TmoNews on Wednesday acquired what looks to be a document revealing a host of upcoming handsets headed to T-Mobile. Among them is the HTC Ville, Galaxy S Blaze 4G and Huawei Prism. The Galaxy S Blaze 4G, an Android 2.3 device, was actually only just announced this morning with an estimated release of March, while

LG recently revealed the highly rumored Optimus 3D Max on Tuesday night, the official successor to the original Optimus 3D. The Optimus 3D Max is thinner than the Optimus 3D and equipped with a dual-core TI OMAP 4430 processor clocked at 1.2GHz, a 4.3-inch 3D display with an ultra tough Corning Gorilla Glass 2 panel,

We’re big fans — pun intended —of AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy Note LTE here at TechnoBuffalo. But we’ve certainly had our fair share of awkward glances when we pull the phone out at restaurants. In fact, Jon Rettinger and myself were sitting having a couple of burgers (and a chocolate milk) just last week when our

Whenever I hear brand names like Gucci, or indeed Prada, my ears tend to shut down and stop functioning. This is most likely because the price tag (at least for their fashion items) is sky high when compared to the fashion that I actually wear. However, when I looked up the price of the Prada

Images of AT&T’s Rugby Smart were leaked by Pocketnow on Tuesday. We first heard of the Rugby Smart when part of AT&T’s roadmap was leaked earlier this year. The device reportedly packs HSPA 3G support, a 1,650mAh battery, 512MB of RAM, a WVGA-resolution display and Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread). Pretty yawn-worthy, if you ask us. The image

Samsung and U.S. Cellular announced on Tuesday that the carrier’s customers will soon be able to get their hands on the Samsung Galaxy S II for $229.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate. The Samsung Galaxy S II offers a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, support for U.S. Cellular’s 3G network, 16GB

LG on Tuesday announced a trio of Android smartphones that will be on display during the Mobile World Congress trade show, which kicks off next Sunday in Barcelona, Spain. The new devices include the Optimus L3, the Optimus L5 and the Optimus L7. The Optimus L3 offers a 3.2-inch display and is expected to launch

NVIDIA and ZTE on Monday evening officially unveiled the ZTE Mimosa X, the first smartphone to feature both NVIDIA’s dual-core Tegra 2 processor and its low-power Icera HSPA+ 21Mbps modem. NVIDIA acquired Icera last May for $367 million. The Mimosa X is equipped with a GeForce GPU, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a 4.3-inch display

Panasonic has officially taken the wraps off the Eluga, a waterproof, dustproof handset set to make its way to Europe on March. Beyond its ability to brave the elements, the 4.3-inch phone has a 960×540 OLED display, NFC and is said to be “very light.” The phone was originally unveiled in December of last year,

Motorola may have an ATRIX 3 up its sleeves and it could feature ultra-high end features, such as a quad-core processor, if recent rumors are to be believed. According to Tian Jin Daily, the Motorola ATRIX 3 will feature a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, a huge 3,300 mAh batter — the same size found

I’m not sure what it is with smartphones makers, but it seems some of them just can’t hold on to their Mobile World Congress announcements. LG has already jumped the gun to unveil its Optimus Vu and Optimus LTE Tag, and now ZTE has announced two new smartphones of its own, both of which will

Following the unveiling of its 5-inch Optimus Vu yesterday, LG has announced another new smartphone ahead of Mobile World Congress. The LG Optimus LTE Tag is a 4.3-inch Android-powered handset that focuses on LTE connectivity and near-field communication. It’s the first handset to boast LG’s Tag+ technology (hence the “Tag” moniker) which allows you to change

Verizon has rolled out its 4G LTE network to 7 new markets. Now you can take advantage of the super-fast speeds in: Little Rock, Ark. Rapid City, S.D. Clarksville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. San Antonio, Tex. Rochester-Area, New York Those add to the growing number of cities that were already supported by the service. Not sure

Mobile World Congress is just around the corner, however, LG has decided to go ahead and take the wraps off its newest 5-inch smartphone: The LG Vu. Set to go head-to-head against that other giant smartphone the Galaxy Note, the Vu has a 1024 x 768 pixel screen, 1.5Ghz dual-core processor, 1GB of DDR2 RAM,

You’re driving down the road on a sweltering summer day and you need to crank the air conditioner up to full blast. But instead of reaching for a primitive dial on the console, you simply swipe a portion of your seat’s fabric and the cool air begins to billow out. If you’re a passenger and

Apple’s mobile market share dropped in China last quarter as the company faced stiff competition from local phone makers. It’s the second straight quarter that Apple has lost market share in the country, Reuters said. Even though Apple remains the largest seller of smartphones globally, it’s now just the 5th largest smartphone vendor in China, behind

AT&T and Verizon Wireless both have active 4G LTE networks around our Irvine, California offices, so we thought it would be fun to bring you a quick comparison of the types of data throughput speeds we’re seeing here. No, this isn’t a nationwide test where we send dozens of scientists climbing up mountains and riding

As its name so clearly implies, the DROID 4 is the fourth such device in Motorola slide-out QWERTY keyboard family of phones. Each one typically offers mid-range to high-end hardware at an affordable price point, but the DROID 2 and DROID 3 didn’t offer a ton of enhancements over their predecessors. The DROID 4 finally

The LG Optimus family of smartphones has been issued a new logo prior to the unveiling of its next-generation devices at Mobile World Congress later this month. The new logo is more modern and is designed to accentuate LG’s 2012 smartphone lineup. The Korean company said in its press release: “The new Optimus logo is

LG hasn’t really been a huge player in the Windows Phone market ever since it launched the Quantum on AT&T more than a year ago. That could all change soon, though, if it announces a brand new Windows Phone device that’s currently dubbed the LG Fantasy E740. New images and a video of the Fantasy,

Strong sales of Apple’s iPhone resulted in a slight decline in Android smartphone sales during the fourth quarter, Gartner said in a report published on Wednesday

Research In Motion has long prided itself on the security of its mobile platform and smartphones, but now the U.S. General Services Administration is allowing 12,635 government workers to choose an iPhone or Android-powered device instead of a BlackBerry. According to Bloomberg, the GSA spends more than $70 billion purchasing goods for federal agencies each year.

Verizon employees are in for a treat in the form of a limited-edition cell phone. According to Android and Me, Verizon employees are being offered the option to buy limited-edition versions of the Droid RAZR and Droid RAZR MAXX that will only be made available to Verizon employees. So, what makes the phones limited-edition? The

Now you can trade in your old phone for a Verizon gift card. Verizon Wireless has announced a new store trade-in program that gives you gift card dollars in exchange for your old smartphone. Phones are evaluated by in-store staff when you bring them in, and Verizon says some models in good condition can fetch

Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch owners may soon be treated with an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. A leaked .RDF file on Sprint’s own website, spotted by a member of XDA-Developers, suggests that Sprint has been working on fb10 of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich version 4.0.3. It’s unclear when the update will be