Google About to Roll Out Galaxy Nexus Volume Bug Fix

Google has confirmed that it is about to begin pushing out an update for Samsung Galaxy Nexus owners. The update is a fix for the volume bug which sees the device in some cases have rapid volume changes while trying to use the phone.

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Cluzee for Android Launches – Siri Gets Some Real Competition

A new app called Cluzee has launched. The app is available for Android smartphones and works as a personal assistant much like Siri for the iPhone 4S although in some cases, it’s a little more comprehensive.

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Google Maps Turns Indoors on Android

Google [GOOG] has added a new feature to Google Maps for Android devices. The new feature lets you navigate indoors around a building and is even capable of telling you what floor you are on.

The reason for the new feature is that when you navigate to a destination such as from your home to the airport, you are taken door to door. With the latest version of Maps (6.0) you can now see exactly where you need to go when you get to the door of the airport. Accuracy is available within several meters and the software can detect when you move floors.

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HTC Ville Pictured – Thinnest Smartphone from HTC

The image below is of a new device which is believed to be called the HTC Ville. The new device claims to be one of (or the) thinnest smartphone measuring just 8mm thin. That beats the iPhone 4S which is 9.3mm thick and the Galaxy S II which is 8.49mm at its thinnest point.

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iTether App for iPhone Allows Tethering for One Time Fee

Apple has approved the iTether app for release in the App Store. The new app allows you to use the internet connection on your iPhone and share it with another device such as a Mac or PC over a USB connection.

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Apple iOS 5.1 Ready for Developers – New iPhone and iPad Referenced

Apple [AAPL] has seeded a new version of iOS to developers. iOS 5.1 launched last night and brings a few bug fixes as well as a few small features to the operating system. Also, we hear from 9to5Mac that an iPhone 5 and iPad 3 can now be found in the code.

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The T-Mobile G1 Gets Ice Cream Sandwich Unofficially

The original Android smartphone has now got an Alpha version of Ice Cream Sandwich that can be installed. Although the T-Mobile G1 is a few years old now and Android updates were officially stopped at Android 1.5, some developers have managed to get the latest version working in some shape on the device.

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus Volume Bug Can be Fixed with Software

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has an odd bug that causes the volume to go a little crazy on the device. This has made a number of people believe that it is a hardware fault with the rocker switch for volume. It appears now though that this problem is actually software and Google [GOOG] has confirmed that there’s a fix on its way.

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US Samsung Galaxy Nexus Release Date Falls to December

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus release date has moved in to December for those in the US. When announced a few weeks ago, Google [GOOG] had commented that it would launch in November.

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OmniFocus Integrated with Siri through iCloud

A new version of OmniFocus was released last week. The new version is designed for devices running iOS 5 although in particular it is for the iPhone 4S. The team who create OmniFocus has found a way for the app to pull Reminders from iCloud and import them in to OmniFocus.

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iPhone 4S Siri Hacked to Control Thermostat

Siri for the iPhone 4S was mostly figured out recently when hackers managed to see how it communicates with Apple [AAPL]. We are now beginning to see some fairly decent Siri hacks. The first of the hacks allows Siri to control a thermostat in someone’s home. The temperature and status can be checked with Siri and the thermostat can also be reset to a different temperature.

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Amazon Kindle Phone Could Arrive in 2012

Amazon could be launching a smartphone next year in the Kindle range of devices. Just this week the Amazon Kindle Fire was launched in the US. The Fire is Amazons first tablet and is based on the Android 2.3 operating system although a highly customised version.

It is expected that Amazon will launch the Amazon Kindle Phone sometime in 2012.

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