Throughout the Samsung vs. Apple patent trial, Judge Lucy Koh has been a stern and sardonic overseer that has more often than not resembled a fight between children than an actual lawsuit. Now Koh is speaking up again, telling Samsung and Apple that, once again, they are wasting everyone’s time throwing a million and one allegations at one another, and that they need to “focus and streamline” their cases against one another.
Sony has confirmed that its entry-level Xperia E Dual is making its way to the United States. The $199 device, which offers a 3.5-inch scratch-resistant display and dual-SIM functionality, will be shipping from March 3. Sony has begun accepting orders for the device via its online store.
A number of third-party cases designed to fit the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S IV have been obtained by British accessory retailer MobileFun. Made by a “trusted” Chinese manufacturer, the cases give us an idea of the size and shape of Samsung’s much-anticipated flagship, which looks to be nowhere near as curvy as its predecessor.
HBO on your smartphone, on your TV. Nirvana!
HBO today updated both its HBO Go and Max Go apps to support a physical connection from your Android-powered smartphone to the big TV in your living room, via HDMI.
It’s been about ten days since the entertainment company updated it’s iOS app to allow for wireless AirPlay streaming. As the native streaming technology for Android is somewhat less mature than the iOS/AppleTV system, it makes sense that HBO would standardize on the physical connection via HDMI, rather than trying to find a comparable Android wireless streaming solution, and a wired connection will be ever so much more reliable, anyway.
You’ll still need to be a subscriber to get any use out of either of the HBO Go or Max Go apps, but if you are, head on over to the Google Play store and grab them, your smartphone, and an HDMI adapter, and watch great TV on an actual TV! Though, we guess you could do that right ON your TV, since you’re a subscriber.
The French have a history of coming up with some pretty fascinating ideas. Some don’t work out too well. Some are ingeneous. The VEA Buddy watch looks like it fits in the latter category. What makes it different than the deluge of other smartwatches that have recently arrived: It might actually be brilliantly (French word, by the way) practical.
