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T-Mobile announces the 4G-enabled Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus

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Keeping track of all the Samsung Galaxy Tabs just got harder. T-Mobile has announced that starting Nov. 16, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus will be available for $249.99. The Galaxy Tab Plus is the latest Galaxy Tab to hit T-Mobile and also one of the thinnest and lightest 7″ tablets available. Weighing less than a can of soda, the Galaxy Tab Plus features:

  • A 1.2 GHz dual-core processor
  • 16 GB of internal memory and a micro SD card slot that supports up to an additional 32 GB of expandable memory
  • A 3-megapixel rear-facing camera with flash for photo
  • 2.0 MP front camera for video chat
  • Android 3.2 (Honeycomb)
  • T-Mobile’s HSPA+ 4G network

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus will join the recently announced T-Mobile SpringBoard as another affordable tablet option for T-Mobile customers and will be here just in time for the holidays. Hit the link below to stay up-to-date on the status of the Galaxy Tab Plus from T-Mobile and be sure to check out the full press release for more info.

Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus

[spoiler show=”Press Release”]T-Mobile Completes Holiday 4G Tablet Portfolio With the Samsung Galaxy Tab™ 7.0 Plus

T-Mobile’s newest ultra-mobile 4G tablet delivers a rich entertainment experience anywhere on America’s Largest 4G Network.

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Nov. 8, 2011 — T-Mobile USA, Inc. today unveiled the ultra-mobile Samsung Galaxy Tab™ 7.0 Plus, the latest to join the company’s portfolio of 7-, 9- and 10-inch 4G-enabled* tablets. Featuring a brilliant 7-inch multitouch display and weighing just 0.77 lbs., less than a can of soda, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus is one of the thinnest and lightest 7-inch tablets on the market, making it easy to watch popular TV shows and movies, download full-color magazines, compete in multi-player gaming and more – all while on the go.

“Consumers want a selection of affordable, highly mobile tablets that can deliver the content they want virtually anywhere they go,” said Jeremy Korst, vice president of mobile broadband and emerging devices, T-Mobile USA. “The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus is a perfectly sized, ultra-thin and lightweight 4G tablet that easily fits in a coat pocket or purse and delivers a rich on-the-go entertainment experience.”

Offering a premium, ultra-mobile entertainment experience, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus from T-Mobile comes with a variety of pre-installed premium content, including the Samsung Media Hub so customers can rent or purchase movies and purchase TV programs and share that content on up to five compatible devices on the same account. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus also comes pre-loaded with WildTangent®, so customers can play premium games for free, as well as rent or purchase games.

The Android™ 3.2 (Honeycomb) Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus is equipped with a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, 16 GB of internal memory and a micro SD card slot that supports up to an additional 32 GB of expandable memory for easy storage of documents, movies, books and more. In addition, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus makes it quick and easy to browse rich Web content with support for Adobe® Flash® Player and read books and magazines though services like Zinio®, which offers more than 5,000 full color magazines to browse, and Blio® eReader, which shows eBooks in full color on the brilliant 7-inch screen.

Equipped with a 3-megapixel rear-facing camera with flash for photo, and Mobile HD video capture and playback in 720p** as well as a 2-megapixel front-facing camera which can be used to connect with friends and family via Video Chat, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus makes it possible to connect and share life’s most important moments while on the go.

Availability

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus will join the recently announced T-Mobile® SpringBoard™ with Google™ and Samsung Galaxy Tab™ 10.1, as well as the T-Mobile G-Slate™ with Google, to offer an affordable and compelling portfolio of 7-, 9- and 10-inch 4G tablets with down payments ranging from $179.99 to $399.99***.

Beginning Nov. 16, customers can purchase the T-Mobile SpringBoard for a $179.99 down payment and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus for a $249.99 down payment at T-Mobile retail stores. Each require a $50 mail-in rebate, with a T-Mobile Value Mobile Broadband plan, two-year service agreement, and 20 interest free monthly payments of $10 on approved credit. Overage-free Mobile Broadband Value plans start at $29.99 per month, and T-Mobile postpaid voice customers enjoy $10 off their monthly mobile broadband service. For more information, visit http://mobile-broadband.t-mobile.com/tablets.

*T-Mobile’s HSPA+ 4G network not available everywhere. See coverage details at http://www.t-mobile.com. 4G used in connection with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus product refers to the fact that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus is designed with HSPA+ technology.

**Playback on device limited to WSVGA (1024×600)

***After mail-in rebate card with a T-Mobile Value Mobile Broadband plan, two year service agreement and 20 interest free monthly payments of $10 on approved credit.[/spoiler]

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Barnes & Noble’s NOOK Tablet arrives at $249

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As expected, Barnes & Noble unveiled the latest member of their NOOK family today in the form of the NOOK Tablet.  Grabbing the baton passed off by the NOOK Color, the new tablet runs $249 and features an improved hardware and software experience.  Specs include a dual-core 1GHz CPU, 1GB RAM, 16 GB (up to 10,000 books) built-in memory, a 7-inch ‘Vivid View’ display, and a battery that promises 11.5 hours.

In terms of user experience, the NOOK Tablet provides a number of integrated apps and services such as Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Pandora.  No longer terming these types of devices an “eReader”, Barnes & Noble also touts the web experience and access to thousands of Android-based applications.

Much like Amazon is doing with the Kindle Fire, Barnes & Noble is really ratcheting up the content, including the easy access to magazines, newspapers, children’s books, and (now) comics.

To make room for the NOOK Tablet, the NOOK Color tablet drops to $199, a semi- attractive buy for the money.   It might be tough to push the year-old product against the Kindle Fire however, the new stuff is certainly worth the extra $50.

