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LG Optimus 3D MAX specs

by Dave Thornton - on Feb 22nd 2012 - No Comments
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LG have already taken the wraps off the Optimus Vu and Optimus L-style series, LG has today taken the wraps off another rumored device — the Optimus 3D MAX. Headed to Korea in March, then Europe and elsewhere later. ...

NVIDIA Icera Modem Now On ZTE Mimosa X Official

by Dave Thornton - on Feb 21st 2012 - No Comments
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With Mobile World Congress 2012 just around the corner, Nvidia and ZTE have stepped forward to announce the ZTE Mimosa X Android smartphone, which they are claiming is a breakthrough handset. The important part about the announcement of the Mimosa X is that it’s the first handset to offer the Icera Modem in combination with Tegra...

Samsung Introduces The New GALAXY Ace 2 and GALAXY mini 2 (UK)

by Dave Thornton - on Feb 21st 2012 - No Comments
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Samsung has confirmed the upgrades to two of it’s top selling smartphones, the Galaxy Ace 2, and Galaxy Mini 2. They will replace their existing models and both offer upgraded processors, displays, and cameras.   ...

LG Electronics, smart new design, ‘L-Style’ released

by Dave Thornton - on Feb 21st 2012 - No Comments
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LG has, taken the wraps off a new range of smartphones ahead of MWC 2012, the LG L Series, made up of three devices spanning hardware capabilities and price points. At the top is the LG Optimus L7 4.3-inch , running Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich on an unspecified processor, and using the same blunt-edged style as LG previously showed...

ZTE to announce two new LTE handsets at Mobile World Congress

by Dave Thornton - on Feb 20th 2012 - No Comments


Today ZTE announced it would reveal two new Android 4.0 devices at the Mobile World Congress. Which is just over a week. Both will have Android 4.0 on board. (more…)

LG’s Optimus Vu Is It Too Big? Check out these pics

by Dave Thornton - on Feb 20th 2012 - 3 Comments

Take a look at the picture above of LG’s upcoming 5-inch phone, the Optimus Vu. Along side the Samsung Galaxy Note. The device features a 5-inch display, but with a 4:3 aspect ratio, which makes it look pretty humongous. Last week, a picture of both the Galaxy Note and the Optimus Vu posing together surfaced. (more…)

Free Sony Smartwatch To The First 250 Pre-Orders Of The Sony Xperia S @ Phones4U

by Dave Thornton - on Feb 20th 2012 - No Comments

UK Independent retailer Phones4U have bunches together the Sony Xperia with the Sony SmartWatch. When you pre-order the phone. This deal is for the first 250 pre-orders only. (more…)

Panasonic Eluga Android smartphone: First details

by Dave Thornton - on Feb 20th 2012 - 2 Comments

Panasonic have announced and confirmed a new smartphone destined for Europe. It’s called the Eluga and will be coming in Spring 2012.
The new handset is waterproof and dustproof and uses a 4.3-inch high resolution 960 x 540 pixel display. We don’t have any mention yet from Panasonic if it will be an OLED screen. (more…)

HTC Ville to be renamed at launch to HTC One S

by Dave Thornton - on Feb 20th 2012 - No Comments


The guys over at SlashGear believe, the HTC Edge/Endeavor/Supreme won’t be the only phone getting a new name when announced at Mobile World Congress. HTC’s dual-core Android 4.0 phone previously known as the HTC Ville will also be getting a new name once Mobile World Congress rolls around. (more…)

Samsung Galaxy Note now available starting at $249.99 !

by Steve - on Feb 19th 2012 - No Comments

The Samsung Galaxy Note is now available for purchase, after much chatter over the last few weeks. It even had the honor of being rooted before it’s release date. Now you can get your hands on one, with the device available in Ceramic White (pictured above) or Carbon Blue. Both are really nice looking. More details after the break.

