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LG Lucid for Verizon officially announced

image-LG-Lucid-4G-official-render We thought it may have a slightly different name, with the addition of "4G" on there, but it looks like Verizon may have decided to drop it in light of its official unveiling. The Lucid by LG will be the newest high-end handset from the manufacturer to land on Big Red's network, and it all happens March 29th. As far as features go, here's what you're looking... Read more »

Motorola DROID 2 R2-D2 edition receives update, still not the update you’re looking for

droid2-r2d2-update-569x650 A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there was the DROID 2 R2-D2 edition. All joking aside, this could be a good day for owners of the handset, as Verizon and Motorola are now rolling out an update to the phone. No, it doesn't a real life R2-D2 to the phone (or even Ice Cream Sandwich, for that matter), but still includes some fixes that at least some users... Read more »

LG Optimus LTE P936 makes an appearance, still unofficial

LG-Optimus-LTE-P936 LG has already had its LG Optimus LTE line out for awhile, but that doesn't mean they can't add to the pile. A new image has appeared of what is the Optimus LTE P936, a phone very similar to its brethren. Specs include a 4.5-inch HD screen, 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 8MP camera. It is also said to run the outdated Gingerbread,  making it outdated before even... Read more »

Panasonic Eluga coming to Europe in April, Japan March 29

eluga Panasonic's oddly named Eluga has been planned to be one of their first phones to leave Japan, something the company has not previously done. We now have dates, and the Eluga will be launching in Japan on March 29. April will be the date the phone goes international, and will be hitting Europe sometime in April. Both versions will launch with Android 2.3 as the... Read more »

LG Lucid 4G has its specs leaked for the world to see

LG-Lucid1 LG's Lucid 4G has been rumored to come to Verizon for awhile now, but we don't know much about the handset itself. We now have some specs to go off of, and they're mostly looking mid-range. It starts off with a 4-inch IPS display with a resolution of 800x490, followed by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 8GB of storage and a 1700mAh battery. Android 2.3 is the OS version... Read more »

LG Thrill 4G on AT&T gets updated to Gingerbread

2012-03-22-12h14_31_thumb We all get so caught up in the Ice Cream Sandwich rage that we sometimes forget that some Android devices haven't even been updated to Gingerbread. That's the case with the LG Thrill 4G on AT&T, but it is now joining the majority of Android with the update to Gingerbread. AT&T and LG opted not to do it over-the-air, so owners must connect to a computer to update. Hit... Read more »

Samsung Galaxy Note shows itself without TouchWiz, flaunts Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich

image-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-with-GB-and-ICS Yesterday, Samsung decided to use their USA-based Facebook page to showcase a brand new contest that they are taking the reigns on. It's a 'Spin & Win' contest, and it promotes the chance to win a Galaxy Note as the grand prize. They are more than willing to show off the large device right there in the promotional material for the contest, along with its S Pen stylus... Read more »

Motorola RAZR now receiving update to Android 2.3.6 in Europe

9631-main-large-motorola-droid-razr-white1 Motorola has already said they will be updating the international version of the RAZR to Ice Cream Sandwich in Q2, but that isn't stopping them from updating the handset to a newer version of Gingerbread in the meantime. The update to Android 2.3.6 is now rolling out to handsets in the UK, Spain, France and Italy. For those interested, the update is going by version... Read more »

LG Optimus M+ making its way to MetroPCS

LG-Optimus-M-Plus MetroPCS is one of the smaller prepaid carriers in the country, but that never stopped them from releasing Android phones. We have now found out that they are adding another mid-range handset to their lineup, this time a refresh to the aging Optimus M+. The handset goes with the original Optimus M+, and as the name suggests, it is basically a revised, upgraded... Read more »

Huawei myTouch for T-Mobile caught in the wild

image-Huawei-myTouch-live It hasn't been too long since we last heard about the newest member of the myTouch family, reportedly manufactured by Huawei, and here we are catching a first look of the upcoming handset in the wild. While there was some confusion regarding Huawei's involvement in the manufacturing of the newest myTouch, it looks like the initial disbelief can be canned, as these... Read more »