Mobile Miscellany: week of March 25th, 2013

If you didn't get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we've opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week, an unknown T-Mobile handset with Snapdragon 800 internals lit up the benchmarks, Sony was foiled at the lock screen and Rogers made 44 new promises without saying much at all. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore all that's happening in the mobile world for this week of March 25th, 2013.

Sony joins the screen lock exploit club

We've recently seen lock screen vulnerabilities from Apple and Samsung, and now Sony's here to make it a trio. This week, Scott Reed revealed a bypass method for the Xperia Z, which disturbingly enough, brings full and unfettered access to the smartphone. You'll find the proof for yourself in this 35-second video, which reveals the necessary string of characters that must be entered into the phone's dialer. While a glitch in the video initially put our suspicions on high alert, we've come across several confirmations that reveal the exploit not only works for the Xperia Z, but also the Xperia S and Xperia P. Pretty disturbing, right? [GSM Arena, xda-developers]

Benchmark reveals Snapdragon 800 lurking within LG D801 for T-Mobile

Hold onto your hats, folks, because the Snapdragon 800 just spanked the competition in a GPU benchmark test, and in the process, a potential superphone was pegged on T-Mobile's horizon. The phone in question is the LG D801, which reared its head with the Qualcomm MSM8974 SoC at its core. According to GLBenchmark figures (which have since been taken offline), the handset soundly trounced both the HTC One and the latest iPad, which is no doubt thanks to the Adreno 330 GPU. It should come as no surprise that a 1080p display was revealed for the LG D801, and if the device strings have any bearing, we may see this one branded as the Optimus G2. Seeing that LG was first to market with both the Snapdragon S4 Pro and the Snapdragon 600, it certainly wouldn't shock us to see the manufacturer pull off a three-peat. [GSM Arena, Droid Life]

Promotional codes are one step closer to reality in BlackBerry World

If a leak from the crew at N4BB is any indication, BlackBerry World may soon find support for promotional codes. That's because buttons and dialogs were recently uncovered on a BlackBerry Dev Alpha C unit, which clearly shows BlackBerry's intention to implement the feature. While it's not the biggest revelation, the move could be lucrative for developers, and it'd also bring BlackBerry World one step closer to parity with other content ecosystems. Here's to moving in the right direction. [N4BB]

Rogers teases springtime LTE rollout for 44 markets, 2600MHz deployment

This week, Rogers announced that LTE coverage will be extended to 44 new markets over the coming months. Of these markets, it'll extend its relatively young 2600MHz LTE service to 34 of the new areas, which is said to offer faster connection speeds, up to a highly theoretical (and entirely unrealistic) 150 Mbps. Upon completion of the rollout, Rogers' LTE service will extend to 21.5 million Canadians, or roughly 65 percent of the population. Unfortunately, Rogers is also being rather coy with its announcement, and so far has only named Saint John, New Brunswick; Medicine Hat, Alberta; Sault Ste. Marie, Guelph, Muskokas and Collingwood, Ontario; and "multiple cities in Quebec" for the LTE rollout. [MobileSyrup]

Other random tidbits

• The LG Optimus G is now available for purchase in the UK through Expansys, where it retails for ?469.99. [Unwired View]
• Bell Mobility now has the Novatel Wireless MiFi 2 on store shelves, which we previously reviewed at the MiFi Liberate for AT&T. The touchscreen-enabled hotspot retails for $199.95 outright, or $49.95 with a two-year contract. [MobileSyrup]
• If you're living in the UK and you've been holding out for a BB10 device with a physical keyboard, you'll be glad to know that O2 has identified the BlackBerry Q10 for a May arrival. No word on pricing, though. [Unwired View]
• AT&T has activated its LTE network to Watertown, N.Y., Harrison and Eureka Springs, Ark., Hilton Head and Bluffton, S.C., and Hernando County, Fla. The carrier has also extended its 4G coverage in Princeton and Gloucester County, N.J., and Gary, Ind. [AT&T 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/30/mobile-miscellany/

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How to recommend games to friends with Game Center

For most users, Game Center is all about matching up with friends and competing for rankings and checking out leaderboards. It's not much fun though if you don't have anyone to play against. If you've found a particularly cool multiplayer game in the App Store that you think a friend would like, Game Center makes it easy to tell friends about it complete with an App Store link for them to check it out.

