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The Nokia Lumia Icon, also known in other circles as the Nokia Lumia 929, happens to be the most recent version of a Windows Phone 8 device from Nokia to hit Verizon, and a slew of new photos that touch on the kind of accessories available for the smartphone has surfaced, with a case being one of them. Having said that, it is not too often that a single device receives an range of accessories manufactured just for it, but with the Nokia Lumia Icon, you can be sure that it will not be found wanting in this department.

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Nokia Lumia Icon Case Leaked original content from Ubergizmo.

Earlier we reported that the developers of the popular drawing app Paper, FiftyThree, wrote on their blog that they were disappointed that Facebook had decided to use the same name for its own social network app. Given that both apps are different in their functions, it would be hard to mistake one app for the other, but FiftyThree was not happy anyway. At that time it was unclear what FiftyThree would do about it, but according to the folks at TechCrunch, it looks like FiftyThree could soon to taking legal action as they have filed for a trademark for the app on the same day that Facebook’s Paper app was launched.

However even if FiftyThree filed for the trademark, it does not necessarily mean that they will win whatever lawsuit they might throw at Facebook. After all the “Paper” name is rather generic, not to mention both apps function very differently. If both apps were drawing/art apps then perhaps it might be a different story, but that is not the case here. It should also be noted that FiftyThree was not the first developer to call their app “Paper”. There is another app on the iTunes App Store by developer miSoft who claims to be the first app to have the “Paper” moniker, but due to glitches in the system, it allowed other developers to create similar sounding apps as well. Whatever the case is, we hope it all ends amicably.

FiftyThree Files Trademark For “Paper” original content from Ubergizmo.

Back in early 2013, Nokia filed a lawsuit against HTC alleging that the Taiwanese company had infringed upon its patents. So far Nokia has been successful with their lawsuit against HTC, winning an injunction against the company’s devices and further pursuing them in international markets, such as France. Well it looks like HTC has decided that perhaps modifying their handsets would be a better solution rather than to keep fighting it out in the courts, and in a filing at the Taiwan Stock Exchange, HTC said, “We are investigating modifications for our handsets to remove this redundant technology.”

HTC expects that there will be little disruption to the company and their customers during the period in which they modify their handsets. It is unclear if there might be some stock shortage during this process, but then again we expect many customers could be holding back from purchasing older HTC devices in favor of the upcoming HTC M8, but we guess we will have to wait and see. Hopefully the modifications that HTC makes will not infringe upon any of Nokia’s other patents, although the smart thing would probably to take out a licensing deal with Nokia which might pay off in the long run.

HTC To Modify Some Of Its Devices After Nokia Lawsuit original content from Ubergizmo.

Its no secret that Android users often have to wait for a long time before OEMs released latest firmware updates. There are several steps involved in preparing an update for public release, which often holds it up for a long time. While HTC has talked about the KitKat roadmap for few of its devices, most presumably won’t receive the update till March or April. This is where the developer community has come in. Folks over at XDA forums have ported a stock Android 4.4.2 ROM from HTC One and ported it to the Butterfly, a.k.a Droid DNA.

Since HTC Droid DNA Android 4.4.2 ROM with Sense 5.5 UI is a port, software features found on the HTC One will also be available in this ROM. Moreover, the ROM isn’t pre-rooted, though users won’t have a hard time rooting it once they’ve flashed it on their Droid DNA. There’s support for both CDMA and GSM standards, with odexed and deodexed builds being provided along with a patch to enable CDMA. Those feeling adventurous enough to flash this port on their device can get their hands on the ROM from here. Since this is an unofficial port after all, the possibility exists that everything might not be in absolutely perfect working order.

HTC Droid DNA Android 4.4.2 With Sense 5.5 ROM Available original content from Ubergizmo.

There has been much back and forth between AT&T and T-Mobile over the past few mosts, notably when both carriers’ Twitter accounts started duking it out over a single customer. Harsh statements have been made, parties crashed, and the rivalry continues. On January 3rd, AT&T launched a new promotion, offering T-Mobile customers willing to switch to AT&T up to $450 in credit. The company has confirmed that this promotion is no longer in effect, AT&T is not going to pay you to leave Magenta anymore.

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AT&T Won’t Pay You To Leave T-Mobile Anymore original content from Ubergizmo.