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Things just got a whole lot better for folks serving in the United States Navy, as sailors on board the USS Kearsarge and USS San Antonio will get access to 4G LTE service. In addition to the fast data speeds both crews are expected to receive free LG phones powered by Android. We’re not sure…
Frog Orbs is an addictive game for iPhone and iPad from Ballpit Monster that revolves around a frog trying to protect his magical orbs and save his flies from enemies. Okay, maybe that sounds weird. It’s a good game though, trust me. I’ve been playing it for almost a week and I’m pretty hooked. It’s…
T-Mobile wants you to buy a Nexus 4 and is enticing you with a rock bottom price on the LG handset. The Nexus 4 retails for $549 from the carrier, and a series of discounts, including a new $50 mail-in-rebate, drops the price to a lowly $49. The sale is available today and continues until…
According to French blog Test-Mobile, Google won’t be manning an Android booth this year at Mobile World Congress. The report comes from, Google’s team in France which said, “I can confirm that indeed, Sonia, we will not stand at MWC this year. However, the Android team will be present in Barcelona to support its partners.…
Google updated its Android version distribution statistics and the numbers show that most Android users are still living in the past. The recent figures reveal that a whopping 45.6% of Android owners still use Android 2.3 Gingerbread, which first debuted in December 2010 and was showcased by the Nexus S from Samsung. Only 13.6% use the…
U.K. carrier O2 is pushing out Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean updates to the Sony Xperia T. The Jelly Bean update will bring the usual goodies we’ve become all too familiar with such as Google Now, Project Butter (for UI smoothness), better voice recognition, enhanced notifications, a better keyboard, and more. In addition the Android 4.1.2 update ushers…
LG Hong Kong announced via Facebook that three smartphones announced last year — including the Optimus 4X HD, Optimus L9 and Optimus L7 — will all get Jelly Bean updates soon. Sure enough, these are Asian versions of the L7 and L9 (model numbers P765 and P705), but other versions sold around the world will…
Nokia may missed this year’s CES but it won’t miss MWC, and could use the big show to launch few new devices. Two phones that could be unveiled in Barcelona are Nokia Lumia 720 (model number RM-885) and Lumia 520 (RM-914), first of which sounds like a mid-ranger while the latter will most likely be…
Vodafone UK is getting its feet in the Windows Phone 8 game, and is now offering no less than 5 devices running the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile platform. Among the devices British users can get are Nokia’s Lumia 920, 820 and 620; as well as HTC’s Windows Phone 8X and 8S. Here are the…
It is said that Huawei will use the big show in Barcelona to unveil the Ascend P2, yet again claiming the “world’s thinnest smartphone” title. And while we’ve heard the specs before, today we have the first “in the wild” photos to show you, plus few more details to add to the story. You see,…