In Other News; 04/03/2013.

• Sony have confirmed that the Xperiz ZL will be landing on American shores. A page on Sony's US website currently says 'Coming Soon' and you can sign up to be notified of more details if you're interested!
  Via XperiaBlog.

• Samsung's shared reportedly shot up this morning after the fine which Samsung is requested to pay to Apple for 'patent infringement' has been nearly sliced in half! Shares are not up about 1.1% and they jumped up 0.7% almost as soon as trading began!
  Via Reuters.

• Apple are rumoured to be making an iWatch again. There's supposedly lots of details, but check out the full details on The Verge here!

• In an interview with TrustedReviews, Huawei have mentioned that they think it is high time we saw some optical zooming on our smartphones. Huawei said, “This technology is very close, I think it is maybe one year away.” Are you ready for the iPhone 6 and the Samsung Galaxy S5 to feature camera zooms? We have to say that that would be fantastic!
  Via TrustedReviews.

• Google have hired formed Apple employee, Guy Kawasaki, in a bid to change the fortunes of Motorola. Kawaski will adopt an advisory role and he has created a new discussion community on Google+ as the first stage of this!
  Google+ Via IntoMobile.

• Sprint have started quietly rolling out Android 4.1.2 for the LG Optimus G. The update is a whopping 474MB and you can get it here on XDA or if not then the update should land on your device soon enough!
  Via IntoMobile.

• ClockworkMod's SuperUser app is now available from the Play Store! If you're a rooted user of Android this will prove invaluable and you can get it here!
  Via AndroidCentral.

• A relatively recent build of Chrome for Android has popped up with a little help for people who are struggling with their mobile internet connections. There's new code which would allow Google's proxy servers to help reduce the amount of data transferred to your phone for faster browsing, in much the same way Amazon Silk and Opera Turbo do. There's no details if or when this would be flicked on, but the fact that it is there means that it is in the pipeline!
  Via Engadget.

• Asus has announced, via their Facebook page, that their budget Transformer Pad TF300 will be the first non-nexus device to get a taste of Android 4.2 and it's Android 4.2.2 at that! Those lucky owners in the US have access to the OTA update today and people overseas will see the update arriving over the course of the next month! Asus added, 'The ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity, ASUS MeMO Pad Smart 10", and ASUS MeMO Pad will receive Android 4.2 in Q2.'
  Via Engadget.

• Samsung and Chillingo's '100% Indie' app portal in is now live! Check it out here!
  Via Twitter.

   And finally, have you ever wondered how HTC make the new HTC One? Well look no further, this is how they do it!
Via Clove.

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In Other News: 07/02/2013.

• OUYA's CEO, Julie Uhrman, has confirmed at the DICE (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit that the OUYA will soon be rocking two games from each of Words With Friends creator Paul Bettner and Double Fine Productions’ Tim Schafer! Double Fine will be offering Reds and The Cave, but we're not sure what Paul Bettner’s Verse will be creating! With a little less than a month left until Kickstarter backers get their OUYA's is anyone else starting to get excited?!
  Via Slashgear.

• For those of you in the UK here is a full list of stores which HMV will be closing as part of their restructuring and be warned that there is a lot going in Scotland, possibly all of them in Edinburgh! Unfortunately this will also mean that 930 staff will lose their jobs.
  Via BitterWallet.
  
  
  
  

• The guys over at Samsung and EA's mobile division Chillingo  have teamed up to release a new programme called 100% Indie. Essentially the hope is that this will increase the availability of indie apps! The program will give devs 100% of the earnings from March 4 for 6 months from when the app launches. After that the devs will have to split profits 90/10 until the end of the first year when the split worsens to 80/20 and then after the second year everything goes back to the normal 70/30 split! This is a good way to launch your new app by the looks of it!
  Via AndroidCommunity.

• Ubisoft have announced that their upcoming game, Rayman Legends,will no longer be a Wii U exclusive. Instead it will be released on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in addition to Wii U. Annoyingly for Wii U owners this means that the release date will be pushed back from February 26th to September!
  Via TheVerge.

• Sony has announced via their blog that they will be issuing the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update to the Xperia T and Xperia V this month, with Xperia TX following next month! Sony said the update will add a host of new features including Google Now and Sony's Walkman app amongst many others! Head over to Sony's announcement to check out the details in full!
  Via AndroidCentral.

• Ubisoft has announced that there will be a new Assassins Creed game landing at some point between this April and next March!
  Via Slashgear.

• Ubisoft has also announced a whole host of games for Windows Phone, including Rayman! Head over here to check out the games in depth!

• Boeing have reportedly redesigned their batteries in a bid to get their grounded 787's back in the air! The solution they're working on is not permanent but it would mean the planes can run safely until something more permanent is worked out!
  Via Slashgear.

  And finally, Blackberry's well received Z10 has been drop tested. We can't help but feeling that there are better uses for devices which cost £500 or more, but while people can do drop tests then they will definitely continue to! Check out the video below as we Blackberry's supposed saviour dropped onto carpet, hardwood and concrete!

Via Crackberry.

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