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  After a series of leaks, Motorola’s power packed Droid Bionic has got official. Scheduled to go on sale from Sep 8, Droid Bionic is Verizon’s first smartphone to boast 4G LTE connectivity along with a 1GHz dual-core processor and 1GB RAM. The phone promises to give LTE download speeds up to 12Mbps and upload [...]

  Nintendo has announced an unexpected price drop to its 3DS console in United States. Starting August 12 consumers in U.S. will be able to pick the 3D console for $169.99 as compared to the previous price of $249.99. Nintendo says this value will help consumers to pick their world’s first 3D-equipped handheld console and [...]

  Well, look at this. Apple’s home market has finally got an unlocked version of iPhone. Apple Store is now selling the iPhone 4 in black or white hues without tying a user to an operator. The 16GB iPhone 4 has been priced at $649 whereas the larger capacity 32GB goes for $749. This may [...]

  Motorola has announced its Wi-Fi-only Xoom tablet for its home market. Starting March 27, Xoom Wi-Fi will be available across United States through various retailers for a price of $599. Expectedly, Xoom Wi-Fi’s specs remain the same as the original Xoom sans the 3G capability. The 10.1-inch tablet is the first one to run [...]

  HTC today announced its first Android-based CDMA world phone. The Merge meant for the North American market will be available across multiple carriers in spring this year and feature Android 2.2 OS with a full sliding QWERTY keyboard. The phone will also come with HTC’s Sense UI, 3.8-inch touchscreen display, 5MP camera with 720p [...]

  T-Mobile today announced full specifications and expected release for what would be the world’s first 3D Android tablet. The G-Slate will be developed by LG, run Android 3.0 aka Honeycomb OS and features the ability to record 3D and full HD video. The 8.9-inch tablet is also capable to display 3D content on its [...]

  The courtroom war is on, confirms LG. Korean electronics maker has said that they’ll “actively respond” to the lawsuit filed by Sony yesterday. Sony had claimed that 10 LG phones had violated their patents related to audio, microphone, caller ID and transmission power. However, the response will be done after adequate review, said LG’s [...]

  Sony has confirmed that they’ve filed a patent infringement complaint with the US International Trade Commission against LG. The complaint filed late Wednesday says LG violated its patents as well as its licensees like Sony Ericsson, Samsung and Nokia by importing mobile phones and modems in United States. Although LG denied to comment on [...]

  Unlimited access to DRMed music is something yet to take off but Cricket is taking great pride in announcing that they’re the first US carrier to announce a music service giving unlimited access to millions of songs. For $55 a month, a user will unlimited data, text, calling and even full songs, ringtones and [...]

  Best Buy has opened their gates (virtual ones as well) for consumers to buy Google Nexus’ second installment. Created by Samsung, Nexus S is now available all over United States for $199.99 with T-Mobile contract or $529.99 unlocked. The Nexus S is a pure Google phone which means there is no user interface customization [...]

  U.S. Cellular has unveiled a new Android device that will be the operator’s last Android for this year. Rounding up its portfolio is LG’s Optimus U, a full touchscreen device running Android 2.2 OS. The phone features a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen display, 3.2MP auto focus camera, Wi-Fi with hotspot support, GPS, virtual QWERTY keyboard, [...]

  Sharp who recently launched its phones for the Indian market will bring 3D smartphones by next year. Sharp has confirmed smartphones that don’t require special 3D glasses will be sold in the United States, China and India in 2011. While we don’t have details on the upcoming phones, we can expect 3D phones similar [...]

  LG has announced an affordable Android device for first-time smartphone adopters. The LG Vortex will start selling from November 18 on Verizon and will allow users to enjoy the advantages of Android 2.2 in a sleek design. Vortex is powered by Froyo and features a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, 3G with HotSpot capability, Swype text [...]

  USA has got the first variant of Galaxy Tab from T-Mobile. Samsung’s first Android tablet will sell for $400 on 2-year contract and will bring features like 1GHz Hummingbird processor, 7-inch WSVGA display, Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth, 3MP rear-facing camera and 1.3MP front-facing camera, GPS, microSD card slot and more. To differentiate, T-Mobile has pre-loaded [...]

  At an event in New York yesterday, Samsung announced a new device in the Galaxy S family. Dubbed as Continuum (SCH-i400) the phone sports two Super AMOLED displays – a 3.4-inch one as the main screen and an 1.8-inch one acting as a ticker display. The ticker display can be customized by user to [...]