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Over the summer, word surfaced at TalkAndroid of Sprint carrying the ZTE Flash, a surprisingly potent mid-tier smartphone that would bring a 12-megapixel camera into a category all too used to mediocre photography. Its then-rumored October launch has come and gone, but we may just have firmed-up details thanks to an anonymous tipster. According to some purported internal documentation at the carrier, the smartphone could show up on November 11th simply billed as the Sprint Flash — we imagine the network doesn’t want to broadcast a controversial name — and carry a reasonable $130 contract price after a rebate. For the money, it might be hard to top. While we’re not expecting wonders with that 8GB of storage, so-so 1,730mAh battery and slightly creaky Android 4.0, the 4.5-inch screen, dual-core 1.5GHz chip (likely a Snapdragon S4) and LTE could provide some savings to those who don’t need a device quite as large as the Galaxy S III.

Don’t worry if you’re not budgeting for ZTE’s latest, either. If the full price list available past the break is accurate, November 11th could be a busier day than expected — the Flash and LG Optimus G could be joined by an LG Mach costing $100 after a rebate. This and a new titanium-colored Galaxy S II for the budget crowd could have Sprint’s roster completely freshened just in time for the busiest sales of the year.

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Porsche Design may not be directly involved in building German supercars, but there are certain expectations to be met, aren’t there? LaCie is rolling out a new version of its Porsche Design hard drive skewed towards Mac owners that should offer more of the performance you’d associate with the automotive brand. The P’9223 Slim SSD is a third thinner than its ancestor but carries the option of a 120GB SSD that makes the most of the USB 3.0 port. If all runs well, nearly any Mac launched in 2012 can shuttle data along at a brisk 400MB per second. Demanding Mac fans will need to pay $150 for the flash-based edition to have the P’9223 feel truly Porsche-like; others only have to spend $100 if they’re content with the Volkswagen pace of a 500GB spinning drive.

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LaCie intros Porsche Design drive for Macs with SSD and USB 3.0, helps the speed match the name originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yeah, you read that right. I just received an interesting email from Brightcove (the video delivery guys) about issues with their Flash based solution and Windows 8 running the new Internet Explorer 10. More »

There might just be a 128GB memory option when it comes to upgrading to the Galaxy S4 next year or the S5 the year after, thanks to Samsung now mass producing 128GB memory chips for use in mobile devices. More »

If you’re a fan of TV shows on BBC such as Doctor Who and others, BBC has good news for you if you use an Android device. The BBC has begun rolling out a new secure video player for Android phones and tablets called BBC Media Player. The BBC mobile technical team says that the new Media Player is being used with the mobile view of BBC’s iPlayer website.

The BBC also notes that next week a new version of the BBC iPlayer on Android will launch using the new Media Player. BBC also notes that it chose Adobe Flash as the media format to stream for Android devices. The reason Flash was chosen was to provide the BBC with a number of cross-platform efficiencies since the same infrastructure can be used for delivery to PCs, Android phones, and set-top boxes.

BBC had to change the way it plays content back using Flash because of Adobe’s decision to remove support for the Flash Player plug-in. BBC says that it considered a number of streaming options, including HLS, but HLS isn’t supported on older versions of Android prior to Honeycomb. Using Flash also allowed the BBC to create a simple and generic application that could be used on the website and by native applications like the BBC iPlayer.

The BBC Media Player allows the company to take care of all its media streaming needs with one application. The application will also allow users to listen to BBC Radio on Android phones and tablets as well. The BBC promises ongoing improvement for media playback and mobile experience for Android users.

[via BBC]

BBC debuts new Media Player for Android phones and tablets is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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