- Motorola Droid Razr Maxx: Verizon Teases Android 4.0 ICS Update(Photo: Motorola | Mobile & Apps)
Motorola Droid Razr Maxx running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is already shipping in Germany. On the other hand, U.S. customers of Motorola Droid Razr Maxx are still waiting for the update. However, they will not have to wait much longer as Verizon is hinting that the update is coming shortly.
Verizon customers have started receiving text messages that the Android 4.0 ICS update for Motorola Droid Razr Maxx is coming soon. However, Verizon Wireless didn't mention a specific release date. The sender also said that Verizon's IM app will be removed with the update as carrier's in-house IM is not compatible with Android 4.0 operating system.
"Free Verizon Message: Your phone will soon be upgraded to Android 4.0. At that time we will remove your Verizon Wireless Mobile IM app because it is not supported in Android 4.0. Please download a new instant messaging app to use IM on your phone. Thank you for using Mobile IM!"
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Earlier this year Motorola updated its Android 4.0 ICS update list with the ICS update for Droid Razr Maxx scheduled to roll out in Q2. The second quarter of 2012 is ending June 30. It is believed that the ICS update will start rolling out sometime in upcoming two weeks.
The update will bring some new features like finger-slide notification clearance, Google+ integration, revamped lock screen and Face Unlock. Camera UI is also getting improved. ICS-updated Droid Razr Maxx will be capable of taking still shots while recording HD video.
Motorola Droid Razr Maxx reportedly is the hottest selling smartphone at Verizon Wireless at the moment. It has outshined iPhone 4S in terms of sale in the ongoing quarter. The smartphone packs 4.3-inch qHD display, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM, 32GB of internal storage, 8-megapixel camera, 3300 mAh battery and 4G LTE connectivity.
Verizon has recently slashed prices of Motorola Droid Razr Maxx to $199 on two year contract. In case you are ready to open a new line into Verizon Wireless network, you can grab the smartphone for just $99 from Amazon Wireless.
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Google’s H.264 license undermines Motorola patent case, Microsoft says - Ars Technica
In one of its many patent disputes against Motorola Mobility, Microsoft is submitting a patent license agreement that Motorola’s new owner Google signed to gain use of standard video tools. Microsoft hopes it's proof that Motorola can’t sue anyone for using standards-essential technology.
In support of a motion to dismiss a Motorola claim for injunctive relief, Microsoft asked US District Court in Western Washington Friday for permission to submit as evidence “a license agreement between third-party MPEG LA and Google, which Microsoft believes is relevant to the issues raised in its motion.”
Why is this important? Since long before being acquired by Google, Motorola has been suing Microsoft and others in various settings over use of patented technology related to industry standards, including the H.264 video codec. Microsoft argues that Motorola has violated obligations it made to standards groups to offer licenses to the patents under fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms (FRAND).
In the court documents, the license agreement touted by Microsoft is under seal. But a quick check of the MPEG-LA website shows that Google is a licensee to the H.264 industry-standard technology, even though Google has pushed its own alternative WebM video format. Google, however, is not listed as a licensor of H.264 technology by MPEG-LA, a company that handles licensing of large patent pools. That could mean Google hasn't made any commitments to license standards-essential H.264 patents at reasonable rates, unless Microsoft can prove otherwise.
Microsoft already points out that Motorola made commitments to the IEEE, ITU, and ISO standards bodies, yet lawsuits have gone forward and Motorola is getting close to winning an import ban on the Xbox 360. The existence of a Google commitment may thus not be a smoking gun, but it could give Microsoft more evidence that Motorola should offer more reasonable (i.e. cheaper) licenses to its patents.
The Friday motion filed by Microsoft actually did not occur in one of the many lawsuits Motorola filed. Rather, it came as part of Microsoft’s lawsuit against Motorola, alleging that Motorola breached commitments to the IEEE and ITU to license H.264 and wireless technology at reasonable rates.
We’ve reached out to Google and Motorola for comment and will update the story if we hear back.
Telecom Commission wants detailed study on airwaves auction price - in.news.yahoo.com
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Telecom Commission will ask the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to analyse the potential impact of a proposed airwaves auction base price that is seen as too high and has drawn protests from carriers.
The Commission however endorsed a separate regulatory proposal to auction by June next year airwaves in another band, Telecoms Secretary R.Chandrashekhar said on Saturday. That band currently used by older operators and will be taken back from them in the so-called airwave refarming.
TRAI had last month suggested an auction starting price that is nearly 10 times that paid by carriers in a 2008 state grant process for the basic 1800 mega hertz (MHz) band airwaves.
The auction, due by August, follows a Supreme Court order to revoke a total 122 zonal telecom permits awarded in a scandal-tainted state grant process in 2008.
The Telecom Commission, the highest decision-making body within the telecoms ministry, feels there is need of a detailed analysis of the impact of the proposed auction price on call tariffs and carriers' investments before a decision is taken, Chandrashekhar, who chairs the Commission, said.
"For example, what is the impact of this spectrum price on the tariffs if this entire impact is passed on. And on the other side, if this entire impact is absorbed, what is the impact on the investments, viability and the return on the investments," he told reporters after a meeting of the Commission.
The industry has criticised the high base price and limited number of slots proposed by the regulator and says the regulatory changes will cost them billions of dollars more, hurting profits, and will force them to increase tariffs for customers.
The Commission earlier this week said it wants a higher number of slots to be auctioned than what was suggested by the regulator.
The auction is the last chance for carriers including Norway's Telenor
Telenor and Sistema have threatened to pull out of India if the government goes ahead with the proposed rules. A panel of ministers has the final say on the auction rules including pricing.
SPECTRUM REFARMING
Older carriers such as Bharti and Vodafone are also fighting another regulatory proposal to refarm, or switch, their superior-quality airwaves in the 900 MHz band with relatively-inferior 1800 MHz at the time of renewal of their permits starting in 2014.
The carriers have the option to buy back in a separate auction the superior quality 900 MHz airwaves, although the proposed starting price for it is twice that of the lower-quality band. If they switch to the 1800 MHz band, network costs will increase significantly.
Chandrashekhar said the Telecom Commission had agreed with the sector regulator's proposals to conduct an auction of the airwaves in the 900 MHz band by June 2013, although will decide the price and other details later.
(Reporting by Devidutta Tripathy; editing by Keiron Henderson)
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