The Frozen Android: 2012-07-15

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Google Releases Jelly Bean Updates For the Nexus S

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dell623 writes "Google has begun updating the Google Nexus S, which was released in December 2010 to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The update comes with all the new features of JB, including Google Now. The update makes the almost two year old phone smooth and in many ways superior to newer, more expensive Android devices that are unlikely to even be updated to Android 4.0. The update is impressive, but also exposes the problems of Android fragmentation and the failure of other Android device manufacturers to develop better software than Google, or issue timely updates."

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Linux 3.5 Released

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diegocg writes "Linux 3.5 has been released. New features include support for metadata checksums in Ext4, userspace probes for performance profiling with systemtap/perf, a simple sandboxing mechanism that can filter syscalls, a new network queue management algorithm designed to fight bufferbloat, support for checkpointing and restoring TCP connections, support for TCP Early Retransmit (RFC 5827), support for android-style opportunistic suspend, btrfs I/O failure statistics, and SCSI over Firewire and USB. Here's the full changelog."

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Google Releases Jelly Bean Updates For the Nexus S

Mushaf Qatar website launched

HE the Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Dr Ghaith bin Mubarak al-Kuwari has launched the website of Mushaf Qatar on the Internet.

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ULTIMAte hack: Nexus 7 hooks up with external USB storage, floppy drive for retro-gaming

[![ULTIMAte hack Nexus 7 hooks up with external USB storage, floppy drive][1] ][2]

There's only so much kit you can cram into a sub-$200 tablet without pushing past the price ceiling. And for [Google's Jelly Bean-blessed][3] [Nexus 7][4], corners were definitely cut, leaving users without a handy microSD slot for expansion and [rear-facing camera][5]. But where there's a will, there's the _XDA_ and its community of developers to remedy the situation. As you can glimpse from the photo above, an enterprising forum member by the handle of _c0m47053_ devised an interesting workaround for the slate's lack of expandable storage and then some. Using the StickMount app available on the Play store, which allows users to mount/dismount mass storage devices, he was able to connect the ASUS-made tab to a USB hub and hook it up to a keyboard, mouse and, most amusingly of all, a floppy drive -- to play _Ultima_ on [DOSbox][6], of course. It goes without saying that a feat of this kind requires root access, but thankfully that's what Mountain View made the Nexuses for.

Filed under: [Peripherals][7], [Tablet PCs][8], [Software][9]

[ULTIMAte hack: Nexus 7 hooks up with external USB storage, floppy drive for retro-gaming][2] originally appeared on [Engadget][10] on Sat, 21 Jul 2012 22:03:00 EDT. Please see our [terms for use of feeds][11].

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Google Releases Jelly Bean Updates For the Nexus S

Wi-Fi Media lets your Nexus 7 play movies on any screen via HTC's Media Link HD (hands-on video)

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We're big fans of the [Nexus 7][3] here at Engadget HQ -- it's just hard not to like a $200 tablet with a [Tegra 3][4] SoC and 7-inch glass-bonded [IPS][5] display running pure Jelly Bean. Of the few missing features, there's one we're bemoaning more than the lack of rear camera, and that's the absence of any kind of HDMI or [MHL][6] video output. So far, watching movies with the Nexus 7's been relegated to using a [Nexus Q][7] and streaming content from [Google Play][8] or YouTube.

Enter Wi-Fi Media, an app available for free on Google Play that lets most Android devices like the Nexus 7 play movies, music and stills on any screen via any [Cavium][9] PureVu-compatible streamer, such as HTC's $90 [Media Link HD][10]. We tested Wi-Fi Media with our Nexus 7 and Media Link HD and found it to work pretty much as advertised except for some caveats. First the app doesn't mirror your screen -- you're limited to playing content stored on the tablet or on the network via [DLNA][11], which means no YouTube, Netflix or games. Second, the app doesn't handle some common file types -- like AVI, for example.

While it supports watching movies, listening to music and looking at pictures, keep in mind that Wi-Fi Media is not a particularly polished app. In addition to playing local and remote DLNA content, you're able to login to Facebook and Picasa and stream images directly from these accounts, but that's pretty much it in terms of functionality. There's also no way to configure the Media Link HD, so you'll need a sanctioned HTC handset to setup the multimedia streamer before using it with a Nexus 7. Want to know more? Peek at our screenshot gallery below and hit the break for our hands-on video.

**Gallery: [Wi-Fi Media hands-on][12]**

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Filed under: [Cellphones][23], [Home Entertainment][24], [Tablet PCs][25], [Software][26]

[Wi-Fi Media lets your Nexus 7 play movies on any screen via HTC's Media Link HD (hands-on video)][2] originally appeared on [Engadget][27] on Sat, 21 Jul 2012 19:45:00 EDT. Please see our [terms for use of feeds][28].

