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Google has rolled out a minor update to Gmail for iOS. Version 1.3 includes faster scrolling and animation (thankfully) on the iPhone and iPod touch. Additionally, now you can save photo attachments to your library the same way you save images from Facebook on your phone, by simply touching and holding. Google has also mended some bugs, and these aren’t a huge changes, but they’re definitely positive ones. [9to5Mac] More »

It is speculated that the LG Nitro HD would be on the receiving end of the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system update at the end of this month (which is today), which is a good thing of course, never mind the fact that it has not made its way to hit Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Still, being one generation behind is better than two, and while we await an official roll out of the Ice Cream Sandwich operating system update for the LG Nitro HD, someone has already leaked the aforementioned ROM to the masses.

This leaked version of the Ice Cream Sandwich ROM claims to be the official final build of said update, so those who have the intestinal fortitude and lack of patience can give it a go before sharing your experience before and after Ice Cream Sandwich – if the update worked well in the first place, of course. If you do consider this path, then make sure that LG Windows Suite will get flashed on your device, and you need no reminder that anything that happens to your LG Nitro HD if you decide to go unofficial with the leaked ROM will not be liable for a warranty replacement.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: LG Nitro HD on AT&T to get Android 4.0 ICS update at the end of July, LG Optimus LTE hits 1 million in sales,

FreedomPop’s free-“4G”-for-all plans are clearer now that it’s started taking pre-orders on its $99 iPod touch sleeve. The free data allocation has been halved to 500MB, with each additional gigabyte costing $10, with the company offering bulk discounts to heavy users. Marketing VP Tony Miller also told TechCrunch that the iPod sleeve wasn’t a high priority until public clamor forced a shift in its plans, but said that an Android-compliant version of its gear was “on the roadmap.” There’s video after the jump.

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The Apple vs Samsung trial in San Jose has only started this week, but the implications for the Korean company could be huge if its Cupertino foes convince the jury to impose all of the sanctions demanded. Apple has already petitioned to have the case deemed “exceptional” and the $2.5bn potential damages tripled, but the iPad maker is also hoping to not only sweep existing Samsung hardware from the shelves, but wipe out any financial advantage it may have built up from sales so far.

In addition to that $7.5bn damages demand, then, Apple also wants to grab 100-percent of Samsung’s profits from devices that the court deems infringing its patents, CNN reports. That could mean all of the profit from the Galaxy S, the breakthrough Android smartphone that helped make Samsung’s name, not to mention its Galaxy Tab 10.1 and original Galaxy Tab.

That cash-snatch would be a one-time thing, too, if Apple has its way. As well as taking all the money based on Samsung’s existing sales, any infringing devices would also be barred from sale under a permanent injunction. Currently, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is subject to a preliminary injunction, granted by Justice Lucy Koh who presides over the trial this week, while the Galaxy Nexus squeaked through a preliminary injunction of its own courtesy of a hasty appeals court win.

Unsurprisingly, Samsung isn’t impressed with the scale of Apple’s demands. Describing the Cupertino company’s design patents as “little more than a blank rectangle with rounded corners,” the company argued that “Apple’s overreaching claim for damages is a natural extension of its attempt to monopolize the marketplace” in its pre-trial submissions. Earlier this week, Samsung’s product chief struck out at Apple’s litigation, branding the company as “defying common sense.”

Nonetheless, while legal experts express doubt that Apple will achieve all of its target damages, even if it achieves only part of them then Samsung’s momentum in the Android market could be severely impacted. The company would have to ensure that its roadmap didn’t infringe on any of the upheld design patents, or face immediate injunctions, a time-consuming and likely expensive process. That would not be insurmountable, but it could put a serious kink on Samsung’s product plans for the next 12 months.

Apple vs Samsung jury could bury Samsung’s Android momentum is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Microsoft seems to be on a rebranding exercise here, calling their latest webmail service “Outlook“. I am quite sure that many people would have the proverbial question mark appear right at the top of their respective heads upon hearing about a Microsoft Outlook that is webmail based. Basically, if you have a Hotmail account, just use the same username and password, and you too, will be able to log into Outlook.com so that you can give this webmail service a whirl to see whether it has enough bells and whistles to be a keeper. Connectivity is the new buzzword for Outlook here, where it remains connected to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google, and in the future, Skype, so that your email will be flooded – nay, strategically placed to receive relevant context and communications.

Not only that, the new Outlook will be integrated with free Office Web Apps such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote, being the nouveau Google Docs for you to make changes to your important work documents wherever you are, unless there is no data signal whatsoever, of course. Will this be the new Gmail? I don’t think so, but it should be able to gain significant mileage at first. [Press Release]

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: How to Import Outlook Signatures, Microsoft Office for Mac SP1 arriving next week,