Barnes & Noble Introduces NOOK Tablet™, Its Fastest, Lightest Tablet with the Best in HD Entertainment

Everything You Want in a Reading and Entertainment Tablet – a Great Value at $249

Popular Movies, TV Shows and Music from Top Services Including Netflix, Hulu Plus™, Pandora®;
Plus Thousands of High-Quality Apps, Web Browsing and Email

Largest Digital Catalog: Books, Newspapers, Interactive Magazines and Children’s Picture Books, and Introducing NOOK Comics™

Under a Pound, Breakthrough Battery Life, Best-in-Class Display and Plenty of Memory

Award-Winning NOOK Simple Touch™ and Highly Popular NOOK Color™: Greatly Enhanced and Now Offered at New Incredibly Low Prices

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today expanded its portfolio of bestselling NOOK® devices with the introduction of NOOK Tablet, the company’s fastest and lightest tablet with the best in HD entertainment. NOOK Tablet offers access to popular movies, TV shows, music and more through the top entertainment services, including Netflix, Hulu Plus, Pandora and others, plus a collection of high-quality apps, fast Web browsing and email. NOOK Tablet features Barnes & Noble’s award-winning color reading experience, with access to the world’s largest digital bookstore via Wi-Fi®. Now available for pre-order atwww.nook.com and at Barnes & Noble stores for just $249, NOOK Tablet will be in stores and in homes on or about November 17. Find NOOK Tablet in the newly announced NOOK Digital Shops™, which feature the full portfolio of NOOK digital devices and FREE NOOK Reading Apps™ at neighborhood Barnes & Noble stores.

Barnes & Noble also announced enhancements and incredibly new low prices for NOOK Color, the first-ever Reader’s Tablet™, and NOOK Simple Touch, the first breakthrough touch E Ink® device. The critically acclaimed NOOK Color will be even better next month, with more than 100 feature enhancements, access to top video and music services, popular apps, comics and more – and an even better value at today’s new incredibly low price of $199. The new and improved NOOK Simple Touch features the world’s fastest page turns and longest battery life, and an amazing new price of $99 – with no annoying ads.

“In NOOK Tablet, we’ve created the best wireless media tablet in the portable 7-inch class. NOOK Tablet’s VividView display has been designed to be the world’s finest screen for readability and viewing content. We’ve utilized that breakthrough display technology to bring consumers the largest digital catalog of color and interactive books, magazines, children’s books and high-quality apps through our NOOK Store. Additionally, we’ve seamlessly integrated today’s top entertainment services like Netflix, Hulu Plus and Pandora in a product that’s powerful, easy-to-use, under a pound, and a tremendous value at only $249,” said William Lynch, Chief Executive Officer of Barnes & Noble. “We’re also excited to announce that we’ve lowered the price of our award-winning and recently improved NOOK Simple Touch to just $99, ad-free. Lastly, our incredibly popular NOOK Color has a new low price of only $199, giving customers the ability to enjoy its unparalleled reading experience, apps, Web and email. These three products, at these super-low prices, represent the highest-quality portfolio of reading and entertainment products on the market at the best value. We welcome customers to learn more about our bestselling NOOK product line from our friendly and well-trained NOOKsellers at our new NOOK Digital Shops at their neighborhood Barnes & Noble.”

NOOK Tablet: Built for Speed … and Beauty

NOOK Tablet was designed for customers who want to read and be entertained with a variety of apps and media. Barnes & Noble designed the device for power, speed and responsiveness using the latest and most advanced technology. With a highly tuned 1GHz dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM, there’s plenty of memory to stream HD videos smoothly, browse the Web, and switch between books, magazines, videos and apps effortlessly. Barnes & Noble developed revolutionary battery life with NOOK Tablet, enabling 11.5 hours of reading time or nine hours of video viewing – the equivalent of five full-length movies. Everything looks stunning on NOOK Tablet, which features the world’s most advanced VividView™ display for viewing content, with 16 million colors and a resolution purity that’s simply gorgeous. Barnes & Noble invested in full IPS lamination to reduce reflection and glare and offer extra-wide viewing angles – perfect for sharing.

Best in Entertainment

NOOK Tablet gives customers the best names in entertainment so they can choose the TV shows and movies they love from leading services like Netflix and Hulu Plus, both pre-loaded on NOOK Tablet and offering free trials. Customers can instantly stream brilliant HD-quality videos. Also coming soon to NOOK Tablet: Flixster with UltraViolet™, for newly released movies and TV shows from Warner Bros. and other leading studios. NOOK Tablet owners can listen to millions of songs using the hottest music services, including Pandora, pre-loaded on NOOK Tablet, as well as Rhapsody®, Grooveshark and MOG, all available with a free 14-day trial. NOOK Tablet owners can also listen to their own songs wherever they go with the built-in music player.

Your Reading and Entertainment Content – Anywhere

A powerful HD entertainment machine designed for maximum portability, NOOK Tablet is well under a pound (14.1 oz.), making it one-third lighter than the leading tablet and 10 percent lighter than the award-winning NOOK Color. Sleek and thin with a soft touch back design, NOOK Tablet can be held comfortably for extended periods with just one hand and slips easily into a pocket or purse for reading and entertainment on-the-go. And with 16GB of storage – double the space of some other tablets – plus expandable memory, customers have ample space for their reading and entertainment content, regardless of Wi-Fi availability.

Customers can also access their personal NOOK Library™ through the free, stable and secure NOOK Cloud™ service, which also powers the seamless integration and synchronization between devices, as well as NOOK’s best-in-class shopping experience and social features.

Thousands of Must-Have Apps, Web & Email

Barnes & Noble offers NOOK Tablet customers a wide array of top-rated NOOK Apps™ to play, learn, organize and explore with must-haves like Angry Birds Rio and Seasons, SCRABBLE, Epicurious, My Cast Weather, Taptu, Style.com, Spanish for Dummies, Bejeweled® 2, Ms. Pac Man and more. There are hundreds of popular apps for kids, including Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat, Drawing Pad and Pop Up Peter Rabbit. All NOOK Apps are the best, highest-quality versions available, optimized for NOOK Tablet’s beautiful and ultra-responsive 7-inch color touchscreen. By the holidays, Barnes & Noble will offer thousands of high-quality NOOK Apps from leading third-party developers and content providers that can be enjoyed on NOOK Tablet, as well as NOOK Color.

