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On Tuesday, we learned that Apple has lost another prominent executive – this time, John Herbold, the senior project manager of iCloud. According to a press release this afternoon from HealthTeacher, Herbold’s new employer, the former Apple executive parted ways with his Cupertino colleagues earlier this month and has now come aboard a youth curriculum provider.

“Most recently at Apple,” the statement reads, “John played a key role in the creation, development and launch of iCloud and led the development and marketing of Photo Stream. Prior to launching iCloud, John was a Senior Product

As we learned earlier Samsung and AT&T finally announced the Infuse 4G, and the feautures and specs mentioned leave little to be desired. COme to find out there’s a few more tidbits that you won’t find in the press release.

With the plethora of people attending the event you can usually assume that some discoveries will be made, good ro bad. It would seem in this case the news is good, very good in fact, and on top of that it’s a first for AT&T. Upon inspection of the Infuse 4G the ability to install devices from sources other than the Android market was found. Sideloading as we know is nothing AT&T has ever messed with, they restrict whatever they can to make your experience what they want it to be. While this may not matter to those of that root and flash ROMs this feature will allow for a lot more functionality straight out of the box without all the modications.

While out of the box functionality is great, I’m one of those people that believe true potential isn’t obtained until a master mechanic works their magic. Following a May 15th release Im interested to see what kind of modifications the Infuse 4G will be subject to, and what kind of performance gains we’ll see.

Source: Android Central

Beyond the many streaming applications you may find on the Android market, and the lack of a Netflix, another option may soon be available. HBO subscribers could be getting a new applcation that will allow streaming of your favorite movies and series exclusive to the network. This new application will allow you to stream those shows anytime you want to via your Android device of choice. Although we’ve yet to see a press release or anything pertaining to it it seems we may be seeing this roll out  May 2nd as hinted by the video below.

Source: Android Central via YouTube

Wondering where are the Mobile World Congress results for the best device manufacturer of the year . HTC’s won big this year at Mobile World Congress where the GSMA hosted their Global Mobile Awards, an industry awards ceremony highlighting the finest companies in what they do. HTC was chosen for Device Manufacturer of the Year, unsurprisingly.

Peter Chou of HTC was on-hand to accept the award. I think it’s well-deserved for HTC, who was the first manufacturer to give Android a shot and is still leading the Android charge in many ways. They do BrewOS and Windows Phone 7 devices too, but it was Android throughout 2010 that got HTC into the hands of countless mobile phone users everywhere. Read on for full press release below.

HTC AWARDED AS ‘2011 DEVICE MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR’ BY THE GSMA

Device Manufacturer of the Year Award Is Industry’s Top Global Honor

BARCELONA, SPAIN – Mobile World Congress – 16 February, 2011 – HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones, has been honoured this week with the highest industry honour as ‘Device Manufacturer of the Year’ by the GSMA at its Global Mobile Awards ceremony in Barcelona. The award follows a year of global momentum for HTC, which saw the launch of a large portfolio of industry leading smartphones such as the HTC Desire HTC was awarded from a list of three finalists that included Apple and Samsung.

“For HTC to be recognized by the industry in this way for the growth and success we have experienced in the last year is truly humbling. Thousands of people at HTC work tirelessly to create the intuitive and deeply personal smartphone experiences for which we have become known. This award is a measure of their passion and dedication,” said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corporation. “This award also belongs to the tens of millions of customers around the world who enjoy our phones and inspire us each day to create new innovative experiences. To those people, to our partners around the world and to the HTC family, you have my sincere thanks and congratulations.”

The GSMA judges commented, “this company (HTC) has built its market presence from nowhere, with fresh branding and marketing and a strong portfolio of devices across many platforms. In particular, it has proven an exceptionally popular and enduring phone manufacturer. With great communication and good customer service, this is a well-deserved award.”

HTC previously was awarded for the ‘Best Mobile Phone of 2010’ with the HTC Hero

A committee of judges that include industry analysts and consultants, mobile operators, educators and other industry leaders determines the GSMA Awards. For more information on the 2011 GSMA Global Mobile awards please visit – http://www.globalmobileawards.com

About GSMA

The GSMA represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry. Spanning 219 countries, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world’s mobile operators, as well as more than 200 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers, Internet companies, and media & entertainment organizations.

About HTC

HTC Corporation (HTC) is one of the fastest growing companies in the mobile phone industry. By putting people at the center of everything it does, HTC creates innovative smartphones that better serve the lives and needs of individuals. The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under ticker 2498. For more information about HTC, please visit www.htc.com.