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LG’s F series of smartphones have always been aimed at the mid-range market, like the F3. Still, while the G2’s, Galaxy S 4’s, and HTC One’s get all of the attention, the mid-range market isn’t to be ignored. Now it looks like LG is back with a F3 variant sporting a rare feature in the…
AT&T is now offering the Moto X and the LG G2 for free, from now until January 31st when signing a new two-year contract with the company. The LG G2 has been priced at $199 since its release late last year, and the Moto X received a price drop to $99 just a few months…
We now know why Sprint killed off its OneUp device upgrade program just a few days ago. The company has announced the successor to the OneUp program, Easy Pay. Much like OneUp, users who enroll in the plan will be able to purchase a device on a payment plan which spans 24 months, and upgrade…
If you’ve had your eye on the LG G Flex, then today is the day you can secure your very own. From Sprint, at least. Starting today, pre-orders for the device are officially live, and you can grab the curved phablet for $299.99 on a new two-year contract. Expected to land on both AT&T and…
LG has started rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat update for its flagship G2 smartphone in some parts of the world, GSMarena is reporting. After South Korea, G2 owners in Saudi Arabia are getting everyone’s favorite candy and we guess other countries in the region will follow shortly. Moreover, after the Middle East is “cleared,” the…
Apple set the stage for 64-bit mobile computing and Samsung quickly announced it will follow-up with its own chip. Now we’re hearing Huawei will join the game, as well. Sharing the news via Weibo (Chinese version of Twitter), the company’s CEO Richard Yu said the upcoming SoC will be released under the Hisilicon brand, boasting…
LG has officially announced two new color versions of its G2 smartphone. The already leaked gold version will be joined by its red counterpart, though unfortunately we don’t know when these variants will be available in the West. The Korean company will start selling the red and gold G2 in its own backyard, asking the…
Xiaomi is apparently preparing to expand its smartphone line-up with a new low-cost model. Marked as Hongmi 1S, it may emerge as the most affordable device in the Chinese firm’s line-up, selling for 799 Yuan. At the moment, the same cash gets you the “regular” Hongmi handset but that will change once the Hongmi 1S…
You would think that after the Ascend Mate 2 Huawei is done with big devices for some time. Think again. The Chinese firm has just unveiled another big phone in its own backyard. Marked as B199, it’s a successor to the A199 with better hardware and bigger screen. Specs wise, this thing rocks a 5.5-inch…
Just when we thought SwiftKey can’t get any better, they’ve surprised us again by including the two frequently-asked features – support for emoji icons and (optional) number row. These two capabilities, however, are still not ready for the prime time, and the app is currently in the beta testing stage. Here are all the improvements…