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The LG Optimus VU is now available in the UK with Expansys offering the unlocked, SIM-free device for 349 GBP (about $562). In case you’ve been living under a rock, you should know that this particular phablet is unique as it has a 5-inch 4:3 aspect ratio screen with 1024×768 pixels resolution. In addition, it’s…
Two Pantech devices sold by AT&T, Burst and Element, are getting their Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich updates. Unfortunately this isn’t the seamless over-the-air affair and you’ll rather have to download special software from Pantech’s website to proceed. If you own the Burst smartphone, click here; or if you have the Pantech Element tablet –…
All major app stores operate in multiple countries, supporting different languages. However, it’s up to a developer to decide which languages are supported by their applications. In its latest report, Distimo looks at the localization of applications by languages, offering insights about the most popular languages in August 2012, the distribution of languages per country,…
The recently launched Motorola Droid RAZR M on Verizon is currently on sale for just $26.99 (new customers only), which is the lowest price we have seen on this smartphone. This is a savings of $73 off the normal contract price of $99.99. We just recently published our review of the Droid RAZR M, and we were…
The release of the iPhone 5 is just a few weeks removed, and its success has been talked about around the world. The latest Apple iPhone sold a record 2 million handsets during its first weekend. As a result, Apple’s out of this world success with the iPhone has caused crime to rise in the…
Invitations are going out to the press for a Surface tablet event (or reception, as the invitation chooses to word it) by none other than the Redmond-based Microsoft. The top of the invite reads “You’re invited to celebrate Windows 8” on October 25th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It’s pretty easy to decipher the…
Many people are excited about the release of the unconfirmed iPad mini. A reader for Gizmodo by the name of Martin Hajek, has produced some high-quality renders of the device that show off what its body could look like. The photos sent to the technology site gives a great guess to what the casing on…
webOS has been a platform on life support for some time now. As a result, parent company HP is in the process of trying to figure out how it can keep the mobile operating system relevant with an open source program. The computer maker stated that it would be an “active participant and investor in…
AT&T has just announce that they will carry two Windows 8 tablets, and yes, they’ll both be carrier-exclusives. Ma Bell will sell the ASUS VivoTab RT and the Samsung ATIV Smart PC with a full Windows 8 experience this holiday season. ASUS’ VivoTab RT is based on the Windows 8 RT platform and features a 10.1” multi-touch…
Google may be looking to change the way its Nexus program works this year. From the previous talks of having more than one Nexus device on the way this year, it would make sense, but Google may be attempting to get any manufacturer in on the fun with the Nexus line. What is a Nexus…