Verizon Wireless recently added the LG Extravert to its lineup of prepaid cell phones. The Extravert is a sideways slider with full QWERTY keyboard for messaging and a 2.8-inch WQVGA touch screen (400 x 240 pixels). It runs on LG's feature phone touch OS and is limited to 1X data. The Extravert claims to be green, with 30% of the battery cover coming ...
LG today indicated via its Facebook page that it will update a handful of its Android smartphones to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The first wave of phones LG is committing to update includes the Optimus 2X, the Optimus Black, the Optimus 3D, and the Optimus LTE. These phones are available in markets outside the U.S. LG said that it is still evaluating ...
Sony Ericsson recently revealed that it is going to discontinue its Sony Ericsson Sync service, which was meant to help users of Sony Ericsson devices, such as the Xperia line of smartphones, keep their contacts synced properly across devices. In a note posted to its support forums Sony Ericsson lays out the steps users need to take to make sure their ...
AT&T today announced the LG Nitro HD, a new Android smartphone that supports AT&T's Long Term Evolution 4G and HSPA+ networks, and includes a 4.5-inch AH-IPS (Advanced High-Performance In-Plane Switching) display with 1280 x 720 pixels for HD resolution. LG says the display offers 500 nit brightness, which lets it be used in direct sunlight, and RGB stripe ...
It could be a bleak mid-winter for HTC as it its smartphones and tablets look likely to be banned from sale in Germany. Having dropped objections to a patent lawsuit and sales injunction won by a Germany company, IPCom, in 2009, the company's devices could be withdrawn from German stores. IPCom threatened in a statement, "IPCom now intends to execute ...
Verizon Wireless has revealed that the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the Samsung DROID Charge smartphone will be released in the near future, or "soon" as the carrier puts it. The update will add security fixes and performance enhancements along with all of the other goodies that come with Android 2.3. Verizon typically rolls these updates out slowly, ...
Today LG and fashion house Prada announced that they have signed a new agreement extending their exclusive partnership and that the two companies will produce the Prada Phone by LG 3.0 in early 2012.
It seems that Apple's iPhone 4S isn't the only new smartphone on the market with reports of battery life issues, as Nokia has announced that a software update is coming for the Lumia 800 that will address battery life and charging issues that have been reported by users. In fact, the company plans to release two software updates in the coming months ...
Samsung is officially making available its new Wave 3 bada-powered smartphone in markets across the world today. The Wave 3 is Samsung's flagship bada device, and it is powered by a 1.4GHz single-core processor and has a WVGA resolution, 4-inch Super AMOLED screen. The Wave 3 includes a 5 megapixel camera with 720p video recording and a front-facing ...
HTC has said that it is going to reconsider its planned purchase of S3 Graphics now that S3 has lost a patent case against Apple in court. S3 makes graphics visualization technologies used in PCs, game consoles, and mobile devices. It sued Apple over patent rights and was handed a defeat by the U.S. International Trade Commission this week. HTC planned ...
Cincinnati Bell today announced the availability of the BlackBerry 9810 Torch. It can be purchased from Cincinnati Bell's web site for $199.99 with a new contract.
Cricket Wireless today announced the availability of the ZTE Chorus with Muve Music. The Chorus is based on Android and includes Cricket's streaming music service. The full retail cost of the Chorus is $199.99, but Cricket is selling it for $49.99 via its web site today. Cricket's Muve Music voice, text, web, and music plans cost $55 per month and do no require ...