Mobile Miscellany: week of April 23rd, 2012

Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you're like us and really want to know what's going on, then you've come to the right place. This past week, we learned that ZTE intends to release a phablet of its own, and Samsung unseated Nokia as the world's largest supplier of mobile phones. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the "best of the rest" for this week of April 23rd, 2012.

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Mobile Miscellany: week of April 23rd, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Interview: John Robb

John Robb is an astronautical engineer turned US Air Force Special Operations pilot turned Forrester lead analyst turned startup CTO/COO turned military theorist and author, to oversimplify. His writing has heavily influenced my own (eg you'll find his phrase "open source insurgency" several times in my novel Swarm.) He blogs at Global Guerrillas and edits Resilient Communities. Q: Your writing has focused on three themes: global guerrillas, resilient communities, and, more recently, drone disruption. Could you give the quick nutshell summaries of each of those?

Sure. The general theme of my work is to be at the center of the information flow in the place the world is changing the fastest. I did that four times (tier 1 spec ops, the Internet, Internet Finance, blogging) in the past. I think these topics are where the change is happening fastest now:

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Lohan, Clooney Share an Evening with Obama (WSJ)

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The Campaign for Primary Accountability (Powerlineblog)

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Viddy Is Raising $30M At A $370M Valuation

Someone wise once said "If Instagram for video were to happen it would look nothing like Instagram" but, because it was on Twitter, I briefly saw that tweet before it got lost in the ether and now I can't find it dammit. But whoever said this is right (please reach out if was you, I want to give you credit) and also didn't tell Viddy, which for the most part looks exactly like Instagram for video. Fine. Anyways, people have been?reporting?all over the place about Viddy's current insane Series A so I guess I (and you) should care. And quite honestly, I (and you) totally should really care because it more money than I've ever seen. Seriously, ever seen. Which means co-founders JJ Aguhob?and?Brett O'Brien?might just be right and onto something, so ..

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Tea Party 2.0: Upgraded for 2012 (CNN)

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You Can Watch Live TV on Your iPhone or iPad with This Website (Update: Android Too!) [TV]

There are some apps like the NBA's GameTime that let you watch certain channels or events live, but this site will let you watch a large selection of channels from the US, UK, France, Germany and Italy—for free. Crazy, awesome, and absolutely soon-to-be-sued-into-the-ground. More »

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How to Pretend to Be Someone's Friend on Facebook [User Manual]

Most of the people you're friends with on Facebook aren't your friends—you know that. But decorum forces you to keep them in your virtual stable! Here's how to block them out of your life in a socially healthy way they'll never even know about. More »

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Verizon ICS update schedule leaks: Rezound, RAZR and Xoom being tested now

While there are already vague Android update plans for Verizon-connected Samsung devices, a leaked screen from somewhere within the Big Red bunker has offered up some more details. It looks like the Rezound, Droid RAZR and RAZR Maxx are closest to the upgrade finish-line with testing likely to finish by May 7th for the HTC model and May 17th for the Motorola duo. According to Droid Life, Verizon's Motorola Xoom (you know, the Android tablet) is getting its update direct from Google, but it hasn't been deigned worthy of a concrete release date. A handful of software updates are also pegged for the likes of the Bionic, Thunderbolt, Revolution, Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Xperia Play, but they look likely to be more incremental than outright OS upgrades. For those interested in some new firmware numbers, we've included those update details after the break.

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