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LG Optimus G will be LG’s top smartphone this holiday season

The LG Optimus G will be LG’s top smartphone this holiday season and as we’re getting closer to its market launch (reportedly, later this month), the company is eager to keep its device in the headlines.The company has published a nice set of short video ads this week, meant to show you more about the phone. As a quick specs recap, the LG Optimus G runs on the latest quad-core Qualcomm APQ8064 processor with a top-of-the-line Adreno 320 GPU and 2GB of RAM.

Other important features include a 4.7-inch, 720p True HD IPS display, a 13 megapixel camera, a 2,100mAh battery and Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich.

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What Will Happen To Your iTunes Music When You Go?

Here’s a grim but interesting question: what happens to your iTunes music after you die? Can you pass it on in a will or is it licensed only to you and locked to your iTunes account? (via The Brooks Review). Unfortunately, it looks like your license to use your purchased digital music will likely expire when you do.
Then again, the fact that we have unprotected music files for sale makes me feel a lot better about the future of my personal collection. Whatever the law may say, the reality is that I can still share music with my family without having to worry about logins and licenses, just as I did during the days of the CD
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Sony RX1 camera leaks with full-frame sensor in compact body

Here's something you probably didn't expect: a compact Sony camera with a full-frame sensor. While Photoprice.ca was uncovering a treasure trove of leaked press shots that include the Alpha A99 and NEX-6, it also came across images of the RX1, whose body looks borderline pocketable yet stuffs in the same kind of sensor (and likely image quality) you'd normally reserve for pro-grade models. Several extra details reveal themselves right from the start. The RX1 is carrying a 35mm, f/2.0 lens with no apparent button to detach the lens -- the included glass is probably as good as it'll get. However, the RX1 is most definitely tuned for experienced shooters, with a toggle for macro focusing as well as dedicated controls for aperture and exposure compensation. We're also liking that there's a pop-up flash, a standard hot shoe for accessories and three custom settings on the mode dial. The slip doesn't include mention of a release date or a price, but talk during the A99 slip mentioned a September 12th unveiling that wouldn't shock us if it included multiple cameras -- and we would be equally unsurprised if the RX1 carried the same high price commonly associated with other full-frame bodies.

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Top 10 Best Video Apps for Android

With phones coming with larger and larger displays, as well as tablets becoming more affordable, we’ve got a pretty decent pocketable cinema on our hands. Even if your phone or tablet didn’t come with expandable storage the chances are you’ve got at least 8GB of storage which is enough for a film or a couple episodes of your favourite sitcom. I’ve only just started to watch video on my phone, thanks to my One X’s super crisp display but, for a long time I’ve found a good tablet a great screen to watch on. However, not all apps are built the same when it comes to video playback and there are a number of them out there. Let Android Headlines show you which are your best bets when it comes to Video Playing apps with another Top 10.

10. Video Player

Android Code Monkey’s Video Player is one of the simplest players out there. If you’re not happy with having photos and videos together in the default galley then this is a simple choice. With the added bonus of remembering your exit points this is a good app. However, it’ll only play files that your device supports. There are no added codecs here.

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9. Wondershare Player

Whilst this isn’t going to blow you off your feet with polish and stbility there’s a lot on offer from this little app. It’ll play a silly amount of formats and has support for the Nexus 7 making this a quick and easy solution for watching videos on your beloved tablet. The app used to be called “Daroon Player” so if you’ve used that then consider getting this instead.

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8. Easy Video Player


As the title suggests this is extremely easy to use. With a UI reminiscent of Google’s own Play Movies app you’ll certainly feel at home. With support for a number of popular codecs as well as support for old chips this is a safe bet, indeed. An added bonus here will let you hide certain videos – I’ll let you decide why that might be useful!

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7. BSPlayer
This gem is more aimed at smartphones than it is any Android device but, that doesn’t mean that it won’t work with tablets. With a UI that complements the Holo theme in ICS and above it’ll fit right in on your Galaxy Nexus. Notable features include hardware decoding for older ARM chips based on the v6 platform as well as this being one of the better apps to play content across a network.

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6. QQPlayer
With some interesting controls to take care of playback this makes for an interesting choice. Codec support is pretty solid however, there can sometimes be audio issues. The UI is easy to navigate and quickly gets you to your media files. A solid offering.

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5. DoubleTwist Player
I’m sure there are a great many of you out there are already enjoying DoubleTwist for your Music needs for some time. However, the app also plays videos, making this not only a great music player but also a good video player. It’ll play all the video files you want and all in the same app as music and podcasts. Did I also mention that you can stream video to your 360 or PS3? Nifty.

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4. MoboPlayer
Another good offering comes from Mobo Player which comes with a unique UI and the ability to yet again play any media file you throw it. There’s support for, not only subtitles but multiple audio streams as well as subtitles embedded within a file. You can also stream video across HTTP, making this not only a popular but capable app.

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3. VPlayer


Another solid offering, VPlayer offers a little extra. With a massive codec support list I think you’d be hard pushed to find a format this app doesn’t want to play. As well as this there’s a nice, if simple, UI that’s easy to navigate. The killer feature here though, is the app’s ability to play video from pretty much anywhere on the web – from your Facebook, GMail, Dropbox, NAS, FTPs the list goes on and on.

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2. VLC for Android


There’s a great many things that make VLC great and I’m sure many of you have been waiting for a release of the app for Android. Here you go folks! It’s still in Beta but it’s a solid app that cuts through a lot of video extremely easily. The interface is just like you’d expect, clean and orange. There’s a Tablet UI layout as well so you’re covered on that front. Give the app a try, you’ll not be disappointed!

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1. MX Video Player

I’ve been running this for years and I’ve tried all the others out there and I can’t find another app out there that comes close. With hardware acceleration for a number of ARM revisions and codec support that just works on pretty much everything with support for subtitles, as well as innovative gesture controls. Software Decoding here is also the fastest I’ve experienced, making this my number one video app on Android.

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Nokia released a teaser video about its upcoming phone Lumia 920 with pureview

Nokia released a teaser video about its upcoming phone Lumia 920 with pureview it will run on Windows Phone 8. There’s no official announcement yet, but Evleaks has managed to get their hands on what appears to be the press shot of the device. And that device is the Nokia Lumia 920 with PureView.

No specs are confirmed but will also have the PureView camera technology and a 4.5” display.
Nokia’s new Windows Phone 8 handsets are expected to make an appearance at Microsoft’s event which will be taking place in New York next week, so hopefully we will get all of the details on this one at that time.

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How You Can Maintain The Aspect Ratio Of Your TV

Modern video sources Like DVD players, game consoles, satellite and cable boxes, DVRs, and even the video iPod have aspect ratio setting. Make sure you set each device to the setting that matches the TV to which it's attached.The term"Aspect Ratio" is used to describe the resolution of the image. Like if the resolution is 800 x 600 the aspect ratio will be 4:3. In all the older TVs and computer monitors aspect ratio 4:3 is used and 16:9 is used in of most HDTV.

• The most common aspect ratios used in theaters to present the movies is 1.85:1 and 2.39:1. In videos the common aspect ratio used is 4:3 (1.33:1)  for TVs and 16:9 (1.77:1) for HDTV 
• In still photography the common aspect ratio is 4:3 , 3:2.

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