The Frozen Android: 2012-03-25

Saturday, March 31, 2012

RIM is standing on a burning platform

About a year ago, Nokia's then-new CEO Stephen Elop stunned the industry with his "burning platform" memo that indicated just what a dire state Nokia was in, and that in effect it was like standing on a burning oil platform where to stay where you were meant certain doom, and the only chance was to take a leap into the unknown.

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Engadget Mobile Podcast 132 - 03.31.2012

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It was a relatively slow news week. So what? We'll make those lemons into podcast lemonade _any_ day, and you, friend, are invited to our lemonade stand. We take credit cards.

**Hosts:** Myriam Joire ([tnkgrl][3]), Brad Molen, Joseph Volpe
**Guest:** Andrew Munchbach
**Producer:** [Trent Wolbe][4]
**Music: **[Tycho][5] - [Coastal Brake][6] ([Ghostly International][7])

00:01:48 - [RIM announces Q4 2012 earnings, Jim Balsillie resigns from board, company plans to refocus on enterprise][8]
00:04:30 - [RIM CEO Thorsten Heins reportedly 'clearing house,' laying off numerous executives][9]
00:10:00 - [RIM sticking with consumer goods, just 'refocusing' on enterprise][10]
00:18:55 - [Android 4.0.4 rolls out to HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus and GSM Nexus S][11]
00:40:47 - [Samsung ships five million Galaxy Notes in just five months][12]
00:54:04 - [Conversion kit lets you push your RAZR to the Maxx for $110][13]
00:55:30 - [LG Lucid becomes official on Verizon, can be yours March 29th for $80][14]
01:02:05 - [Nano-SIM standard vote postponed while RIM accuses Apple of cheating][15]
01:05:55 - [T-Mobile's next MyTouch: Huawei Ascend G312 QWERTY hands-on][16]
01:17:05 - [Nokia Lumia 900 to hit AT&T on April 8th with $100 price tag in tow (video)][17]
01:18:55 - [AT&T confirms HTC Titan II to join Lumia 900 on April 8th for $200 (video)][18]
01:33:37 - [Samsung Galaxy S ICS-like 'value pack' upgrade officially released in Korea][19]

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[Engadget Mobile Podcast 132 - 03.31.2012][2] originally appeared on [Engadget][30] on Sat, 31 Mar 2012 19:40:00 EDT. Please see our [terms for use of feeds][31].

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Sprint launches Aaa Id Pack

Sprint has just announced the launch of a new ID Pack for its Android devices. Just in case you don't know what ID Packs are, they are a collection of apps, widgets, wallpapers, ringtones and themes centered around a theme or specific purpose.

URL: http://www.topix.com/com/android/2012/03/sprint-launches-aaa-id-pack?fromrss=1
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Outfit7 app hits 360m downloads

Mobile developer Outfit7 has revealed that its Talking Tom Cat app has now passed 360 million downloads, and has a staggering number of monthly active users.

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Smartphones Invade the Prepaid Market

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jfruh writes "When tech geeks debate the state of the smartphone world, they usually focus on the iPhone and its high-end Android rivals from the major carriers. But Android is rapidly entering the lower-end world of contractless prepaid phones that you can buy at 7-11 or Wal-Mart. 63 percent of prepaid phones sold in 2011 were smartphones, and while they might not offer cutting-edge hardware or easy customization, they do provide a smartphone experience without an onerous contract."

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Tegra 4 Likely To Include Kepler DNA

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MrSeb writes "Late last week, Jen-Hsun Huang sent a letter to Nvidia employees congratulating them on successfully launching the highly acclaimed GeForce GTX 680. After discussing how Nvidia changed its entire approach to GPU design to create the new GK104, Jen-Hsun writes: 'Today is just the beginning of Kepler. Because of its super energy-efficient architecture, we will extend GPUs into datacenters, to super thin notebooks, to superphones.' (Nvidia calls Tegra-powered products 'super,' as in super phones, super tablets, etc, presumably because it believes you'll be more inclined to buy one if you associate it with a red-booted man in blue spandex.) This has touched off quite a bit of speculation concerning Nvidia's Tegra 4, codenamed Wayne, including assertions that Nvidia's next-gen SoC will use a Kepler-derived graphics core. That's probably true, but the implications are considerably wider than a simple boost to the chip's graphics performance." Nvidia's CEO is also predicting this summer will see the rise of $200 Android tablets.

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Flurry's analytics: Apple's App Store revenue still leading, but Amazon Appstore close behind

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Not like we haven't seen this dog-and-pony show [before][3], but Flurry's latest round of analytics -- which measured revenue of 11 million daily active users from mid-January through the end of February 2012 -- shows Amazon's Appstore pulling in a shocking amount of revenue given the [short life][4] that it has lived. Apple's strength in sales has been well [documented][5], but the latest report shows that for every $1 generated in the iTunes App Store, $0.89 is being spent in the Amazon Appstore. Looking more broadly, the numbers show that just $0.23 are generated in the Google Play halls for every $1 spent in the App Store, but that's hardly a new phenomenon; the ease of sideloading (amongst other factors) has raised complaints from Android developers for years now. Flurry's conclusion is that Google's core strength simply isn't in running a store -- something it's [about to do][6] once more with Android slates -- while both Apple and Amazon excel in doing just that. Curiously, [Windows Phone][7] and BlackBerry were left off of this report, but we're hoping to see those cats thrown in the next 'go round. After all, RIM sure seems [certain][8] that its developers are making out [just fine][9].

[Flurry's analytics: Apple's App Store revenue still leading, but Amazon Appstore close behind][2] originally appeared on [Engadget][10] on Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:26:00 EDT. Please see our [terms for use of feeds][11].

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Tegra 4 Likely To Include Kepler DNA

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Smartphones Invade the Prepaid Market

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Surprise! More Malware Appears On Android

Another week, another announcement of new mobile malware found infecting Android phones.

URL: http://www.topix.com/com/android/2012/03/surprise-more-malware-appears-on-android?fromrss=1

Tegra 4 Likely To Include Kepler DNA

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Tegra 4 Likely To Include Kepler DNA

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Opera Mini 7 for Android and Opera 12 released

Opera fans will be pleased to know that their favorite web browser has been updated with tons of new features.

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Tegra 4 Likely To Include Kepler DNA

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Tegra 4 Likely To Include Kepler DNA

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Tegra 4 Likely To Include Kepler DNA

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Verizon's Droid Razr and Razr Maxx to get Android 4.0 on April 4th,...

Verizon's Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX to get Android 4.0 on April 4th, Rezound to follow on the 6th Color us surprised to find that Best Buy is so deeply entwined with carrier / OEM plans that it would actually receive a notification that Ice Cream Sandwich is coming to select handsets, but we guess it makes sense to notify those hard-working BB ... (more)

URL: http://www.topix.com/com/android/2012/03/verizons-droid-razr-and-razr-maxx-to-get-android-4-0-on-april-4th?fromrss=1