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If you’re an owner of Sprint’s variant of the Samsung Galaxy Victory, you will be getting a Jelly Bean update today. Sprint and Samsung are rolling out a OTA update, which brings Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean to the device. The Jelly Bean update includes features such as Google Now, expandable notifications, and Project Butter, which…
The Nexus 10 has been out for five months without an official cover case. Well, that ends today as owners of the 10-inch tablet finally get to buy a unique case offered through the store that snaps into a back plate. Google is has made available two colors: grey and “scarlet.” Honestly, the scarlet color…
LG has started rolling out the Value Pack update for its Optimus G Pro, which we’ve reviewed few weeks ago. The new software, which should start hitting the phablet owners during the next few days, comes with few sexy features, including: Smart Video – works like Samsung’s Smart Pause, recognizing the position of the viewer’s…
Samsung has officially announced two Galaxy Mega phones, one sporting a 5.8- and the other one a 6.3-inch display, targeting folks who like big screens but don’t want to pay the “Galaxy Note premium.” In that sense, these two are mid-end products and will most likely outsell Sammy’s premium Note offering. The Galaxy Mega 5.8…
Oppo will yet again claim the title as a maker of the world’s thinnest smartphone. The soon to be launched Oppo R809T will measure just 6.13mm, packing some serious hardware under the hood. This bad boy will come with a 4.5-inch 720p HD screen, MediaTek’s MT6589 quad-core processor and 1GB of RAM, among other things.…
Recently I got my LG Optimus G Pro review unit and was kinda frustrated with the built-in SMS app. There’s nothing wrong with it per se, but it was clearly made for Korean users with the messaging app turning texts with foreign characters into MMS messages. Guess that’s not surprising since the Optimus G Pro…
Xiaomi unveiled a pair of new devices in its own backyard – MIUI MI2S and MI2A. The first of the two is a beast phone, getting its power from Qualcomm’s super-fast Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor clocked at 1.7GHz. Rest of the specs are equally impressive and include a 13-megapixel BSI rear camera, 2-megapixel front-facing one,…
Few days ago, we’ve told you about Acer’s forthcoming Iconia A1-810 tablet. At that time, we didn’t know how much Acer will sell its device for, but now we (think we) have that information… According to DigiTimes‘ sources from the upstream supply chain, the Taiwanese company has decided to make the A1-810 available for just…
Thanks to some hard investigating on the part of TmoNews, we now have word that Sony’s Xperia Z is currently being tested on T-Mobile. This signals the possibility of the Xperia Z appearing on T-Mobile in the U.S. The Xperia Z is a beauty of a device, touting a 5.0 inch TFT 1920×1080 display running…
Woot.com is offering an amazing deal on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 today, selling refurbished 16GB models for $329.99. The Galaxy Note 10.1, which normally retails for $500, runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and is upgradable to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. It features a 1.4 GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM,a 5 MP…