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With T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint all having 4G services, it was beginning to look like AT&T was being left behind in the mobile data race. At its developer summit in Las Vegas (going on around the same time as the CES 2011 show), the nation’s second-largest carrier showed that it’s not messing around when it…
Samsung and AT&T announced a new Android handset of the nation’s number two wireless carrier. The Infuse 4G packs a whopping 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display that boasts of a 50 percent jump in sub-pixel count which improves contrast and helps with outdoor readability. The high-end handset packs dual-cameras including an 8-megapixel shooter on the…
The HTC Inspire 4G has been announced at AT&T’s CES event today, running Android with the usual Sense customizations, though HTC’s CEO remained sketchy about hard specs. The Inspire 4G includes a new feature called Fastboot which turns the phone on in a mere second or two. It also brings for the first time to…
AT&T is touting the just-announced Motorola Atrix 4G as the world’s most powerful smartphone and that may not be too much hyperbole based on the specs. The device will be powered by a dual-core 2 GHz processor, most likely the Tegra 2 processor. It also has 1 GB of RAM, Android, a large touchscreen, 1900…
It’s been an avalanche of tablets here in Vegas ever since we landed and while most people are waiting for Motorola to announce its Xoom tablet, LG will definitely be bringing us the Optimus Pad tomorrow. Will it have what it takes to take on the Xoom and the rest of the Android rivals? Tomorrow…
Nuance, a big name in voice recognition, has launched a custom keyboard for Android called FlexT9, which comes with four different modes of input. First, it has the traditional tap-to-type keyboard that we’re all pretty familiar with. Secondly, it has a distinctly Swype-esque gesture-based input where you trace lines between the keys you want to…
Spotted yesterday in some marketing materials at CES, the Optimus Black has now ben confirmed by the Korean manufacturer. The handset affirms LG’s commitment to developing high-end smartphones that push the boundaries of current technology. While the Optimus 2X includes a dual-core processor, the Optimus Black features a new NOVA display that provides 700 nits…
It’s not a secret MIPS has been looking to enter the smartphone and tablet space. ARM processors are currently dominating the landscape with Intel’s x86 trying to get its slice of the pie, too. More players mean more choice and that effectively leads to lower prices which is always a good thing. During this year’s…
Two people who wish to remain anonymous, for obvious reasons, have told Business Week that the search giant Google is in the process of developing a near field communication (NFC) based payment system that would let users buy everyday items using nothing more than their mobile phone. If this rumor is true, and depending on…
If you’re like me, the holidays weren’t kind to your figure and you may be looking for a way to get into shape. I’d say get back into shape, but who are you fooling. Well, BodyMedia Fit may just be the device you’re looking for and it’s teaming with Sprint to help you get in…