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The LG Optimus 2X is one of the most exciting Android handsets of the year because it is the first smartphone rocking the dual-core Tegra 2 processor. But specs alone don’t always make for a great device, so, does the Optimus 2X stand out from the crowd? Read our full review to find out. LG…
Hey friends, we’re coming to you live from New York at Sprint’s event and the company is promising an “industry first.” We’ve already uncovered that the dual-screen Android Kyocera Echo will be unveiled but with magic man David Blaine in the house, you never know what else Sprint could reveal. Check out the live blog…
If you’re a fan of the Last.fm app, you’re going to have to start coughing up about $3 a month if you want to listen to tunes on your iPhone, Android or iPad. The Internet radio service will be turning to a subscriber-only model for its mobile apps. “On the Last.fm website an ad-supported, free-to-listeners…
Texas Instruments isn’t going to let NVIDIA get all the glory, as the company has just unveiled its TI OMAP 5 platform of processors and this includes a high-end, dual-core chip with smartphones and tablets that can get up to 4 GHz. The TI OMAP 5 will use two ARM Cortex A15 MPCores whcih can…
Nokia is hurting in the smartphone department but that doesn’t mean that it is still not trying to innovate. Today, we’re seeing the Nokia Bubbles application out of its labs and this enables users to quickly switch between apps in a visually-pleasing way. According to the company’s labs blog, when you phone is in sleep…
We all know that the Apple iOS 4.3 will land sooner rather than later but a new rumor suggests that it may ruin a few Valentine’s Day plans with a Feb. 14 release at 10 a.m. PST. The iOS 4.3 rumor comes from MacStories, which is citing unnamed sources for the release date. The latest…
We just got a little preview of the upcoming Motorola Xoom Super Bowl ad and it continues the theme of previous teaser ads by taking playful jabs at Apple’s approach to tablets and products. The Motorola Xoom Super Bowl ad below is only 15 seconds and it looks like it ends abruptly but I understand…
The iOS 4.2.1 has been in the beta stages for a while but you still had to tether it to a computer if you needed to reboot the device. Well, the good folks at Greenpois0n have released a full untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 now. You can find it by going to the Greenpois0n website…
We know that the Verizon iPhone will be a big hit, as the preorders sold millions and the device is on its way to users as we speak. The company has just unwrapped its latest and it brings back our favorite carrier mascot: the “Can you hear me now?” guy. The Verizon iPhone ad starts…
By now, you should know a lot about the upcoming Research In Motion BlackBerry PlayBook, as we’ve had multiple hands-on videos of the device but I thought one more dedicated solely to the gesture controls could be useful. As you may know, the BlackBerry PlayBook sports a 7-inch screen with a high resolution but there’s…