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Good news to any Amazon Kindle Fire owners out there, that’s because Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service will be adding some lovable content in the near future to make good use out of the Kindle Fire.

Netflix might be the undisputed indomitable king right now when it comes to video streaming services, but retailing giant Amazon isn’t backing down whatsoever, as they announced a partnership to bring forth Paramount Pictures content to its service. Essentially, Amazon Prime members will now have access to the huge library of Paramount Pictures movies – such as Mission Impossible 3, Braveheart, Forrest Gump, Mean Girls, Nacho Libre, Clueless, and much more.

If you’re not an Amazon Prime subscriber, you’re in luck right now because there’s a one month free trial for the service – and honestly, it’s a wonderful way to check it all out. Right now, it’s only Amazon’s Kindle Fire that can stream content from the service, but as an alternative, you can obviously go on your computer.

“We are continuing to invest in building a vast selection for Prime Instant Video and are excited to bring Prime customers some of the most renowned and popular films in cinema history under this new agreement with Paramount,” said Brad Beale, director of digital video content acquisition for Amazon. “This deal will bring Prime Instant Video customers hundreds of new movies to enjoy on their Kindle Fire or any device connected to Amazon Instant Video, including titles such as Star Trek, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Top Gun, The Italian Job and The Truman Show, and we will remain committed to adding even more great movies and TV shows to Prime Instant Video in the future.”

source: Amazon via Android Central

LG Optimus L7 Review

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Introduction:

Coming with the latest Android Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box, the LG Optimus L7 is the top shelf representative of the company's new line of affordable handsets with supposedly more appealing L-Style design.

Top shelf in the L line doesn't mean much in terms of specs, as the Optimus L7 still rocks single-core processor, WVGA screen resolution and 5MP camera, but it won't break the bank either.

Now LG promised to introduce a new design paradigm with the new L series at rock-bottom prices, but did it succeed in achieving that goal with the Optimus L7? Read on to find out...

In the box: Travel chargermicroUSB cableIn-ear stereo headphonesSleep Mode, Car Mode and Office Mode NFC tagsWarranty and information leaflets
Design:

Despite LG's ruminations on the new L-Style design for the handsets of this series, the chassis of the Optimus L7 seems like your regular rectangular slab of black plastic. Still, all of the five elements that LG envisioned for this design are here: "Modern Square Style for a comfortable grip, Floating Mass Technology for a slimmer look, Seamless Layout for a more intuitive arrangement of keys, Harmonized Design Contrast utilizing metallic accents and Sensuous Slim Shape that naturally draws one’s attention".

You can compare the LG Optimus L7 with many other phones using our Size Visualization Tool.

“Modern Square Style”? Check – the phone is rectangular and with sharp edges, but that is fairly neutral for holding it more comfortably. “Floating Mass” and “Sensuous Slim Shape”? Well, the handset is indeed very thin at 8.7mm, but those sub-10mm slim profiles are not sight unseen nowadays, even on flagship handsets. The “Seamless Layout” of the keys is an acquired taste – the power/lock key at the top requires moving your finger from the side to the top, whereas if it was on the right under your thumb it would have been more “intuitive”.

We can agree on the “Harmonized Design Contrast” part, as there are indeed some metallic elements in the design, like the lock key and the 5MP camera module plate on the back, but the rest of it is really just black plastic. The plastic is at least patterned on the back for better grip and a slightly more interesting look.

We found the volume rocker on the left and the power key too small and flush with the surface to be comfortable for finding and pressing, and with a shallow travel to boot. The home key underneath the display is well-positioned, for that matter, and very comfortable to press. The phone feels solid overall, and it is fairly easy to operate it with one hand, especially if you have larger palms.
Display: The “Floating Mass” technology for the 4.3” IPS-LCD “NOVA” display that LG utilizes in the Optimus L7, means that the screen is closer to the protective glass, allowing for a slimmer device and a brighter display. Still, it comes with 480x800 pixels of resolution, and 217ppi pixel density is about the bare minimum we expect from this screen size now.

The display sports decent viewing angles and vivid colors, plus its brightness is above average at 450 nits, so outside visibility is decent. Of notable absence is an ambient light sensor to adjust the brightness automatically, so you'll have to make do with the handy toggle in the notification bar.

