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May

10

2012

Hands on with Gestures by Qualcomm for the Snapdragon S4 [Video]

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Qualcomm was on hand at CTIA this year and they were showing off their new application called Gestures. This really isn’t anything totally new since Sony is introducing something similar with the Sola. I have a feeling we’re going to see a lot of this from all device manufacturers towards the end of the year. [...]

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May

9

2012

Hands on with the LG Optimus 4X HD at CTIA [Video]

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The Optimus 4X HD was yet another device that LG unveiled at Mobile World Congress. After a few months, it decided to visit the U.S. and show off a little. It sports a Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor, a 4.7-inch True HD IPS display, an 8MP rear camera, 1.3 front-facing camera, 16GB of internal storage, a microSD [...]

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May

9

2012

For Seniors: Hands on with the Doro PhoneEasy 740 and Doro Experience for Android tablets

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Doro has been making phones for a long time, and over the last couple of years they’ve been concentrating on the Senior crowd. They showed off their first Android phone called the PhoneEasy 740 at CTIA, and I spent a little time with it. It runs on Android 2.3, but it’s completely forked. It has [...]

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May

9

2012

Hands on with the Huawei Ascend D Quad at CTIA [Video]

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Huawei introduced the Ascend D Quad at Mobile World Congress a few months ago and it’s now stateside for a short visit at CTIA. We hope it will come back to the U.S. with a carrier, but no news yet.  Specs include: Huawei K3V2 1.2GHz quad-core chipset and power management system 4.5-inch HD Touch-Enabled screen, [...]

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May

9

2012

Hands on with iOnRoad, Turn your smartphone into a your personal driving assistant

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I sat down with the folks at iOnRoad this morning at CTIA. They have a really unique app for your car, and they say it’s your personal driving assistant. When it comes to driving, safety is the most important aspect so why not use your smartphone to help you out? With iOnRoad you will get: [...]

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