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Jan

14

2011

Research shows Android will double competitors growth in 2011

by Jesse Bauer
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A new report by research firm Canalys, shows that Android OS will double its competitors such as iOS and BlackBerry OS over this new year in 2011. Also, despite many claims online about the large amount of activations Verizon’s iPhone is expected to make, this apparently will not affect Android’s growth when it launches next [...]

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Jan

9

2011

TalkAndroid’s post CES 2011 round up: Verizon, Motorola, Honeycomb, NVIDIA, and much more

by Tyler Cunningham
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Well folks, the masses are departing, and CES has come to an end. It’s been a long and crazy week, packed full with a ton of great Android news. From Motorola to NVIDIA, Verizon to LG, there were companies everywhere announcing some great stuff all week. Don’t feel bad if you’ve had a hard time [...]

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Jan

9

2011

Verizon 4G: LG Revolution vs HTC Thunderbolt vs Samsung 4G Phone vs Motorola Droid Bionic

by Dustin Karnes
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[singlepic id=505 w=320 h=240 float=center] At CES, Verizon has been more than busy, what with the announcements of all those new 4G phones. Big Red is now busting into the LTE space with their new devices (which we have individual hands-on videos with, all found below): LG Revolution HTC Thunderbolt Samsung 4G Smartphone (Previously the [...]

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Jan

9

2011

TalkAndroid’s hands-on with the Verizon 4G LG Revolution (video/photo gallery)

by Tyler Cunningham
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Well folks, today is Sunday and we are wrapping up our CES coverage. We have a ton of great photos and videos which we will be posting throughout the day, beginning with this hands-on with the new LG Revolution which we took while visiting Verizon’s private demo room yesterday. This is the last of the [...]

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Jan

8

2011

Android 2.2 update schedule for U.S. Cellular devices

by Jesse Bauer
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U.S. Cellular has finally decided to bring it’s line of Android devices up to Android 2.2, even if that’s so 2010. U.S. Cellular mentioned their intentions for release timelines on their facebook page as stated below; We’re working with Samsung, HTC and LG to provide Froyo (Android 2.2) upgrades for all of our Android-powered phones. [...]

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Jan

7

2011

NVIDIA demos gaming on Tegra2 Motorola ATRIX and LG Optimus 2x

by Jesse Bauer
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At CES in Vegas, NVIDIA has been a big player with the release of the most powerful mobile processor on stage with its Tegra2 dual-core. The Tegra2 processor is currently being displayed within the Motorola ATRIX, Droid Bionic and LG Optimus 2x, all with huge specs. NVIDIA has taken the opportunity at CES to demo [...]

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Jan

6

2011

Verizon site now showing HTC Thunderbolt and LG Revolution, two new LTE devices

by Dustin Karnes
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Looks like the Verizon site is getting well-timed updates, as the site is now showing two new devices… and they’re just the ones you’ve been waiting for. Two new 4.3″, LTE-touting phones are showing their faces: the HC Thunderbolt and the LG Revolution. The Revolution will come with Android 2.2, and the Thunderbolt will come [...]

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Jan

6

2011

Hands-On With LG Optimus Black and Optimus 2X at BGR

by Michael Murphy
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BGR has some great pictures from the LG event last night, getting some shots and talking a bit about both the Optimus Black and the Optimus 2X. They said that while both devices were very snappy and reponsive, the Optimus 2X with it’s dual-core Tegra-2, predictably, absolutely flies along. The display was kicked out to [...]

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Jan

5

2011

Tegra 2 Allows Higher Caliber Gaming On Mobile, Verizon Lends LTE Devices To Demonstrate

by Joe Sirianni
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As expected, Nvidia made a powerful presence on stage today at CES and after discussing a number of their products, they finally got around to their powerful and highly anticipated Tegra 2 processor.  They demonstrated some of the gaming graphics and quality utilizing the LG Optimus 2X, LG’s first dual core smartphone to run the chip [...]

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