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It’s been an avalanche of tablets here in Vegas ever since we landed and while most people are waiting for Motorola to announce its Xoom tablet, LG will definitely be bringing us the Optimus Pad tomorrow. Will it have what it takes to take on the Xoom and the rest of the Android rivals? Tomorrow…
We all know that the HTC Thunderbolt is coming with some 4G LTE goodness, but a recent Rolling Stone ad also shows the Inspire 4G for AT&T. Wait, what?! If there were any doubts about AT&T’s own 4G efforts happening any time soon, this could alleviate those concerns. Unless, of course, AT&T plans on calling…
A tipster dropped us a note to alert of us some upcoming changes to Verizon’s upgrade and warranty policies that could indicate the impending arrival of the Verizon iPhone. According to our source, Verizon may be ending its New Every Two program effective January 16th. The New Every Two program is available to customers with…
While we know that the upcoming Android Gingerbread won’t have minimum hardware requirements, it may be a different story for Honeycomb, Google’s tablet-optimized version of Android. With rumors that the NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core CPU will be the design reference for Honeycomb, it may end up actually being a requirement. There’s also rumors that the…
Shameless Google is getting ready to battle against Apple in yet another arena: Newspapers and Magazines. While it may make a bit more sense for Google to push into the digital newsstand space, we’re learning that the iPad can’t save the magazine, and so it’s not clear that Google’s attempt will fare any better. The…
An LTE BlackBerry has reportedly been in the works for about the last two years, which is roughly the length of RIM’s development cycle, but a variety of factors have apparently slowed progress to a standstill. Rumour has it that costs for LTE chips are too high for RIM, that 4G is too much of…
The HTC Evo 4G is rumoured to be launching on the 9th. (this Sunday) on Sprint for $149.99 on a two-year contract. As if to back up the rumours, a series of high-quality pictures of the smartphone, along with a full spec sheet, and some proof that it’s coming soon to Walmart has surfaced. According…
With the rumors that Honeycomb will be Android 2.4 instead of 3.0, there’s even more evidence to confirm this now. While this can be, and has been faked, it’s beginning to look a whole new shade of real. With their Honeycomb tablet expected to debut at CES 2011, we’re wondering if Motorola will just be…
Pictures of the HTC Thunderbolt leaked a few days ago, with few specs other than LTE connectivity, but a whole batch of info on the unreleased device has made its way out of Germany recently. The particular processor mentioned hasn’t actually been released by Qualcomm yet, so take it all with a grain of salt.…
Best Buy might have run into some issues with its system and the ability to activate the Nexus S for T-Mobile. Users have been unable to purchase a device on contract and get their handsets activated in store, and the problem has been going on for nearly a week now. It’s a little odd that…