NOOK Tablet also features lightning-fast Web browsing so customers can surf their favorite sites, from Facebook to YouTube, and stream brilliant HD videos. NOOK Tablet’s built-in email also makes it easy to stay connected with friends and family.

Barnes & Noble’s Award-Winning Reading Experience

NOOK Tablet customers can shop the world’s largest bookstore, featuring more than 2.5 million books, enhanced books, interactive magazines, newspapers, comic books and children’s books. Content downloads lightning-fast, usually in less than 10 seconds over Wi-Fi.

  • NOOK Newsstand™: Choose from more than 250 newspapers and full-color, interactive magazines, delivered like magic to NOOK Tablet’s Active Shelf on the Home screen as soon as they become available. Barnes & Noble offers the largest digital collection of top 100 magazines, including PEOPLE, Food Network Magazine, Us Weekly, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, TIME, National Geographic and many others. Colorful interactive magazines offer Barnes & Noble’s ArticleView™, new animated page turns and smooth pinch, zoom and panning. Many special edition NOOK Magazines™ feature videos, quizzes, image galleries and more.
  • New NOOK Comics: Barnes & Noble is offering a vast new collection of full-color comics, graphic novels and kids’ comics in high resolution that virtually make the action jump off the page. NOOK Comics will feature the world’s greatest superheroes with the largest digital collection of Marvel’s graphic novels available through a third party, as well as titles from other leading publishers, including Archie, IDW and Dynamite.
  • NOOK Kids™: This holiday’s largest collection of more than 1,000 interactive children’s picture books and more than 12,000 chapter books just got even better. Bestselling books feature animation and engaging activities. With the new Read and Record™ feature, parents and grandparents can use NOOK Tablet’s built-in microphone to record and save their reading of any NOOK Kids picture books so children can listen to their favorite storytellers anytime.
  • More to read: Barnes & Noble continues to expand its NOOK Bookstore™ with the vast majority of books available for $9.99 or less. New PagePerfect™ NOOK Books™ feature cookbooks, craft and art books rendered with rich precision to retain all the beauty of their stunning print versions.
  • Enhanced reading: Reading is even more dynamic with PDF thumbnail page views, and image pinch, zoom and pan in books and PDFs.
  • Unparalleled recommendations: Learn what to read next from Barnes & Noble’s knowledgeable booksellers, from must-read new releases to up-and-coming authors. Barnes & Noble’s personalized recommendations are based on what customers already love. In any book a customer is reading, a simple tap on the new NOOK Discover™ icon offers instant recommendations.
  • Get more social: NOOK Tablet now makes it easier than ever for customers to share their reading experience with friends. They can connect with Facebook friends and others through NOOK Friends™, and find out what they have to say about their books, magazines and newspapers. Customers can also share their thoughts about the books they’re reading via email, Facebook and Twitter. Owners can share books, as well as browse and borrow books, from NOOK Friends using Barnes & Noble’s exclusive LendMe®technology.
  • Continuous reading: Read what you love, anywhere you like™ on NOOK devices and with FREE NOOK Reading Apps. NOOK Cloud automatically syncs a customer’s library, last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across all of their devices, so a customer can start a book on NOOK Tablet, and dive back in on their computer or smartphone.

NOOK Color: Even Better, Now $199

The highly acclaimed, bestselling NOOK Color will be even better starting in December with Barnes & Noble’s largest software update ever and a new low price of just $199 starting today. The first ever Reader’s Tablet, NOOK Color combines an award-winning reading experience with tablet essentials including apps, Web and email. The millions of existing NOOK Color customers will automatically receive the update at no cost via Wi-Fi, beginning in early December. Highlights, also available on NOOK Tablet, include:

  • More entertainment and apps: NOOK Color customers will be able to download Netflix to watch movies and TV shows. Hulu Plus will also be available for NOOK Color in the coming months. Customers will enjoy top music services and thousands of apps including games, children’s apps and many others.
  • Read your way: Customers requested the flexibility to read books in portrait or landscape and adjust the text with even more font sizes to choose from.
  • The most user-friendly library: Customers will have faster, easier access to all of their content. NOOK Library is organized with tabs for books, magazines, newspapers and apps. The magazine display shows virtual stacks of covers with dates so customers can just tap on the issue they want and dive in.
  • Enhanced shopping: NOOK’s amazing new Shop experience makes it easier than ever for customers to find their next great book, kid’s book, newsstand title or app. The NOOK Store™ is even easier to use, and more social and streamlined to show the breadth of content. Customers get suggestions based on their favorite authors, reviews and recommendations from their NOOK Friends plus top NOOK Newsstand picks, free trials and new NOOK Daily Finds.

NOOK Simple Touch: Best Reader, Best Price

The award-winning NOOK Simple Touch now has the most advanced E Ink display with lightning-fast page turns – 25 percent faster than any other E Ink product on the market. Best-Text™ from Barnes & Noble meticulously optimizes each letter so words are ultra-crisp and clear, even in bright sunlight. NOOK Simple Touch has an ergonomic, contoured design with a soft-touch back that makes it easy and comfortable to read, even with just one hand, and for extended periods of time. And Barnes & Noble has extended NOOK Simple Touch’s best-in-class battery life even further for its customers who love to read for long stretches. On a single charge, customers can now read for up to 2 months for one hour a day. NOOK Simple Touch also puts the focus on reading with no annoying ads, and instead lets customers personalize their screensaver with their own photos.

Now just $99, still with no ads, NOOK Simple Touch is the world’s best reader at the world’s best value and a must-have this holiday season for anyone who loves to read. Existing NOOK Simple Touch customers can also enjoy these new benefits through a free v1.1 software update available today for immediate download at www.nook.com/update. Customers can also receive the free update over the air when connected to Wi-Fi in the coming weeks.

Give the Gift of Reading

This holiday, Barnes & Noble will make it easier for customers to give the gift of reading. Whether shopping in a Barnes & Noble bookstore, or beginning next month, online at BN.com, customers can give any NOOK Book or NOOK App as gifts. NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color customers will also be able to apply their Barnes & Noble gift cards – physical or digital – while shopping on their devices.

