Apr 20, 2012

As promised, AT&T and Verizon began extending their 4G networks to more regions. Customers belonging to these places can now benefit from blazing fast internet and they get to choose from more devices too. LTE-enabled phones and tablets will be offered in these new areas. Verizon took the lead yesterday and launched LTE in more than 20 regions. AT&T...

Apr 19, 2012

The world had its share of rugged smartphones, built to withstand shock, water exposure, and all other forces of nature. Devices like these are perfect for everyday-everywhere use, be it at home or extreme environments where people usually don’t want to bring their smartphones. Today’s announcement of Toughphone Pro-Smart by JCB adds to the list of rugged...

Apr 19, 2012

Intel wanted to enter the smartphone industry for years and we couldn’t blame them for that. During the last quarter of 2011, smartphone sales went past PC sales for the first time and Intel probably knew this was coming all along. Tomorrow, the company is finally launching Xolo X900 in fulfillment of what they wanted for so long. Xolo X900 is the first...

Apr 19, 2012

Rejoice, Olympics fans! Or anyone who’s been waiting for Acer Iconia Tab A510 for that matter. The Olympics-themed successor to Iconia Tab A500 is now in-stock in the US. The slate was first announced at CES 2012 and has been viewable in public since then. Last month, it went on pre-order in Canada and the US for $449. Although not available in stores yet, it...

Apr 18, 2012

LG Viper 4G was the first handset announced by Sprint. It is slated for release on April 22, just in time for Earth Day. Viper is an eco-friendly phone made of 50 percent recycled plastic and comes with an 87-percent recycled package. Next in line from Sprint was Samsung Galaxy Nexus. It will also be released on the same day that Viper 4G is. As it turns out,...

Apr 18, 2012

Nokia has gone all out on Windows Phone as their mobile platform of choice and while they don’t admit it, Symbian is a good-as-dead OS. They even spent a fortune on the launching of Nokia Lumia 900, offering a $100 refund to anyone who buys it on-contract via AT&T; the offer, good to last until April 21 after suffering backlash for its buggy software...