LG, the perennially upbeat Korean mobile maker that’s convinced Life’s Good, is lining up a new flagship phone for its budget range of Android blowers, tech blog Engadget reports. The Optimus L9 will join fellow odd-numbered L-Series phones, the L7, L5 and L3, in the quest to lift cash from your wallet. Like the L7 …

Square has added to its list of retail partnerships with the announcement today that AT&T will begin selling the Square Card Readers at its stores. The mobile payments startup’s credit card reader will be offered at 1,000 AT&T stores, making Square available at more than 20,000 retail locations in the U.S., including at Apple stores, Best Buy, FedEx Office, RadioShack, …

Google appears itching to get rid of the television set-top box business it inherited from the acquisition of Motorola Mobility. The Internet search giant has hired Barclays to help it find buyers, according to Bloomberg, which cited anonymous sources and said the home business unit might fetch $2 billion. That Google wants to sell Motorola’s set-top box business and focus …

Shin was in Berlin today at the IFA consumer electronics show to unveil Samsung’s latest mobile products, including the Samsung Ativ S, the first smartphone running Windows Phone 8, and the Galaxy Note 2. During his remarks, Shin made no direct reference to Apple or the lawsuit, but stated:  “Regardless of any hindrance, Samsung will continue to provide outstanding, innovative and unique products that stand …

If you spend a lot of time in the car, you know what an awesome companion audiobooks can be. A pricey one, too. A single “book on tape” (OK, CD) might run you $20, $30, even as much as $50. That’s why I’m a big fan of Audiobooks.com, which offers unlimited listening for a flat monthly rate. Just one problem: …

Sprint today announced that it has launched LTE service in four new markets across four states. Bringing the total number of major markets to six, Sprint’s new 4G technology arrives in Baltimore, the site where the carrier first deployed its WiMax (Xohm) service nearly four years ago. Acknowledging that it put its eggs in the wrong basket, Sprint has had …

Today, Archos revealed its GamePad, a gaming tablet with a 7-inch touch screen. Not only will the Wi-Fi only device function as a regular tablet, which includes having access to Google Play and its accompanying games, e-mail, the Web, and apps, but it will also have physical control buttons for gaming. The GamePad will be powered by a dual-core 1.5GHz …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy Camera hands-on 1:41 BERLIN — Smartphones are taking over the point-and-shoot camera market, but Samsung today announced a product it hopes will reverse the trend by building phone technology into a 16-megapixel camera. The Samsung Galaxy Camera is an Android 4.1 device with a large touch screen on one side, a 21x zoom lens …

Nokia is promising big things for a September 5 event in New York City. Related stories Your Phone Screen Is Gross. Here’s How to Clean It Without Causing Damage Nokia’s Newest Phone Is a T9-Era Throwback With Wireless Earbud Charging Slots Buying a New iPhone or Android Phone? What to Look For The mobile company today posted a video showing …

If you’ve been wondering what the first dual-core Windows Phone would look like, this is it. Today, the Korean electronics giant took the wraps off the Samsung Ativ S, the world’s first smartphone running Windows Phone 8. The Ativ S (Ativ is “Vita” spelled backward) features a slim design, a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display, and a 1.5GHz dual-core processor. …

A new study has indicated that High Efficiency Video Coding has significant improvements over H.264 in ultra high-definition video. The Sintel open source film was used in the study. (Credit: Blender Foundation/www.sintel.org) The study was performed by the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland, and centred on the subjective quality of the video compression, rather than any of …

August 29, 2012: This is an update of my subwoofer setup article from 2008. Merely buying a great subwoofer is no guarantee that you’ll wind up with great bass. There are too many ways to squander its performance potential, and that’s why putting in the extra effort to achieve proper subwoofer setup is crucial. This two-part guide will help you …

Now playing: Watch this: Sony’s giant 84-inch 4K television 1:40 Sony has unveiled two of its biggest TV innovations of the year, and they’re both inside the new XBR-84X900: it’s the company’s largest screen to date, and it’s one of the first to feature 4K resolution. The XBR-84X900 is the company’s first 4K screen, and comes in the single 84-inch …

Nearly every detail for Motorola’s next big Android handset has surfaced a week ahead of the company’s official announcement. Engadget has obtained the specs and images for the Droid Razr (Maxx) successor, yanking the proverbial cat out of the bag. If you were expecting for the handset to feature HD somewhere in the title, you’ll be disappointed. The same goes …

Google really wants people to take a look at its Nexus 7 tablet. The $199 tablet started popping up on Google’s home page today, a rare instance in which Google is actively promoting one of its own products. It’s similar to the way Amazon’s front page is often dominated by Kindle advertising. That Google would go to such lengths underscores …