The LG Revolution has begun

LG Revolution has a respectfully-sized, 4.3-inch touchscreen, while a front-facing camera will let you do video chats. The main camera unit on the rear of the device has a 5MP sensor with autofocus, HD camcorder, and an LED flash. Data speeds that the LG Revolution is expected to achieve on Verizon's LTE network are as follows: 5 to 12 Mbps for download, and 2 to 5 Mbps for upload. The handset is able to act as a Mobile Hotspot, so it'll allow you to share the data network via Wi-Fi with up to 8 other devices. Other goodies on board include Bluetooth 3.0, HDMI port and DLNA.
My personal view on this phone is that it looks great. I hope the hdmi out is now a standard output for new smartphones. Verizon is now making strong waves in the phone waters and it is refreshing. This phone in my opinion is a great upgrade to get if you do not have a smartphone. But let me know if you have it and if you like it. Thanks

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Netflix Promises Android Streaming App… But Not for All Phones

Hey get this early this year, some Android users will get Netflix streaming apps like those enjoyed by iPhone and Windows Phone 7 users — but not everyone.
We knew Netflix was working on bringing streaming to Android, thanks to those job listings that all but declared it, but we didn’t know for sure what prevented it from happening sooner. Now we do.
Netflix product development guru Greg Peters blogged yesterday that “the lack of a generic and complete platform security and content protection mechanism available for Android” has prevented the company from expanding to the rapidly growing smartphone platform. In other words, Netflix is unable to implement on all Android devices the digital rights management tools that would satisfy the film studios and other content providers from whom it licenses all its content.
“We are eager to launch on these devices and are disappointed that we haven’t been able to do so already,” he also wrote. He said the same security issues are cause for concern about software piracy on Android.
Since no universal solution exists, Netflix is working with individual hardware manufacturers to support specific Android phones, and the first batch of those will get their apps in early 2011. Peters also said Netflix is working “to develop a standard, platform-wide solution,” but he didn’t provide a timeframe for that — probably because so much of what needs to happen there is beyond Netflix’s control.

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http://phandroid.com/2010/12/17/evo-4g-update-continues-to-roll-out-new-version-for-varying-hardware-models/

If you are still awaiting the latest update for the HTC EVO 4G, don’t be alarmed or surprised if the version number varies from the one you expect. It appears that depending on which model number EVO you own, you are likely to receive a different version of the update. While this isn’t always typical, it isn’t too surprising given the number of hardware revisions floating around for the EVO. If you haven’t received yours yet it may be worth checking your software update information under the ‘About phone’ menu.
[via WWW.AndroidCentral.com ]

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