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Well, we finally got our hands on the LG Nitro HD and we’re pretty impressed with this 4G LTE device on AT&T. The first thing you’ll notice is the 4.5-inch True HD IPS display which can deliver 720p resolution. At the LG event in New York, the company was showing it against a competing Samsung…
This was a very tumultuous year around the globe with natural disasters, uprisings, crazy reality TV divorces and more, so what do you think was the most-searched for term on Yahoo in 2011? It was “iPhone,” the company said in a post. Apple’s iPhone is always something that garners a lot of traction online –…
AT&T and Sprint have confirmed that they use the controversial Carrier IQ software, which has raised concern about privacy after videos show that it can secretly track your incoming SMS messages, log keystrokes, parse encrypted HTTPS strings and more. In a statement to TheVerge, Sprint said it does use the software for network management but…
I believe the iPhone 4S is a very nice device, but is it worth breaking your existing contract and paying fees to get? Well, data from the Consumer Intelligence Research Partners suggest that up to 45 percent of broke their contract to get the latest Apple smartphone. The report found that more than half (52…
There’s been a bit of a scuttlebutt the last few days because the iPhone 4S’ Siri wouldn’t provide information on birth control or abortions even though it would respond to requests about drugs, murder and other things. Apple said this was a glitch and it shouldn’t be interpreted as the company endorsing any side of…
AT&T has just posted a scathing response to the FCC’s report on its proposed T-Mobile acquisition and said the government agency’s analysis was “one-sided” and sounded more like an “advocacy piece” than a fair-minded analysis. Yowza, this kitty has claws. AT&T has been trying to purchase T-Mobile for about $36 billion and it says the…
Sprint has extended a lifeline to struggling WiMax provider Clearwire (which it it a majority owner in) and has struck a deal which will give the carrier more 4G options moving forward. Under the deal, cash-strapped WiMax will receive at least $926 milion from Sprint for WiMax services in 2012 and 2013 and it will…
Activision has unwrapped the latest version of its Call of Duty Zombies franchise for the iPad and after spending some time with COD: Black Ops Zomibes, we think this could possibly be the best game we’ve seen yet on the Apple tablet. The universal iPhone and iPad app will be available tomorrow, Dec. 1, for…
In the “take this with a grain of salt” department, we’re hearing rumblings that the first Research In Motion smartphone running BBX could be called the BlackBerry Surfboard. Cowabunga. The news comes from a trademark that RIM filed for with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office but that doesn’t mean much, as TechCrunch points out that…
The great folks at iFixit have torn down the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and found the world’s first Ice Cream Sandwich phone is packed full of power but it may be a bit tricky to repair. We know that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus sports a 1.2 GHz TI OMAP processor, a 4.65-inch 720p screen and NFC,…