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A new LG device with a Snapdragon 800 processor has shown up in an AnTuTu benchmark today, although we’re still scratching our heads as to what the device could be. The benchmark shows a device with a model number of LG-F320, which some are saying could be the rumored LG Optimus G2. The LG Optimus…
Barron’s has released its list of World’s Most Respected Companies for 2013 and unlike last year, Apple is no longer at the very top of the list. In fact, Apple isn’t even in second place either. The Cupertino-based technology giant has dropped to third place in the 2013 list. Coming in at number one on…
Sprint quietly shut down its Nextel network over the weekend, putting an end to its eight year investment in the push-to-talk service. According to the Wall Street Journal, Sprint started shutting down the service with the release of a software patch that disabled calls on the network. A second patch turned off the radios on…
We have some bad news for those of you who are rocking the HTC One S — the popular handset won’t be receiving any more Android updates going forward. HTC recently confirmed this in the statement below: We can confirm that the HTC One S will not receive further Android OS updates and will remain…
The Kickstarter funded Pebble smartwatch will be available from Best Buy, online and in retail stores, beginning this Sunday, July 7th. Best Buy will initially offer the jet black color of the Pebble for $149.99, with the cherry red color coming in August. The Pebble is also available in orange, gray and white through getpebble.com. The…
T-Mobile has been offering up the Samsung Gravity feature phone line for some time now, and it’s just received a reboot. The Samsung Gravity Q falls in line with its predecessors, offering up a low-end but serviceable set of features at a very reasonable price. The Gravity Q sports a 3 inch QVGA display, 416 MHz…
It’s been a while since Motorola released a new Android smartphone, but rumors suggest the handset maker is gearing up to release a few new phones for Verizon Wireless. Evleaks originally claimed that Verizon and Motorola were working on the Droid Ultra along with the Droid Mini and the Droid Maxx. A slip on Motorola’s part…
AT&T has been in beast mode when it comes to rolling out its LTE network all over the country. The second largest cellular provider in the U.S. announced that it has turned on its speedy LTE in 35 new markets, and expanded coverage to 17 more. This big lump sum of markets brings the company’s…
Apple is apparently talking to SK Telecom to launch an LTE-Advanced-enabled iPhone in South Korea. That, obviously, would be the upcoming iPhone 5S which is slated to be released later in the year. By relying on the carrier aggregation technology, LTE-Advanced enables downloads over multiple radio channels at the same time, providing users with “faster…
As Vodafone is gearing towards launching its 4G LTE network in the UK, it has already launched few devices that will be ready for faster download and upload speeds from the day one. Among the “future-proof” phones are the Samsung GALAXY S4, Nokia Lumia 925 and BlackBerry Z10, and now this mobile hotspot is joining…