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LG has launched a new mid-range smartphone for Boost and Virgin Mobile, the LG Volt, which wis available today. The Volt is a mid-range Android handset, running on KitKat and rocking a 4.7-inch qHD display. The Volt is a rebranded LG F90, part of LG’s F-Series mid-range smartphones. The Volt is an affordable option for…
HTC is working on a new Windows Phone device for Verizon Wireless, EVleaks is reporting. According their findings, this will be a flagship smartphone and we can only hope it will borrow some cues from HTC’s high-end Android offering. In other words, what we would ultimately want to see in the upcoming HTC W8#WL —…
NTT DoCoMo announced that it is working with leading telecommunications companies to make 5G reality in Japan. As part of the effort, the operator is teaming-up with Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Fujitsu, NEC, Nokia and Samsung to conduct experimental trials of emerging 5G mobile communications technologies. Specifically, the firms will explore the potential to exploit frequency bands…
I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for the HTC G2, the hefty aluminum clad physical keyboard touting Android smartphone. The follow-up to the first Android smartphone ever, the HTC G1, T-Mobile’s HTC G2 helped usher in the second generation of Android devices at a time when smartphones were still quite a novelty…
Japan’s KDDI has announced the LG Isai FL, which as far as we can tell is a local version of LG’s upcoming G3 flagship. While it lacks volume control buttons on the back, it has a recently approved 5.5-inch Quad HD screen with super-narrow bezels and resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels. Rest of the…
Sprint’s HTC One Max is currently receiving an update which will plant HTC’s Sense 6.0 on the massive phablet. Sense 6.0 brings a refreshed version of BlinkFeed, a new camera app and much more. That puts the One Max on par with the One M8 software-wise; almost, that is. The One Max update lacks Motion…
The Moto X+1 has reared its fabled head once again today thanks to a leak from @evleaks. The leak comes in the form of a picture which shows the Moto X+1 right next to a price tag for AT&T. How much? $400. Assuming that’s the unsubsidized model, that’s a good deal for a smartphone with…
LG F90 is heading to two of the Sprint-owned prepaid carriers, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile. However, once it lands in the two operators’ portfolios, this phone will be known under a different name – LG Volt. Specs wise, we’re talking about a rather mediocre smartphone with specs that include a 4.7-inch qHD (540 x…
Just in time for Mother’s Day, AT&T has rolled out 4G LTE coverage in six new markets and expanded 4G LTE to another two markets. Here’s the list of markets that AT&T lit up with 4G LTE today: Richmond-New Castle, Ind. Adrian, Mich. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Glens Falls, N.Y. (includes South Glens Falls, West…
Sprint and its subsidiary Virgin Mobile are about to get rugged Kyocera Hydro Vibe, with former launching it on Friday, May 9th; while the latter will start selling Kyocera’s baby on May 27th. Specs wise, this is a mid-range device with specs that include a 4.5-inch qHD (540 x 960 pixels) screen, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon quad-core…