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LG’s upcoming Optimus Vu has a 5-inch screen with 4:3 aspect ratio

February 8, 2012
 LG is teasing us with a new, still unannounced device. Called Optimus Vu, it’s an Android smartphone with a huge 5-inch screen. However, there’s something special about that screen – it has a 4:3 aspect ratio which is kinda strange, prompting us to think about compatibility and how many of ...

Samsung hosting an event on March 22nd in France, is that when we’ll see the Galaxy S III?

February 7, 2012
 Earlier this month Samsung announced that they would not be showing off the Samsung Galaxy S III at Mobile World Congress. Their reasoning was that it doesn’t make sense to announce a device so early in the year when it’s due to hit store shelves during the end of the ...

Droid RAZR MAXX temporarily out of stock on Verizon’s website

February 7, 2012
 The DROID RAZR MAXX is obviously selling like hot cupcakes these days with Verizon Wireless at one point listing the popular devices as out of stock (along with the LG Revolution and Motorola DROID X2). However, the carrier and Motorola must’ve been working round the clock to fix this “injustice” ...

HTC: Our Q1 2012 revenues are going to be down by about 36%, we just have to keep on hustlin’

February 6, 2012
 With hindsight we can pinpoint the exact day when HTC’s demise began: April 12, 2011. That’s the day that the HTC Sensation was announced, the device that on paper was better than Samsung’s Galaxy S II, but in reality was an incredibly disappointing pile of plastic, metal, and glass. Two ...

Mobilicity getting Samsung Galaxy Nexus on February 6th

January 27, 2012
 Mobilicity will join (as announced on Twitter) other Canadian carriers which offer the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Price is unknown at the moment, but we do know the launch date – it’s set for February 6th, when our Canadian readers will have one more option to choose from to get the ...

Telus’ HTC 7 Surround and LG Optimus 7 get 8107 update

January 27, 2012
 Canadian Telus announced the availability of the 8107 update for two of its Windows Phone devices – HTC 7 Surround and LG Optimus 7. The carrier prepared a support page advising users to “push the button” and solve the annoying “disappearing keyboard” bug, while fixing some of the other issues ...

5 new Windows Phone games coming in February

January 27, 2012
Good news for all of you with Window Phone devices – you’ll get 5 hot new games in February. In a staged release, one game will be added to the Windows Phone Marketplace every week, including: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit – February 1st ($4.99) ...

London landmarks go interactive with Samsung Galaxy Tab

January 26, 2012
 The EDF Energy London Eye has teamed up with Samsung to offer in-capsule experience for visitors using the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1s tablet.Each capsule will feature six tablets dotted around the edges, allowing visitors to find details and information on London landmarks which can be seen from the Eye. Moreover, ...

Rumor: Europe to get the Nokia Lumia 910 in May; it’s the Lumia 900, but with a 12 MP camera

January 25, 2012
 Earlier this month at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas we saw Nokia unveil their first “real Windows Phone” for the U.S. market, the Lumia 900. It’s basically the Lumia 800, but with a larger 4.3 inch screen, front facing camera, and AT&T 4G LTE connectivity. Those of us ...

LG Optimus LTE sales break 1 million units, took roughly 3 months to do it

January 25, 2012
 LG has just announced that the Optimus LTE has sold more than 1 million units. At fist glance that sounds like an awesome achievement, but looking at the numbers closely reveals some incredibly lackluster sales. First, the device went on sale in October 2011, meaning it’s been out on the ...

Evernote’s Android app updated with auto-titles, improved layout, save and continue

January 25, 2012
 Evernote for Android keeps getting better. Newly released version 3.5 comes with a number of improvements, including smart titles for notes, the ability to save as you edit, better layout and styling of image attachments, and more.Auto titles come in handy when you don’t set a title to your note. ...

Sony Xperia smartphones getting an extra positioning help from Russia’s GLONASS

January 23, 2012
 In an effort to make location-based services more relevant, Sony will include Russia’s GLONASS system (alongside American GPS) in its future Xperia phones. Heck, two new devices announced at the CES — Xperia ion and Xperia S — already come with this capability.The idea is simple – more satellites mean ...