Availability

NOOK Tablet can be pre-ordered for $249 today and is expected to be in stores and in homes late next week, in plenty of time for the holidays. Experience NOOK Tablet, NOOK Color and NOOK Simple Touch at www.nook.com or at the NOOK Digital Shops and displays in one of Barnes & Noble’s more than 700 bookstores and other leading retailers. Barnes & Noble offers Always Free NOOK Support in all of its neighborhood bookstores, with more than 40,000 NOOKsellers across the country ready to assist customers with setting up their NOOK devices or choosing their next great read.

About NOOK® from Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble’s NOOK brand of eReading products makes it easy to read what you love, anywhere you like™ with a fun, easy-to-use and immersive digital reading experience. With NOOK, customers gain access to Barnes & Noble’s expansive NOOK Store™ of more than 2.5 million digital titles, and the ability to enjoy content across a wide array of popular devices. The new NOOK Tablet™ is Barnes & Noble’s fastest, lightest tablet with the best in HD entertainment from top services and everything you want in a tablet at a great value ($249). Both NOOK Tablet and the award-winning NOOK Color™ ($199) feature a stunning 7-inch VividView™ Color Touchscreen to read all of the content you love, shop popular apps, connect via email, browse the Web and more. The NOOK Simple Touch™ ($99), is the fastest, easiest to use reader with the world’s best reading screen and the longest battery life. Barnes & Noble offers NOOK owners Always Free NOOK Support in any of its more than 700 bookstores, as well as free Wi-Fi® connectivity to enjoy the Read In Store™ feature to read NOOK Books™ for free, and the More In Store™ program, which offers free, exclusive content and special promotions. Barnes & Noble was the first company to offer digital lending for a wide selection of books through its LendMe® technology, available through NOOK eReading products. Find NOOK devices in Barnes & Noble stores and online at www.BN.com, as well as at Best Buy, Walmart, Staples, Target, Radio Shack, Books-A-Million, OfficeMax, Fred Meyer, P.C. Richard & Son stores, Fry’s Electronics and Systemax Inc. retailers.

In addition to NOOK devices, Barnes & Noble makes it easy for customers to enjoy any book, anytime, anywhere with its FREE NOOK Reading Apps™, available atwww.nook.com/freenookapps. Customers can use Barnes & Noble’s free eReading software to access and read books from their personal Barnes & Noble digital library on devices including iPad™, iPhone®, iPod touch®, Android™ smartphones and tablets, PC and Mac®. Lifetime Library™ helps ensure that Barnes & Noble customers will always be able to access their digital libraries on NOOK products and software-enabled devices and BN.com. Barnes & Noble also offers NOOK Study™ (www.nookstudy.com), an innovative study platform and software solution for higher education, NOOK Kids™ (www.nookkids.com), a collection of digital picture and chapter books for children, and NOOK Books en español™(http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ebooksenespanol), the first-ever Spanish language digital bookstore in the United States.

For more information on NOOK devices and eReading software, updates, new NOOK Book releases, Free Friday™ NOOK Books and more, follow us on www.twitter.com/nookBN andwww.facebook.com/nookBN.

Optimus 3D review

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Although most people question LG’s capabilities, you’ve got to admit that they’re often the first with new technologies. They were the first to actually release a dual-core phone, and they were the first to release a phone with 3D capabilities. But is it better to wait and see what the competition brings or does being an early adopter pay off? Well, that’s what we’re going to find out in this review. Although the 3D thing is nifty, it’s just another selling point, so I won’t solely focus on that. Read my full review below.

First impressions

You can criticize LG for a lot of things, but you’ll have to admit that they manage to deliver an excellent first impression with the box and build quality. It comes in a gorgeous and solid red box, which showcases its features in a nutshell. Once you open it up you’ll face a beautiful phone laying inside, waiting to be touched for the very first time. Inside the box there’s the standard collection of accessories, i.e., headphones (which are of excellent quality by the way), the usb cable and a wall plug to charge your device. Nothing to be excited about at this point. I wish manufacturers would include HDMI cables with their phones, but unfortunately they do not. Now let’s move on to the phone itself. I know there is a lot of discussion about plastic vs. metal and I’ve got to admit I personally prefer plastic.

Do I hear you asking why? Well, let’s say you drop two phones from two feet high. The first one is plastic, which absorbs the shock a bit which makes sure that the screen doesn’t shatter to pieces. The second one is a metal unibody construction, which looks solid but actually doesn’t absorb the shock one bit and the glass gets pounded hard, therefore shattering to pieces. That’s why I prefer plastic. Metal looks cool, but it is actually far less solid than plastic in such a tiny device. Sure, it doesn’t scratch but I’ll take a few scratches over a shattered screen any day. That makes me come to the conclusion that the Optimus 3D is a very solid piece of hardware, with a screen that is easy to swipe on (it’s less ‘rigid’ than other phones) and a back that doesn’t wobble or do anything it shouldn’t. One thing I’m less pleased about though is the thickness. I’m used to the Galaxy S II, compared to which the Optimus 3D is just plain fat. If you compare it to other phones, you’ll see that it isn’t particularly slim, but it’s not horrible either.

Software

LG may have a lot of scoops with new technology and make solid pieces of hardware but they seem to spend less time on perfecting their software. If you think Touchwiz 4 is cartoony, don’t even think about using any of LG’s phones. I don’t mean to be biased or anything, but I just can’t stand their software. It’s too bright, to cartoony and it’s just ugly.

Apart from the aesthetic issues, it’s not too fast either. LG makes advertisements about the incredible speed the Optimus 3D should offer, but this €500 phone just can’t afford itself to score a bare 36MFLOPS in Linpack and has hiccups all the time. I’ll get to the other benchmarks later. And yes, this score is really a software issue, the SoC is way to powerful to perform this low. LG should be sued for promoting their phones with such lies. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t hate the Optimus 3D, it’s a nice phone to use but it doesn’t match the information in the ads.
On top of that, the Optimus 3D still runs Froyo, which is quite unacceptable for a freshly released phone. Perhaps this partly explains the low performance since Gingerbread brought a lot of speed improvements and dual-core optimizations. I’ll say one more thing about the performance before I move on to other subjects. There is a small but omnipresent lag in everything you open, be it opening an app, be it an item in your Settings app, it’s always there. It’s something that shouldn’t be there on a dual-core phone.

