Some of you may have noticed that the Verizon version of the Galaxy Nexus is no longer listed as a supported, official developer device by Google. Despite rumors to the contrary, it doesn’t appear this has anything to do with the kerfuffle over Wallet…
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Galaxy Nexus and other CDMA devices removed from Google Support pages
February 3rd, 2012 
Terrence O'Brien 
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Tags: Android, android open source project, AndroidOpenSourceProject, aosp, apk, apks, CDMA, Galaxy Nexus, GalaxyNexus, google, google android, GoogleAndroid, mobilepostcross, Nexus, signing, support, support pages, SupportPages, Verizon 
No Comments »Google testing mysterious ‘entertainment device,’ is it Google’s glasses?
February 3rd, 2012 Jordan Kahn A report from GigaOM today noted Google is requesting permission from the Federal Communications Commission to test an unknown “entertainment device.” The trials will take place in the homes of Google employees, and see tests of the mystery device connecting to home electronic equipment over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi to test it on home networks in [...]
Posted in News Tags: Android, bluetooth, fcc, Federal Communications Commission, google, Home network, los angeles, Mountain View California, Wi-Fi No Comments »HP CEO says webOS will be better than ‘fragmented’ Android and ‘closed’ iOS
February 3rd, 2012 Zach Epstein Though Hewlett-Packard was unable to produce webOS devices that consumers were interested in buying — at a positive margin, at least — CEO Meg Whitman still thinks the beleaguered platform has legs. After unsuccessfully trying to sell or license webOS, HP decided late last year to donate its $1.2 billion platform to the open source community. The firm still plans to launch new webOS devices in the future, however, and Meg Whitman explained HP’s position while speaking with CRN. Read on for more. “There is a clear vision of what we’re trying to accomplish,” Whitman said in an interview. “There will be some people who will not love that vision, and then there are people who are very excited about this vision, and
Posted in News Tags: Android, Apple, Fragmentation, google, HP, iOS, iPhone, Meg Whitman, Mobile, open source, palm, touchpad, webos No Comments »US Army, government deploy secure Android phones
February 3rd, 2012 Christian Zibreg The United States government traditionally prefers BlackBerries for their security features and it is known for barring its employees from sending classified messages using smartphones that do not meet security certifications. That is changing, though, as Uncle Sam is putting forth a test program that will see some U.S. officials, including troops, use smartphones running [...]
Posted in News Tags: Android, CNN, google, Google Corporate, government, U.S. Army, U.S. Government No Comments »EU tells Google to stop rolling out privacy changes
February 3rd, 2012 Todd Haselton Regulators with the European Union have asked Google to stop rolling out new privacy changes that the company originally introduced earlier this month. “Given the wide range of services you offer, and the popularity of these services, changes in your privacy policy may affect many citizens in most or all of the EU member states,” the European wrote in a letter to Google’s CEO Larry Page. “We wish to check the possible consequences for the protection of the personal data of these citizens in a coordinated way. In light of the above, we call for a pause in the interests of ensuring that there can be no misunderstanding about Google’s commitments to information rights of their users and EU citizens,
Posted in News Tags: changes, EU, European Commission, European Union, google, investigation, Legal, policy, privacy, security No Comments »EU watchdog asks Google CEO Larry Page to pause introduction of new privacy policy
February 3rd, 2012 Christian Zibreg European regulators want Google to stop introduction of a new privacy policy that consolidates user information from the search giant’s many services until it investigates possible privacy concerns. The new privacy policy is due to come into effect on March 1. According to Reuters, the Article 29 Working Party, an independent body that brings together data protection [...]
HTC acknowledges long-running WiFi security flaw, says it kept it quiet to prevent exploits
February 3rd, 2012 Sharif Sakr As far back as September, security researchers discovered a “critical” bug in many HTC Android handsets that exposed users’ WiFi credentials to any hacker who cared to look. The flaw affected recent devices like the Thunderbolt and EVO 4G all the way …
Posted in News Tags: Android, bug, desire hd, DesireHd, flaw, google, htc, HTC Desire HD, htc Desire S, HTC EVO 4G, HTC Thunderbolt 4G, HtcDesireHd, HtcDesireS, HtcEvo4g, HtcThunderbolt4g, mobilepostcross, Mywarwithentropy, Open1X, security, security fix, security flaw, security update, SecurityFix, SecurityFlaw, SecurityUpdate, update, WiFi, wifi bug, wifi flaw, WifiBug, WifiFlaw No Comments »Windows Phone 7.5 – How Does it Compare to Android? [Opinion]
February 3rd, 2012 Ron For the past week I’ve been reviewing the Samsung Focus S. I believe that competition drives innovation, so I love spending time with multiple devices and operating systems to see what works well and what doesn’t. I think most of us have sp…
Posted in News Tags: Android, Apple, competition, featured, google, iOS, microsoft, Opinion, review, Reviews, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7 No Comments »AT&T connected Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S get Android Market Google Wallet installs
February 3rd, 2012 Richard Lawler So far, Google Wallet has its official US availability on NFC-compatible handsets limited by unfriendly carriers with their own mobile payment services in mind, but it appears that is no longer the case for Nexus handsets with AT&T SIMs inserted. …
Posted in News Tags: Android, Android Market, AndroidMarket, AT&T, Galaxy Nexus, galaxy s ii skyrocket hd, GalaxyNexus, GalaxySIiSkyrocketHd, google, Google Wallet, GoogleWallet, HSPA, isis, mobile payments, MobilePayments, mobilepostcross, Nexus, Nexus S, NexusS, NFC, Samsung, skyrocket, Verizon No Comments »Android Ice Cream Sandwich now installed on 1 percent of all devices
February 3rd, 2012 Jake Smith Google updated its Android stats —as they do every two weeks— revealing how much of each version of Android is installed across devices. Yesterday’s update revealed that Android’s most recent offering, Ice Cream Sandwich, is now installed on 1 percent of devices, which is pretty meh if you ask me. Ice Cream Sandwich saw its first [...]
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