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Google Motorola deal to close in the coming weeks now that China has signed off on the acquisition

 

The deal that was hanging in the balance is now complete that China antitrust authorities have finally signed off on the Google/Motorola acquisition. The US Department of Justice as well as the European Commission had signed off on the deal back in February. This was the last step in closing the deal. Google hasn’t yet changed their tune, and still say that Google and Motorola will remain separate entities. However that could all change and within the next few years we may begin to see all kinds of “Mogle” or “Googarola” products. Time will tell, but some android manufactures may have hurt feelings if Google’s Nexus line is Moto only. Hopefully we might see a change in Motorola’s stance on locked down devices. That may  just be wishful thinking.

 

Via WSJ  

Leaked 5.9.905 for the Droid Bionic. Not ICS though.

Motorola is taking their sweet time in getting ICS rolled out to their devices! Ice Cream Sandwich was made available almost half a year ago. Motorola did release an upgrade rollout chart a few months back. It however did not specify any time table as to when it would have the update out. The Atrix and Photon are scheduled for Q3 2012. Hopefully the ICS update comes out before Jelly Bean Android 5.0! Sometimes it makes you wonder if we will ever see the release on these Motorola devices. It is always nice to see a leak here or there to at least remind us that the manufacturer is still working on it. DroidForums member Dave12308 found a new update in the Cheescake app labeled 5.5.905. This is not ICS, In fact it looks like the only change here is the CDMA radio, but this is the latest version of GingerBread available and is hopefully a step towards an ICS release.In the past Cheescake updates were notorious for leaving folks stranded on a leaked build with no easy way back to the official upgrade path. However this leak appears to be pretty safe. Dave12308 says that not only is it Rootable via Motofail, but you can also FXZ back to .902 to get yourself back to the update path.

To install just download the file, drop it on your sdcard (no need to rename it), boot into stock recovery, and choose the .zip. Pretty simple.

APEX Launcher becomes first ICS-based launcher to support Themes!

Dave Kover the well known developer of many Launcher themes tweeted out a little tidbit of news that I had somehow missed.

“dave kover ‏ @davekover

No blogs have covered Apex adding theme support. I figured that’d be noteworthy given it’s the first ICS-based launcher to do so.”

He is right this is pretty exciting news! Apex launcher is the first ICS-based launcher to support themeing, and there are already a few themes on the market that will work with Apex. The screenshots above are just a few examples of what is already available in the Play Store! Apex has quickly become one of my favorite launchers, because it is simple, clean, and blazing fast. Add to all of that the ability to theme and i think we have a sure winner! It won’t be long until we see a slew of Jelly Bean themes for this and other ICS launchers.

Apparently to update your Apex launcher just go to Apex settings, then about, then auto check for updates then click beta, then select check for update now! This should update you to the latest version with theme support!

As you notice in the update method it is under “Beta” so that should be noted as well.

Grab the Apex launcher here

New [ROM] For the DroidX “bOOstedICS Build 2″

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It is nice to see continued development on older devices. The DroidX has seen its share of ports thanks to X13thAngelX and others, but there isn’t as much original development going on in the DX community these days. Developer BMc08GT” along with TeamShadow has put together a great looking Rom!

This Rom is based on Android ICS 4.0.4 and includes the Defy base “mostly”, another interesting part of this rom is that it includes the Highjacked bootmenu to gain access to recovery (you will need to hold the volume downt button when the led light flashes blue during the power up). Some other customizations include NavBar, FM radio, HDMI out, HD Stock bootanimation, working camera, and video camera, bluetooth working, better battery life bOOstedICS build version, unlimited stock browser tabs, updated apex launcher, added jpeg turbo, build.prop edits,

A few issues to be worked out include blackness at boot, autobrightness is flaky, hardware redering needs to be fixed for chrome and netflix to work. Other than that this is a pretty solid build worth a flash!

Themes are here for CM9/ AOKP/ Gummy Theme Manager!

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The day that we have been waiting for is finally here! No more updating to the latest CM9 or AOKP to check the “Theme” tab in settings and see “Place Marker”. The latest builds of CM9 and AOKP have the Theme Manager that we have all come to know and love from previous versions of Cyanogen cooked right in. This allows for theming on the fly. Of course there aren’t many themes available right this second, but you can rest assured that they will flood the forums and the Play Store over the next several weeks! This feature will also surely be baked into your other favorite roms soon!

 

Dark Ice , ICS Green , Black Exodus

Verizon and HTC make the Droid Incredible 4G LTE official, its available in coming weeks

This morning at CTIA Verizon and HTC kicked things off by announcing their newest handset to be available in the coming weeks, the one that we have been anticipating for a while now, the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE! Most rumors have been confirmed. It will have a 4″ qHD LCD display, NFC chip, Beats Audio, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, Sense 4.0, 1.2gHz dual-core Qualcom Snapdragon S4 processor, 1GB of ram, 8mp camera and a decent sized battery at 1700mah that should keep you going for most of the day! It should be ready to go in coming weeks and be priced to sell at $149 on contract. Looks pretty nice. It will be comparable to the HTC One S.

Sound off in the comments below! Are you excited about this phone? Im interested to know how many of you will be picking one up.

Via Droid-Life