced to accept FRAND patent license to Apple in Germany

In addition to fighting, and beating Samsung in various courts, with the most important victory scored in the U.S. last week, Apple is also involved in other patent-based lawsuits involving other major Android players including HTC and Google (Motorola).
The Apple vs Motorola conflict is all the more important now that Google completed its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola, as Apple and Google are formally facing each other in various courts in the USA but also other regions such as Germany.

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