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The new LG phones announced at the CES include Connect 4G for MetroPCS, Spectrum for Verizon Wireless and Viper for Sprint. But that’s just one piece of the puzzle. The Korean company also used the big event to unveil its first Google TV product as well as some other (non-Android based) smart TVs with Internet…
Motorola (actually Verizon Wireless) announced just two devices at the CES – DROID RAZR MAXX and DROID 4, as well as a deal with Intel to make Atom-based devices. Their booth obviously reflected this, showing the new gadgets to the world. But wait – there’s more with the company also allowing folks to play with…
Like it or not, Microsoft’s Windows Phone is on the rise. They have a deal with Nokia to thank for the traction and all the publicity their mobile platform is getting. Speaking of it, Nokia announced Lumia 900 at the big event in Vegas, while CEOs of both companies agreed there’s money to be made…
These are easy days for Qualcomm. The company has a deal with Microsoft under which every Windows Phone shipped comes with a Snapdragon processor. Moreover, Qualcomm’s CPUs are integrated in quite a few Android smartphones, most notably those requiring some special settings like LTE and 1700MHz HSPA (T-Mobile USA). But that’s not enough with Qualcomm…
Intel is trying really hard to enter the mobile game. At the CES in Las Vegas, the chip maker demonstrated its Atom-based reference smartphone and announced deals with Motorola and Lenovo. The Chinese company could easily help Intel quickly get traction in the world’s most populous country, eventually reaching millions of units shipped within a…
RIM used the big event to announce the new BlackBerry OS 7.1 and BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0. In addition, Verizon Wireless picked-up the BlackBerry Curve 9370. And that’s about out. Tom and Yoeau, who were running around with a camera, weren’t too impressed with RIM’s booth, hence we only have few photos to share. And…
Verizon announced few cool devices at the CES — including the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX, Motorola DROID 4, LG Spectrum, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, BlackBerry Curve 9370 and 4G hotspot ZTE Jetpack — all of which are at display at their red booth. Moreover, some of their earlier announced products were there as well like…
We know Huawei is working to get an even bigger slice of the U.S. market, and in that sense they’ve launched the Ascend P1S, the world’s thinnest dual core Android smartphone. Moreover, they’re also showing some of their older products at CES, including the popular Ascend II smartphone which is available from multiple carriers, as…
ZTE is still far from a household name in the U.S. While they do offer some consumer products — like the brand new 4G hotspot ZTE Jetpack from Verizon Wireless — they’re still far other handset makers. That said, they did show some decent products at the CES, though I can’t say we were that…
Between the million phones that have been announced here at CES 2012, it’s hard for one to really stand out. Of course, having 4G/LTE certainly doesn’t hurt and if you needed yet another option for Verizon, you may be interested in the LG Spectrum. The LG Spectrum is essentially the LG Nitro HD for Verizon.…