Review: LG Optimus (Kajeet)
Kajeet might be an unfamiliar name to most, but the company has been around for the past five years, providing wireless service as a virtual operator in its own niche as a child-friendly alternative to other, more expensive services. The provider has recently rearranged its lineup to include smartphones, but with the new additions comes [...]
Motorola Rolling Out Android 4.0 for Xoom Wi-Fi
The second tablet to receive the long awaited Android 4.0 update will be Motorola’s Xoom Wi-Fi tablet, with the update being pushed out as an OTA update. The update pushes the software version to IML77 and takes full advantage of the new operating system, being that the Xoom was the reference device for the previous [...]
Straight Talk To Launch LG Optimus 2X, First High-End Prepaid LTE Android Phone (Updated)
Prepaid virtual operator Straight Talk has announced its first high-end Android smartphone in the LG Optimus 2X. The key differentiator between this version of the phone and the T-Mobile version in the G2X will be the inclusion of an LTE radio, which will make this the first high-end prepaid Android smartphone on Straight Talk and [...]
Microsoft (Illegally?) Demanding ARM OEMs to Block Linux on Windows 8 Hardware
Microsoft has been discovered to have changed its requirements for the upcoming ARM version of Windows 8. The change essentially will prohibit ARM devices, including PCs, from running operating systems other than Windows 8 after they ship to customers. Specifically, Microsoft recently amended its requirements for ARM Windows 8 System Builders. Unlike Windows 8 for [...]
AT&T Lumia 900 Release Date Confirmed (Again)
Not long after all of the pomp and fanfare surrounding the long awaited announcement of the Nokia Lumia 900 earlier this week, the mailing list for Windows Phone developers has confirmed that AT&T’s flagship Nokia Windows Phone smartphone will be launching in March, sooner than originally expected taking into account AT&T’s own vague Spring timeline. [...]
LG Marquee To Launch on Boost Mobile
Boost Mobile is steadily shoring up its Android smartphone lineup as it has added the LG Marquee to its lineup with the launch set for January 23rd via Boost Mobile’s online portal and retail stores with a wider launch in February. The Marquee is identical to the version released on Sprint with a 4 inch [...]
CES 2012: Polaroid Announces SC1630 Android Powered Camera
Polaroid has introduced its first Android powered smartphone with a full point and shoot assembly in the SC1630. While the SC1630 resembles a typical Android smartphone, a closer look reveals that it is actually a rebranded and re-engineered version of the Chinese Aigo A8 sold by China Unicom in that country. The SC1630 as developed [...]
CES: Toshiba Engineers Commit to Android 4.0 ICS Update for 7, 10-inch Thrive
Requesting anonmimity, Toshiba engineers confirmed to PhoneNews.com that both the seven-inch and ten-inch versions of the Toshiba Thrive would be upgraded to Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich (or ICS for short). This contradicts unconfirmed reports from Toshiba technical support that the Thrive line would not be upgraded to Android 4.0. Toshiba has not yet offered [...]
CES 2012: T-Mobile Announcements
T-Mobile at CES is a company newly transformed after the fallout and eventual termination of the unpopular AT&T purchase and merger. Starting with a new Android smartphone, the carrier has announced a new high-end smartphone in the Samsung Blaze which features HSPA+ 42 Mbps support, Snapdragon S3 dual-core processor at 1.5 GHz, and a Super AMOLED [...]
LG Viper LTE for Sprint Hands On (Full HD)
The first live shots of the LG Viper LTE, Sprint’s second LTE smartphone announced at CES. Sprint was up-front in saying that the Viper was not as far along in development as the Galaxy Nexus LTE that they also had on show. But, they did show us the phone for the first time. With a [...]
