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by Brandon Miniman | January 11, 2012 1:22 PMRead OnAt CES 2012, Verizon announced two new LTE smartphones: the LG Spectrum and the Motorola Droid 4. The Spectrum, in particular, has a 4.5" 720p HD display and a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 CPU with 1GB of RAM. In many ways, it's essentially the same phone as the LG Nitro HD on AT&T. It's thin and light with a fingerprint-prone smooth backing. While the Spectrum comes with Android 2.3, expect an upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich in Q2. The Spectrum will be available on January 19th for $199. The Droid 4 is the one to get if you want a hardware keyboard. It has a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a ...
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by Brandon Miniman | January 11, 2012 1:05 PMRead OnThe LG Viper are the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, announced at CES 2012, are the first Sprint LTE devices. The LG Viper is an Android 2.3 device, which will be upgradable to Ice Cream Sandwich. Running with no custom UI, the Viper is somewhat of a midrange phone with a dual-core 1.2GHz CPU, a 4.0" WVGA Nova display, a 5MP camera on the back, VGA camera up front, and an NFC chip with Google Wallet preloaded. The Viper is a bit thick, though the in-hand feel is nice with a brushed metal texture on the back. No word on price and availability. The Galaxy Nexus is nearly identical to the variant seen ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | January 11, 2012 9:06 AMRead OnWe meet the Sony Xperia Ion, a device which is "first" from a couple of perspectives: it's the first Sony device to come sans the "Ericsson" in its branding, though the device we got our hands on still uses the old Sony Ericsson logo, unlike the official AT&T phone render. It is also the first device from the manufacturer to include a 4G LTE radio. The Sony Xperia Ion packs a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, 4.6-inch 720p display, and a twelve-megapixel camera. While you're waiting for the second quarter of the year, when it hits AT&T's shelves, take a look at our hands-on below. We like the ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | January 11, 2012 8:58 AMRead OnNot only the new HTC Titan II has 4G LTE support for Windows Phone but the phone has a huge 16-megapixel camera, largest among Windows Phones as well as among all HTC devices to date. Peter Chou went on stage at the AT&T event to personally announce the Titan refresh and we were there to get our hands on the device. The 4.7-inch WVGA screen, inherited in size from its predecessor, looks really good and the phone is "boom-boom" fast as the HTC CEO described it. Fast not only due to the 4G LTE radio but also because of the 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S2 processor; other specs include 512 MB RAM, 16GB ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | January 11, 2012 5:25 AMRead OnStephen Elop was proud of the "head-turning" designs on the Lumia 900, borrowed mainly from the Lumia 800, which inherited its looks from the Nokia N9 MeeGo-powered device. Looks like not only the Nokia CEO found the design appealing. What you see in the picture is the One-China Z500M. If you think it looks similar to the Lumia 800/N9, that's because it probably does. Many knockoffs are originating from China and that's where they're usually found but this one was reportedly taken to CES. It runs Android and if you like the nice buttons on the bottom as well as the exceptional job on the ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | January 11, 2012 4:06 AMRead OnIntel-powered smartphones were among our predictions for CES probably due to various rumors as well as the buzz around the new Medfield chip. There are still no devices announced but Intel and Motorola Mobility announced a multi-year strategic alliance. In light of the agreement, Motorola Mobility -- acquired by Google in August of 2011 -- will deliver smartphones which shipping later this year using Intel's Atom processors and Google's Android platform. Since it is a multi-device partnership, tablets are also part of the agreement. "We are delighted to be partnering with Intel to deliver ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | January 11, 2012 4:06 AMRead OnThe other day we got wind of T-Mobile's possible next candidate to the line-up, the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G, and the carrier just officially announced the phone, expected to be available later this year. The main feature here is the radio capable of 4G (HSPA+42) speeds, built in basically a housing that is representative of a carrier version for the Galaxy S line. Inside the plastic you'll find a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 processor clocking at 1.5GHz, and a Super AMOLED touch screen. Aside from Android being the platform, though not specified which iteration (safe to thing ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | January 11, 2012 4:06 AMRead OnWhile Intel and Motorola Mobility made sure the world found out about their new, multi-year-multi-device partnership to deliver Intel-based Android devices, Chinese phone-maker Lenovo announced the K800, the world's first