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Aside from the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, Sprint also announced two LG phones – Mach and Optimus G. The first of the two (pictured above) comes with a side-sliding 5-row QWERTY keyboard making it ideal for heavy texters who can’t deal with virtual keyboard software. In addition, it also packs 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB…
To celebrate the Hangul Day (native alphabet of the Korean language) and get some additional press love in its own backyard, Samsung unveiled a limited edition Galaxy Note II Flip Cover with Hangul design. The accessory is limited to just 1,009 units, while the cover itself is designed by Korea’s fashion designer Lee Geon-Maan, featuring…
Motorola extended its bootloader program to include two new devices, global RAZR HD and RAZR i. The “global” part for the RAZR HD means it’s an international model of the Android smartphone, which is sold everywhere but the U.S. Whether the U.S. version of RAZR HD with unlocked bootloader will be released has little to…
Canada’s Rogers Wireless will be one of those mobile operators that will put an extra effort to sell Windows Phone 8 devices. Thus far we’ve heard that the carrier will offer the HTC 8X (both 8 and 16 GB models) and Nokia Lumia 920, and now… we have a new information suggesting that Samsung Ativ…
Vertu has teamed-up with Italia Independent to unveil two new phones – touchscreen-based Constellation Blue and QWERTY keyboard-equipped Constellation Quest Blue. As far as I can tell, both devices are powered by Symbian S60, though their true “strength” lies in the premium materials used to make them. In that sense, new Vertu Constellation phones sport…
Lava XOLO X900, aka the world’s first Android smartphone with Intel Medfield processor, is getting the Ice Cream Sandwich update as we speak. While we haven’t tried it ourselves, we guess the new software (version 2.190-CRAK), based on Android 4.0.4, packs minor UI changes which some of us, myself included, like a lot — when…
According to a report in TmoNews, T-Mobile is no longer allowed to use the Apple iPhone name when marketing its “Bring Your Own Device” program. The BYOD program offered discounted rates to iPhone owners who switched to T-Mobile. This policy change was announced in a leaked internal memo obtained by TmoNews. T-Mobile is the only…
Last year, Verizon Wireless changed its privacy policy and started anonymously tracking mobile phone usage among its customers. All new customers, including iPhone 5 owners, are automatically opted in to this program when they activate a line of service with the carrier. The anonymous tracking collects information like the URLs of websites that you visit…
For the first time we’ve seen, the Samsung Galaxy S III on AT&T has dropped to $119.99 through Amazon Wireless (for new 2 -year contracts). The Galaxy S III retails at $200 for new contracts, making this deal an $80 savings on a smartphone that is not often discounted. If you are looking to upgrade, Amazon…
Developers for the Google Play app marketplace now have the choice to give potential buyers of subscription-based apps to try it out for free before you make a purchase. It’s a nice addition to the fairly new in-app subscription feature launched back in May and users are sure to be happy about it. Previously if…