LG Australia has confirmed that its feature-packed Optimus G handset will be packing yet another feature: a 13-megapixel camera. The back of the Optimus G with the original 8-megapixel camera module. (Credit: Joe Hanlon/CNET Australia) LG launched the handset with a 13-megapixel camera in South Korea recently, but the original information from LG Australia, which …

Acer may only be hurting itself by criticizing Microsoft. The Taiwanese company, best known for its low-cost Netbooks from several years ago, has been one of the most outspoken opponents of Microsoft’s new hardware push since the software giant first revealed its plans in June. Comments have ranged from pleas for Microsoft to change its plans to predictions Surface will …

Apple’s tablet market share took a hit as consumers “sat out” the third quarter in anticipation of the iPad Mini, analyst firm IDC said. Android tablets made gains as a result. After a strong second quarter, Apple’s unit shipment growth slowed in both consumer and commercial (including education) markets, according to an IDC report published Monday. “We believe a sizeable …

With Hurricane Sandy due to hit the East Coast in a couple of days, Verizon Wireless executive Mike Haberman tested his house’s back-up generator and ended up finding a faulty circuit that he quickly fixed. So when the outage hit his house in Morristown, N.J., he was able to get enough power to his laptop and phone to work from …

AT&T today announced that it will soon be offering the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 tablet. Initially announced for the carrier back in late September, we’ve had to wait until today to learn final pricing and exact availability. That said, the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet arrives on Friday with a $499.99 price tag. Subscribers can add the Galaxy …

Google is hoping to crack down harder on malware in its latest Android release, with a new apps verification tool that scans all apps on a phone to create a database of malicious code that targets the ecosystem. (Credit: Computerworld) A blog on Computerworld recently spoke with Google’s vice president of Android engineering Hiroshi Lockheimer, who explained that the new …

Apple has posted a new statement on its website regarding the recent ruling that Samsung didn’t copy the iPhone and iPad. You may remember Apple already went live with a statement, but it was little more than a thinly-veiled attack on Samsung. A UK court ruled that it just wasn’t good enough, and told Apple to do it again properly. …

It was always a great mystery why Sonynever had an iOS app so its Reader customers could read their Sony e-books on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Amazon has its Kindle app. Barnes & Noble the Nook app. And Kobo has a Kobo app. But somehow Sony’s Reader app remained conspicuously absent from the Apple App Store (a free …

Most Android phones are still two generations of software behind, but Google’s latest figures also reveal Ice Cream Sandwich has reached a quarter of Android blowers. The two-year-old Gingerbread version of Google’s Android software is still found on 54 per cent of Android-powered phones and tablets. Subsequent updates have taken a while to spread to Android phones: Ice Cream Sandwich …

The Google Nexus 4 is a barnstorming bargain of a smart phone, costing a wallet-pleasing £239 from the Google Play store. LG — the manufacturer behind the Nexus 4 — may not be too pleased with Google’s super-low price, however, seemingly having raised prices for some retailers. Carphone Warehouse’s Spanish arm has posted a notice on its Facebook page informing …