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In a federal appeals court, California agreed to not enforce its net neutrality law until the court issues a decision. The decision might not come down for at least a year. The FCC repealed net neutrality last December and officially removed it in June. Even though California flip-flopped a bit when it came to its net neutrality law, the state eventually passed it with the intention to enforce it.
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If nothing else, 2021 will go down as a huge year for Google just because of the Pixel 6 series. Without a doubt, the newest Pixels were some of the most exciting phones of the year. The fact that it’s still difficult to get one even now is a testament to that.
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MWC 2014 Coverage brought to you by: Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus for Android. MWC 2014 has wrapped up, and what a show it was! Every Android fan has something they’d love to get their hands on, with device releases covering the spectrum of what Android has to offer. Flagship releases, great looking mid-range smartphones, and a slew of mid- to high-end tablets made this year’s MWC an absolute blast.
X.D. Network has a few popular mobile games in its lineup, including To The Moon and BeatEVO YG. The developer has recently released another title called Gemini that looks like it might be a real winner.
It’s described as an interactive poem and video game that revolves around two stars that fly into the heavens together. You take on the role of one of them, while the other simply tags along, mimicking your movement in a way.
But, one of the most frustrating parts about Assistant was the inconsistency in its abilities between platforms. Assistant on your phone might not be able to perform the same functions as Assistant in Google Home. Conflicts like this can cause people to stop using Assistant altogether. AI is supposed to make your life easier and jumping through hoops to perform an action isn’t very easy. Casting music and videos is to a Chromecast device is something that Google Home has been able to do since it launched, but Assistant on your phone has lacked that feature.
Intel has been holding a developer conference in China, the biggest PC market in the world. On day two of the conference the giant chip maker released the source code for Android KitKat 4.4 with a 64-bit kernel optimized for Intel CPUs. It also launched a new Android on Intel Platforms developer resource center. The move by Intel to release a version of Android with a 64-bit kernel was expected.The current Bay Trail range is also being expanded to include several new 64-bit, quad core units.
If you’re not already sick of the never-ending smartphone patent wars then here’s some more lawsuit shenanigans for you to sink your teeth in to.
Samsung has filed against sevens patents owned by rival company LG, which they allege infringe on their own patents for liquid crystal displays. Samsung is claiming that LG directly copied their plane-to-line switching (PLS) technology, which was patented back in 1997, and simply renamed it AH-IPS without paying royalties.
If a new report from the Wall Street Journal is to be believed, Google is gearing up to launch several new hardware products in an attempt to one-up the competition and further spread its reach into new categories. One of these devices is allegedly an Android-powered game console.
With companies like Ouya, MadCatz and Nvidia already pioneering this new frontier – there are clearly folks interested in the idea of a low-cost console that somehow bridges the world of mobile and traditional gaming.
Charging dock DK26 for the Sony Xperia Z showed up Sunday morning on the Sony Xperia store in the UK. The charging dock will set Xperia Z owners back by £24.90 including VAT. The dock can not currently be ordered as it is labeled with “coming soon”.
The charging dock will be available in three colours: black, purple and white. Keep in mind that a micro USB cable isn’t included with the charging dock; you’ll be required to supply your own.