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LG renames Optimus LTE to Optimus True HD LTE, disses Samsung’s HD Super AMOLED

LG renames Optimus LTE to Optimus True HD LTE, disses Samsung’s HD Super AMOLED

  While the Optimus LTE’s already made its way to South Korea, Japan and the US (in the guise of theSpectrum and the Nitro HD), LG’s decided to give this dual-core handset a new name ahead of its Hong Kong [...]

HTC One series comparison

HTC One series comparison

HTC showed off their new One Series this week at Mobile World Congress, and more than a few people seemed to get excited at the upcoming handsets from the long-time Android OEM. We don’t blame you at all, they [...]

Twitter for iPhone update brings back swipe, copy and paste shortcuts

Twitter for iPhone update brings back swipe, copy and paste shortcuts

  Twitter updated its iOS app with long overdue usability enhancements and a host of little improvements and bug fixes. Twitter for iOS version 4.1, a free download from the App Store, brought back the handy swipe shortcut. [...]

Pantech Element review

Pantech Element review

By Joseph Volpe   You’ve heard of singin’ in the rain (and have likely seen the movie). You may have even attempted it once or twice, but tableting in the midst of a downpour? That doesn’t exactly conjure [...]

Sprint’s $100 ‘ZTE Optik’ 7-inch Android tablet launches Feb. 5

Sprint’s $100 ‘ZTE Optik’ 7-inch Android tablet launches Feb. 5

Sprint announced today they will be making the budget-friendly, 7-inch ZTE Optik 3G tablet available starting Feb. 5 from Sprint Stores and online for $99.99 on the usual two year agreement. You’ll also be able to [...]

The Xappr, because your smartphone doesn’t look enough like a gun

The Xappr, because your smartphone doesn’t look enough like a gun

By Brian Heater   You love your smartphone — and who can blame you, really? There’s seemingly no limit to what it can do. But ask yourself this: does it look enough like a gun? The answer is almost [...]

Steam for Android leaves beta and is now available to everyone, get downloading

Steam for Android leaves beta and is now available to everyone, get downloading

Valve Software’s official Steam client for Android devices has been available in beta since last week. Today, the stable 1.0 version was released on Android Market. You will need a Steam account to use the app that [...]

Google: 250 million Android devices now activated, 11 billion apps downloaded from Android Market

Google: 250 million Android devices now activated, 11 billion apps downloaded from Android Market

Google has just announced in their Q4 earnings live call that there are 250 million Android devices now activated, up 50 million from the last call. Better yet, Google has also announced that there have been 11 [...]

Coby offers new suite of ICS tablets, prices range from $179 to $299

Coby offers new suite of ICS tablets, prices range from $179 to $299

Coby Electronics unveiled its first Android 4.0 tablet at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. Well, its first of many Ice Cream Sandwich models anyway, and they each have a first-quarter launch planned. The tablets creating the [...]

Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX coming to Verizon Jan. 26

Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX coming to Verizon Jan. 26

We went hands-on with the Droid RAZR MAXX at CES 2012 and well — it’s a Droid RAZR with a 3300 mAh battery taking place of the original 1780 mAh power source and while that’s impressive in its own right, the most impressive point [...]