LG Seeks Patent Protection Via Intellectual Ventures

Intellectual Ventures today announced that it has agreed to license its portfolio of 35,000 technology patents to LG Electronics. In addition to access to Intellectual Ventures’ patent portfolio, LG can also participate in Intellectual Ventures’ IP-for-Defense program, which helps protect companies from patent-based litigation. LG didn’t disclose which patents it licensed, and terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Hands On with the ZTE Chorus

When is Android not Android? When it’s the ZTE Chorus for Cricket. This unique music-focused feature phone reminds us of the Motorola i886 with its unique use of Android software to create a powerful phone that isn’t actually a smartphone. Read on for our hands-on impressions of this curious creature. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Java Gmail App for BlackBerries

Google announced this week that it will no longer continue to develop or support the native application it created for the BlackBerry platform. The application, if already installed, will continue to work, but it will become unavailable for new download starting November 22. Google said that instead of committing resources to the native BlackBerry application, it will continue to refine Gmail as experienced through the BlackBerry browser. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Nokia Pushing MeeGo Update to N9

Nokia today began delivering a system update to the MeeGo-powered N9 smartphone. The new system software offers a wide range of benefits, including: NFC tag reading; music controls on lock screen; photo and video shooting with filters; improved multitasking and memory handling; Swype; background noise cancellation; easier app closing by swiping down; and new indicators on the standby screen for calendar and other alerts. Nokia will be pushing the update out in waves and users will be alerted when their device is ready for the new system software. ...

Vivid launches adult video channel for Google TV

Adult video producer Vivid Entertainment has announced plans to bring a channel to the UK-bound Google TV platform.The porn purveyor is boasting that it’s the first TV-based app that’ll make sexually explicit content available through Google TV, which has struggled to offer in-demand content since its launch.A Vivid spokesman said that all of its top content will be available for the channel (including XXX parodies and educational videos) and the company hopes to expand to more connected TV platforms soon.Vivid co-chairman Steven Hirsch says: “[Google TV] “is a ...

HTC Edge rumored

PocketNow has gotten its hands on images of and information about a new smartphone from HTC that is purportedly going to be the first quad-core smartphone to hit the market. Called the Edge, the phone is said to be powered by a Tegra 3 processor from NVIDIA and have a 4.7-inch display.PocketNow’s sources say the Edge is just over 10mm thick, and the 4.7-inch display sports a 720p HD resolution. An 8 megapixel camera with a 28mm, f/2.2 lens and backlit sensor is on the back of the phone, and there is supposedly 32GB of internal storage. The quad-core processor features a clock speed of ...

HTC Commits to Upgrading 7 Smartphones to Android 4.0

HTC announced today via its Facebook page that it plans to update a number of its smartphones to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in early 2012. In the U.S., HTC will update the Rezound, EVO Design 4G, and Amaze 4G. In world markets, HTC will update the Sensation, Sensation XL, and Sensation XE, as well as the EVO 3D. HTC said that the devices will be updated in cooperation with their network operator partners; more specific details aren’t yet available. HTC said that it is still evaluating its device portfolio and will have more to announce in the coming weeks. ...

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