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Dec

30

2011

LG Set To Bring Intel-Based Phone To CES 2012

by Roy Alugbue
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LG has announced it will debut an Intel-based Android smartphone at CES 2012. The phone will feature Intel’s new flagship mobile chip, the Medfield SoC (System on a Chip). While no one knows what will be the exact specs of the Intel-based phone just yet, the processor is expected to be a screamer. Impressive benchmarks [...]

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Dec

30

2011

U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share for November 2011 Reported by comScore

by Jack Holt
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comScore, famous for measuring the digital world released data from the comScore MobiLens service today. It reports key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during a three month average period that ended in November 2011. During the study, more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers were surveyed and it was found that Samsung was still [...]

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Dec

26

2011

LG Set To Upgrade Select Devices To Android 4.0 Starting In Q2 2012

by Roy Alugbue
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Christmas may have passed already, but it certainly will be a Merry New Year for certain LG owners. LG has announced on their Facebook page they will be upgrading select devices to Android 4.0 starting in Q2 – Q3 of 2012, followed by a global rollout shortly after. The phones confirmed for upgrade starting in [...]

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Dec

23

2011

HTC Fireball and LG Spectrum could be Verizon’s first 4G LTE global devices

by Robert Nazarian
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We’ve been hearing about the LG Spectrum and the HTC Fireball, two upcoming 4G LTE phones for Verizon Wireless. Now the latest news is that both of these phones may have global capabilities which is a first for Verizon, at least for 4G LTE phones. The above leaked document shows an “O” under “Global Phone” for [...]

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Dec

15

2011

LG Spectrum (Revolution 2) Photos and Specs Are Released

by Spencer McClendon
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  The guys over at Pocketnow, got their hands on some nice high quality photos of the LG Spectrum (Revolution 2), as well as the specs. We recently saw pics of this device but they weren’t all that fabulous, and you really couldn’t see the true look of the phone. As you can see from [...]

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Nov

28

2011

Lg Confirms 4 Optimus Phones to Receive Android 4.0 Update

by Stacy Bruce
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LG took to the social media platform this morning and announced which devices will officially receive the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. According to LG’s Facebook page, a few of their top tier Optimus phones will most definitely get a taste of Google’s latest treat: Optimus 2X Optimus Black Optimus 3D Optimus LTE Now, [...]

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Nov

22

2011

Verizon Announces Holiday Savings Bonanza, Kicks It Off With Red Incredible 2

by Jack Holt
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It’s that time a year again. The time where you brave the cold, dark and early hours to save a ton of money on your holiday shopping. As we told you before, it appears that Verizon knows this as well and has decided to bring some other great deals to you this holiday season. Starting [...]

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Nov

21

2011

Amazon May Still Be Making Bigger Tablets, Orders both 8.9 and 10.1 Displays (Rumor)

by Jack Holt
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Ever since Amazon announced that they would be entering the tablet market it was rumored that they would be bringing different tablet sizes to the table. This rumor became more reputable when Amazon announced the 8.9-inch version of their Kindle Fire.  Well it appears that a 10.1 inch version may also be in the works. [...]

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Nov

17

2011

T-Mobile LG Doubleplay Review

by Robert Nazarian
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LG is looking to reinvent multitasking and texting with the Doubleplay, available on T-Mobile. This is a mid-level phone priced at $99 with average specs. If you are looking for something unique this might be the phone for you. Design When you first put the Doubleplay in your hands you will right away notice that [...]