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Verizon Wireless will soon add a new mid-end smartphone to its portfolio of LTE devices – Pantech Star Q, which as far as we’ve understood is a successor to last year’s Pantech Breakout. Specs wise, the Star Q is a rock-solid smartphone under the hood that gets its power from Qualcomm’s snappy Snapdragon S4 dual-core…
AT&T won’t be the only North American carrier which LG Optimus LTE (Nitro 4G) will get its serving of Ice Cream Sandwich. Bell’s version of the device will join the party soon, with leaked firmware popping-up at XDA-Developer forums. It is said that the mentioned .KDZ file is specifically made for Bell’s Optimus LTE though…
Back in December of last year, we’ve told you that a number of LG smartphones will get their servings of Ice Cream Sandwich. The Optimus 2X — which is the world’s first Android smartphone with a dual-core processor — was on that list, too. However, LG decided to flip-flop, saying that the original upgrade announcement…
Most handset makers are struggling these days. According to ABI Research‘s senior analyst Michael Morgan, global handset shipments decreased YoY for the second consecutive quarter, depicting the global economic crisis of 2008-2009. Even Apple experienced a 26% QoQ decline in Q2 shipments as consumers withheld purchasing an iPhone in anticipation of the new model to…
London Olympics will gather millions of people from all around the world. In fact, some predictions forecast the big event will attract 7 million roamers (in addition to 7.8 million residents), prompting the natural question – will mobile operators be able to deal with all that traffic. Social networks and social messaging apps/services will undoubtedly…
One of the more important features I’ve utilized on my Android devices is the ability to take a quick screenshot of what’s happening on my phone. Google built that functionality into the Android OS a few versions back, and users can now press the power and volume up buttons at the same time for a…
As part of its bankruptcy proceedings, Kodak is putting 1,100 patents up for auction and the tech world is taking sides in a quest to acquire them. According to a Wall Street Journal Report, Apple is teaming up with Microsoft and patent aggregation firm Intellectual Ventures Management LLC to bid on the patents. Apple and…
Got a new Nexus 7 or Galaxy Nexus with Jelly Bean? Want to check out the voice commands feature, but don’t know what to say? Here is a long list of commands and questions you can use when you’re talking to your Nexus device. Some of these commands will help you manage your schedule, some…
MetroPCS will soon add a new mid-end device to its portfolio – Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G (model number SCH-R940). The LTE-enabled device which reminds us on the Droid Charge has already been cleared by the FCC and is pretty much ready for the official introduction. As far as we’ve understood, the carrier will launch…
We’ve first heard about ZTE Chaser back in December 2011. Now it’s live at Virgin Mobile’s website from where you still can’t get it. It’s out of stock and we’re not sure when you’ll actually be able to get one. In case you wonder, we’re talking about an entry-level Android smartphone that could be yours…