If you don’t look at the performance or the color scheme, the software on the Optimus 3D is actually quite good. The launcher is easy to use, it’s snappy and it offers you a lot of options, including categories. LG customized the status bar too. They added a permanent notification for the stock music player – even when you never even used it – and there’s the standard set of quick controls on top: Sound, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and a data toggle. The browser is not as fast as it should be or could have been, but at least it features an easy to use UI, including visual tabs and a homepage made up of your most visited webpages, much like Touchwiz for Honeycomb and Google Chrome do. Then there’s the following bloatware:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Asphalt 6 3D
  • N.O.V.A. 3D
  • LG World, a small app/ringtone store. Standard bloatware stuff.
  • Lets Golf 2 3D
  • News!
  • Polaris Office, a small office suite for some quick editing on the go.
  • Smartshare, a DLNA app
  • Remote Call, which enables a LG employee to diagnose and repair your phone from a distance

It could be worse, most of the bloatware apps are handy. At least LG’s not including Bing with its software *cough* Verizon *cough*.

3D capabilities

The part you’ve all been waiting for. LG may have been the first to release a 3D phone, but does it deliver? Is the 3D feature really worth overlooking its shortcomings? There’s a simple answer to that question. If you’re a geek like me who wants all the new gimmicks in his phone, then yes, it is absolutely worth purchasing. If you’re an average Joe, then no, it’s not. The 3D thing is well implemented and it looks cool, but it isn’t mature yet. For example, you’ve got to hold your device perfectly still in the perfect spot for the 3D to show its awesomeness. When you’ve found the sweet spot though, you’ll be amazed about how cool it is.

This is not my first time handling the Optimus 3D – I saw the early prototypes – so I’m used to glasses-free 3D, but people handling the Optimus 3D for the first time are absolutely stunned by the glasses-free 3D display and just about faint when you show them a 3D picture of themselves. LG implemented a few 3D functions: Youtube 3D, a couple of 3D games and of course a 3D camera. The 3D pictures do just fine. They’re taken at a bare resolution of 3MP, but you won’t even notice – you’ll probably be way to busy checking out all the 3D elements. The videos are of a lesser quality though. They’re watchable, but don’t move your phone too fast while filming, it will create a blur. The 2D pictures are taken at a resolution of five megapixels, which is lower than the cameras found in the new high-end phones, but will do just fine.

LG brings you two games in 3D, N.O.V.A. 3D and Asphalt 6 3D. You’ll probably get headaches when playing them for a long continuous time, but for a 30 minute gaming session, the 3D aspect really adds something in my opinion. Of course it isn’t perfect, but as I mentioned before, the 3D aspect makes them even cooler to play. Last but not least, there’s Youtube 3D. As you could have guessed, this is a special Youtube section for 3D movies. There’s a few hundred movies, mostly less than a minute, and all kinds of stuff — like flying butterflies, but it’s just not enough 3D content for my liking. It’s not strange, 3D is a relatively new tech in mobile, but it’s pretty annoying at times. To make a long story short, 3D is in a buggy stage but is still pretty awesome to watch.

Battery life

I was amazed by the battery life of the Optimus 3D, it easily lasted a day (about 8-10 hours) with medium to heavy use — if I didn’t turn on any 3D things. It’s understandable, but it still sucks that 3D drains your battery that heavy. I suggest only turning on the 3D if you really need it to show off… or something like that.

Note: I define heavy use as having 3G and sync always turned on, a lot of browsing, mailing, twittering, your basic smartphone purposes and I’m positively surprised by the battery life.

Conclusion

The Optimus 3D is a nice phone to use. It has its drawbacks and advantages, but is it worth buying apart from the cool and well implemented 3D feature? Well, that’s a complicated question. If you don’t demand much from your phone, you should buy it. If you expect a Galaxy S II-like performance, don’t go with the Optimus 3D. If a smooth phone with 3D is what you’re looking for, I suggest you go with the Evo 3D.

Verizon officially becomes first carrier to announce Samsung Galaxy Nexus

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The Samsung/Google event left us with many unanswered questions, most importantly, which carrier would be getting the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. We heard rumors of a Verizon exclusive, saw multiple corroborating evidence, but we never received any official word — until now! Verizon has finally stepped up to announce that they will be carrying the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and that it will be available later this year. This doesn’t solidify an “exclusive” deal with Verizon but it’s safe to assume they will be the first to have the device.

There was no mention of price but knowing Verizon… I’d start saving now. Well there you go. Verizon customers rejoice! The rest of you sit tight, I’m sure announcements will be made soon. Press release below, enjoy!

Source: Android Police

VERIZON WIRELESS INTRODUCES THE GALAXY NEXUS BY SAMSUNGFeatures the Latest Version of Android and America’s Fastest and Most Reliable 4G Network

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon Wireless today announced that the Galaxy Nexus by Samsung, the world’s first smartphone running on Android™ 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich is coming to Verizon Wireless. The Galaxy Nexus will be available later this year in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at http://www.verizonwireless.com.

