The LG Revolution is the third smartphone for Verizon that can use the 4G LTE network. In our review, we’ll try and determine if this is on par with other phones in the market, including the 4G LTE-capable HTC Thunderbolt and Samsung Charge. With handsets like the T-Mobile G2x and the Optimus Black, LG has…
Fring closes C round of financing
Fring, the company behind the popular mobile VoIP (where V is both for voice and video) app, announced that it has closed C-round of financing. The company’s current investors participated, including North Bridge Venture Capital, Pitango Venture Capital and Veritas Venture Partners. Fring will use the new money to additionally invest in technology and bring…
Hands-on: Verizon LG Revolution – The best 4G LTE phone yet?
We just unwrapped the LG Revolution Verizon was so kind to send our way and the carrier’s third smartphone with 4G LTE is quite a formidable creature. We’ll have our review up very shortly but we wanted to share a few pictures and videos with you lovely readers first. The first thing you notice about…
Review: Zomm, Bluetooth done right
Zomm joins the growing list of multi-porpose Bluetooth accessories that solve more problems than the basic earpiece. The simple fact is millions of smartphones with built-in Bluetooth are shipping worldwide and so far, the majority of Bluetooth accessories have been earpieces that have arguably stopped innovating beyond decreasing in size. This trend is shifting toward…
Broadcom WiFi Direct, location GPS demos [Videos]
I just got back from an interesting meeting with Broadcom about the general state of the mobile industry and there were some interesting topics that came up. The company also showed off a few quick demos of WiFi Direct and its location technology and these should be makings its way into phones and tablets in…
AT&T announces LTE launch in five U.S. cities – finally some ‘real’ 4G
AT&T has just announced that it will launch LTE in five U.S. cities this summer: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. The announcement was made by AT&T Business Solutions President and CEO John Stankey during the Barclays Capital Global Communications, Media and Technology Conference. Finally, AT&T will have a true 4G network – none…
LG Revolution officially launching on Verizon tomorrow
We had a pretty solid feeling that the LG Revolution would be launching tomorrow, but today we just got the official confirmation. The pricetag will sit at a whopping $249.99 on a two-year contract. May 26 is shaping up to be a big day for Verizon, as they’ll also be launching the HTC Trophy, the…
Google and Sprint bringing a NFC payment system to a smartphone near you
Google and Sprint have been quite chummy as of late and they may be taking that friendship to the next level later this week. The search giant and carrier may be launching an NFC (Near Field Communication) payment system as soon as the 26th, making NFC-enabled devices your potential next credit card. We had an…
LG Revolution promo materials emerge days before launch
Promotional materials for the LG Revolution have just been spotted and it’s about time. Set to launch this Thursday, the Revolution is Verizon’s first high-end Android phone from the handset-maker and it’s more than welcome into Big Red’s portfolio. LG has seriously stepped up its games with its upcoming Android lineup and the Revolution shows…
Verizon expanding 4G LTE network to new cities on June 16
Verizon is expanding its 4G LTE network to additional cities on June 16. Last week we learned that the carrier expanded its LTE network to new cities along the east coast and in the south. This time around, another group of cities are getting some blazing fast mobile broadband love on June 16. Cities included…








