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by Alex Dobie
Jan 27, 2012
Earlier this week we saw reports that LG is preparing a successor to its Optimus 3D smartphone, to be unveiled at next month's Mobile World Congress. The LG CX2, as it's apparently codenamed...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 27, 2012
ClockworkMod developer Koushik Dutta has shown off some early progress in bringing touchscreen functionality to his popular custom recovery image for Android. In a video posted on his Google+ page, ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 26, 2012
As launch day approaches, more technical details of Sony's new Xperia S are starting to trickle out. We learned all the key specifications at CES (where we also got some hands-on time with the d...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 26, 2012
If you're a PC or Mac gamer, chances are you've used Steam, Valve Software's leading digital distribution platform for games. Today sees the launch of the official Steam app for Android...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 26, 2012
It was a landmark Android device, and it's been an iconic phone for Sprint, but it seems that this past week finally saw the venerable HTC EVO 4G reach end-of-life (EOL) status. According to an ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 26, 2012
The BBC has updated its BBC News app for Android with Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich tablet support. The app now offers a larger, split-screen view for tablets running Android 3.0 and above -- the...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 26, 2012
Last night's update to the Google Authenticator app caused headaches for a few CyanogenMod users by force-closing at startup on their devices. However, CM users will be pleased to hear that a fi...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 26, 2012
Independent retailer Phones4U has announced that it'll be the first in the UK to sell the new Prada Phone by LG 3.0 (aka LG Prada 3.0), with stock arriving from tomorrow, Jan. 27. The latest col...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 25, 2012
For those of you using two-step authentication for your Google account, a new update for the Google Authenticator app has just landed in the Android Market. Version 0.85 apparently fixes a few secur...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 25, 2012
Calm down, Verizon Droid RAZR owners, this one's not for you, unfortunately. Owners of the international (GSM/HSPA) Motorola RAZR XT910, however, are in luck, as an early build of Android 4.0.3 ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 25, 2012
Looks like AT&T is wasting no time bringing its version of the Samsung Galaxy Note to market. If the latest rumors from BGR are to be believed, the carrier plans to launch Samsung's 5.3-inch...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 25, 2012
Usually we have to wait for some brave individual to take screwdrivers, spudgers and the like to a device before we get to see what's lurking inside. This time, however, Samsung's saved you ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 25, 2012
LG says it's sold more than one million Optimus LTE smartphones worldwide since the device's launch late last year. The Optimus LTE made its international debut in LG's native South Kore...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 25, 2012
Update: O2 says that as of 1400 GMT today it has fixed, the problem, and that "technical changes" as part of "routine maintenance" were to blame for the issue, which affected cus...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 25, 2012
We got our first glimpse of the Sony ST25i "Kumquat" last week, and now it seems we may have the official name for the device, too. According to a new entry on the website of the Indonesia...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 24, 2012
$299.99 on-contract, coming this Thursday, Jan. 26
The word out of CES was that the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX would be hitting store shelves on Jan. 26 for $299.99, and today we have the official...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 24, 2012
You don't always want to have to choose between an easy snap-on cover and all-over protection for your phone. Sometimes it's more convenient to have the option to switch things up as and whe...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 24, 2012
Sony's Exmor R image sensors have been a stand-out feature for many of the past year's Sony Ericsson phone cameras. Moving forward, the electronics giant looks set to introduce even more imp...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 24, 2012
Two months after the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich source code dropped, we're starting to see more exotic custom ROMs appearing for popular devices like the Samsung Galaxy S II. One such ROM c...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 23, 2012
Taking a look at the GSM Galaxy Nexus extended battery
The international version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus ships with an ample 1750 mAh battery, which provides decent battery life while mainta...






















































