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Owners of the DROID RAZR and RAZR MAXX are in for the Jelly Bean treatment today,via a new update which adds the functionality of Jelly Bean while gutting most of Motorola and Version’s infamous bloatware. The update has not begun OTA deployment yet, but can be installed manually. We’re still not sure when it will…
LG announced (press release in Korean is here) the third iteration of its Optimus LTE smartphone in its own backyard. The device isn’t that much different from the previous version, sporting the same 4.7-inch 720p IPS screen and 2GB of RAM. In addition, it also packs a dual-core processor clocked at 1.5Ghz, LTE connectivity (obviously),…
C Spire is the latest carrier to start rolling out Jelly Bean update for its version of the Samsung Galaxy S3. As I’m writing this, the carrier’s customers are getting the Android 4.1.2 goodies such as Google Now, Voice Search, Auto Widget Adjustment and Rich Notifications. Moreover, there are some Samsung-specific things included like various…
Russians will be among the first people to be able to buy the hot-new Sony Xperia ZL. The device is now listed at Sony’s website with a price tag of 27,490 Rubles, the amount that translates into roughly $896 (or €688), which is kinda lot. Actually, it’s outrageous no matter how powerful this phone is.…
I got the Sony Xperia T at Mobile World Congress as part of an NFC pilot program. I never managed to participate as I had problems with the software that refused to log me on and on. There was an NFC help desk at one of the halls, but I never found time to go…
The hot new Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 may get another color version – Charcoal Black. The information comes from PhoneArena’s tipster, who shared the image above, enticing blogs all around the world to share it with their audience. As far as we know, it will be the same Note 8.0 under the hood, sporting a…
LG issued a press release (in Korean) announcing that it has crossed the “10 million LTE-enabled smartphones shipped” mark, which is double the figure from August 2012. Unfortunately, we don’t have the numbers breakdown by country and are imagining a vast number of these units came from LG’s own backyard. The company’s last-year flagship device…
Asus’ new FonePad, which was announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, will be available in Europe by the end of the second quarter. In the meantime, Russians will be among the first ones to try it out if they opt to pour out 10,590 rubles (about 265 EUR) for the unlocked, SIM-free device. That’s…
Well, it took quite a long time to finally arrive, but you can now purchase the official Nexus 7 dock directly from the Google Play Store for $29.99. You can finally put those pogo pin holes to some use with your Nexus 7 now with the official dock, which will charge the tablet and double…
The Google Shopper Android app has received an update today, bringing with it improved search results and location data collection which will improve users shopping experience. Google Shopper will now have a slideshow view of products while browsing, and search results will retrieve the most popular products for your browsing pleasure. Improved location detection enables users to more easily find products…