Posts Tagged ‘ 2012 ’

CES 2012: Verizon Motorola DROID 4 hands on (video)

January 10, 2012
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In this video, we go hands on with the Motorola DROID 4 from Verizon Wireless. It’s an improvement on the DROID 3 thanks to its ability to connect to Verizon’s 4G LTE network and the revamped keyboard with edge-lit keys. It’s also the thinnest smartphone with a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard. Under the hood,...
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Sony Xperia Ion headed to AT&T in Q2 (CES 2012)

January 9, 2012
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The Sony Xperia Ion has been unveiled for AT&T’s 4G LTE network at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. The PlayStation certified handset runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and sports a 4.6-inch HD (1280 X 720) display, 12 megapixel camera with Sony Exmor R sensor, and 1.5GHz dual-core processor. It also carries a IP57 waterproof rating,...
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Samsung Galaxy Note, Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD, and Exhilarate heading to AT&T

January 9, 2012
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The Samsung Galaxy Note, Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD, and Exhilarate Android smartphones are now official for AT&T. The second largest wireless provider in the US made the announcement at their Developer Summit at CES 2012 today. All three devices will be released in early 2012. Read on for specs and more information. Samsung...
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Sprint announces Samsung Galaxy Nexus and LG Viper 4G LTE smartphones at CES 2012

January 9, 2012
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Sprint has announced the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and LG Viper, their first two 4G LTE smartphones for 2012. As you probably know by now, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is Google’s flagship device and first smartphone to run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The third installment of the Nexus boasts a 4.65-inch 720p HD Super...
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Toshiba to launch world’s thinnest 10.1″ tablet at CES

January 6, 2012
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Toshiba has revealed some hints as to what they’ll announce at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week. According to a press release, Toshiba Japan plans to unveil the world’s thinnest and lightest 10.1-inch tablet, which, of course, will likely run Android. That’s quite a bold statement considering their last couple...
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Verizon LG Spectrum to launch January 19 (image, specs)

January 5, 2012
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The Verizon Wireless-bound LG Spectrum has been outed. The device previously rumored as the Revolution 2 will likely be unveiled as the LG Spectrum at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas next week. It’s essentially Big Red’s variant of the Optimus LTE (Asia) or Nitro HD (AT&T). While pricing is unknown at this...
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Corning Gorilla Glass 2 to debut at CES 2012

January 5, 2012
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Corning will introduce Gorilla Glass 2 to the world at CES 2012 in Las Vegas next week. They’re keeping details about the latest mobile glass technology a secret, but we should know more when they make their official announcement on January 9th. Read on through for the full press release. CORNING, N.Y., January 05,...
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Sprint Galaxy Nexus LTE ad pops up ahead of CES

January 5, 2012
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An unexpected Sprint ad popped up on CNET’s website today featuring none other than the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, a smartphone that’s currently only available in unlocked HSPA+ and Verizon LTE versions. Even stranger is that it clearly mentions that it’s 4G LTE-equipped, not 4G WiMax, and sports a 1.5GHz dual-core processor. Could a Sprint...
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Sprint announces first batch of 4G LTE markets for 2012

January 5, 2012
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On the same day that AT&T announced 11 more markets for their expanding 4G LTE network, Sprint has finally revealed their first batch of 4G LTE markets, which include Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Sprint’s LTE transition will begin taking place by mid-2012. Full press release below. SAN FRANCISCO (BUSINESS WIRE), January 05,...
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AT&T launches 4G LTE network in 11 more markets

January 5, 2012
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AT&T has launched their 4G LTE network in 11 more markets, including the New York City metro area, Austin, Chapel Hill, Los Angeles, Oakland, Orlando, Phoenix, Raleigh, San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose. That brings their total LTE market count to 26, which covers 74 million consumers. That’s certainly a great way to...
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Velocity Micro announces two Android 4.0 tablets for CES

January 4, 2012
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Velocity Micro has announced two new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich-powered tablets, the Cruz T507 and T510, which will debut at CES 2012 in Las Vegas next week. The Cruz Tablet T507 features a 7-inch display, 1.2GHz Cortex A8 processor, ARM Mali 400MHz 3D Graphics Acceleration, 512MB RAM, HDMI out, 8GB of internal storage...
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HTC to unveil quad-core smartphones at MWC 2012?

January 4, 2012
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JPMorgan Chase expects HTC to unveil new smartphones powered by Nvidia’s Tegra 3 quad-core and Qualcomm’s MSM 8906 quad-core processors at Mobile Word Congress 2012 in Barcelona this February. “HTC will maintain its lead against rivals by two months if it unveils Tegra 3 and MSM 8960-based smartphones in February and ships the models...
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Sega’s Virtua Tennis game coming to Android, will debut for Sony Ericsson Xperia Play at CES 2012

January 4, 2012
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SEGA’s been making some noise lately on the Android platform with the recently released Sonic CD and upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II titles. Now, they’ve announced the sports-centric Virtua Tennis Challenge, which will debut for Android at CES 2012. Virtua Tennis is a popular arcade tennis series that’s been in production across...
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AT&T Pantech Element LTE tablet leaks ahead of CES

January 4, 2012
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The folks at BGR have obtained some information about a new tablet from Pantech that will be announced at CES 2012 in Vegas next week. According to their source, the Pantech Element will arrive on AT&T on January 8th for $299.99 with a new two-year agreement or $449.99 outright. It features an 8-inch display,...
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Sony Ericsson teases new device before CES (image)

January 4, 2012
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Sony Ericsson has been slowly teasing consumers with hints of a new product announcement targeted for CES 2012 in Las Vegas next week. Today, they did more than just talk though. They actually teased a handful of zoomed in photos of the handset. You can clearly see that they’re highly touting the HD camera...
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