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AT&T is out with a nifty new smartphone from Pantech called the Flex. The entry-level device seems like a typical smartphone with average specifications, but it has one feature in particular that helps it stand out and targets a specific market: an “easy experience” mode. We’ll just call it easy mode for short. While easy…
As we get dangerously close to the release of the new iPhone, tension between two opposing parties is continually increasing. No, I’m not speaking of republicans and democrats, nor am I referring to Christians and atheists. I’m talking about iOS lovers and Android lovers. Do you know how it’s considered a faux pas to bring…
Payback time — literally. You know how Apple sued Samsung for mercilessly copying the iPhone in numerous devices and won the lawsuit by taking $1.05 billion from Samsung’s pockets? Everybody knew the war was far from over and now we have proof. Samsung has confirmed that it plans to sue Apple if the upcoming sixth-generation…
The LG Optimus 2X is getting a sweet update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich over the air as you’re reading this. It started rolling out today, but it’s only available to South Korean customers — the specific model number is SU660. The rollout should eventually expand to other countries as well; Singapore is likely…
Samsung might be one of the first vendors to announce a smartphone that will run the new Windows Phone 8 OS when it ships this fall. The device will go by the name of ATIV S — I’m not sure if you’re supposed to pronounce that as a whole word or with each individual letter,…
What do you get when you take an ordinary-looking Samsung Android smartphone and build it in to the back of a compact camera? The Samsung Galaxy Camera. It’s real and minus the phone functionality, that’s pretty much what it is. The Galaxy Camera is a bulky device, but it has its reasons. The camera lens…
After a very dramatic legal battle between two leading smartphone makers, the jury consisting of nine people — seven men and two women — in the Apple v. Samsung trial has reached a verdict. It didn’t take very long, but we should hear shortly of what that verdict is. Oh the suspense! Update: The jury…
RIM has some bragging rights it’s taking full advantage of, which is a good idea since RIM rarely gets to brag about anything these days. Though BlackBerry 10 isn’t quite ready for consumer use yet, the company has been showing off the new OS to carriers and apparently, they really like it. A few top…
Samsung will soon release a new smartphone onto the US Cellular carrier. The Galaxy Metrix 4G will debut this Friday, August 24th as a typical mid-range Android smartphone with LTE and a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. There’s nothing particularly exciting about it. It does have the aforementioned physical keyboard for folks who are still adamantly…
HTC announced today that for the first time, it will sell a smartphone on regional carrier Cricket Wireless. The handset of choice is the HTC One V, part of HTC’s One series, and it will be available starting September 2, 2012. The HTC One V has a 3.7-inch super LCD screen with an 800×480 pixel…