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The WSJ is reporting that Facebook’s upcoming Android event will be a home screen—as in the first screen you see when you flip on your phone—dedicated to Facebook. It will “display content from users’ Facebook accounts on a smartphone’s home screen.” More » ![]()
via Gizmodo http://gizmodo.com/5992996/report-facebooks-secret-android-project-isnt-a-facebook-phone-but-a-home-screen-dedicated-to-facebook
We weren’t kidding about that influx of FCC filings: the Verizon edition of Samsung’s Galaxy S 4, the SCH-i545, has passed through the US regulator’s approval right on cue. The device on display ticks all the checkboxes we’d expect, including LTE on both Verizon’s main 700MHz band and the carrier’s recently acquired AWS frequencies. We also notice HSPA-based 3G, which suggests Big Red’s GS4 won’t be a paperweight when abroad. The filing just leaves AT&T and T-Mobile as the major stragglers in the US; at the current rate, though, they’ll have little trouble getting clearance before they have to fulfill any future orders.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Samsung, Verizon
Source: FCC
via Engadget RSS Feed http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/29/samsung-galaxy-s-4-for-verizon-swings-through-the-fcc/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+weblogsinc%2Fengadget+%28Engadget%29
“Well, this is certainly interesting stuff. Facebook just dropped an invitation in our inbox, asking for us to “Come See Our New Home on Android”. Most likely this is the unveiling of a new, refreshed Android application that falls in line with the recent chances to the overall web experience.”
“Today, Samsung Exynos official Twitter account confirmed that the Exynos 5 Octa supports LTE now with all 20 bands. So in other words, the Exynos 5 Octa now supports all the bands that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 supports.”
“Egyptian authorities arrested three men off the coast of Alexandria for attempting to sever an undersea Internet cable.”
“The US Congress this week passed a new provision that requires government agencies to conduct cybersecurity assessments before purchasing IT equipment from Chinese manufacturers.”
“One of the features we use on Android to brag about how great Android is to our friends is Google Now. Which is a pretty big feature as well as a cool one. Google Now was introduced back at Google I/O 2012 with Android 4.1 – Jelly Bean, and is available on every phone running Android 4.”
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