Refresh Roundup: week of May 14th, 2012

May 20, 2012 No Comments

Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix… Tweet This [...]

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Mobile Miscellany: week of May 14th, 2012

May 19, 2012 No Comments

Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This past week, Verizon Wireless brought its LTE service to 28 new markets and expanded its reach in 11 additional areas… Tweet This Post

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FCC Fridays: May 18, 2012

May 18, 2012 No Comments

We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol’ Federal Communications Commission’s site. Since we couldn’t possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we’ve gathered up an exhaustive listing [...]

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LG Optimus 4X HD stops in at the FCC, flaunts AT&T bands, global support

May 17, 2012 No Comments

LG’s latest 4.7-inch wunderphone may not have penned in an official release this side of the Atlantic, but that doesn’t mean the Feds aren’t putting it through its paces. A global version of the LG Optimus 4X HD made its way through the FCC test labs recently, revealing a quad-band GSM / EDGE radio with [...]

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Which devices have Ice Cream Sandwich?

May 17, 2012 No Comments

It’s mid-May — do you know where your Ice Cream Sandwich update is? Six months after Android 4.0 made its debut on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, millions of owners of legacy Android devices are still anxiously awaiting the day the new firmware gets downloaded on their own electronic real estate… Tweet This Post

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LG shows off UI 3.0 for Ice Cream Sandwich devices, says it’s ‘unobtrusive and simple’

May 16, 2012 No Comments

Love them or hate them, those ubiquitous Android skins aren’t going anywhere any time soon. Now the latest one to make an entrance to the overlay game is LG’s UI 3.0, which the Korean outfits says will make the overall experience of its handsets easier, speedier and “more convenient… Tweet This Post

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Refresh Roundup: week of May 7th, 2012

May 13, 2012 No Comments

Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix… Tweet This [...]

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FCC Fridays: May 11, 2012

May 11, 2012 No Comments

We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol’ Federal Communications Commission’s site. Since we couldn’t possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we’ve gathered up an exhaustive listing [...]

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LG Google TV Sets to Arrive in the U.S. Late May

May 07, 2012 No Comments

LG Electronics plans to launch a Google TV-enabled TV set in late May, the company has announced. “Production of Google TVs will start from May 17 from our factory in Mexico and U.S. consumers will be able to buy the product from the week of May 21,” Ro Seogho, executive vice president of LG’s TV [...]

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Did LG’s Optimus L5 handset sneak through the FCC?

May 07, 2012 No Comments

Remember LG’s Android Gingerbread-loaded L-style series of smartphones from back at Mobile World Conference? While we can’t be totally certain this is the case, it appears that the Optimus L5 handset recently passed through the FCC’s subterranean lair… Tweet This Post

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LG’s Google TV-enabled sets coming to US end of May

May 07, 2012 No Comments

LG revealed two Google-loaded TVs at CES, but never gave us prices or told us when these LED models might dangle their skinny bezels in stores. In briefings at Google last week, we heard that the 47-incher (47G2) and 55-incher (55G2) would sell for $1699 and $2299 respectively — although Amazon already has them listed [...]

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How would you change the LG DoublePlay?

May 06, 2012 No Comments

It’s almost baffling to see a modern Android smartphone with such an archaic design in a world more accustomed to the Galaxy Nexus. Still, LG’s late-2011 DoublePlay has a slide-out physical keyboard and that dinky second screen which reminds us of a phone that’s years out of date… Tweet This Post

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