Monday Brief - A high res look at the bb10 l - Series, google maps hits the app store, and more!

This week: A high res look at the BB10 L-Series, Google Maps hits the App Store, and more! This is the Mobile Nations Monday Brief! TITLE GRAPHIC Greetings mobile delegates, I'm Ashley Esqueda, and you're tuned into the Mobile Nations Monday Brief. Last week, the Crackberry Nation got a major treat in the form of high res images AND video of the upcoming L-Series BlackBerry phone. Oh yeah, it's also the one running BB10! You can imagine the excitement across the community after getting their hands on these images, but it was even better when a Vietnamese blogger posted video of the device in action. The four-and-a-half minute video includes comparisons to both the BlackBerry Dev Alpha B and the iPhone 5, giving you a good idea of the device's size and what you can likely expect when the phone gets an official unveiling at the end of January. Just over a month left, Crackberry Nation, and if this is what RIM's got cooking, I'd say it's looking to be a great 2013 for BlackBerry addicts. News over at webOS Nation that was a bit of a bummer last week -- it looks like that rumored webOS-powered LG television won't make a showing at CES in a few weeks. Our very own Derek Kessler did what any good editor-in-chief does, and tempered the high expectations and hopes of the webOS Nation community with some good old fashioned reality. It seems the original leak spooked HP spinoff company Gram and LG a bit, and both companies have become completely tight-lipped about anything that may or may not be happening with the TV set that webOS built. For now, Gram is supposedly focused on finding ways to make money off of Open webOS, and staying in stealth mode. Windows Phone Central got a little surprise last week when Microsoft released its "Portico" update. This is the very first official OS update for Windows Phone 8, but as of the time of this recording, it's only been available to international HTC 8X owners. Here's some of the update video Danny took. VIDEO: wp8portico.mp4 So far, Danny's investigations show the update includes features like persistent wifi even when the phone is not in use, SMS drafts, call reject, and more. Of course, there's more information over at WPCentral dot com if you're interested in learning about Portico, and keeping tabs on when your WinPhone 8 device might get the update. iMore and the rest of the free world rejoiced last week when Google's official Maps app suddenly showed up in the App Store after months of "will they, won't they" from bloggers and consumers alike. Nobody really knew when Google planned to launch their official Maps app for iOS, but now that it's here, people can rest assured they'll be guided to their appropriate destinations. One of the major features unavailable in Apple's Maps app is Google's public transportation navigation, which is a welcome addition to anyone with an iPhone and a train to catch. There are some minor shortcomings compared to the native, first party Android app, but considering Google Maps for iOS is already the #1 Free App in the App Store, I don't think most iPhone owners care. A while back, Android Central got word that Jellybean would come soon to the Verizon Galaxy S3, and it finally went live for SGS3 owners last week. Of course, this means Google Now is available on the phone, as well as a slew of other great updates to Samsung's Android-based TouchWiz OS. VIDEO: SGS3jellybean.mp4 It looks like the update is being rolled out in phases, but Verizon seemed to indicate a manual update option should be available by the end of this week if you don't see an OTA notification by then. Either way, Jellybean is freaking awesome, so if you have the SGS3 on Verizon, you're in for a treat. That's it for your Mobile Nations Monday Brief. You can subscribe to our YouTube channel at youtube.com/mobilenations, check out our dazzling and informative podcasts at mobilenations.com/shows, and you can follow me on Twitter @ashleyesqueda. Nations, you have been briefed!