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Australian users who are using Motorola Droid Razr and Droid Razr Maxx would need to wait a little longer in order for the update to officially roll out in the U.S. before receiving their own Android updates in Australia. Australian users should also wait for an official announcement from their mobile carriers regarding the specific schedule for their Android ICS update.
Though this update for Motorola smartphones are expected to push through all around the world, the specific date and availability would still be dependent on their respective mobile carriers.
The Droid Razr and Droid Razr Maxx are considered as the top smartphones from Motorola. The Droid Razr has a display size of 4.3-inch Super AMOLED screen which has dimensions of 130.7 x 68.9 x 7.1 mm and weighs around 127 grams. It has a Dual-Core 1.2GHz processor with 16GB internal memory storage which can be upgraded through removable memory option of up to 32GB. As for the Droid Razr Maxx, it has a display size of 4.3-inch Super AMOLED which has dimensions of 130.7 x 68.9 x 8.99 mm and weighs around 145 grams. It also has a Dual-Core 1.2GHz with 16 GB internal; 16 GB microSD card pre-installed as well as removable storage option of up to 32GB (microSD).
Both the Motorola Droid Razr and Droid Razr Maxx are already available in the Australian market.
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The Pirate Bay says BT block already breached - BBC News
BT has joined other UK internet service providers (ISPs) in blocking access to The Pirate Bay, a ban the group says users have already circumvented.
TalkTalk, Sky, Virgin, O2 and Everything Everywhere have already cut off access to the site, which hosts links to pirated music and video.
A High Court ruling in April ordered ISPs to prevent users accessing the site.
BT customers attempting access receive the message: "Error - site blocked".
Boosted trafficBT has also cut off access to other addresses, known as proxy sites, made available by The Pirate Bay.
But a representative of the UK Pirate Party - a political group that opposes the bans - told BBC News more proxy sites had been made available "within minutes".
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About 10% of traffic to its proxy sites now seemed to be coming from BT customers, 30% from VirginMedia customers, 15% via Sky, 6% via TalkTalk and 3% via O2, he said.
BT declined to comment on reports the block had been circumvented.
The Pirate Party spokesman said public interest in the service following the ban had also boosted traffic to the party's website.
Democratic process"This increased traffic isn't just about The Pirate Bay; it seems that the proxy has sparked an interest in the Pirate Party itself, and we are seeing a significant uptick in membership and people navigating the rest of the site," he said.
"The volume of emails and phone calls into the party has also increased markedly."
The spokesman added: "Blocks on Pirate Bay have effectively short-circuited the democratic process.
"Our internet policy is not being run by our elected representatives, it is being dictated by the music industry."
Motorola Xoom 2 says buongiorno to Alitalia's cockpits and cabins (video) - engadget
Motorola Mobility Takes Motorola XOOM™ 2 to the Skies with Alitalia
ROME – June 19, 2012 – Today marks a unique opportunity between Motorola Mobility and the Italian airline Alitalia, which will revolutionize aircraft service and in-flight entertainment. Alitalia and Motorola Mobility have always been at the forefront in offering innovative technology solutions: Alitalia to flight assistants and customers and likewise Motorola Mobility to consumers. Today they anticipate that airlines will need more sophisticated technologies, focused on enhancing customer satisfaction.
Alitalia will be among the first airlines in the world to provide their crew with a tablet, Motorola XOOM™ 2, which will contain all relevant information on high value customers. This includes not only the profile of each passenger, but also their preferences in terms of the on-board menu, seating, travel history, as well as any inconveniences they experienced in the past. This will enable the staff to identify all the high value customers and to customise the service according to their needs.
Thanks to the wide range of programs and tools configured on each device and the ability to connect to the web, Alitalia staff will be able to receive updated information in real-time and perform all operations on board without having to print and carry, achieving great improvements in terms of time, efficiency and speed of updates. The flight attendants will also use the Motorola XOOM 2 to access the aircraft's internal manuals from the palm of their hands.