Ice Cream Sandwich brings a redesigned user interface with enhanced multitasking, notifications, full Web browsing experience and more. Customers will also be able to enjoy the innovative new features that Ice Cream Sandwich offers, such as Face Unlock which uses facial recognition to unlock the Galaxy Nexus. Customers can take advantage of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network to access more than 300,000 apps and games from Android Market™ or rent movies and stream them instantly on the 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED™ display.
Additional features:

  • 4G LTE – customers can expect fast download speeds of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps in 4G LTE mobile broadband coverage areas
  • Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich
  • First smartphone to feature a 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED™ display (1280 x 720)
  • 1.2 GHz dual-core processor with 1GB RAM
  • 5-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, zero shutter lag and 1080p full HD video capture
  • 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video chatting
  • Near Field Communications (NFC) enabled
  • Android Beam allows customers to quickly share Web pages, apps and YouTube™ videos with friends by simply tapping compatible phones together
  • Support for Google™ mobile services – Android Market, Gmail™, Google Maps™ 5.0 with 3D maps, Google Earth™, Movie Studio, YouTube™, syncing with Google Calendar™ and a redesigned Google＋ app

Customers that purchase the Galaxy Nexus by Samsung smartphone will need to subscribe to a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan beginning at $39.99 for monthly access and a smartphone data package starting at $30 monthly access for 2 GB of data. For more information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to http://www.verizonwireless.com.

Sprint announces $99 Motorola Admiral for October 23

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Sprint has finally announced the Motorola Admiral today, tapping the Direct Connect handset with an October 23 launch date.  Pricing for the Android 2.3 Gingerbread-powered phone will be $99.99 for qualified two-year agreements (after $50 mail-in rebate).  Specifications include a 1.2GHz processor, 3.1-inch VGA display, 3G connectivity, 5-megapixel camera (720p HD video), 4GB internal storage, and microSD expansion.  The Motorola Admiral is also designed to withstand rain, dust, shock, vibration, and whatever else you can toss at it, thanks to Military Standard 810G specifications.[divider]

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First Android-Powered Smartphone with Sprint Direct Connect, Motorola ADMIRAL, Available Oct. 23 for Under $100

Motorola ADMIRAL delivers the gold standard in push-to-talk to the Sprint Network

Boasts Android 2.3, a 3.1-inch touchscreen display with QWERTY keyboard and military spec toughness

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., and LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – Oct. 20, 2011 – Sprint (NYSE: S) and Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) today announced the availability of Motorola ADMIRAL™, the first smartphone that boasts Sprint Direct Connect® speed, powered by Android™. It goes on sale in Sprint direct ship sales channels, including Sprint Business Sales, Telesales (1-800-SPRINT1) and Web Sales (www.sprint.com) and can be ordered at Sprint Stores beginning Sunday, Oct. 23, for $99.99 with a new line or eligible upgrade and two-year service agreement, after a $50 mail-in rebate via reward card1. It will be available Sunday, Nov. 13, through all Sprint sales channels.

Motorola ADMIRAL features Android 2.3, Gingerbread, a 1.2GHz processor, 3.1-inch VGA touchscreen display and QWERTY keyboard. It will use the Sprint 3G (EVDO Rev. A) network to provide the gold-standard push-to-talk capabilities of Sprint Direct Connect.

Ready for the toughest conditions, Motorola ADMIRAL is designed to meet Military Standard 810G for dust, shock, vibration, solar radiation, low pressure and high and low temperatures. Plus, with Corning® Gorilla® Glass®, Motorola ADMIRAL’s touchscreen display is scratch-resistant.

“Motorola ADMIRAL will be the flagship smartphone of Sprint’s all-new Sprint Direct Connect portfolio,” said David Owens, vice president – Product Development, Sprint. “We know our customers will appreciate this tough Android-powered smartphone that combines 3G data speeds with push-to-talk capabilities. It is designed to offer mobile professionals instant communications and mobile broadband data access when it matters most while being able to withstand the toughest environments.”

“Motorola is excited to bring the first Android-powered smartphone to the Sprint Direct Connect portfolio,” said Jeff Miller, corporate vice president of sales, Motorola Mobility. “With Motorola ADMIRAL, Direct Connect customers can enjoy the instantaneous connection they have come to expect from a push-to-talk device, along with the speed, durability and security needed to get the job done, wherever the work day may take them.”

Built with business in mind, Motorola ADMIRAL supports Microsoft Exchange and other email systems. It is easy to push delivery of Microsoft Exchange email tailored to the needs of specific users, and with robust calendar capabilities, employees can access the corporate Global Address List to create, edit and share meetings.

Motorola ADMIRAL also has the security features IT departments demand and protects sensitive company data with enhanced on-device security features that can be managed via the existing Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Server, including password support, remote wipe and data encryption, as well as more than 30 other security policies. It offers standard PIN and password lock support, but goes above and beyond to include an alphanumeric requirement, complexity standards, expiration, history and recovery capabilities that are considered best-in-class features for Android-powered smartphones in the industry. Data encryption at rest on the device and microSD card also helps ensure that sensitive company data remains confidential.

Key features of Motorola ADMIRAL include:

  • 1.2GHz processor to unlock full multi-tasking possibilities, including instantaneous page downloads and seamless document editing
  • Quickoffice® to view and edit Microsoft® Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as Adobe® PDF documents anywhere, anytime
  • 5-megapixel camera with 720p HD video capture, flash and 4x zoom
  • Full suite of Google mobile services, including Google Maps™, Google Talk™, Gmail™, Google Voice™ and YouTube™
  • Android Market™ for access to more than 250,000 applications, widgets and games
  • Adobe® Flash® Player to enjoy games, interactive web apps and websites with technical or training videos
  • 3G Mobile Hotspot capability supporting up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices simultaneously
  • Wi-Fi® – 802.11 b/g/n
  • 4GB internal memory with option to increase with up to 32GB micro SD card
  • Connected music player with access to all your favorite artists, including live, personalized recommendations for songs and videos, as well as news and event updates from the world of music

Sprint Direct Connect is a portfolio of push-to-talk services that allow individuals and groups to get more done – quickly and easily with just the push of a button. Among the initial Sprint Direct Connect services:

  • Sprint Direct Connect – Instant, one-to-one push-to-talk calling nationwide on the Sprint network, with any other Direct Connect subscriber. Direct Connect is the core push-to-talk feature and is designed for interoperability across Sprint and Nextel network platforms.
  • Guaranteed Talk Permit – The assurance that when you hear the push-to-talk “chirp” that your call was successfully transmitted.
  • Call Alert with Text – Send an audio alert with an optional text message to let another Direct Connect subscriber know you are trying to reach them and why.
  • Group Connect® – Communicate with up to 20 other Sprint Direct Connect subscribers all at once – nationwide, at the push of one button.
  • TeamDCSM – Communicate with up to 200 other Sprint Direct Connect subscribers at the same time nationwide2.
  • NextMail® – Send a recorded message to any email worldwide or mobile handset via text message by using the Direct Connect button.
  • Availability Notification – Request the availability status of another push-to-talk member and, if they are busy, request a notification when they are free.

