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Feb

22

2012

LG Optimus VU Shows Itself on Video for the First Time

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by Jack Holt
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Well folks we are just a few days away from MWC 2012 and it appears that LG is trying to build up some excitement for its Galaxy Note competitor the Optimus VU.While they’ve been hinting at it and officially dropped the announcement on us last weekend we are now only seeing it on video for [...]

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Feb

22

2012

LG Optimus 4X HD to be the official name of the X3

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by Robert Nazarian
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LG is going to be one busy company at next week’s Mobile World Congress. We’ve already heard about the Optimus Vu, the Optimus 3D MAX / Cube, and the L-Style phones. We’ve also been reporting about the X3, but it looks like it will have a different name, the Optimus 4X HD. Since it features NVIDIA’s quad-core [...]

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Feb

22

2012

LG officially announces the Optimus 3D Max and Optimus 3D Cube

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by Robert Nazarian
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We’ve been hearing about the possible followup to the LG Optimus 3D (LG Thrill in the states) as the Optimus 3D Max. LG just made it official, but if you live in Korea, it will be called the Cube. Although the 3D Max name will be available in Europe, it’s unlikely to bare that name [...]

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Feb

22

2012

NEC Announces Three Mysterious Smartphones, Details To Follow At MWC

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by Roy Alugbue
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    Smartphone  developer NEC has announced 3 new intriguing handests and will showcase them at MWC next week. Each of the devices will be featured as NEC’s “best cloud devices”– which essentially means the devices will integrate with cloud services better than the competition out there. Also judging by the screenshots, all three devices look as if [...]

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Feb

22

2012

ASUS Officially Releases Transformer Prime Bootloader Unlock Tool

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by Stacy Bruce
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Finally! ASUS has officially released the Transformer Prime bootloader unlock tool that they have been talking about for what seems an eternity. Just as they promised, ASUS has delivered the tool in the month of February so now the development side of things is about to get exciting. Before today, the Transformer Prime was blocked [...]

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Feb

22

2012

T-Mobile Announces Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G Will Arrive In Stores By March For $150

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by Roy Alugbue
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  The Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G has finally been confirmed and is on its way. Yes we’d already seen a hint here and another one there, but hey— we love seeing our confirmations, right kids? T-Mobile has confirmed the smartphone will land in its stores in March for a mere $150 on-contract. Moreover, the [...]

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Feb

22

2012

Android-Powered Samsung Zipel Oven is Controlled by Your Phone

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by Ed Caggiani
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In Korea, Samsung has just launched the catchy MC368GAAW5A, or the Zipel ceramic oven, which can be fully controlled by an Android app. The app has over 160 different dishes to choose from, and when selected, can be sent to the oven over your home Wi-Fi network. Once received, the oven sets itself appropriately and begins [...]

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Feb

21

2012

Google HUD Glasses Are Real And Reported To Be Released By Year’s End

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by Joe Sirianni
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Yes, Leo Laporte, they’re real after all.  What was once thought to be a joke is now a reality thanks to Google.  The company’s HUD Glasses will be launching some time before year’s end and will most likely go for somewhere between $250-$600 bucks.  The New York Times  broke the news earlier today and we’re [...]

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Feb

21

2012

Intel Ready To Unveil Details Of Medfield-Powered Devices, Taps Motorola And Lenovo As Launch Partners

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by Roy Alugbue
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  Intel could not hold itself much longer and has finally spilled the beans on its little project. Of course we already knew they were partnering with Motorola to bring the first of many Medfield-powered devices, but we now know the chipset maker will tab Lenovo as a launch partner as well. What this means [...]

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Feb

21

2012

ViewSonic ViewPad G70 Specs Leaked

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by Emily Aquin
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This week is the time for rumors and leaks, as we’re coming up on MWC 2012 quickly. Pocket-lint received word from an unidentified source that ViewSonic will have a 7-inch tablet to release at MWC next week. The ViewPad G70 will ship with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and 4 GB of memory that can [...]

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