After weeks of rumor and speculation, the Optimus G has been officially unveiled. LG’s new flagship smartphone will be LTE- and NFC-compatible and feature the new Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 quad-core processor. It will also sport a 4.7-inch WXGA screen (1,280 x 768 pixels), a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera, a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, and an embedded 2,100mAh …

Oppo, a company better known for its high-end Blu-ray players, is quietly preparing to lay claim to another smartphone title. Earlier this year, the Chinese company released the Oppo Finder, which at just 6.65mm thick edged out the competition to claim the title of the world’s thinnest smartphone. Now the company appears ready to take the screen-resolution crown as well. …

Research In Motion is getting no respect from Marissa Mayer. Yahoo’s new CEO informed employees yesterday that they would be getting the new smartphone of their choice from Apple, Samsung, Nokia, or HTC. Through the program, Yahoos will have access to the industry’s newest and hottest phones, including the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S3, HTC Evo 4G LTE, and Nokia …

Apple’s iOS 6 will allow iPhone users to make FaceTime calls over a cellular network, and Verizon Wireless doesn’t want to limit the video-calling feature. The nation’s largest carrier confirmed this evening that will make the data-intensive app available on all its data plans at no additional charge, including those still on unlimited data plans. The move was first reported …

Nokia Siemens Networks is in talks with various companies to sell of its business support systems as the network equipment maker looks to unload noncore units and focus on mobile network equipment. The company — a joint venture of Finnish handset maker Nokia and Germany’s Siemens formed in 2007 — is also looking to sell its applications business, Nokia Siemens …

Nokia took the wraps off its new line of Windows Phone 8 smartphones today, along with what one would assume to be a carefully crafted media campaign to demonstrate their strengths. One of the key features Nokia was touting was the PureView camera, which the handset maker said boosted optical image stabilization (OIS), the function that counteracts hand shake by …

On the eve of Amazon’s expected unveiling of new Kindles comes word that we may get a peek at the Internet retail giant’s long-rumored smartphone. The phone, which is reportedly still in development, could make its debut at a press event tomorrow, multiple sources tell The Verge. CNET has contacted Amazon for comment and will update this report when we …

While you were dutifully watching coverage of the Democratic National Convention tonight, you missed what may have been a preview of devices Amazon is expected to unveil tomorrow. Over on NBC, football fans watching the NFL season kickoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants were treated to rare minute-long Amazon commercial (see video below) that showed off …

Nokia is reportedly working on a midrange smartphone with design cues reminiscent of partner Microsoft’s Zune. The Finnish handset maker plans to release next year a 4.3-inch Zune-like smartphone that will run Windows Phone 8, sources tell The Verge. The “Zeal” will appear in the middle of Nokia’s new Lumia lineup and reportedly feature a 1.0GHz dual-core processor, 512MB of …

Nokia is expected to unveil Windows Phone 8-based devices this week that will feature wireless charging. The Lumia 820 and 920 handsets will use inductive charging in which contacts on the device will line up with contacts on a charging pad, sources tell The Verge. Earlier today, Twitter user “Evleaks” posted a photo of what is purportedly one of the …