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Acer is rocking the smartphone space with its Liquid Metal, which supports 14.4Mbps HSPA 3G for super fast data where it’s available. Additionally, the new Acer Liquid Metal features the latest Snapdragon MSM7230 chipset that sits in the T-Mobile G2 and HTC Desire Z. As we’ve seen in tests, the 800MHz processor might not look…
The iPad has gone on sale at Verizon and AT&T this week, but the Apple tablet has been helping Sprint all along, too. After coming up with a few clever ads showing the iPad running on 4G thanks to Sprint’s hotspot devices and combo cases (holding the iPad and mobile hotspot devices at once), it…
Guess we all knew something like this is in works. I’m talking about a version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab that lacks 3G radio, allowing users to connect to the Internet when in a hotspot, only. The model marked GT-P1010 has been leaked recently and as far as know it will keep its Galaxy Tab…
We know that the Nexus 2 rumors have been around for a while, but only this week had we thought that there may be a possibility of actually seeing one at some point. Schmidt pointed out that there would not be another phone in the Nexus line, but it seems that they may have flipped…
The Dell Venue (previously known as the Thunder) has passed through the FCC and Bluetooth Special Interest Group on its way to AT&T (considering the docs list testing for their 1900 and 850 MHz HSPA bands). The model number V03B for anybody curious. From what we know, the Dell Venue has a 4.1″ AMOLED touchscreen,…
LG Electronics had an awful third quarter as its net profits plunged 99.2% from last year thanks to poor demand for its handsets. I hate to say it, but LG can’t blame anyone but itself. LG said it had a 32% dip in third-quarter phone sales. It did sell 28.4 million handsets during the quarter…
One of the most frequently updated Android applications by Google is Google Maps. These updates have brought us features like the Places page, and the Walking Navigation beta, among others. Today, the app has been updated yet again. The Maps application has been updated to version 4.6 and brings updates to the Places page, search…
As Android Gingerbread and Honeycomb launch windows near, we are beginning to get more and more information on the latest and greatest Android features to come out of Google. From confirmation of Gingerbread being version 2.3, to Google adding their very own Gingerbread man to the Googleplex, these new Android versions are on their way.…
The GetGlue mobile check-in app for just about everything has expanded their catalog of stickers to include rewards for checking into USA Network and ESPN shows. Burn Notice, Psych, White Collar, Royal Pains, and E:60 will all offer three tiers of stickers depending on when and how often you check-in, as well as some secret…
Sprint announced yesterday during its developers conference keynote, where we were in attendance, that Sprint ID will make its way to the Samsung Epic 4G and the Galaxy Tab. Originally, it seemed that Sprint ID was only destined for low to mid-range Android handsets like the Sanyo Zio and LG Optimus S. Perhaps users who…