Mobile Miscellany: week of April 9th, 2012

Apr 14, 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, we’ve seen clues to suggest the Galaxy Nexus will arrive at Sprint in a matter of days, and leaked materials suggest Rogers [...]

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LG renames Optimus LTE to Optimus True HD LTE, disses Samsung’s HD Super AMOLED

Apr 13, 2012 No Comments

While the Optimus LTE’s already made its way to South Korea, Japan and the US (in the guise of the Spectrum and the Nitro HD), LG’s decided to give this dual-core handset a new name ahead of its Hong Kong launch at the end of this month… Tweet This Post

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LG Optimus 3D Max wages dual-core war in benchmark tests

Apr 12, 2012 No Comments

A mere day has passed since we stumbled upon initial benchmarks for the Optimus 4X HD, and now, yet another LG smartphone has tossed its hat into the arena. In the Optimus 3D Max’s arsenal is a dual-core 1… Tweet This Post

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LG Viper 4G may hit Sprint stores on April 22nd

Apr 11, 2012 No Comments

Pre-orders of Sprint’s first LTE-capable device, the LG Viper 4G, begin tomorrow. The Now Network is keeping quiet on an official release date for the time being, but that isn’t stopping the carrier from sharing a few crucial nuggets of information with its employees first… Tweet This Post

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LG Optimus 4X HD holds its own against HTC One X in initial benchmarks

Apr 10, 2012 No Comments

When we first laid our hands on LG’s Optimus 4X at Mobile World Congress, we were left with mixed impressions, which was due in part to its pre-release software. While the phone tore through web pages and pinch-to-zoom actions with 1080p video, it struggled to keep pace with LG’s own custom UI — an unfortunate [...]

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Rumored LG D1L targets high-end with dual-core Snapdragon and LTE

Apr 09, 2012 No Comments

If a spiritual and titular successor to LG’s Optimus 2X has you a little hesitant, then maybe its rumored relative the D1L might make you feel more comfortable. The spec sheet makes it clear that this machine is a high-end affair, though it trades in the 4X HD’s quad-core Tegra 3 for a 1… Tweet [...]

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Sprint confirms that LTE phones can enjoy unlimited data on Everything plans

Apr 03, 2012 No Comments

The formal unveiling of LG’s Viper this morning may not have piqued your interest, but Sprint loyalists hellbent on maintaining access to an unlimited plan may want to take a second look. Initially pointed out by TechHog, and confirmed to us today by a Sprint spokesperson, the carrier’s impending LTE data network will indeed be [...]

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LG’s Flexible E-Paper Display Is Coming to Europe in April

Mar 29, 2012 No Comments

LG has announced it has started mass production of its electronic paper display (EPD) product, with a planned launch in Europe next month. LG’s EPD is a 6-inch, 1024×768 e-ink plastic screen… Tweet This Post

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LG Spectrum Review: This Is One Ugly Sumbitch

Mar 27, 2012 No Comments

Short Version The LG Spectrum has spent a long while with me. In fact, LG’s asking for it back, saying that my review period has come to an end. I didn’t get around to the full review until now because (to be perfectly honest with you) I didn’t really want to sit down and talk [...]

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FCC Fridays: March 23, 2012

Mar 23, 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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Verizon LG Lucid 4G Spec Sheet Leaked, Elicits A Resounding ‘Meh’

Mar 23, 2012 No Comments

I’m personally waiting for some of LG’s, shall we say, more ambitious handsets to make to their way to our shores, but until that happens, we’ll have to make do with devices like the LG Lucid 4G… Tweet This Post

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Don’t Have An HTC Vivid? These AT&T Devices Are Getting ICS In “Coming Months”

Mar 22, 2012 No Comments

Those of you dutifully carrying around your HTC Vivids have probably already heard AT&T has officially started pushing out the handset’s Ice Cream Sandwich update. For all you other AT&T customers, fear not — the nation’s second largest wireless carrier has also announced which of their other Android handsets will be getting the Ice Cream [...]

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