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Ars Technica put the Galaxy Note 3 to the test and discovered something fishy about the device’s benchmark scores. Despite having almost the same internals as the LG G2, the Note 3 blew the G2 out of the water. This discrepancy caused Ars Technica to take a closer look at how the Note 3 handles…
FreedomPop, an MVNO that offers free and affordable wireless service over Sprint’s network is celebrating its first anniversary by launching a free voice, data and text plan for its customers. FreedomPop is giving its customers a guaranteed 500 MB of data, 500 text messages and 200 anytime voice minutes for free, for life. The only…
LG Optimus F6 is now available from MetroPCS from where interested folks can get it for $199 sans any string attached. You will, however, need some minutes, texts and data to use with the F6, and these start at $40 per month. Specs wise, LG’s baby is a mid-end device with specs that include a…
Verizon will soon start rolling out a small OTA update for the LG Spectrum 2. The new software brings firmware version to VS93022A, while including just a few tweaks and app updates. Here’s what’s new: Google GMS has been upgraded to R5 version Single Sign On (SSO) engine has been updated to 3.1.14 My Verizon…
The Nexus 5 is rumored to be upon us soon, and the rumors and leaks are popping up everywhere. Google’s latest Nexus device, made by LG, showed up today in a curious place indeed. The back of a device, resembling the Nexus 5 from previous leaks showed up today in the MacRumors forums! Forum user weespeed posted…
About 2 months ago, embattled social gaming company Zynga sued the creators of the Bang with Friends app in federal court. The suit alleged that the casual sex app’s name was an intentional play on Zynga’s trademarked “with friends” properties such as Words with Friends and Hanging with Friends. Today the suit was dropped and…
While HTC One owners are biting their nails for the recently released Android 4.3 update to hit their devices, Verizon has begun pushing out a OTA update for the device which brings a few bugfixes and updates to the ISIS Mobile Wallet. This is the first update for the device since it’s debut on Verizon.…
AT&T launched pre-orders for the much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear a few weeks back, but if you want to know when you’ll be able to walk into a store grab either one, you’re in luck. Today on Twitter, AT&T officially announced the release date of both the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy…
Lenovo has announced two new smartphones, which will be focused on the international market. The Lenovo name is mostly associated with PC’s in the United States, but is well-known for its mobile devices in Asia. The two new devices, the Vibe X will be released in China on October 20th, and the Vibe Z will…
Operation Cassandra became Ingress’ largest global event, which ended last month, but you’d be wrong if you thought the Niantic Team was done. Hot on the heels of Cassandra is another upcoming event, called Operation #13Magnus. Little is known about the upcoming event, but it looks like 13Magnus will be even larger than Operation Cassandra. Codes were…