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A bug that was first brought to the attention of Google back in June has yet to be addressed and appears to be picking up steam, let me add fuel to the fire (give you that which you desire).

An SMS bug in which a sender tries to send a message to their spouse saying “My boss is an A$$!” appears to be sent to the spouse, but instead is sent to a random, unintended recipient, like the boss. And I don’t mean Bruce! What is a little more insulting is that Google has maintained the priority of this bug to “Medium”.

As of this writing a poll on ZDNet indicates that 9% of Android users have been affected by this bug at least once. A number that should be more than high enough to light a fire.

Take a look at the bug for yourself, and if you have been affected by it report as much detail in that thread.

[via ZDNet | Read on BGR | Thanks to all who sent this in.]
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Update:
Looks like all of the publicity this has been receiving over the past few days has prompted Google to up this one to “critical”. Well done, to everyone who rallied for Google to get a move on!

Apparently South Korean carriers plan to avoid the Nexus S like the plague. The reason? Google wont let them fudge the phone with carrier crapware. Apparently bogging devices down with absolute garbage isn’t just an American tradition; and with Google’s desire to keep their baby pure, South Korean carriers across the board are butt hurt. With any luck Google will stick to their guns and allow the user to decide which applications are loaded on to their device, and I know they will.

Who would have thought that the launching of a device would be put on hold because the consumer is going to miss out on the latest demo of Diner Dash.

My feelings aren’t hurt.

[via All Things Digital]

Consumers will be able to look over three new tablets that Ramos will have on display at this year’s CES, the W10 W12 and W15. Not much is known in the specification department for any of these tablets outside of a few details on the display.

The W12 will be an 8″ display with a 4:3 ratio. The W15 will also be an 8″ display but balling out with a 16:9 aspect ratio.

[via MP4 Nation]

The Android platform which has seen rapid increase in malware attacks in the last year has been once again targeted, this time by a new Android malware dubbed as Geinimi. California based security research firm Lookout Mobile Security discovered the Geinimi through user postage in a forum and the security firm has said that it [...]

Ford just updated its Sync features to hookup to your Android device. You’ll now be able to plot your route from Google Maps on your Android handset and push it to any ‘10 or ‘11 Ford that supports Sync’s TDI.

With the app you’ll also be able to view traffic updates for your route and even let it predict traffic based on weather; now if it will only tell us when your teenage driver is out, we’d be set for life.

[Images and Source courtesy of Electronista]