Motorola XOOM™ 2 tablets will also be introduced as Alitalia's in-flight entertainment services (IFE) for Business and Magnifica Class passengers on mid as well as long-distance flights to Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Tel Aviv, Beyruth, Riyadh and Teheran that are currently without an IFE service. Thanks to the tablets and the preloaded content, passengers will enjoy free access to a wide range of movies, music, online magazines and video games - all from Motorola XOOM 2's gorgeous 10.1-inch widescreen HD display.
But there is no need to be on the plane to take advantage of the Motorola XOOM 2. The Motorola XOOM 2 tablets will also be placed in 10 Alitalia lounges (Freccia Alata) so travelers can keep up to date on the latest news before embarking on their flights. A demo area within the Alitalia flagship store in Rome will provide useful suggestions to passengers on how to use the best technology of Motorola XOOM 2.
"Today we have made another further step ahead in our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) strategy" says Marco Sansavini, director of sales, Distribution and Customer Care in Alitalia. "It is a priority project for the new Alitalia, which involves the training of 9,000 people. Alitalia wants to make the onboard flight an extraordinary experience and the tablets will enable the crew to always stay online and in touch with the needs and preferences of its passengers. Alitalia will be one of the first airlines in the world that will use this innovative way to manage its clients. The tablet will also be used as a source of entertainment for passengers of six medium and long distance destinations and for the guests of our lounge rooms "Freccia Alata".
"With its cutting edge technology and host of entertainment features, Motorola XOOM 2 is the perfect travel companion for Alitalia passengers," said Maurizio Angelone, vice president and general manager, Mobile Devices, EMEA, Motorola Mobility. "Tablets have increasingly become a must-have device for staying connected, whether at home or on the go, and we anticipate the transportation industry will make tablets an integral part of their consumer offering in the years to come."
Microsoft demurs at Motorola patent settlement offer - Reuters
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SEATTLE, June 20 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has brushed off an offer by Motorola, the phone maker bought by Google Inc, to settle patent disputes with Motorola that are threatening to halt imports of Android devices and Xbox game consoles into the United States.
The patents at issue relate to Microsoft technology called ActiveSync, which updates calendars automatically on some Android phones. Microsoft is demanding royalties from all companies using Google's Android system in their devices, and has settled with most major manufacturers except Motorola.
is demanding royalties on some of its own video and wireless technology used in Microsoft's Xbox game console and the Windows operating system.
"While we welcome any good faith settlement effort, it's hard to apply that label to a demand that Microsoft pay royalties to Google far in excess of market rates, that refuses to license all the Microsoft patents infringed by Motorola, and that is promptly leaked to the press," said Horacio Gutierrez, Microsoft's deputy general counsel, in an e-mailed statement.
According to Microsoft, Motorola has offered to pay Microsoft 33 cents for each Android phone using ActiveSync, and asked for a royalty of 2.25 percent on each Xbox and 50 cents per copy of Windows for using its patents.
Last month the International Trade Commission recommended an import ban on infringing Android devices and Xbox consoles unless the patent issues were settled.
Representatives of Motorola and Google did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
CAT to redo 3G contracts - Bangkok Post
Telecom regulators have ordered state-owned CAT Telecom to amend its third-generation (3G) network contracts with True Corporation within 30 days.
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) yesterday said the existing contracts between CAT Telecom and True violate Section 46 of the Frequency Allocation Act of 2010, which requires licence holders and spectrum owners including CAT, to manage the spectrum rights on their own.
If CAT is unable to comply and amend its contracts, it could ultimately face the revocation of its 3G licence from the NBTC, which in turn would have massive implications for True's mobile unit, True Move and its customers.
But CAT chief executive Kittisak Sriprasert said his company has been in talks with True over the past three weeks on a deal that would potentially eliminate the issues raised by the NBTC regarding the contracts.
