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25 April 2013
News: Key Lime Pie at I/O

The idea that Google's going to release a new version of Android called Key Lime Pie at its I/O developer conference in San Francisco in a couple of weeks has become one of those rumors that's so widespread it becomes the conventional wisdom. It makes sense, it's being hinted at left and right -- come on, clearly these folks are going to hit us with some more dessert this year, right?
News: NASA launches new nanosatellites: Android smartphones

NASA has launched three Google-HTC Nexus One smartphones into space in what scientists hope will be the lowest-cost satellites ever tested.
News: Spreecast moves social videos to your smartphone

Social video site Spreecast is taking its hybrid of live streams and interactive conversations to your smartphone with a pair of apps released Thursday for iOS and Android.
News: Amazon to rival Apple TV with its own set-top box

Amazon is reportedly building its own set-top box to rival Apple's TV.
24 April 2013
News: Swype keyboard app sheds beta tag, lands in Google Play

Almost three years after it became a free beta download for Android users, Nuance finally releases the Swype keyboard for Android in Google Play. The new app features Swype's popular drag-to-type feature, built-in Dragon dictation, and a personal dictionary that automatically adds popular new words from other Swype users.
News: Sprint says Galaxy S4 shipments will be slightly delayed

Sprint warned Wednesday that it will be "slightly delayed" with its full launch of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 on Saturday as planned.
News: ZTE agrees to Android, Chrome patent licensing from Microsoft

Microsoft has inked an agreement with China's ZTE for its Android and Chrome patent licensing program.
23 April 2013
News: China's Huawei bolstering smartphone strategy, plans to announce new handset

Chinese handset maker Huawei plans to introduce a new smartphone in the middle of this year, packed with the "best hardware and design," and is preparing to open a slew of new stores in its home market.
News: Nokia gets HTC One banned in Netherlands

Nokia has managed to ban the HTC One smartphone in the Netherlands.
22 April 2013
News: What I'm Playing: Ninjas that farm, and fish that skip

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News: Apple's lead over Samsung in future-purchase plan survey cut in half

Apple's iPhone lost ground in the last three months to smartphones from rival Samsung in a survey of consumers' future purchase plans, a market research firm said last week.
News: Laptop makers turn to Android after Windows 8 woes

With Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system struggling to boost laptop and PC sales, vendors are reportedly turning to Android.
News: Facebook Home hits 500,000 downloads but gets bad reviews

Facebook's new Home app for Android has been downloaded at least 500,000 times but gets bad reviews from users.
18 April 2013
News: Samsung fights dirty with misleading claims against HTC – who may have replied in kind

Embarrassed Samsung officials were forced to apologize to rival HTC for a sneaky PR campaign that involved paying off Taiwanese students to write negative reviews of the latter company's products. In related news, I'm looking for a Korean and Mandarin translation of the word "astroturf."
News: Twitter #Music app launches for iPhone and web

Twitter has officially launched its Twitter #Music app, allowing users to discover new music.
News: Mobile adware is not the same as PC, has access to personal information: Bitdefender

Adware on mobile means more than just showing banners, according to Bitdefender senior e-threat analust, Bogdan Botezatu.
News: Foxtel Go coming soon to Android, exclusive to Samsung devices?

Foxtel is soon expected to release its Foxtel Go app on the Android platform, but latest rumours suggest the app will be available exclusively for Samsung mobile and tablet devices until October.
News: Pocket unveils new 'Send To Friend' features

Pocket, the newsreading app formerly known as Read It Later, on Wednesday took the wraps off a new update that makes it easier for users to share articles with individual friends.
News: LG to launch Optimus G2 smartphone in Q3

LG has confirmed that it will launch a follow-up smartphone to the Optimus G in the third quarter of this year.
News: China's ZTE finds some positive in security concerns, wants to boost brand

Chinese handset maker ZTE put a positive spin on the recent U.S. scrutiny of its networking business, stating that the controversy at least gave the company some publicity and name-recognition.