Giveaway: Asus Transfomer Pad 300 with keyboard dock, Jambox Speaker and Logitech game controller #3

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In case you didn't know, NVIDIA's TegraZone has been quite popular lately among mobile gamers lucky enough to own a Tegra-powered phone or tablet. Because of that, NVIDIA is celebrating its app's success by organizing the 1st ever TegraZone Player's Choice Awards - a sweet initiative that allows you to vote for your favorite Tegra-optimized game and win a brand new ASUS Transformer Pad 300, as well as some other game-centric gadgets, in the process. The ASUS Transformer Pad is a value packed tablet that comes with multi-color style, and enhances productivity with expandability when connected to the mobile dock. With a 1.2MP front and 8MP rear auto-focus camera with large F/2.2 aperture and exclusive office software, staying connected and productive has never been easier. We're now entering the final week of this giveaway promotion. If you've ever wanted a Tegra-powered Transformer tablet, it's now your last chance to win one of our three sweet prize packs, or one of NVIDIA's seven prize packs. This week we're giving away our third and final prize, which includes:

- ASUS Transformer Pad 300
- Keyboard dock
- Jambox Speaker
- Logitech game controller

Obviously, it's a complete mobile gaming solution that will let you play every cool game the way it's meant to be played.

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1. Post a comment below, telling us which is your favorite Tegra game!

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We'll draw the third lucky winner next Thursday (May 31) and contact them via the email address that they used to register on PhoneArena. By entering this promotion, participants agree to be bound by these terms and that the decision of Phone Arena is final and binding in all matters relating to this promotion.The draw is open only to USA residents aged 18 or over, other than employees of phonearena.com, its agencies or their families.Phone Arena reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if this is necessary for reasons beyond its control. No cash alternative to the prize will be offered.Phone Arena reserves the right to re-draw the prize if the prize-winner does not reply within three days after being contacted.Phone Arena accepts no responsibility for any loss, damage, injury or disappointment suffered by any entrant resulting from entering this prize draw or by the entrant's acceptance of the prize.Phone Arena reserves the right to alter, amend or foreclose this Free Prize Draw without prior notice in the event of unforeseen circumstances, which make this unavoidable.

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is upgradable to Ice Cream Sandwich, video reveals

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Juror in Android lawsuit: "Oracle didn't come close"

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With the jury portion of Oracle’s epic lawsuit against Android concluded, jurors are allowed to speak with the media. So far only the jury foreman has agreed to be interviewed, but his comments shed quite a bit of light on how well the trial went for both sides, and how close either side came to winning different portions of the trail.

In the copyright portion of the trial, the big item that Oracle hoped to win was demonstrating that Google copied the sequence and structure of 37 java APIs. Google didn’t deny that they had – they instead made two defenses; first the claimed that you simply cannot copyright APIs, a claim that the judge will be ruling on as early as next week. But since the jurors were instructed to assume APIs can be copyright for the sake of rendering a verdict, Google also claimed that their use of 37 APIs should be construed as Fair Use, a clause in copyright law that allows for the use of certain portions of copyrighted works under specific circumstances (two of the most commonly used exemptions are for educational purposes, and for media references).

The jury found that Google had copied the sequence and structure of the APIs (which wasn’t contested) but hung on the issue of Fair Use. How close was the vote? Not very. According to the foreman he was Oracle's biggest supporter, and for a long time he was the sole hold out as the rest of the jurors thought Android’s use of the APIs should be construed as Fair Use. Eventually he managed to convince two other jurors to side with him, leaving the jury hung in a 9-3 split.

In the week long deliberations on the patent phase, the foreman was again the only hold out, and he who sent several questions to the judge for clarification of how broadly the term “symbolic” could be applied on one of Oracle’s patents. In the end he did not get the supporting definition he was looking for and voted with the rest of the jurors to acquit Google of any form of patent infringement.

What does this mean going forward? It means that Oracle didn’t even come close to convincing a jury that using parts of a software interface isn’t Fair Use. It also means that from the jurors point of view Google was never in any serious danger of being found to have infringed on Oracles patents. This must weigh heavily on Oracle’s executives and legal team as they consider an appeal; even if they can get another trial, they would have to come up with far more convincing arguments to stand a chance of getting a favorable ruling.

Our best guess is that these revelations will constrain the choices Oracle makes going forward; we have been expecting Oracle to automatically challenge Judge Alsup’s ruling if he finds that API’s cannot be copyrighted, yet even the best-case scenario they can get by challenging that ruling is getting a retrial on the issue of Fair Use…an issue we now know the jury mostly didn’t agree with them on.

If Oracle feels confident that they can rejigger their legal strategy to be more convincing, then perhaps they will follow that route. Otherwise we suspect that Oracle mighty only appeal parts of the ruling that could be overturned by an appellate judge without another jury trial. Or perhaps they will see the long odds that their most supportive juror indicated Oracle was up against, and decide that settling for an “undisclosed amount” might be the better part of valor in this situation.

source: Law.com