Sprint’s roster of LTE-ready smartphones may be running a bit on the thin side, but America’s third largest wireless carrier has plans to beef things up. If you took a shining to the recently released LG Viper, but wished it had a hardware keyboard, then you’re in luck. Pictured above is a grainy shot of

Noah K. tackles the biggest tech rumors of this week! In this episode: Get ready for the Fall 2012 Smartphone Wars, featuring iPhone 5 vs Google Nexus! Apple iPhone 5 to Sport Redesigned 4-inch Display? Google Readying Nexus Line of Phones and Tablets for Fall? Be sure to check out Rumor Roundup every Friday at 5 PM

LG could gearing up to release a new “superphone” that will do battle with the latest Android-powered handsets from Samsung and HTC. The device is called the LG Eclipse, and it was first revealed earlier this month with a leaked image of its rear casing. Today the device has popped up again, this time with

Samsung and HTC are reportedly responsible for 86% of Android sales in the United Kingdom according to a new report from Kantar Worldpanel. That’s not a surprising fact, especially considering that both manufacturers typically pump out phones as fast as they can make them. I’m only slightly kidding, the two phone makers also make several

Oh hi there, were you looking for another iPad Mini rumor? Well then, you’re in for a treat. According to a new report published on Thursday, AU Optronics and LG Display have reportedly passed the necessary certification tests required for manufacturers wishing to build the LCD displays that Apple will use on its rumored iPad

FedEx showed up recently with Sprint’s LG Viper 4G LTE and I’ve had a few days now to play with it and bring you a few initial impressions as well as an unboxing gallery. I love the hardware design of the Viper 4G LTE, which came as a surprise since I wasn’t expecting a whole

Before you rush out to snap up a new Galaxy S III later this month, take a moment to check out one of its latest competitors, the LG Optimus 4X HD. First announced at Mobile World Congress back in February, LG’s latest flagship handset has all the ingredients necessary to give devices like the Galaxy

The spotlight may be on the HTC One X/EVO 4G LTE and Samsung Galaxy S III right now, but don’t think for a second that LG is just going to sit idly by. The Korean company reportedly has a flagship of its own in the works, set to do battle with the aforementioned handsets. And

High price tags and contracts making you sick? Then LG and Virgin Mobile may have a remedy. The popular prepaid provider is now accepting pre-orders on the LG Optimus Elite. Priced $149.99, the Optimus Elite boasts a 3.5-inch display, 800MHz processor, 5-megapixel rear facing camera and Android 2.3. The real wild card under the budget

Sprint was the first carrier to offer Google Wallet and it seems only fitting that the Now Network continue to push for the NFC driven technology’s success. So much so that a trusted and proven source has alerted us that starting on May 18 customers that purchase an LG Viper or LG Optimus Elite will

We already brought you a quick look at LG’s latest flagship smartphone, the Optimus 4X HD, during Mobile World Congress in February. We brought our high-end video and camera gear to CTIA 2012 here in New Orleans, though, so we figured we’d bring you a much better look at the device. As its name implies,

LG has announced that it will bring its Google TV sets to the United States later this month, with sales set to begin during the week commencing May 21. The Internet-connected sets are powered by the Android operating system, and they offer viewers a whole host of smart features like access to YouTube, Facebook, VEVO,

If the Galaxy S III didn’t float your boat, worry not! Samsung’s cross-country rival LG has chosen quite an opportune time to steal a little bit of the limelight from Samsung’s newborn flagship by announcing its new Optimus LTE2. Now besides an awkward moniker, LG’s newest smartphone has a very interesting set of specs: a

Despite cries that devices such as the Kindle Fire were “killing” Android, Google’s mobile operating system is continuing to strengthen its presence among U.S. smartphone buyers. According to the latest figures published by comScore on Tuesday, Android had a 51% grip of the U.S. smartphone market in the three-month period ended March 2012. That’s up

On Monday, LG announced its new cloud storage solution, LG Cloud. Aside from an uninspired name, the Korea-based tech giant’s new storage service will offer users an almost industry standard free 5GB of storage space, with owners of LG smart TVs and smartphones receiving a free 50GB of storage for the first six months. So,

LG has launched a slew of Android devices and the company plans to continue doing so instead of focusing on Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform. We’re not too surprised, since LG’s portfolio of Android phones runs the gamut from super cheap to ultra high-end, and it needs to keep that momentum in order to compete with Samsung

LG announced on Monday that its Optimus 3D Max, the company’s second generation 3D smartphone, is now available in Europe. The Optimus 3D Max is similar to the original Optimus 3D but is 2mm thinner and offers a few hardware improvements. It’s equipped with a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a 4.3-inch WVGA display, 8GB of internal

Customers anticipating the launch of the HTC EVO 4G LTE for Sprint may only have one more month to wait until the device hits. According to PhoneDog’s anonymous source, folks will want to circle Friday, May 18 as EVO 4G LTE launch day. The report acknowledges the date is merely a rumor, saying that Sprint

Sprint announced the eco-friendly LG Optimus Elite on Tuesday, a new smartphone that will be available from Sprint’s website April 22nd for $29.99 with a new two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate. It will also launch in Sprint retail stores on May 18th and will eventually be offered by Virgin Mobile USA. The Optimus

Sprint just announced that one of its first 4G LTE smartphones (and the first to hit the market), the LG Viper, will be available on April 22nd with a new two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate. You can pre-order the device beginning today if you want to be among the first to surf

LG is reportedly preparing a brand new device that it hopes will go toe-to-toe with Samsung’s Galaxy S III. The South Korea-based media outlet DDaily referred to the phone as a possible “Galaxy S III killer” and said that LG is currently calling the project “D1L.” The phone’s official name has not yet been decided upon,

LG’s Managing Director of Mobile Communications, Kwon Bong-suk, recently discussed the company’s plans to introduce a “thinking smartphone” that could automatically make adjustments to meet its user’s needs. Bong-suk provided an example where a user might set an alarm on his or her thinking smartphone and then head to bed; in the morning, should the phone

Android users who have been waiting for Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 2 to hit the U.K. may be wondering why it didn’t arrive in March as previously promised by the company itself at Mobile World Congress. The Korean electronics giant has now confirmed that the slate has been delayed. ComputerWorld reports that the reason for the

In addition to launching its own variant of the much anticipated Samsung Galaxy Nexus, it sounds as though Sprint has plans to bring another LTE-equipped device to market, dubbed the LG Fury. In coursework acquired by Engadget, Sprint employees are given explicit instructions on how to enable LTE on the as-of-yet unannounced LG device. No

AT&T outlined its 4G LTE roll out plans early last month, and now the carrier announced three of those markets — Muncie and Bloomington, Indiana and Bryan-College Station, Texas— will go live on April 8. Slowly but surely, AT&T is expanding LTE to more folks around the U.S., meaning customers with devices such as the