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The 4.5-inch Vega LTE is not eight months old and the 4.8-inch Vega Racer 2 is still properly wet behind the years. But, the flow of progress abides by no calendars, so welcome the Pantech Vega S5 to the world. It steps up to a full 5-inch IPS LCD with a 720p resolution in a phone that, thanks to a “zero bezel” design, actually has a smaller footprint than the Samsung Galaxy S III. There’s a whopping 13 megapixel shooter in there with zero lag, a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, 16GB of internal storage and a 2,100 mAh battery that’s said to deliver 11 hours of talk time. If that sounds like a good combination indeed it could be, but don’t spend too much pining — this handset is destined only for Korean shores.

Pantech Vega S5 does Android 4.0 on a 5-inch LCD, facemask not included originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Jul 2012 07:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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No stranger to throwing in some extra, if not-that-functional, additions to its products, Google’s new audio orb packs its own Easter egg — a Magic 8 Ball mode. Tapping the Nexus Q’s image in its companion Android app will throw up a new screen, offering voice input to take your existential questions. Replies are certainly of the Magic 8 Ball caliber, although there’s no accelerometer-based shaker — at least not yet.

Nexus Q app throws in voice-powered Magic 8 Ball mode originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Jul 2012 06:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Would you believe us if we told you there was nothing special to talk about this week? We know you wouldn’t, o ye faithful Engadget Mobile Devotee, and you’d also know that we have so much to talk about this week that we slide past the two-hour mark in this, the first Engadget Mobile Podcast of the crazy post-I/O era. If you would believe us, then well! have we got some good stories for you. Gather ’round the glowing orb and plug in.

Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Brad Molen
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Tycho – Coastal Brake (Ghostly International)

00:03:30 – Jelly Bean, Android 4.1 revealed by Google, rolling out in mid-July
00:05:54 – Android 4.1 Jelly Bean review: a look at what’s changed in Google’s mobile OS
00:46:20 – Google cuts the price of the Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ to $349, adds Jelly Bean
00:47:20 – Inside Google’s amazing Accessory Development Kit demo hardware (video)
00:48:15 – Visualized: Kinetisphere takes Nexus Q into another dimension at Google I/O 2012 (video)
00:49:05 – Nexus 7 review: the best $200 tablet you can buy
01:03:25 – Nexus Q social streaming device hands-on
01:17:50 – Google unveils $1,500 Project Glass Explorer Edition, takes pre-orders for 2013 only at Google I/O
01:23:30 – Samsung Galaxy S III for T-Mobile review
01:27:35 – Sprint’s 4G LTE coming to five markets July 15th
01:28:08 – Sony Xperia Ion review: an Android handset with a split personality
01:30:00 – Nokia 808 PureView review: the future of mobile imaging, wrapped in the smartphone past
01:45:33 – RIM announces Q1 earnings: $518 million net loss, 5,000 job cuts, BB10 not due until Q1 2013
01:51:30 – T-Mobile US CEO Philipp Humm resigns, Jim Alling takes over as interim CEO
01:51:45 – T-Mobile USA’s former CEO Phillipp Humm to become chief executive at Vodafone on October 1st
01:52:48 – Apple lands preliminary ban against Samsung Galaxy Nexus in the US (update: search patent the key)
01:55:45 – Google puts Chrome on iPhone and iPad (update 2: it’s out!)
01:57:27 – LG Optimus L7 review: a beautiful, entry-level Android 4.0 smartphone with LG’s new UI 3.0

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Engadget Mobile Podcast 144 – 07.01.2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 01 Jul 2012 22:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In a completely expected move, Samsung today filed to appeal the preliminary Galaxy Nexus ban granted to Apple last week, moving to stay the injunction. Among other claims, Samsung is arguing that the ban is “inconsistent with the Federal Circuit’s directive that market share losses must be substantial,” and, as Foss Patents puts it, “attributable to the ‘infringing feature,’ not just the presence of the infringing product on the market.” This, of course, mirrors Samsung’s appeal for the Galaxy Tab 10.1, which also had its US sales halted last week. The Federal Circuit could very well decide to stay, putting the devices back on store shelves, but until then, we imagine Sammy will be looking longingly at Posner’s courtroom.

Samsung appeals Galaxy Nexus ban, of course originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As June expired, so did AMC’s contract with both Dish Network and AT&T U-verse. While negotiations continue with AT&T and its channels remain on for the moment, AMC is already firing at Dish for dropping its channel immediately (after shifting it to an entirely different channel number a few weeks ago), claiming no negotiations have even taken place. As we heard in May, AMC maintains that the real issue is a court case between the two over the Voom HD debacle. For its part, Dish is telling customers the problem is fee increases requested by AMC and “devaluing” its programming by offering it on iTunes, Netflix and Amazon.com. As a result it’s swapping in commercial-free HDNet Movies for AMC, and replacing two other AMC channels, WE and IFC, with Style and HDNet (soon to become AXS TV). We’ll see how these negotiations go — it’s not too bad now but let’s see how viewers react once the new season of Breaking Bad starts airing July 15th.

Update: As we went live, AT&T has announced it reached an agreement with AMC Networks, so it’s only Dish Network that’s on the hotseat now. [Thanks, @soulfliesfree]

Continue reading AMC dropped from Dish Network, cuts a new deal to stay on with AT&T U-verse

AMC dropped from Dish Network, cuts a new deal to stay on with AT&T U-verse originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 01 Jul 2012 14:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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