With more than 18 years of expertise, Sprint is the industry leader in push-to-talk, serving the world’s largest push-to-talk community with millions of Direct Connect subscribers. Direct Connect from Sprint has set the industry standard for push-to-talk worldwide.

A pioneer in push-to-talk technology, Motorola Mobility has been providing devices for the push-to-talk community since the network’s inception. With the introduction of Direct Connect from Sprint, Motorola Mobility continues to innovate and provide reliable and compelling products that utilize the latest push-to-talk solutions.

Motorola ADMIRAL requires activation on a plan with unlimited data. Sprint Business customers may be eligible to activate Motorola ADMIRAL on a Sprint Business Advantage Messaging and Data plan, starting at just $59.99 per month plus required $10 per month Premium Data add-on for smartphones. Business Advantage Messaging and Data plans include Any Mobile, AnytimeSM for unlimited calling to and from any mobile in America, plus unlimited web, texting and Direct Connect.

For consumers, Sprint’s Everything Data plan with Any Mobile, Anytime includes unlimited web, texting and calling to and from any mobile in America while on the Sprint Network, starting at just $69.99 per month plus required $10 per month Premium Data add-on for smartphones and $5 Direct Connect add-on. Simply Everything delivers unlimited web, texting, calling and Direct Connect for $99.99 per month plus required $10 per month Premium Data add-on for smartphones.

The Mobile Hotspot option is available for an additional $29.99 per month supporting up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices simultaneously with up to 5GB of data while on the Sprint network3. (All pricing excludes taxes and surcharges).

For more information about Motorola ADMIRAL and Sprint Direct Connect, visit www.sprint.com/sprintdirectconnect.

About Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel served more than 52 million customers at the end of 2Q 2011 and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; offering industry-leading mobile data services, leading prepaid brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Newsweek ranked Sprint No. 3 in its 2011 Green Rankings, listing it as one of the nation’s greenest companies, the highest of any telecommunications company. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com orwww.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.

About Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE:MMI) fuses innovative technology with human insights to create experiences that simplify, connect and enrich people’s lives. Our portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices. For more information, visit motorola.com/mobility.

ZTE to make Boost Mobile debut with the ZTE Warp

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ZTE, a company that we primarily see across the lake in places like Korea, has decided to give the U.S. some love with their newly announced “ZTE Warp.” The company is debuting the new device on Boost mobile, and it comes with:

  • Android 2.3 Gingerbread
  • 4.3″ display
  • Micro SD support up to 32GB (2GB card included)
  • 1GHz CPU
  • 5MP rear camera w/ auto-focus and LED flash

ZTE also mentions that the Warp will come with Mobile ID for downloading and installing “ID Packs,” (apps, widgets, ringtones and wallpapers) as well as “Boost Zone,” a spot on the mobile device for Boost customers to pay their bills, access their accounts, etc. The ZTE Warp is expected to launch on Nov. 2, 2011 for $249.99. For full info, be sure to hit the press release below.

[spoiler show=”Press Release” hide=”Press Release”]Seeing is Believing When ZTE ‘Warps’ Together With Award-Winning, No Contract Service from Boost Mobile

Available beginning Nov. 2, ZTE Warp boasts the largest touchscreen and the highest megapixel camera in the Boost Mobile Android lineup

IRVINE, Calif. & RICHARDSON, Texas (BUSINESS WIRE), October 19, 2011 – Boost Mobile, ranked Highest in Customer Service Performance and Purchase Experience among Non-Contract Wireless Providers by J.D. Power and Associates1, and ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today introduced ZTE WarpTM, ZTE’s first smartphone offering for Boost Mobile.

Boasting a large 4.3-inch display, 5MP camera and Boost’s exclusive Mobile ID service, the addition of ZTE Warp complements Boost Mobile’s existing lineup of Android smartphone devices. Customers will benefit from a large screen that offers a vibrant viewing experience delivering great picture quality and rich content all powered by the Sprint Nationwide Network.

“Boost Mobile is very excited to partner with one of the fastest growing and largest handset makers in the world, to introduce the ZTE Warp,” said Andre Smith, vice president-Boost Mobile. “ZTE Warp delivers a powerful Android device for Boost Mobile customers searching for a big screen experience to capture and view higher quality photos and video.”

Featuring Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a 1GHz processor and an expandable memory slot that supports microSD cards up to 32GB (2GB card included), ZTE Warp’s chipset and memory configuration supports everyday functions, multitasking and data-intensive applications. Its 5MP camera with auto-focus and LED flash allows for user-friendly, point-and-shoot photography.

Additional key specifications on ZTE Warp:

  • GPS-enabled
  • Stereo Bluetooth® technology
  • Easy access to Gmail™ and Google Talk™
  • Wireless Web enabled

Mobile ID and Boost Zone

ZTE Warp also comes preloaded with Mobile ID, an exclusive service from Boost that allows customers to download and install “ID packs.” The packs deliver a complete mobile experience, including applications, widgets, ringtones and wallpapers, in a few simple clicks. ID packs are designed to meet a customer’s individual lifestyle or interests, such as sports, entertainment, fitness and music. ID packs that can be loaded on the device include MTV Music Pack, E!, Socially Connected, Professional, Entertainment, Lo2Yo Latino, Lo2Yo Mujer and Lo2Yo Futbol.

Additionally, ZTE Warp is the first Android device in the Boost Mobile lineup to feature ‘Boost Zone,’ a centralized place on the device where Boost Mobile customers can access their account, pay their bill, get assistance with their phone, and stay up-to-date on Boost Mobile’s products and services. Boost Zone will be coming soon to all Boost Mobile Android devices.