Here's how:

1. Launch the Game Center appfrom the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap on the Games tab along the bottom navigation.
3. Find the game that you'd like to share with a friend in your list of games and tap on it.
4. Scroll all the way to the bottom and tap on the Tell a friend button.
5. You'll now be shown an auto-filled email with information about the game. Just type in the email of the person you'd like to share it with and tap Send.

That's all there is to it. Your friend will receive the email and be able to directly view the game on the App Store and choose to download or buy it.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/04jh_JCGY5E/story01.htm

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A Delicious Craft Beer Deserves a Glorious Handmade Growler

If you want to drink fresh, limited-release microbrews, then a growler is indispensable. You see, the truly great stuff doesn't come in bottles: You need to go somewhere that has it on tap get them to sell you a hearty pour. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/9S6DCsv7dGs/a-delicious-craft-brew-deserves-a-glorious-handmade-growler

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Getting under the shell of the turtle genome

Thursday, March 28, 2013

The genome of the western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii) one of the most widespread, abundant and well-studied turtles in the world, is published this week in Genome Biology. The data show that, like turtles themselves, the rate of genome evolution is extremely slow; turtle genomes evolve at a rate that is about a third that of the human genome and a fifth that of the python, the fastest lineage analyzed.

As a group, turtles are long-lived, can withstand low temperatures including freezing solid, can survive for long periods with no oxygen, and their sex is usually determined by the temperature at which their eggs develop rather than genetically. The painted turtle is most anoxia-tolerant vertebrate and can survive up to four months under water depending on the temperature. Turtles and tortoises are also the most endangered major vertebrate group on earth, with half of all species listed as endangered. This is the first turtle, and only the second non-avian reptile genome to be sequenced, and the analysis reveals some interesting insights about these bizarre features and adaptations, many of which are only known in turtles.

The western painted turtle is a freshwater species, and the most widespread turtle native to North America. Bradley Shaffer and colleagues place the western painted turtle genome into a comparative evolutionary context, showing that turtles are more closely related to birds and crocodilians than to any other vertebrates. They also find 19 genes in the brain and 23 in the heart whose expression is increased in low oxygen conditions ? including one whose expression changes nearly 130 fold. Further experiments on turtle hatchlings indicated that common microRNA was involved in freeze tolerance adaptation.

This work consistently indicates that common vertebrate regulatory networks, some of which have analogs in human diseases, are often involved in the western painted turtle achieving its extraordinary physiological capacities. The authors argue that the painted turtle may offer important insights into the management of a number of human health disorders, particularly those involved with anoxia and hypothermia.

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Shaka Smart to sign extension to remain at VCU

Shaka Smart and VCU have agreed in principle to a deal to keep the basketball coach at the school.

The details are still being finalized, but the majority of changes involve "program enhancements for the student-athletes and coaches," athletic director Ed McLaughlin said. It also extends a contract already scheduled to run through 2020.

Smart is 111-37 in four years, the sixth-most wins in the country over that stretch and the second-most for a coach in his first four seasons. VCU also is one of just eight schools to have won an NCAA tournament game each of the past four years, joining Kansas, North Carolina, Ohio State, Florida, Syracuse, Marquette and Gonzaga.

Smart's name has come up in high-profile coaching searches ever since he guided the Rams to the Final Four as one of the last teams to make the 2011 NCAA tournament. The Rams' five victories all came against power conference schools.

He was pursued by North Carolina State two years ago and Illinois last season.

With openings at places such as UCLA, Southern Cal and Minnesota already developing this offseason, VCU wanted to give him a new deal to be proactive in the face of certain interest from elsewhere, McLaughlin said.

Smart's decision to stay after the Final Four run earned him a hefty raise in a contract also laden with incentives, and he earned about $1.5 million this season, including incentives.

Whenever the topic of being a candidate for bigger jobs comes up, Smart has insisted that he and his wife love it in Richmond and at VCU, making it easier to walk away from significant raises elsewhere.