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Gooseberry Launches Android-based Raspberry Pi Rival

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New submitter masternerdguy writes with this snippet from Tom's Hardware about yet another tiny, Linux-capable single-board computer: "The manufacturer claims that the Gooseberry is 'roughly 3 x more powerful in processing power,' and twice the RAM (512 MB) [compared to] the Raspberry Pi. The Gooseberry does not come with analog video and lacks a LAN port, but supports Wi-Fi. At this time, the board only supports Android 4 ICS and Ubuntu without graphics acceleration. However, Gooseberry is offering premade images for Ubuntu. Support for Arch Linux is 'expected in the future.'"

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Google Releases Jelly Bean Updates For the Nexus S

Gooseberry Launches Android-based Raspberry Pi Rival

Google Releases Jelly Bean Updates For the Nexus S

Gooseberry Launches Android-based Raspberry Pi Rival

Flipboard's 2nd Anniversary: The Team Celebrates in Palo Alto

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one opening before us.

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Google Releases Jelly Bean Updates For the Nexus S

Gooseberry Launches Android-based Raspberry Pi Rival

Google Releases Jelly Bean Updates For the Nexus S

Android Jelly Bean Confirmed for HTC One X, One S, One XL

Jelly Bean, the 'buttery smooth' upgrade to the still-rather-elusive Ice Cream Sandwich has been confirmed for HTC's One X, One S and One XL, though the HTC has offered no exact dates.

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Gooseberry Launches Android-based Raspberry Pi Rival

Google Releases Jelly Bean Updates For the Nexus S

Visualized: Samsung Galaxy S III blasted with X-ray, doesn't gain superpowers

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Tearing down a gadget normally presents a Catch-22 of having to [destroy what you love][3] to see how it works. As it turns out, there's a clever way around that clause: when you have access to digital mammography [X-ray][4] machines beyond the hospital, like reader Alex does, you can get a peek at a [Galaxy S III's][5] insides without having to dissect that Hyperglazed beauty layer by layer. The resulting scan stresses just how tightly packed Samsung's Android flagship is when it's all put together, but it also carries a slightly ethereal, Ghost of Smartphones Present aura, doesn't it? While we doubt that Charles Dickens would ever have imagined this kind of spirit, you can gaze upon a much larger, even more detailed version of the supernatural Samsung after the break.

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[Visualized: Samsung Galaxy S III blasted with X-ray, doesn't gain superpowers][2] originally appeared on [Engadget][7] on Sat, 21 Jul 2012 12:23:00 EDT. Please see our [terms for use of feeds][8].

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Google Releases Jelly Bean Updates For the Nexus S

Gooseberry Launches Android-based Raspberry Pi Rival

Vodafone walks us through a phone's Android 4.0 upgrade, explains our protracted thumb-twiddling

[![Vodafone walks us through a phone's Android 40 upgrade, explains those long, long waits][1] ][2]

We're used to seemingly [interminable waits][3] for phone firmware upgrades for carrier-locked phones. What is it that takes so long? [Vodafone UK][4] isn't promising a quicker process, but it's offering a rare walkthrough of just what itself (and many other carriers) do to rubber stamp a firmware upgrade. Using the [Huawei Ascend G 300's][5] Android 4.0 update as the reference point, Vodafone explains that the actual network testing lasts a week or less, depending on the scope of the upgrade -- it's the requirements for branding and carrier-specific network settings that introduce additional overhead. Android phones that skew closer to Google's stock OS (like the G 300) tend to be easy updates, although Vodafone warns that the verification process is typically getting longer, not shorter. There's not much consolation here for phone owners around the world [still using Android 2.3][6]; if you'd rather skip the carrier update process entirely, however, [you know where to turn][7].

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[Vodafone walks us through a phone's Android 4.0 upgrade, explains our protracted thumb-twiddling][2] originally appeared on [Engadget][9] on Sat, 21 Jul 2012 10:01:00 EDT. Please see our [terms for use of feeds][10].

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Gooseberry Launches Android-based Raspberry Pi Rival

Google Releases Jelly Bean Updates For the Nexus S

AAA Mobile Bundles Three Apps In One

Richard Read is a car writer, covering marketing, technology, social media, and other auto industry topics for High Gear Media.

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LG has new IPS monitors in tow

LG is not a company that shies away from the limelight, considering how they have been working hard to make a name for themselves in the world of consumer electronics and have largely succeeded, although their line of smartphones do leave something to be desired.

URL: http://www.topix.com/com/android/2012/07/lg-has-new-ips-monitors-in-tow?fromrss=1