“ZTE knows there is a market for customers who want to explore the benefits of a smartphone but do not want to make a significant cost commitment to a device or service plan,” said Lixin Cheng, CEO, ZTE USA, and president, North America Region, ZTE. “Boost Mobile, with its award-winning service and customer experience, is an important partner for us as we work to put the most popular technologies into more consumers’ hands.”

Pricing and availability

ZTE Warp will be available Nov. 2 for $249.99 (excluding taxes) at Boost Mobile’s exclusive retail stores, select independent wireless dealer locations across the country and at http://www.boostmobile.com with free shipping.

ZTE Warp customers also have the opportunity to take advantage of Boost Mobile’s $55 Android Monthly Unlimited plan with Shrinkage where the longer you stay, the less you pay. For every six on-time payments, the cost of Boost Mobile’s Android Monthly Unlimited plan will shrink by $5, eventually getting down to as low as $40 a month. Payments do not need to be consecutive to qualify for the next savings milestone.

Phone insurance

Customers can also protect their ZTE Warp and other Boost Mobile Android devices with phone insurancethat is now available for Boost Monthly Unlimited customers. For $5 per month customers are covered if their device breaks, is lost, stolen or damaged – even by liquid. Go to http://www.boostmobile.com for more information.

About Boost Mobile

Boost Mobile, one of Sprint’s prepaid brands and recently recognized by J.D. Power as Highest Ranked in Customer Service Performance and Purchase Experience Among Non-Contract Wireless Providers, offers wireless phones and services with no long-term contracts. Boost Mobile redefines value for wireless consumers with its Monthly Unlimited with Shrinkage no-contract service where the longer you stay the less you pay with on-time payments for unlimited voice, text messaging, Web, email and calls to 411. Boost Mobile offers nationwide service on the Nationwide Sprint Network, reaching more than 278 million people, and on the Nextel National Network, reaching more than 278 million people, with no activation or long-distance fees. Boost Mobile offers a selection of quality handsets from Motorola, Sanyo, Research In Motion (RIM) and Samsung, ranging from entry-level to high-end devices available nationwide at nearly 20,000 major retail stores, including Best Buy, RadioShack, Target, Family Dollar, Walgreens and Walmart, Sprint retail stores, independent wireless dealer locations, and on HSN, a leading TV home shopping network. Re-Boost® cards are available at approximately 100,000 locations throughout the United States. Experience Boost Mobile on the Web at MySpace, Facebook and Twitter; and purchase products athttp://www.boostmobile.com.

About ZTE USA

ZTE USA is a subsidiary of ZTE Corporation (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions. ZTE USA is dedicated to making quality communications technology accessible to all. The company draws on more than 25 years of experience and research investment to deliver smart, affordable, quality choices for infrastructure and mobile data device customers nationwide. For more information, visit http://www.zteusa.com.

About ZTE

ZTE is a publicly listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions with the most comprehensive product range covering virtually every sector of the wireline, wireless, service and terminals markets. The company delivers innovative, custom-made products and services to more than 500 operators in more than 140 countries, helping them to meet the changing needs of their customers while achieving continued revenue growth. ZTE’s 2010 revenue led the industry with a 21 percent increase to USD10.609 billion. ZTE commits 10 percent of its revenue to research and development and takes a leading role in a wide range of international bodies developing emerging telecoms standards. A company with sound corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, ZTE is a member of the UN Global Compact. ZTE is China’s only listed telecom manufacturer, publicly traded on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ). For more information, please visithttp://www.zte.com.cn.

1Boost Mobile ranks highest in Customer Service Performance among no-contract service providers, with an overall score of 763, and performs highest in phone contacts that originate in the automated response systems channel and are then transferred to a live service representative and through phone calls made directly to a customer service representative. The 2011 Wireless Customer Care Non-Contract Study – Volume 2 is based on responses from 1,460 wireless customers who contacted their carrier’s customer care department within the past six months. The study was fielded from January through June 2011.
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Google Unwraps Ice Cream Sandwich

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It’s finally here. Google has officially taken the paper wrapper off Ice Cream Sandwich. Now confirmed as Android 4.0, ICS bring a stunning new user interface that’s definitely not lacking  in the polish department, ICS may just be the biggest change since the unveiling of Eclair (Android 2.0) in 2009.

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus Arrives

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The wait is over and we’re finally official.  Samsung and Google have announced the next generation of Android and “Pure Google” with the Galaxy Nexus.  Specifications fall directly in line with the last minute rumors and include the dual-core 1.2GHz processor, 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED display, 16 or 32GB storage and 1GB RAM. There’s a lot more to it than just the specs. Google seems to have some nice

Pricing for the Galaxy Nexus has not been announced yet. 

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T-Mobile Formally Announces LG DoublePlay for Holiday Season

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T-Mobile and LG have announced that the unconventional “dual-screen” QWERTY handset, the DoublePlay, will be available in the coming weeks. Powered by Android 2.3 and featuring a full sliding, split QWERTY keyboard, the LG phone boasts a 2.5-inch display on the exterior with a 2.0-inch screen on the inside.

On the software front, the DoublePlay offers Swype virtual keyboard, Group Text (communicate multiple people at one time), and Cloud Text (send and receive text across other platforms).

Officially, T-Mobile tells us the DoublePlay will be here “in time for the holiday season” and come in a Truffle color.  Unofficially, we’re expecting to see this debut for November 2nd and carry a $149.99 price tag.  Full press release after the break.

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Cricket Announces $179.99 Samsung Transfix

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Cricket Communications has announced their next Android endeavor today, the Android 2.3-powered Samsung Transfix. Available immediately for $179.99, the phone features an 800MHz processor, 3.2-inch display, 3.2-megapixel camera, and a full sliding QWERTY keyboard. Cricket seems to really be ratcheting up their Android roster, having also recently announcing the Samsung Vitality and the Huawei Ascend II back in July.

Hit the break for the press release and another photo, if that’s your thing.

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