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No more Google Nexus

Google’s next version of Android could arrive on as many as five different manufactured smartphones as it changes its approach to launching new operating systems.

In the past Google has always tested the water by saddling with one manufacturer to produce the first smartphone on a new Android platform, as part of the Nexus range, before slowly rolling it out on to others.

However, the internet giant hopes to take on Apple by working closely with multiple manufacturers so that it’s in a position to release an array of Android smartphones and tablets from launch.

As well as putting pressure on Apple, it’s also thought the move will appease other manufacturers who had become concerned at Google’s potential move to buy Motorola Mobility Holdings – with fears that Motorola would be given preferential treatment in terms of when they received new Android software.?

It’s also thought Google’s new approach would mean the operators would have less of a say at what services run on each device as well as how they are sold.

Google is said to be keen to implement this new approach to Android in time for the next major upgrade, Android 5.0 Jelly Bean, which is expected to roll out before the end of 2012.

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Google to take on Apple by giving early Android access to other smartphones originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 16 May 2012 11:38:50 +0100

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Handsfree track changing

Apple Inc. has applied to the US Patent and Trademark Office for patency of a steering wheel remote control it is working on.

Get caught playing around with your car stereo while driving and at best you’ll face a stern talking to from the boys in blue and at worst you could be looking at points on your license.

Though many high-end vehicles have similar contraptions already built-in, Apple’s steering wheel remote control will be attached manually and will remain wireless. We assume it will then pair with the car’s media system via Bluetooth or FM transmitter.?

Resembling the navigational click wheel found in Apple’s iPod collection, the device will attach to the top of the steering wheel at the ten to two position (remember your driving test?) depending on whether you’re right or left handed.

You’ll then be able to skip or pause a track without taking your hands off the steering wheel.

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Apple working on a steering wheel remote for handsfree control of your car stereo originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 16 May 2012 10:20:40 +0100

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Filming’s begun

Two and Half Men actor and the former Mr. Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher has been photographed making his way to the set of his new film about the late Steve Jobs.

Not without controversy, both in terms of the subject matter as well as the casting of Kutcher, there’s no denying the 34-year-old actor bore more than a passing resemblance for the former Apple CEO, complete with black turtle neck jumper and trademark beard.?

Filming has only just begun in Los Angeles and is currently going under the working title of “Jobs: Get inspired.” The biopic is said to focus on Jobs’ “hippie years” in the lead up to him forming Apple. It’s penciled in for a 2013 arrival.?

Kutcher’s portrayal of Steve Jobs is not the only film in the pipeline with Sony Pictures also working on a movie based on Walter Isaacson’s biography.?

In 1999 a film entitled “Pirates of Silicon Valley” was also released, though of course back then the world had never heard of an iPod, let alone an iPhone or iPad.

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Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs: First photos of actor portraying late Apple CEO originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Tue, 15 May 2012 17:12:31 +0100

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Say sources in supply chain

Apple are readying a new 15-inch MacBook Pro which will feature a Retina display screen, ultra-thin design and USB 3.0 ports. Sources in the company’s supply chain claim that they have handled prototype components and casings, and state that the new laptop is undergoing production test rounds at present.

The claimants, which 9to5Mac calls “trusted sources”, have also revealed that the new MacBook will be coming this summer.

It is stated that the casing of the new computer will be familiar to that of the existing late 2011 model, but thinner and doesn’t feature the taping synonymous with the MacBook Air (as other reports would have you believe). In addition, 9to5Mac writes that there will be no optical drive on the new Pro, in order to keep the newly-svelte waistline.

Another obvious design change, according to the sources, will be a new power button on the keyboard, which replaces the disc eject key. While the sides of the prototype unibody casing that is going through testing features a?charging port, two USB ports, two audio in/outs and a battery meter on the left-hand side,?two Thunderbolt ports, an SD card slot and another USB port on the right. There’s no room, it is said, for an Ethernet port.

Other than “summer”, no release date has been touted, but we do know that WWDC12 is coming up in June, so who knows? Could we see a public unveiling then?

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Apple opts for Retina display and ultra-thin design for new MacBook Pro originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Mon, 14 May 2012 14:36:43 +0100

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Now Wi-Fi + Cellular

Apple will no longer be referring to the new iPad as a 4G version in the UK, after succumbing to pressure from customers and watchdogs.

The manufacturer’s UK website is now taking orders for “Wi-Fi” and “Wi-Fi + Cellular” enabled iPads, whereas previously customers could order a 4G variant despite the United Kingdom having no such network.?

Though O2 and Everything Everywhere are conducting LTE trials in the UK, both operators told Pocket-lint back in March that the new iPad 4G would only be able to use 3G connectivity.

When customers in Australia began to complain about being misled over the iPad’s 4G credentials, Apple started issuing refunds. Pocket-lint at the time spoke to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) which confirmed it had begun to receive similar complaints from UK customers.

Apple appears to have taken pre-emptive action by removing the 4G branding so as to not mislead potential customers.

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Apple drops the 4G from UK iPads, now Wi-Fi + Cellular originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Mon, 14 May 2012 11:11:00 +0100

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