LG sells 200,000 V20s
In just 10 days
LG’s V20 is doing rather well, with more than 200,000 of them leaping off shelves worldwide.
Google is a saint, not a sinner
Kent hops about
The head lawyer of Google spent some time today outlining that his company isn’t motivated by greed, or by monopolistic tendencies, but instead is contributing to the welfare of all creatures great and small.
Check out the Cosmic Watch
Set your controls for the heart of the sun
I was recently invited to take a look at what’s turned out to be a really neat app.
Foxconn installs Pork Explosion backdoor into Android gear
Porca misera
Android devices containing Foxconn firmware might have a backdoor thanks to a debugging feature left inside the OS bootloader.
In-Car navigation is pants
Better to use your phone
While many cars are now shipping with in-car navigation, the systems are so rubbish that users are relying on their phones instead.
The death of the BlackBerry might save the OS
Company wants to licence it
The death of the BlackBerry hardware might mean that there is life in the operating system.
Oracle denied another Java trial
We will keep appealing until we win
Oracle’s attempts to get a new trial on Java API’s have been rejected by a Judge who happens to know about programming.
Qualcomm might be to blame for lack of Nougat on some mobiles
No updates for Snapdragon 800/801 graphics drivers
According to a post coming from a ROM developer and usual HTC leaker, it appears that some older smartphones might not be getting Android 7.0 Nougat update due to an alleged lack of Qualcomm updates for Snapdragon 800/801 chipset.
Sony unveils a list of Nougat-loving devices
Xperia... Sony has heard about the English language....
Following most other smartphone manufacturers which have released partial lists of devices that will be graced with Google's latest Android 7.0 Nougat OS, Sony has also "unveiled" its own negligee like list of devices.
Microsoft getting closer to Lenovo
Being seen together in public and talking about marriage
Software King of the World Microsoft has apparently been seen in public with the PC supremo Lenovo and insiders have been told that they want something more serious.
