LG is taking on the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with the oversized LG Optimus Pro, bigger brother to the LG Optimus G smart phone — and here’s the first official photo. The Android-powered quad-core G Pro is a 5.5-inch behemoth of a phone, or a 5.5-inch mini-tablet, depending which you look at it. It sports …

Ever fancied dipping a Jelly Bean in your T? Sony says the hotly anticipated Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for its Bond-endorsed Xperia T is on its way, but users hoping for the very latest version of Android will be left sorely disappointed. The update brings Google’s robotic concierge, Google Now, into Xperia users’ hands, as well as more control …

Smaller Windows 8 tablets could soon take on the Nexus 7 and iPad mini, according to Microsoft’s chief financial officer Peter Klein, speaking during a Q&A session at the Goldman Sachs Technology & Internet conference yesterday. When asked about Microsoft’s plans to address different sized form factors, ranging from 4 inches all the way up to 13 inches and even …

According to a UK study, Australia ranks number five out of the 62 countries that currently have LTE networks. (Credit: Telstra) Despite suggestions that the speed of 4G in Australia is dropping as subscriber numbers increase, the news remains good on the global scale. The UK-based firm OpenSignal has released a study of the world’s LTE speeds, with Sweden coming …

The HTC One, expected to be the Taiwanese smartphone maker’s next flagship handset, is set to launch in the U.S. on March 22, according to a report on fan site HTC Source. Formerly code-named M7, the HTC One with 32GB of storage will debut on AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint for $199.99 with a two-year contract, unnamed sources tell the blog. …

U.S. Cellular may not be the nation’s largest carrier, but that won’t stop it from extending its 4G network. The regional provider announced this morning that by the end of 2013, it will take its 4G LTE network to cities in three new states — California, Nebraska, and Kansas — and will also add new markets in some states where …

Jim Balsillie, the former co-CEO of BlackBerry, has sold off his entire stake in the company, according to a regulatory filing. A year ago, Balsillie was one of the largest individual shareholders in BlackBerry (formerly known as Research In Motion) with 26.8 million shares in the company. But in a document filed today, BlackBerry disclosed that Balsillie no longer holds …

Android and iOS completely dominate the mobile market, according to new data from research firm IDC. IDC revealed today that Android owned 70.1 percent of the smartphone OS market in the fourth quarter, on 159.8 million shipments. Last year during the same period, Android owned 52.9 percent of the space, on 85 million shipments. Android’s popularity was similarly strong throughout …

The iPhone 5 is better at pleasing the UK’s smart phone shoppers than the Galaxy S3, according to a new survey — though the figures suggest neither is as well received as HTC’s One X. A study of a whopping 52,140 Brits, conducted by ondevice research between July 2012 and January 2013, asked smart phone owners to rank how pleased …

Buzzy calendar and scheduling app Tempo, which made a splashy launch yesterday, is recovering after being overrun by new users. “We are excited but overwhelmed by the demand,” Raj Singh, the founder and CEO of Tempo, wrote in a blog post today. Shortly after the app went live, Tempo was forced to close down new signups, incensing would-be users and …