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At Google’s earnings announcement today, CEO Larry Page dropped a few very interesting hints about the upcoming slate of phones coming from Motorola. Page intimated that the new crop of phones from Motorola will impress: “In today’s multi-screen world, the opportunities are endless. Think about your device. Battery life is a challenge for most people.…
If you’re a huge Chat Head living in the U.S., Facebook has just made your day. Facebook is rolling out free VoIP calls to Android owners today, allowing free video calls through their Facebook Messenger for Android and Facebook Home’s Chat Heads. The update will be coming out over the course of the day and will not…
Verizon has deployed 4G LTE service in five new markets today, lighting up El Centro, CA; Fort Dodge, IA; Middlesboro/Harlan and Paducah, KY; and East Liverpool, OH. Verizon is continuing to roll out its 4G LTE service in suburban and rural areas, covering over 95% of its 3G service areas with 4G LTE. Verizon plans…
Archos has announced today its new range of smartphones dubbed Platinum, which are mid-to high-end handsets for a budget price. The Platinum line is Google certified, which just means that the devices will ship with Google applications. Previously, Archos had shipped devices without the Google Play Store, etc. On top of the standard Google goodies,…
It’s no secret that LG is working on the successor to its Optimus G smartphone. The still-rumored Optimus G2 may be introduced in the third quarter, promising to bring “something different and something unique,” according to LG’s Head of Mobile Marketing, Won Kim. So what that could be? If it’s really different, LG will stay…
AT&T has released a small, bug-fixing update for the HTC One X+, bringing the firmware version to 1.19.502.1. Sadly, the new software doesn’t include Android 4.2, but you’ll get Address Book, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi tweaks, as well as other minor bug fixes. As far as we’ve understood, the update is still not rolling out over-the-air,…
We’ve already told you that Pantech is working on a smartphone with bezel-less display and voila, the 5-inch Vega Iron is now officially official, at least in Korea and yet again, we’ve no idea whether the company will manage to bring this baby to the Western hemisphere. We do know that “bezel-less” in this case…
Samsung originally announced the Galaxy Note 8.0 in white, but somehow we knew that other color options will also be available at a later date. And voila, we almost have the red and grey versions confirmed through CyberPort. This German retailer lists these two Note 8.0’s at its website, though we don’t get to see…
Mobile Phones Direct is offering an awesome deal for Galaxy S4 wanna-owns. If you live in the UK and like Sammy’s new super-phone (and who doesn’t) you may want to check this out. The online phone specialist is selling the Galaxy S4 for 95 GBP on three different two-year, 20.50 GBP/month contracts. One of them…
The first Google Glass models are shipping to those lucky few “Google Explorers”, folks given the opportunity to purchase the $1500 device early. The Explorers get Glass before anyone else and in turn they provide real life beta testing for the wearable tech. One Explorer, Ed (last name kept anonymous) from Philadelphia listed his on…