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Three new Samsung’s show up in Wifi certification

by Dave Thornton - on Feb 18th 2012 - No Comments

Three new Samsung models SGH-T999, SCH-I535 or SPH-L710, appeared at the Wi-Fi Alliance and that’s not surprising, but if you regularly buy the latest and greatest smartphones, one of them may soon be part of your life. All three codenames recently, androinica spotted all three and grabbed them off the web – good on ya, guys. Link below.   (more…)

HTC announces more phones in US/Canada will get Android 4.0

by Dave Thornton - on Feb 17th 2012 - No Comments

 

HTC announces more phones in US/Canada will get Android 4.0

After revealing ICS upgradable devices few days ago, HTC has now announced more smartphones in North American will be getting Ice Cream Sandwich update. (more…)

Motorola Atrix 3 spotted?

by Nick Sutrich - on Feb 17th 2012 - No Comments

The Atrix was the first dual-core phone to hit the US, and even though it received a less-than-stellar followup at the end of the year last year, Motorola looks to be fixing that mistake with the Atrix 3.  Now this is entirely an unsubstantiated rumor, however it is rather exciting and not outside the realm of possibilities given Moto’s track record of hardware releases.  As you can see from the picture, the Atrix 3 will likely be loaded with a quad-core Tegra 3 SoC, 10MP camera with dual LED flash, a 3300mAh battery, 720p screen and even an insane 2GB of RAM. (more…)

LG X3 Reavealed: the newest Tegra 3 quad-core phone.

by Nick Sutrich - on Feb 17th 2012 - No Comments

While I don’t understand why LG wouldn’t call this phone the X4 given that it’s a quad-core phone, the LG X3 probably derives it’s name from the chipset that it uses; Nvidia’s Tegra 3.  Last year the Tegra 2 made it’s rounds as the first dual-core chipset, setting new performance benchmarks and having some seriously incredible support from the gaming development community.  This year Nvidia continues to amaze with the first quad-core chipset to hit that market, and LG brings it to us in the form of this ultra-sleek and ultra-sexy device.  Forgoing the standard Ice Cream Sandwich theme of virtual buttons, LG looks to have added capacitive buttons on the face of the phone below the screen, which actually brings the screen to a full 1280×720 resolution.  Even more impressive is just how these specs stack up against the competition.  Check out the scores using the new and improved Quadrant 2.0: (more…)

Want ICS on your MOTO Device? Check the Official Upgrade Chart

by Broadwayblues - on Feb 15th 2012 - 3 Comments

Well, as far as upgrade paths go, Motorola does a better job than most, and the fact that they even post an upgrade path for their devices is admirable. A quick look at the chart however shows that many devices are falling under Q3, and others are in Evaluation and Planning phase. (more…)

Vodafone, HTC Launch Velocity 4G (Germany) as Europe’ first LTE smartphone

by Dave Thornton - on Feb 15th 2012 - No Comments

HTC is first off the blocks in Europe with the HTC Velocity, touted to be the first 4G LTE Android-powered smartphone to appear on the shores of our neighbors across the pond. Vodafone Germany has plans to roll out the HTC Velocity sometime in the near future, and just in case you were wondering why the HTC Velocity looked so similar, as though you have seen it somewhere before, that is because this is at variant of the HTC Vivid LTE handset that arrived in the US last year over AT&T. Read more after the break. (more…)

White Galaxy Nexus Rumored to Verizon

by Broadwayblues - on Feb 14th 2012 - No Comments

Kellex over at Droid Life is citing sources in the industry that point to a White Samsung Galaxy Nexus landing on Verizon “in the very near future.” Interesting enough, but it looks like the white GNex is only sporting 16 GB of storage onboard, and remember that the GNex doesn’t support a removable SD Card, so 16 GB is what you get. (more…)

Acer CloudMobile to debut at MWC?

by Nick Sutrich - on Feb 14th 2012 - No Comments

Although it has a bit of an odd name, the Acer CloudMobile looks to be Acer’s new flagship device, and it’s quite a looker to boot. (more…)

First renders of the Motorola Medfield

by Nick Sutrich - on Feb 14th 2012 - No Comments

 

Intel has been hard at work on it’s Medfield System On a Chip (SoC), and it looks like the first phone to feature this chipset is going to be produced by Motorola, if these new renders are saying anything. (more…)

HTC phones Rumored to get PlayStation Suite certification in 2012?

by Dave Thornton - on Feb 14th 2012 - No Comments

Owners of HTC smartphones and tablets will soon be able to play PlayStation certified games on their devices. According to a rumor making its way around the web this morning, Pocket-Lint is reporting that Sony and HTC could make the announcement yet this month at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Read more after the break. (more…)

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