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L-Style Android Phone by LG will focus on design

Posted by Anjana Paul - 2012-02-21

Lg has released a few details on their new L-Style series Android phones. Design and attention to detail will be the focus of the L-Style phones. Modern square, floating mass technology harmonized design contrast, seamless layout, and sensuous slim shape will be the foca points for the aesthetic elements. LG boosts that the series of devices will b

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Fujitsu plans Europe and U.S. market launches

Posted by Anjana Paul - 2012-02-20

Japanese brand, Fujitsu is planning to start selling mobile phones based on Android and Windows Mobile devices in Europe and the U.S. On Sunday during the Mobile World Congress, the company plans to debut their handsets. Fujitsu will initially launch their devices in Europe and then in the U.S. market by this year or 2013. Fujitsu has focused on th

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Microsoft may be preparing new music service

Posted by Anjana Paul - 2012-02-18

Micosoft is rumored to be talking with major record companies in the discussion of creating a new music service. This new service would be able to bring music to Windows Phone and Xbox consoles. Zune has been the preferred music service for Windows Phone thus far. Spotify brings tunes to the Xbox console and desktop computers. Because of Zune's usa

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Specs for new Asus Transformer leaked

Posted by Anjana Paul - 2012-02-17

Polish web site Tabletowo has leaked what they say are the specs to the second installment of the Asus Transformer Prime. The  device called the Asus Transformer TF300T will match the orginal with a a 10.1 inch display and quad-core 1.2. GHz Tegra 3 processor. It will also include the rear and front-facing cameras with 8MP and 1.2MP, 1GB of RA

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Android 5.0 coming later this year

Posted by Anjana Paul - 2012-02-16

Ice cream sandwich has barely been released on most devices as a rumor from Digitimes has claims Android 5.0 (Jelly bean) could launch as soon as second quarter of this year. Digitimes also alleges that the OS will be further optimized for tablets and will integrate Chrome's system functions for "dual-operating system designs". This would allow for

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Reference: www.phonedog.com

Widgets will be included on Blackberry 10 OS

Posted by Anjana Paul - 2012-02-15

Leaked screenshots of the next version of the Blackberry OS reveal that RIM is adding support for homescreen widgets, video chat, and more. Current and older versions of the operating system have been icon-based and launch the application. Widgets give users access to some information without the need to open the application. This doesn't mean RIM

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HTC phones to carry Playstation certification

Posted by Anjana Paul - 2012-02-14

It appears as though HTC will be the first non Sony device that will receive Playstation certification. Reports from British tech site, Pocket-Lint, reveal that an announcement will be made later this year. Playstation certification allows Playstation titles to be played through an Android based compatibility layer. So far this ability has only bee

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iPad 3 rumors heat up with possible unveiling date

Posted by Anjana Paul - 2012-02-13

Souces speaking on iMore claim that Apple will be holding an event on March 7th that will unviel the iPad 3. This date has been supported by Jim Dalrymple of "The Loop", who said "Yup", upon responding to the claim. Last year when Apple announced the iPad 2, it was also unvieled during the first week of March. Most reports agree that the device wil

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Reference: www.phonedog.com

Quad-Core HTC Endeavor on its way

Posted by Anjana Paul - 2012-02-11

Reports from phone blog MoDaCo reveal that HTC is preparing to launch the world's first quad core handset. It is said to be powered by a beastly quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor. Other specs that are rumored include 1 GB of RAM, 8 MP rear camera, 1.3 MP front facing camera, and 720p display. A quad-band HSPA+ radio is also said to be in the devic

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Amazon readying new tablet

Posted by Anjana Paul - 2012-02-10

On the heels of its success with the Kindle Fire, Amazon is preparing to launch a 9 inch version of the device. Pacific Crest analyst Chad Bartley told investors in a research note that the version could launch by the middle of the year. No other details were provided at that time. Bartley did predict that the larger version of the tablet would lea

