October, 2012

• 8 October

  Huawei, ZTE face new hurdles to their U.S. phone ambitions

  

  Congress just made Huawei and ZTE’s goal of winning over U.S. consumers a whole lot tougher. A report released by the House Intelligence Committee today claimed the two Chinese telecommunications manufacturers pose a risk to national security and urged U.S. companies to avoid working with them. While the report deals mostly with the companies’ large-scale …

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• 8 October

  iPad mini in action in spiffy fan pictures

  

  Want a clear look at the iPad mini? Here’s the next best thing: while we wait for an official announcement from Apple about the hotly-anticipated sawn-off version of the iPad, here’s some rather spiffy fan-made pictures. Apple fan Martin uit Utrecht created these 3D renders of the rumoured iPad mini to show off how the 7-inch tablet would look. We’ve …

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• 8 October

  LG Optimus G Nexus to run Android 4.2, have 2GB of RAM

  

  LG is rumoured to be launching a new Android smart phone in the coming weeks, and it’s said to come festooned with Google’s Nexus branding. Some say it’ll be based on LG’s Optimus G, with a potential name being the LG Optimus G Nexus — though that seems a bit of a mouthful to me. MoDaCo has a list of …

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• 8 October

  Nokia Lumia 810 brings Windows Phone 8 to T

  

  T-Mobile added another Windows Phone 8 handset today by announcing the Nokia Lumia 810. A variant of the previously announced Lumia 820 that’s optimized for T-Mobile’s network, the Lumia 810 will be available “in the coming weeks.” The Lumia 810 will deliver a 4.3-inch display, interchangeable covers in cyan and black, an 8-megaixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, a 1.2-megapixel …

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• 8 October

  Sprint eyes vanity numbers with $3

  

  Sprint customers will now be able to have their own vanity numbers. The mobile carrier has announced a partnership with Zoove that will now allow its customers to have their own StarStar numbers. According to Sprint, customers can choose their names, personal handles, or other tags, and set them as their StarStar Me numbers. StarStar is run by Zoove, which …

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• 8 October

  Four forgotten Google

  

  Ever heard of Google’s GPS-tracking app called My Tracks? What about its bucket-list-like service called Schemer? In fact, you may be surprised to know that Google has actually developed several dozen Android apps, many of which you’ve never heard of. Here, we take a look at four such titles that are all incredibly interesting and can be surprisingly useful. Screenshot …

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• 8 October

  Motorola Razr i heads south to Brazil

  

  The Motorola and Intel collaboration that is the Razr i is now available for purchase in Brazil. Priced at $1,299 reals (roughly $640), the Intel-based device runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and features a 4.3-inch 540×960-pixel qHD Super AMOLED display, 1GB RAM, and an 8-megapixel camera. Nearly identical to Verizon’s Droid Razr M, the Razr i boasts a large, …

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• 8 October

  HTC misses targets yet again

  

  HTC’s third-quarter earnings paints a dire picture for the phone maker’s ongoing profits, as the Taiwanese giant once again performs below analyst expectations and company forecasts. The world’s fifth largest smartphone maker said today its third-quarter profit fell by 79 percent year over year as it continues to struggle in the face of its competitors’ devices and sharper sales. HTC …

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• 8 October

  LG and T

  

  The day before MobileCon kicks off in San Diego, T-Mobile and LG prime the mobile pump by unveiling the LG Optimus L9. Running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the midrange handset also features a 4.5-inch qHD display made with Corning Gorilla Glass 2, a 1GHz dual-core processor, and a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash and 1080p HD video recording. There’s …

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• 8 October

  ReadyCase combines iPhone case with multitool

  

  Most iPhone cases serve exactly one purpose: to protect your iPhone. Occasionally you find one that can pull kickstand duty as well, or perhaps open a beer bottle or add a tripod mount. The ReadyCase includes, among other things, a clip for keeping your earbuds close and tangle-free. ReadyCase Pbbblllttt. Indiegogo project ReadyCase offers seven handy tools in one iPhone …

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