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Following in the footsteps of T-Mobile’s JUMP and AT&T Next device upgrade plans, Verizon has announced its Edge program, which will allow customers to upgrade their devices more frequently provided they pay a little extra each month. Edge allows customers the chance to purchase a new phone with no down payment, and fairly low monthly…
While we’ve known for some time now that LG would be entering the tablet game again, LG has released a new trailer on YouTube teasing the LG G Pad 8.3. While not much is known of the device, the name suggests that the tablet will be rocking an 8.3 inch screen. The trailer is a…
Apparently Google isn’t being very friendly to developers who have made apps for their Chromecast device. Koushik Dutta had engineered an app last week called AirCast, which allowed users to stream local files from a user’s gallery, Dropbox and Google Drive to the Chromecast dongle. Google updated the Chromecast firmware, rendering Koushik’s app worthless. Here’s…
The new device to get the “world’s thinnest smartphone” is… (drums please)… Vivo X3, and no – it’s likely you won’t be able to get it, except if you import it from China. At just 5.75mm, this phone is much thinner than the Huawei Ascend P6 and comparable to even thinner Umeox X5, which will…
The upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note III has been caught at the Bluetooth SIG, getting the required certification. The phablet’s listing is everything but revealing, though we do see that it will be offered by NTT DoCoMo and we guess many other operators all around the world. Expected to debut at the upcoming IFA in Berlin,…
Roughly 10 days ago we’ve shown you a special version of the LG Optimus L5 II with flowery design patterns. Well, that model won’t be the only such device with L7 II joining this trend, as well. This limited edition LG Optimus L7 II is currently selling in Russia for 9,990 Rubles, which translates into…
It’s not easy for LG U+ to offer devices made by LG’s archrival, Samsung. But it has to do it, cause otherwise it could face some legal consequences. Still, they have room to experiment with weird naming schemes that should apparently hide the fact that some product isn’t made by LG. Take the Samsung Galaxy…
Oppo Find 5 seems so popular that some developers want to port Ubuntu Touch to it. The main guy behind this project is Oppo forum user Eoghan, who has only just started “getting a device tree etc modified to work with Ubuntu touch’s build environment.” There’s little “fancy pants” stuff to see for now but…
What you can see from the image above is apparently the still unannounced Droid 5, caught in the “wilderness of China.” According to leaks on Weibo, the next Droid will keep the side-sliding QWERTY keyboard, while boasting a 4.3- or 4.5-inch touchscreen. Moreover, it will support NFC and wireless charging — that’ a wireless charging…
You know the drill: your phone’s battery is dying, you’ve forgot a microUSB cable at home and no one has one to borrow you. Before you know it, the phone is dead and no one can reach you. Not with the Daxian N100i. This phone comes with a built-in power plug hidden under the back…