He said CAT is considering a buyback of BFKT (Thailand) from True, which if successful would completely eliminate any need to change the current 3G contracts. A resolution is expected next month.
The NBTC is reviewing the role of BFKT (Thailand), a unit of True subsidiary Real Future. Regulators question whether BFKT (Thailand), which under the CAT-True agreement is the party responsible for procuring telecom towers and signal systems for the 3G network, is acting as a part of CAT's operations and whether all related rules are being properly followed.
Settapong Malisuwan, chairman of the NBTC telecom committee, said the NBTC will take 30 days to verify BFKT's role.
An NBTC panel earlier ruled that BFKT could be in violation of the Telecom Business Act of 2001 by offering services without a proper licence.
True Move has been busy promoting its high-speed TrueMove H service, which uses a 3G network under licence from CAT. At the end of March, True reported 1.12 million subscribers for its TrueMove H service.
CAT and True subsidiaries Real Move and Real Future signed an agreement in January 2011 giving True a 14-year contract under a "wholesale and reseller partnership" with the state enterprise.
Under the deal, True took over the mobile phone business formerly run by Hutch. Real Move gained the right to sell CAT's 3G service nationwide for 14.5 years, while Real Future was contracted to install 3G equipment on CAT's two nationwide cellular networks.
But the NBTC found that under the arrangement, CAT, as the 3G licence holder, was effectively ceding control of its 850-megahertz frequency to True in violation of the law.
Col Settapong said CAT must stipulate that CAT use the 850-MHz band for its own equipment and devices as well as have full management control of the network operations centre. Mobile data usage and call detail records must be owned by CAT, and the contracts must be rewritten to stipulate that the state enterprise has full authority to manage the spectrum.
The contracts also must clearly state CAT is the sole authority to decide issues such as frequency planning, network rollouts and network operations. Finally, the NBTC said CAT must have the authority to negotiate with other operators over inbound domestic roaming and interconnection charges.
Col Settapong said the amendments are unlikely to affect 3G users under the TrueMove H service.
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Google Nexus 7 tablet won't have 3G or camera, rumours say - Crave
More details have trickled out about the hotly tipped Google tablet, the Nexus 7. The 7-inch Android tablet will be the first to show off Jelly Bean, and now sources say it won't have a main camera or 3G. Can the Google Nexus 7 face up to the iPad or the new Microsoft Surface and Microsoft Surface Pro?
In order to keep the cost down to the rumoured $200 (£125), it seems Google and tablet manufacturer Asus plan to only offer Wi-Fi for connecting to the web, with no 3G option.
Industry watcher DigiTimes reports that component suppliers for the Nexus 7 also say there's no main camera -- just a lower-resolution front-facing camera for video calls.
Perhaps it's this camera that captured two photos posted to Google's online photo-sharing service Picasa, which claim to have been captured by a device called Nexus 7. The 1,280x960-pixel snaps are of the ceiling in 'Google Building 44', according to the attached geotagging metadata. One has since been deleted.
It's a tough market the Nexus 7 enters: making Android tablets is a hard row to hoe. None of them have come close to toppling the iPad as the most popular slate. Things are so tough, LG is giving up on tablets entirely to focus on phones.
And things got even tougher today with the announcement of the Microsoft Surface and Microsoft Surface Pro, flagship Windows 8 tablets that introduce the world to the next generation of the software that runs most of the world's homes and offices -- and by the end of this year will power tablets too.
The Nexus 7 will not only have to contend with the apparently invincible marketing of the iPad, but also with the widespread brand recognition of Windows. In fact, this is turning into a three-way head-to-head battle of the brands between Apple, Microsoft and Google, with the latter two putting their own names on the hardware for the first time. Who will win?
It's a safe bet that the Nexus 7 will take a bow at Google I/O, the annual Android developer event on 27 June in San Francisco. Keep it CNET for all the news and speculation in the run-up to the Nexus 7's public debut, as well as videos, previews and first impressions when it does become official.
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