Intel-based smartphone. The Lenovo K800 brings a 4.5-inch 720p display, a 1.6GHz Intel processor and an eight-megapixel main camera. The Intel chip inside the phone is the Z2460, formerly referred to as the "Medfield", aided by the Intel XMM 6260 platform chip in order to offer support for HSPA+ networks. Android is the platform of choice with Lenovo's own LeOS custom UI ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | January 11, 2012 4:05 AMRead On"Find out what's new and what's next! Join us at our Press Conference at Mobile World Congress for the latest news on our Xperia smartphone portfolio and strategy". That's the wording on the invitations Sony is already sending out, preparing for MWC. While at CES, Sony introduced the 4G LTE Xperia Ion on AT&T, the Xperia S, as well as the Xperia NX and Xperia acro HD for Japan. Make sure Sony will not come empty-handed to MWC, where last year they introduced the Xperia Play, Neo and Pro devices, aside from the European intro of the Arc. We've seen the MT27i smartphone recently tipped as a ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | January 11, 2012 4:05 AMRead OnA leaflet circulating in Vegas hinted towards the existence of the world's first quad-core, nVidia Tegra 3-powered smartphone, wearing the Toshiba branding. Turns out the info was right as the company had the phone prototype on display. On display is the proper expression because, as you can see in the image above, the device was showcase behind glass, in a transparent box, safe from the prying hands of everyone. The specs accompanying the device are talking about nVidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz, a 4.6-inch "HD-quality" LCD screen, 13-megapixel camera, and LTE ...
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by Stephen Schenck | January 10, 2012 7:57 PMRead OnLast fall, Google added support to Google Maps for indoor spaces. With the CES now underway, the company is reminding its users of that relatively recent addition, and how it can be used to help navigate around labyrinthine conference spaces. While that sounds like a very apt use for the feature, Google neglected to take the time mention an update it just pushed-out to the app, which quietly landed at the Android Market today. If you use Google Latitude features to keep track of where your friends are, you should start seeing a couple of nice improvements, including lower battery ...
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by Stephen Schenck | January 10, 2012 12:16 PMRead OnLast month, we heard a lot out of Intel about its interest in getting back into the smartphone game. While Intel chips saw use in the days of Windows Mobile, the most recent generations of smartphones have favored ARM processors. We heard about a reference design Intel had put together in hopes of attracting manufacturer interest in the platform, and had the opportunity to see a render of the device. With the CES now underway, Intel is showing-off this smartphone effort, giving us out first look at an Intel Android in action. This hardware is never meant for retail shelves, but we're still ...
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by Evan Blass | January 10, 2012 11:32 AMRead OnWe've learned that T-Mobile is poised to add a third 42Mbps HSPA+ handset to its lineup, known as the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G. Since the Blaze isn't scheduled to launch until later in the year, details are still scarce: so far all that's been revealed to us are a dual-core Snapdragon processor by Qualcomm and, predictably, a Super AMOLED display of unknown dimensions. All indications point to this being a successor to the carrier's version of the Galaxy S II, not the least of which is its model number: SGH-T999, which is the highest number Samsung has ever used for a T-Mobile-bound ...
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by Stephen Schenck | January 10, 2012 11:08 AMRead OnSo far, we've seen manufacturers at the CES show off Android tablets that have quad-core chips, that feature HD displays, and dock with smartphones. The latest to catch our eye has a few unique hardware features of its own, which together may be able to help it become one of the stand-out tablets for gaming. The highlight of the WikiPad, currently being demonstrated at the CES, is arguably its eight-inch screen with not only an impressive 1080p resolution, but with autostereoscopic abilities, as well. We don't recall seeing anyone else trying to adapt the sort of no-glasses-required 3D ...
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by Brandon Miniman | January 10, 2012 11:03 AMRead OnAt CES we got some hands-on time with the Lenovo S2 Android 2.3 smartphone (which will be upgradable to Android 4.0). It packs a single-core Snapdragon MSM8255 1.4GHz CPU with a 3.8" WVGA IPS display with an 8MP camera on the back and a 1.3MP camera on the front. The S2 features a single button control that functions as a menu, back, and home button, all in one, depending on the gestures you use. It has Lenovo's custom UI which features a custom home screen interface, custom launcher, and even custom notification bar. The S2 isn't the most advanced smartphone ever, but we found the screen ...
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