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Though it seems like some patent disputes never go away, at least an ongoing tiff between LED makers LG and Osram has been settled amicably. Details were kept under wraps, other than a statement that “the parties have reached a license agreement for their respective patents” and that all the disputes worldwide were dismissed. That means that a threatened Korean ban of Audi and BMW vehicles using the LED tech won’t happen — but we doubt teutonic car-lovers there were terribly worried about that unlikely-seeming proposition.

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Korean Audi and BMW drivers can relax, LG v. Osram LED patent dispute settled originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Nov 2012 09:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mophie told us a couple of months back that it would be bringing its GS3-friendly Juice Packs to market sometime around late October / early November, and, well, today’s the day the handy add-on is finally up for grabs. As you can see above, the battery case will be available in white and black livery, with the company promising its 2,300mAh peripheral can “virtually double” battery life on the Galaxy S III without adding too much heft to the device. GS3 owners can snag one of Mophie’s renowned Juice Packs now for $100 — and to do just that, all you interested folks have to do is head over to the source link below.

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Mophie Juice Pack for Samsung Galaxy S III now available for $100 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Nov 2012 06:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just over a month removed from launching its latest phablet, Samsung is reporting the Galaxy Note II has already racked up sales of 3 million units. The 5.5-inch stylus-enabled smartphone is selling at more than three times the rate of the original Note, a figure which probably won’t be hurt by rolling out on multiple carriers including Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and US Cellular in the US. This supersized device can’t quite match the mainstream appeal of Samsung’s own Galaxy S III — which cracked 20 million just 100 days after its debut — but it should quickly surpass its predecessor, last seen cresting the 10 million mark back in August. Still not sure if squeezing this one into your skinny jeans is a good idea? If our review wasn’t convincing enough, Samsung has a few hands-on videos of its own to show off some of its more unique capabilities, and is pushing the Note II with an ad campaign featuring LeBron James (insert joke about needing a 6′ 8″ basketball player to make it look normal here.)

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Samsung: Galaxy Note II has sold 3 million units worldwide originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Looks like releasing its first in-house-built mobile game for Android (and other platforms) wasn’t quite enough for the online retail giant. Amazon announced earlier that its Cloud Drive Photos application is now available on Android for both handset and tablets, giving users of Google’s OS a cloud-based hub to use for uploading, saving, sharing and viewing pictures — of course this also includes the retailer’s kind handout of 5G of free storage, though folks could easily upgrade to 20GB for a $10 per-year fee. The Cloud Drive Photos app is up for download now, so hit that Google Play link below if you’re looking for yet another place to keep all those awesome shots you snap with your device.

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Amazon brings Cloud Drive Photos app to Android, keeps your shots safe originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Americans who were eying Motorola’s Droid RAZR M and just weren’t keen on Verizon’s typically overt branding now have at least one alternative. US Cellular is giving the big-screened, small-sized smartphone a slight respin as the Electrify M, with a subtler (if less Kevlar-laden) design wrapping around the same 4.3-inch screen, 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 and LTE that we’ve come to know. The carrier applies a light touch to the Android 4.0 build as well. Those who want to take advantage of US Cellular’s giant LTE expansion this month won’t have to wait long between the widened coverage and a new device to use with it: the Electrify M goes on sale online as of November 8th, and retail a day later, at the same $100 post-discount price as its Verizon counterpart.

Continue reading US Cellular intros Motorola Electrify M, gets a slice of the Droid RAZR M on November 8th for $100

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US Cellular intros Motorola Electrify M, gets a slice of the Droid RAZR M on November 8th for $100 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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