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LG announced it new flagship smartphone the LG G2 in New York today, and sprint wasted no time in announcing that the company will be carrying the device on its network later this year. LG G2 owners on Sprint’s network will be able to take advantage of Sprint’s recently announced Unlimited plans, which start at $80…
The LG G2 has officially been unveiled, and it’s both a beauty and a beast. The handset has been leaked for the past few weeks, but now it’s finally official. The LG G2 boasts a gorgeous 5.2 inch 1080p HD IPS+ display, 2.26GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 CPU, 2GB RAM, 13-megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization,…
FreedomPop is expanding to Sprint’s 4G LTE network today, providing LTE coverage to its customers across the U.S. FreedomPop is adding a new mobile hotspot, the FreedomSpot 5580, which will allow FreedomPop customers 500 MB a month of free 4G LTE data access. “With LTE network coverage reaching critical mass, we are now able to…
Motorola has officially taken the wraps off of the incessantly leaked Moto X. This is the first true collaboration from Google and Motorola since the acquisition, and the phone has been highly anticipated since we first got word about its existence. While Motorola recently announced its new lineup of Droid handsets for Verizon, all eyes…
T-Mobile is set to launch the LG Optimus F3 on August 7th, adding yet another LTE-ready device to its lineup. We recently reviewed the Sprint version of the handset, and deemed the F3 as a pretty great little device for the first time smartphone buyer or someone who doesn’t want to pay $200 for a…
Sounds from the famous Vienna Boys’ Choir will come preloaded on the soon-to-be-launch LG G2, the Korean company has announced. LG worked closely with the choir on a series of “unique harmonic sounds” including 9 ringtones and 5 notifications and alarms, as well as 4 musical chimes like Bach’s Air on the G String. Those…
Isis announced plans to roll out the Isis Mobile Wallet nationwide later this year, following successful pilots in Austin, Texas and Salt Lake City, Utah. Using the NFC technology, Isis allows consumers to pay, redeem coupons and present loyalty cards with a tap of their smartphone. So to use this service, users need an NFC-enabled…
Duracell Powermat-equipped tables are coming to select Starbucks stores in the Silicon Valley area. This expansion follows on the earlier rollout in few Starbucks stores in the Boston area. “Look around any Starbucks and you will see smartphones being placed on tables. Today these phones are losing power as they sit there – but once…
MediaTek has been very aggressive in pushing its quad-core chipsets all around the globe. However, the company still gets a majority of its clients from little-known Asian handset makers, which use these chips in their mid-to-high end gear. These devices are known to cost less than smartphones and tablets made by the major companies that…
Google served up some piping hot numbers this morning at its “Breakfast with Sundar” event in San Francisco. The menu this morning included Android 4.3, the new Nexus 7 and a host of other services. The big news, however, were the numbers Google had to offer pertaining to tablet activations and Play Store app downloads.…