The Google Nexus 7 may be the first tablet to ship with Google Android 4.1 preloaded. But that hasn’t stopped independent developers from building custom ROMs for the tablet. One of the first is an unofficial build of CyanogenMod 10 for the Nexus 7. Like the tablet’s default software, it’s based on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. […]
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The Google Nexus 7 tablet has a user interface that looks like a cross between the Google Android UI for smartphones and tablets. With Android 3.0 through Android 4.0, things were pretty clear-cut: If you had a phone, the notification area was at the top of the screen and you couldn’t rotate the home screen. […]
Read the rest of this entry »Apple at it again, calling for injunction against the Galaxy Nexus
Apple has once again called Samsung into court. This time it’s about the Galaxy Nexus and four patents that Apple says it infringes. The patents in question are: U.S. Patent No. 5,946,647: a patent for data being used as a hyperlink U.S. Patent No. 8,086,604: a unified search patent U.S. Patent No. 8,046,721: a slide-to-unlock […]
Read the rest of this entry »Latest Apple patent lawsuit targets Galaxy Nexus lockscreen
The latest installment of Apple vs. Samsung saga sees Cupertino taking offense with the lockscreen on the Galaxy Nexus. The complaint, filed once again in Germany, is the first directed towards the Android 4.0 flagship device. The claim made is that the Galaxy Nexus infringes upon Apples own slide-to-unlock utility model. FOSS Patents blogger Florian Mueller […]
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