According to a recently published Reuters report, Nokia will announce two Windows Phones on Monday, the 27th of February, otherwise known as the first day of Mobile World Congress. The first device will be a global variant of the Lumia 900 (pictured below, left) that Nokia announced at the Consumer Electronics Show last month. The…
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It’s Official: LG announces the Optimus 4X HD, quad core powered Android 4.0 superphone
LG’s finally announced the device we’ve all been waiting for, their flagship Optimus 4X HD. Before we get to that, let’s cover the other smartphones LG has announced during the past few days. First up is the Vu, a 5 inch monstrosity with a 4:3 aspect ratio and a stylus that’s a direct competitor to…
Rumor: Is the Nokia Pure View running Windows Phone?
Nokia’s rumored to be announcing three new smartphones next week at Mobile World Congress. One will be the global variant of the Lumia 900, which is supposedly going to be called the Lumia 910 and will differentiate itself from its American cousin by not having 4G LTE, but instead featuring a 12 megapixel camera; another…
Video: Texas Instruments wants you to remember that more cores aren’t necessarily better
Next week you’re going to hear everyone in the mobile industry trumpet NVIDIA’s quad core Tegra 3 as the best thing since sliced bread. Why? Because four cores simply have to better than two cores, right? Texas Instruments, in what can best be described as a public service announcement, just uploaded a video to YouTube…
Never question an app again with Appreciate – The personal Android Market
The Android Market’s road to getting where it is today was a rocky one, and even though it’s never looked better and is miles better when it comes to discoverability, some people may want more. We’ve seen some attempts at making the Android Market a more personable experience but none have come close to Appreciate.…
Several major tech companies sign privacy agreement with California
Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Research In Motion, and Hewlett-Packard signed a privacy agreement that requires each company and its developers to disclose how they will use private data before an app is installed on a device. This agreement is the result of six months of talks between these leading tech companies and California Attorney General…
NVIDIA dubs Tegra 3 architecture: 4-PLUS-1
We all know that the Tegra 3 packs a ton of power with a quad-core processor but it actually has a fifth core which is aimed at handling battery life. Well, NVIDIA decided it was tired of this being called a “ninja core” or something, so it has officially dubbed this “4-PLUS-1.” The name is…
Forrester: Mobile broadband users will exceed PC-based users by 2016
It’s a good time to be a wireless carrier. According to Forrester Forecast analyst Susan Huynh, the number of mobile broadband users will exceed the number of PC broadband users by 2016. This bold prediction is based on the current number of mobile phone owners which will total 4.3 billion or half of the world’s population…
Create.Work.Inspire – Dell and Intel head back to NY
This Thursday, Dell and Intel head back to New York for their third Create.Work.Inspire event. This time the XPS 13 Ultrabook™ is a key player in the creation of a music video. Curious about the XPS 13 Ultrabook™? Visit the event this weekend in New Yorks’s hip Williamsburg district at Create.Work.Inspire to see it for…
Droid Fighter and LG Cayman: two new Android phones headed to Verizon?
Droid-Life got the scoop from their sources that Verizon Wireless will soon release two new Android handsets: the Droid Fighter and LG Cayman. The image above is supposedly a schedule for different phone and tablet workshops for the carrier’s employees. The majority of devices on the list are ones that are already on the market such…