The environment at the Rams' home arena, the Siegel Center, has also been a major part of VCU's success with 35 consecutive sellouts and a crowd that feeds off the Rams' intense, 94-foot pressuring style known as "havoc."

The Rams' transition to the Atlantic 10 also went seamlessly with VCU earning its first national ranking in 28 years, staying at or near the top of the league standings throughout the year and reaching the championship game.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/shaka-smart-sign-extension-remain-vcu-012717257--spt.html

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Samsung Received The Most Mobile Patents In 2012, Now Leads ...

Samsung lost out big to Apple last year in a mobile patent blowout in the U.S., but it?s been slowly building up an arsenal of patents that potentially will keep it from falling into the same situation again. Samsung, also currently the world?s biggest mobile company, received the most mobile patents in 2012, and it now holds the most mobile patents of any company worldwide, according to the latest patent report out from mobile analyst Chetan Sharma, which lays out a thicket of companies scrambling to put a legal seal on their intellectual property in the fast-moving world of wireless communications.

For his study, Sharma looked at more than 7 million mobile patents awarded in the U.S. and Europe, the two biggest markets for patents globally at the moment. He found that the U.S. has stolen a march over its old world counterpart since 1996. The U.S. accounts for nearly three-quarters (72%) of all mobile patents across the two regions.

Within the wider world of technology patents, mobile in particular is on the rise. In the U.S., Sharma believes that by the end of this year mobile patents will account for 25% of all patents granted, compared to just 5% in 2001. In Europe, mobile patents will be 10% of the whole patent pool.

There are a couple of reasons for this. Not only is mobile in a rapid period of development at the moment ? the growth of smartphone and tablet usage is fuelling a massive market for services, hardware features, networking innovations and more. But in addition to that, mobile patent litigation has, for better or worse, proven to be lucrative for those who win ? either by way of licensing fees (one example: the cut that Microsoft gets on Android devices) or court victories (the $1 billion Apple/Samsung case perhaps being the most notable example, even if it is still getting contested).

On the European side, the fact that the proportion is lower could be due to fewer companies in the region putting as much emphasis on R&D as in the U.S., but also it is a comment about the wider shifts in gravity that we see in the tech world. On that note, it?s also interesting to note that 2011 was the first year that China outstripped the U.S. in patent growth ? 22% that year compared to 3.3% for the U.S. and 3.8% worldwide ? although it is still far behind the U.S., Europe and Japan in terms of actual patents. ?The numbers of foreign filings are now in the majority for both the applications filed as well as the patents granted,? Sharma notes.

Sharma notes that Samsung?s rise to the top has bumped Nokia from its traditional position as biggest mobile patent holder. Others that are still making the top-10 include Sony, Microsoft, RIM, LG, Qualcomm, Ericsson, Panasonic, Alcatel-Lucent, and Nokia. The full ranking for mobile patents granted in 2012 is as follows:

Among mobile operators AT&T, NTT Docomo and Sprint took the top-three slots ? but their numbers were too low to get them to compete against vendors.

Part of Samsung?s prominence in patents, meanwhile, is down to fact that it covers a wide range of business pieces, similar to Nokia in its heyday. It led not only in device patents, but also infrastructure and platform ? the one category where Apple also made it into the top 10:

For a look at what may be coming on the horizon, Sharma also looks at patent applications. He notes that patent applications grew by some 61% in 2012 compared to the same period 10 years ago. Taking into account granted and pending patents, IBM stands out ahead of the group, with Microsoft and Samsung closing in.

Samsung is one of the largest super-multinational companies in the world. It?s possibly best known for it?s subsidiary, Samsung Electronics, the largest electronics company in the world.

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Source: http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/27/samsung-received-the-most-mobile-patents-in-2012-now-leads-the-world-overall/

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With an Arched Bookshelf You're Never At Risk of an Avalanche

Designer Ivan Zhang has the perfect solution for anyone who's tired of angling the last book on a shelf so the rest of them don't perpetually fall over. Instead of some space-wasting bookend, he's simply added graceful arching shelves to this piece which tasks gravity with keeping them all standing. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/C3YYi3lQPM0/with-an-arched-bookshelf-youre-never-at-risk-of-an-avalanche

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