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Nexus Prime: Ice Cream Sandwich Android Statue Set up at Google Android HQ [VIDEO]

A rendering of the Galaxy Nexus
Something tells me the unveiling of Google and Samsung Galaxy Nexus, also known as the Nexus Prime, is very near, as Ice Cream Sandwich Android Statues are already set up at Google's Android headquarters. Android developers posted a YouTube video of the statues being set up on Oct. 13 on their YouTube channel. The video description states that at 10 a.m. on Oct. 19 (Hong Kong time) the next Google operating system will be unveiled.
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Why Buying iPhone 4S Now is the Wise Decision

From a server glitch at a Japanese carrier selling iPhone 4S to Steve Wozniak taking his position in a line at an Apple Store in California, and from the spectacle of people braving the weather to others bringing in cattle to stand in the queue, the iPhone 4S launch day is shaping up in colorful way. There ought to be solid reasons why iPhone 4S is a good buy right now. The following are some of them:
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RIM BlackBerry Server Outage Impact

Research In Motion Ltd. said a server problem has hampered accessing emails for three days by BlackBerry customers worldwide. RIM apologized for the service interruptions and delays and said that there was significant increase in service levels.
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Sony Ericsson to shift fully to smartphones in 2012

Mobile handset maker Sony Ericsson said on Friday it would in future focus entirely on the fast-growing smartphone market as it posted in-line quarterly profits, making no reference to a report electronics giant Sony would take full ownership.
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Samsung Galaxy S2 vs. Motorola Droid Bionic: Comparison of Specs and Features

Samsung's Galaxy S2 and Motorola Droid Bionic are two of the most talked-about smartphones right now apart from the iPhone4S. They are both Android devices from Samsung and Motorola, which are offering blazing performance at the hand of dual-core processing power. At the same time there still could be a thing or two that would make you choose one over the other.

Google’s Profits Rise to $2.73 Billion in Q3

Internet search giant Google posted a big jump in its profits in the third quarter. Its net income rose to $2.73 billion as its online advertising revenue reached $9.72 billion in the third quarter.
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Why It is Wrong to Call Google Plus a Failure

Senior Google Engineer, blogger and public speaker Steve Yegge accidentally posted a candid critique of the Google Plus platform, which he originally intended to share internally among his peers in Google. But being an inexperienced Google Plus user, he allowed his post to be visible publicly, before he decided to take it down.
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iOS 5 Rush Causes Logjam; Guide to New Features

Overstretched Apple servers worldwide ground to a halt on Wednesday as iOS 5 upgrade requests from hundreds of thousands of users swamped the Web site. The geeky quest for the latest in tech drove the upgrade rush, but experts say ordinary people should also upgrade to iOS 5 to make their devices more secure.
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Q&A on RIM's secretive BlackBerry network

Research in Motion is blaming technical problems in its highly secretive communications network for a three-day disruption in service to millions of BlackBerry users around the globe.
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iOS 5 vs. Android: Steve Jobs’ True Will and Testament

If Apple truly is “insanely great” as co-founder Steve Jobs would have it, the availability of iOS 5 could be his true will and testament. It's a gigantic effort to seal loyalties of as many as 250 million global customers who will upgrade their current products, then set the stage for the roll-out of iPhone 4S, prospective iPhone 5, iPads and more.

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