Galaxy Nexus Bootloader Gets Unlocked & Google Wallet Capabilities Get Shut Down

Here’s How to Unlock the Bootloader of the Galaxy Nexus; NFC Wallet Feature to Remain Locked on Verizon
By on Monday, 5. December 2011

Earlier today we heard that the Wall Street Journal is also ready to confirm the expected price of the upcoming Verizon Galaxy Nexus – $299.99 with new two-year contracts – and now we’re ready to give you some more good and bad news about the handset ahead of its imminent [...]

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Ice Cream Sandwich: Android Graphics Acceleration & Rendering Explained by Google

Android Has Been Using Hardware Acceleration Since Version 1.0, But Only Took Full Advantage of GPU Acceleration In Honeycomb & Ice Cream Sandwich
By on Monday, 5. December 2011

A member of Google’s engineering team has taken time to explain how hardware acceleration in Android works, amid misinformation about how the platform has taken advantage of GPU acceleration only in recent releases of the smartphone and tablet platform.

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Galaxy Nexus: Verizon Galaxy Nexus to be Priced at $299.99?

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Pricing Reportedly Similar to Motorola Droid RAZR & HTC Rezound; $300 Is the New Price Point for Flagship Android Smartphones?
By on Monday, 5. December 2011

Samsung’s latest Galaxy Nexus will be priced at $299.99, according to reports. Along with other flagship products from competing Android smartphone manufacturers, is this the new starting price point for such devices?

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Carrier IQ, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, HTC, Apple, Samsung & Motorola Mobility Hit with New Class Complaint

Carrier IQ Scandal Continues With New Class Action Lawsuit That Targets Even More Companies
By on Monday, 5. December 2011

The Carrier IQ scandal continues today with a brand new class action suit, following the two that were filed last week. This time around more companies were targeted by the new class complaint, as it looks like more and more concerned smartphone users feel they deserve some sort of retribution [...]

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Apple’s iOS Internal Codenames Get Leaked from iOS 1.0 to iOS 5.1

While the Competition Focuses on Names Based on Sweets for Mobile OS, Apple Uses Ski Resorts & Forest Names for iOS Versions
By on Monday, 5. December 2011

Apple’s mobile platform has had just two names over the years, iPhone OS until iPhone OS 4.0 was announced, and iOS ever since then. After the name Apple added a number to differentiate the distinct iterations of its mobile software, from iOS 1.0 all the way up to iOS 5.0.1, [...]

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Uncharted Series Hits 13 Million Total Sales

Uncharted Series Passes 13 Million Sales Worldwide, Sony Says Uncharted 3 Sold Twice As Much As Uncharted 2 On Launch Day
By on Monday, 5. December 2011

Back when Uncharted 3 launched at the beginning of November, it was in for a fight. Uncharted 3 was going up against 2011′s biggest releases – Battlefield 3 had released just six days before, with Modern Warfare 3 following by seven days and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim by ten.

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Cliff Bleszinski Teases Epic Games Reveal At VGAs

Cliffy B Teases A 'Fresh, New Experience' To Be Revealed At Spike VGAs
By on Monday, 5. December 2011

Now that the Gears of War trilogy has wrapped up, a lot of fans are wondering what Epic Games will do next. Will it continue the Gears of War series, or will it move on to a new IP before continuing the Gears story? Perhaps it will become a developer [...]

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PS Vita Restricted To One PSN Account Per Handheld

Sony Says PS Vita Will Only Allow One PSN Account At A Time, Effectively Region Locking Vita
By on Monday, 5. December 2011

PS Vita’s Japanese launch is just a couple short weeks away, while those in North America and Europe will have to wait until February for the handheld to launch in their region. This is obviously a problem for those anxiously awaiting the arrival of Vita, but hey, the Vita isn’t [...]

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Kindle Fire Owners Report Problems With Their Wi-Fi Access

Several Kindle Fire Users Can't Connect Via Wi-Fi--Are You One Of Them?
By on Monday, 5. December 2011

Well, it just goes to show that it’s not just Apple’s iPad that’s having problems these days. No, their competitors are also having a few issues, and the newest bug to emerge comes out for the Kindle Fire. Seems more than a few users are having troubles connecting with their [...]

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Sony Targeting PS3 At Casual Audiences In 2012

Sony Announces Plans To Target Younger Gamers & Families With PS3 In 2012
By on Monday, 5. December 2011

If there’s one thing that this generation has taught us, it’s the casual market can’t be ignored. Casual gamers made the Wii the best selling console of the generation by a long shot, helped the DS become the best selling handheld of all time, and are responsible for Zynga being [...]

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