LG wants to ban Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 in South Korea!
Samsung previously served LG with OLED patent infringement and corporate teft, and LG promptly counter sued. Samsung then escalated by widening it’s list of patent complaints, forcing LG to file for a retaliatory injunction against the “sale, manufacture and importation” of one of Samsung’s products. The device at stake now is Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, which actually doesn’t rival in any LG products currently on markets. LG now claims that Samsung has breached three LG patents concerning the improvement of the viewing angles. Samsung has already denied any patent infringements and has commented the patent as “unjustified”. Check out the original Dow Jones post from the source link after the break.
Multi-window update for AT&T Galaxy Note 2 now live!
Long waited Multi-window update for Galaxy Note 2 is finally live, and it’s available for download via OTA. If you haven’t received OTA update notification to your Galaxy Note 2 device yet, you can try to check it manually by going to software update in your device settings menu. The update is quite hefty measuring at 178MB, and it keeps Galaxy Note 2 on Android 4.1.2 for time being. Check out more info from the source link after the break.
OUYA developer kits begins shipping ahead of schedule, starts arriving tomorrow!
Waiting to get your OUYA developer kit? Wait no more. Highly anticipated OUYA gaming console are shipping earlier than expected. One OUYA customer posted their shipping notification in a OUYA forums, and multiple individuals on Twitter also posting that their devices are arriving sooner than expected. OUYA first announced that first patch of OUYA developerr kits would be shipping out tomorrow, December 28th, but an OUYA spokesperson has informed that deliveries will actually start tomorrow. The software development kit will be available for download starting tomorrow, for those who don’t want to purchase a hardware kit as well. Check out the original posting from OUYA forums after the break.
Our interview with Jolla’s advisor and consultant Jukka Eklund!
Tonistechblog got the change to interview, Jukka Eklund, multi-talent in Finnish technology area. Jukka Eklund, humble man from Tampere, Finland, have had his fare share in Nokia boom as he worked in the company for years, and after Nokia figured out it’s new business strategy it was time for Jukka to look something else. He stayed in the field of technology and being more specific in the area of consulting and advising one of the most anticipated startup in Finland, Jolla. Read the full interview after the break.
Huawei Ascend D2 images, pricing and specs leaked!
Huawei Ascend D2 specs, pricing and more photos leaked, information was posted in Chinese blog ithome.com. Huawei Ascend D2 is packed with a 5-inch 1,920-by-1,080 Full HD display, a quad-core Hass K3V2 1.5GHz processor, a 13MP camera on the back and 1.3MP camera on the front, 2GB of RAM and 3,000mAH battery too keep that 5-inch full HD display alive. Ascend D2 is also packed runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
Sizewise Ascend D2 is little bit thicker than ZTE’s Nubia Z5(7.5mm) measured at 9.9mm, and weights 170grams. Ascend D2 is priced between ZTE’s Nubia Z5 and Oppo’s Find 5 at 3299 Yuan ($528). There’s not details about LTE or internal storage options. Check out more photos after the break.
Apple rumored of building Bluetooth smart watch!
Apple is rumored of building Bluetooth Smart Watch, according to report from tech.163. Apple would be working with Intel in order to create the smart watch, with 1.5-inch PMOLED display made by RiTDisplays with ITO-coated glass. Sources close the subject also told to tech.163 that the expected launch of the Smart Watch would be first half of the next year.
The rumored Smart Watch would work together with iPhone. At the moment we can’t confirm or deny this rumor, and if the Apple is making the Smart Watch, it would take a while before it will hit the stores. It’s also proven that “smart watches” can be highly profitable, you might remember Pebble and MetaWatch. We’ll have to wait and see where will this rumor take us, but i think that in the future many people will have Apple watch on their wrist.
New details of Microsoft’s Windows 8 successor emerge!
As reported earlier this year, Microsoft is going to switch to an annual release of it’s operating system starting with “Windows Blue” in mid-2013. Now user called “maxy”, who has been unofficially identified as a Microsoft official, uploaded a post to PCBeta forum claiming that “Windows Blue” or “Windows 9 dev”, will get customization options in the form of Windows Phone 8′s resizable app tiles.
Microsoft is also going to keep desktop view around, but remove the gloss on elements including the taskbar. Microsoft’s will also use new kernel (v.6.3), which will give more polished look to next Windows. There’s no word that these claimed new features are legimite, but sure they sound plausible. Check out the article after the break.
Finnish startup Supercell makes $1 million per day, beating even EA at the app game!
Wondering how much successful startup companies makes money in Finland? Wonder no more. Clash of Clans and Hay Day developer, Finnish studio Supercell is generating approximately $1 million in gross revenues a day, putting it a head of EA, Rovio, Gree and Zynga in the list of top iOS publishers by monthly revenues in November, according to report from The Next Web.
Supercell currently employees 70 members, and it’s revenues comes from two games only, if you compare that to EA, who has 969 iOS apps on the markets, it’s pretty impressive, right? The Next Web also reports that Apple takes it’s 30% cut of transactions, Supercell nets 700,000$ a day from game sales and in microtransactions within Hay Day and Clash of Clans.
Samsung confirms multi-windows feature and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for original Galaxy Note!
Are frustrated that your original Galaxy Note won’t have Jelly Bean or Premium suite upgrade? Well, don’t be anymore. Samsung has just confirmed that original Galaxy Note is going to get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update and Premium Suite upgrade soon. Samsung’s Premium Suite includes Air View, Multi-window apps and easy clip feature that allows you to crop and share images and text with the stylus. Also with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update Galaxy Note users can now start to enjoy features like Google Now and Project Butter. There’s no official word when updates are coming, but head on the source link after the break to find out more info.
Google announces 10 best Android Apps for 2012!
Apple has done it already, and by that i mean picked best apps for 2012, and now it’s time to Google’s announce best Android apps for 2012. Not all of the app were launched in 2012, some apps got huge updates boosting their functionality and allowing them in the top Android apps list of 2012. There’s not much surprises on the list – Evernote, Pocket and Pinterest are all in the list. Check out the full list after the break.
