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Verizon will soon start rolling out updates for the LG Lucid and Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7. The tablet is getting a small software fix that likely addresses the Exynos security bug, while also including “reduced electrical consumption when charging.” As for the LG Lucid, it will get much more, including: Enhanced customer support with Verizon…
Remember the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus (model number GT-S5301)? Today we not only have more information about this device, but also the first press image to show you. The entry-level device will run Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, while also sporting the new TouchWIZ interface, which has been downgraded to run better on a device…
It looks like Verizon isn’t the only carrier to get in on the LTE Galaxy Note 10.1 fun, as the SPH-P600 stopped by the FCC that supports Sprint’s LTE and HSPA networks. The LTE Galaxy Note 10.1 for Verizon was the only device that we saw come from Samsung at CES this year, but there…
Samsung is thought to be working on a successor to the successful Galaxy S II handset. The S IV is at the end of development and may be announced something this spring. The most recent details about the handset, grabbed from Antutu Benchmarks, suggest it may have an Exynos 5 Octa processor clocked at 1.8GHz and…
A mysterious update for the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has been released, and what’s inside of it has still not been revealed. If the small size of the update is any indicator, there probably won’t be anything huge here. One fix that will probably be included in this update is for the Exynos CPU…
LG announced today that since the Optimus G smartphone hit the market, it has reached the coveted milestone of selling one million handsets. I use the word “coveted” because unless your company is selling a Galaxy line of Android smartphones or the iPhone, you wait quite a while to get there, if ever. The Optimus…
LG’s Optimus G was a solid offering from the South Korean manufacturer and the company may be looking to build on this success with the upcoming Optimus G Pro. According to a leaked slide provided to Engadget and earlier information from Blog of Mobile, the Optimus G Pro may include a 5-inch display with 1080P…
There wasn’t much in the mobile arena from Samsung at CES, but that should change at the upcoming Mobile World Congress. Samsung will be there and it is expected to announce a refreshed line of smartphones and tablets. According to a report in Sammobile, one device on tap may be the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0.…
The Xperia Z is a stylish, slim smartphone that showcases Sony’s design ethos. As shown in a review posted on YouTube, it’s also as tough as nails. In a torture test that goes beyond the normal drop test, the reviewer bangs the phone against the side of a tub, gives it a bath and scrubs…
Yesterday Japanese research firm BCN said that during the last quarter of 2012, Google’s Nexus 7 may have outsold Apple’s tablets in the Land of the rising Sun. That, however, isn’t the case… Based on a survey of 2,400 consumer electronics stores in Japan, Nexus 7 took 44.4% of the market versus Apple’s iPad with…