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T-Mobile to Carry HTC One S Android 4.0 Smartphone This Spring

T-Mobile just announced that it will carry HTC’s brand new One S smartphone this spring. The One S will support T-Mobile’s 42Mbps HSPA+ network and will be equipped with Beats audio integration and Google Music pre-installed. We had a chance to check out the One S early and loved the aluminum unibody design. At 7.95mm,

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LG Vying to Release a Nexus Device

It seems that LG wants in on the excitement that accompanies the release of a Nexus device and is in talks with Google to do just that. Speaking with CNET in an interview conducted at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today, Ramchan Woo, head of LG’s smartphone division, made no bones about the company’s interest in

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Sony Announces Xperia P and Xperia U Android Smartphones

We’re here at Mobile World Congress and Sony just took the stage and announced the Xperia P and the Xpera U smartphones, two members of its “NXT” family of devices. The Xperia P offers an aluminum unibiody design, a 4-inch Reality Display, HDMI-out, NFC and Xpera smart tag support, an 8-megapixel camera capable of recording

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Spotted at MWC

The rumors had circulated for a while now, but it looks like the Galaxy Note 10.1-inch tablet is about to become a reality. While walking around Plaça de Catalunya in Barcelona this morning, AndroidCentral spotted the banner you see above.  Oddly they noted that the banner was absent on Saturday, so Samsung did try it’s best

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Samsung Introduces Galaxy Beam Android Phone with Built-in Projector

We literally just touched down in Geneva, Switzerland and are awaiting a flight to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress but it looks like Samsung has already started announcing a few new products. Among the announcements is the Galaxy Beam. The Galaxy Beam includes a full projector on the top which allows you to  project content

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Samsung Introduces 10.1-inch and 7-inch Galaxy Tab 2 Android Tablets

We’re here in Geneva, Switzerland waiting for a connecting flight to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress and it looks like Samsung has already jumped the gun on a few of its announcements for the show. The South Korea-based company announced 10.1-inch and 7-inch versions of a new “Galaxy Tab 2″ Android tablet. Both tablets run

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Acer Announces Android-Powered Liquid Glow Smartphone Ahead of MWC

Acer is the latest company to announce a new device ahead of Mobile World Congress next week, and yes, it really is called the “Liquid Glow.” It’s a smartphone that promises to provide “the ultimate balance between style, performance, and affordability.” The handset boasts a 3.7-inch capacitive touch display and it will ship with Google’s latest Android

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Asus Begins Rolling Out Ice Cream Sandwich for Original Transformer Tablet

Having recently promised that the update would arrive in March, Asus has already begun rolling out its Android Ice Cream Sandwich software for the original Eee Pad Transformer tablet. The Taiwanese company confirmed on its Facebook page that the update would begin its journey in Taiwan today. Other regions will receive the update “soon after,”

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Samsung’s New Tablet Revealed by Bluetooth SIG; Is it a 10.1-inch Galaxy Note?

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has revealed a new Samsung tablet called the GT-N8000. The group, which qualifies devices that use Bluetooth, simply lists the device as a “mobile tablet,” but it’s not known exactly what the device will offer. Our gut instincts are telling us that this could be Samsung’s highly rumored 10.1-inch Galaxy

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AT&T Intros Eco-Rating System, Digital Life Home Automation Platform

AT&T on Thursday announced two new eco-friendly initiatives that will be introduced during MWC next week, including a new eco-rating system and a “Digital Life” home automation platform. AT&T’s eco-rating system will provide consumers with a figure that represents how “environmentally-responsible” the manufacturing of their device is. “In assigning ratings, device manufacturers will submit an

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How Apple Could Steal Google and Microsoft’s MWC Thunder

They’ve done it before, they can do it again, and the free publicity will hardly cost them a drop in the proverbial bucket. Google and Microsoft are gearing up for Mobile World Congress next week, and with one tap of the Send icon Apple could easily steal much of their thunder without booking even a

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ViewSonic Preparing 7-inch Ice Cream Sandwich Device for MWC

ViewSonic reportedly has a new 7-inch Android tablet lined up for next week’s Mobile World Congress. According to Pocket-lint, the device will run Ice Cream Sandwich and feature a high resolution 1024 x 600-pixel display with a pixel density of 169ppi, similar to the company’s ViewPad 7x tablet that hit during the second half of

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LG’s Quad-core X3 Smartphone Will Be Called The “Optimus 4X HD”

LG’s first quad-core smartphone, first codenamed the X3, will reportedly be called the Optimus 4X HD when it hits store shelves. LG is largely expected to reveal the phone during next week’s Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain. Pocketnow first revealed the name on Wednesday and also said the device will pack a 4.7-inch display

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Nokia Teases “Pure View” Camera Tech Ahead of MWC

Nokia on Wednesday released a video that tells viewers to “get ready to capture a pure view,” on February 27th. That just so happens to be the day of Nokia’s Mobile World Congress press conference, but it’s unclear what exactly the company plans to announce. Nokia has already said that it will not add a

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Nokia Set to Unveil Cheaper Lumia 610 Windows Phone

Nokia is prepared to unveil the Lumia 610 during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week, Reuters said Wednesday. A number of other rumors have also already suggested that the Finnish phone maker will unveil a new entry-level device, possibly named the 601 or the 610 and running Windows Phone Tango, that will be targeted at emerging

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LG Outs Optimus 3D Max Android Smartphone with 3D Video Editing

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,

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New Windows Store Screenshot Confirms Bing Maps, SkyDrive for Windows 8

The latest leaked screenshot to show off Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Store has confirmed that Bing Maps is coming to Windows 8, the company’s new operating system which is set for release this year. Microsoft is currently gearing up to release the first Windows 8 Consumer Preview, which will go live to the public from Mobile

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Could This Be Sony’s First Windows Phone Handset?

The last time Sony produced a mobile phone running a Windows platform was way back in 2008 — long before the Windows Phone 7 operating system that we know and love today came along. The Japanese company has chosen instead to use Android to power its devices in recent years, but it seems it isn’t

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Nokia Lumia 719 is Leaked By Bluetooth Special Interest Group

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group, the official organization for setting and maintaining Bluetooth standards, has outed a new Nokia Lumia handset that the Finnish company is yet to announce: The Lumia 719. The new device was recently granted approval by the Bluetooth SIG, but this was the first time we’d heard about the mid-range handset,

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LG Announces Trio of L-Style Phones Ahead of MWC

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

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Pictures Reveal 3.5-inch Sony Xperia U Kumquat

If you thought the upcoming Xperia S was a little too big for your liking, the device may be getting a smaller sibling set to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress. A series of leaked comparison pictures suggest that the Xperia U, or Kumquat, will sit at the lower-end of the Xperia spectrum. The device

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Mobile World Congress Predictions: Phones, Tablets and More Phones!

Mobile World Congress is just around the corner; in fact, I’ll be taking off next Saturday and landing in Barcelona around 2:00 p.m. on Sunday just in time for all of the fun to start. Sunday, so far, is looking to be one of the busiest days with events from Sony, HTC and others already

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ZTE Announces Two New Ice Cream Sandwich Smartphones for MWC

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

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LG Announces Optimus LTE Tag With Impressive NFC Capabilities

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

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Rumor Round Up: Quad-Core Phones, Jelly Beans and Electric Cars

Noah K. tackles the biggest tech rumors of this week! Does NVIDIA have some new competition in the quad-core mobile chipset space? Is Google readying Jelly Bean for April? And how might Electric Cars be getting cheaper for Americans in 2013? Is Huawei Prepping a Quad-Core Mobile Chipset for MWC? Google Readying Android 5.0 Jelly

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