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iPad 3 announcement coming in March

Posted by Anjana Paul - 2012-02-09

Sources from All Things D have said that Apple is planning to hold an event to introduce the new iPad the first week of March. This rumor has come up after a purported leaked photo that showed the rear housing of the iPad 3 has been pictured online. The event that Apple is supposedly holding will take place in San Francisco. Features that are rumor

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Reference: www.phonedog.com

Chrome beta comes to Android

Posted by Anjana Paul - 2012-02-08

Google has finally introduced a mobile version of Chrome for its Android devices. The brower and beta product will only be work on devices that are running at least Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Senior vice president Sundar Pichai stated that "Chrome for Android is designed from the ground up for mobile devices. We reimagined tabs so they fit j

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T-Mobiles Vday promotion features free 4G

Posted by Anjana Paul - 2012-02-07

T-Mobile will be celebrating Valentine's Day in a big way...a blow out sale of all of its current 4G smartphones. Beginning on Saturday, Feburary 11th, customers can take advantage of 4G devices that will be free after mail in rebates both in stores and online. The list of devices includes the following:

Samsung Galaxy S II

Samsung Amaze 4G

T-Mo

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Galaxy S III rumored to launch in May

Posted by Anjana Paul - 2012-02-06

The Samsung Galaxy S III may finally have its release date and launch at its own special event in May. Samsung's upcoming device is said to be 7mm thick, 1.49mm thinner than its predecessor. Sources have also claimed that the Galaxy S III will sport an 8MP rear-facing camera, 2MP front-facing camera, a Super AMOLED Plus display, and will run Androi

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New trademark hints at a possible Sony handset

Posted by Anjana Paul - 2012-02-04

A report shows that Sony has filed to trademark the name "Xperia Sola" at the U.S. Trademark and Patent office and OHIM, its European counterpart. The Xperia Ion was unveiled at the CES conference as well. A recently leaked international roadmap may point to some clues as to what this device may feature. However, no further information is known at

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U.S. Military to get secure Android phones

Posted by Anjana Paul - 2012-02-03

According to reports from CNN, "secure" Android smartphones that will be able to handle classified content will be given to U.S. officials across military and other various government departments. The devices will run on a modified version of Android that will be given to U.S. soliders initially before a roll out to other officials and government o

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Huawei to release MediaPad to AT&T

Posted by Anjana Paul - 2012-02-02

Starting tomorrow, At&T's business channel will be able to pick up the Huawei MediaPad. This tablet will feature a 7 inch screen IPS multi-touch display at 1280 x 800 resolution, 1.2 Ghz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 5MP rear-facing and 1.3MP front-facing camera, and 1080p HD video recording and playback. The MediaPad will be rel

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Droid 4 spotted on Verizons Droid Does Site

Posted by Anjana Paul - 2012-02-01

Verizon's Droid Does website has some teaser content and a rundown of specs for the Motorola Droid 4. This device will be Verizon's first 4G LTE QWERTY slider and sports a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU and a gigabyte of RAM. This Droid sets itself apart from the older Droid models with its laser-cut, edge-lit keys. It will feature a 4 inch qHD (960 x 540) p

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Official leaked Android 4.0 for Sprint Nexus

Posted by Anjana Paul - 2012-01-31

According to reports, a leaked version of Ice Cream Sandwich for the Samsung made Google Sprint Nexus S 4G is available online. Chances are very good that this leaked version is the final build the carrier will be rolling out over the air. The build number is IMM26 and reports show that it is working fine. For those that don't want to wait for the

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Sign up page for a Sprint branded Nexus appears

Posted by Anjana Paul - 2012-01-30

It looks as though Sprint will be next in line to carry the Samsung Nexus as a new sign up page has appeared on Google's website. No information has been released about the upcoming device although you can enter your email address to be informed when more information is available. Sprint did make a statement that the device will pack a 32GB of inte

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Reference: www.phonedog.com