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LG Optimus 4X HD stops in at the FCC, flaunts AT&T bands, global support

# 2012-05-17 14:39:00, Engadget
LG's latest 4.7-inch wunderphone may not have received an official release this side of the Atlantic, but that doesn't mean the Feds aren't putting it through its paces. A global version of the LG Optimus 4X HD made its way through the FCC test labs recently, revealing a quad-band GSM / EDGE radio...

Which devices have Ice Cream Sandwich?

# 2012-05-17 04:00:00, Engadget
It's mid-May -- do you know where your Ice Cream Sandwich update is? Six months after Android 4.0 made its debut on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, millions of owners of legacy Android devices are still anxiously awaiting the day the new firmware gets downloaded on their own electronic real estate. At l...

HTC confirms One X multitasking tweaks in Sense 4

# 2012-05-16 20:19:00, Engadget
There's been quite a bit of brouhaha over at xda-developers lately about changes HTC's made to the way multitasking behaves on the One X compared to stock Ice Cream Sandwich. We're not just talking about obvious UI tweaks here -- Sense 4's horizontal, card-like arrangement vs. Android 4.0's defaul...

LG's Optimus LTE II ships this week in Korea, nails down a few more specs

# 2012-05-16 17:27:00, Engadget
Just in case the world forgot which phone was first with 2GB of RAM, LG has pushed out another press release for its Optimus LTE II which ships this week in Korea, just as promised. The detailed specs reveal this version ships with a 4.7-inch True HD IPS LCD, and while many of its specs (8MP camer...

Motorola Droid 4 gets leaked ICS build, official Android 4.0.4 may soon follow

# 2012-05-16 08:51:00, Engadget
We've known for quite some time that Motorola intended to push Ice Cream Sandwich to the Droid 4, but until now the waiting game continued, with no end in sight. It now appears that the smartphone maker is making serious progress on its own Motoblur-infused flavor of ICS, with a stock version of t...

LG shows off UI 3.0 for Ice Cream Sandwich devices, says it's 'unobtrusive and simple'

# 2012-05-16 06:39:00, Engadget
Love them or hate them, those ubiquitous Android skins aren't going anywhere any time soon. Now the latest one to make an entrance to the overlay game is LG's UI 3.0, which the Korean outfits says will make the overall experience of its handsets easier, speedier and "more convenient." The new UI b...

TP-Link Launches First Android 4.0 Phone T882

# 2012-05-16 01:57:36, M.I.C. Gadget
TP-LINK, the well-known Chinese networking equipment company which based in Shenzhen, has decided to enter the smartphone market by introducing the new T882. Previously, TP-Link had released several features phone but couldn't catch any people attention. The new T882 is running Android 4.0 Ice Cream...

Is the HTC Ville C a cheaper One S?

# 2012-05-16 01:09:00, Engadget
The Desire C has barely revealed itself as HTC's latest pocket-friendly Android phone, but another device following the same naming convention might also be on the cards. According to BriefMobile, a lower-priced One S variant, currently under the Ville C moniker, will shed the dual-core 1.5GHz Sna...

Panasonic gifts NTT DoCoMo with Eluga V, Eluga Power smartphones and Eluga Live tablet

# 2012-05-15 21:03:00, Engadget
Among the slew of new Android 4.0 devices unveiled by Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo today were a trio from Panasonic, including the Eluga Power phone we'd seen before and a few new entries in the Eluga V phone and Eluga Live tablet. We've already gotten our mitts all over the Eluga Power's 5-inch sc...

NTT DoCoMo launching 19 new devices this summer, brings Galaxy S III to Japan

# 2012-05-15 19:12:00, Engadget
If you aren't already accustomed to Japan's regular deluge of device announcements, brace yourself: NTT DoCoMo just stepped forward with 17 new phones, as well as a mobile WiFi hotspot and a tablet. Throw a stone at the pile of hardware, and you're likely to strike something running Ice Cream Sand...

Google reportedly planning stable of Nexus devices with Android 5.0, will sell 'em direct

# 2012-05-15 11:04:00, Engadget
Hand firmly grasping hat? Good. The Wall Street Journal is reporting on quite the bombshell today, noting that Google is about to cause its carrier partners in the States all sorts of grief -- indirectly, of course. Just weeks after placing its heralded Galaxy Nexus on sale for $399 unlocked, the ...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 review

# 2012-05-15 07:00:00, Engadget
More Info Samsung announces Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 hands-on (video) PSA: Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, Galaxy Player 4.2 now available online When we review a second-generation product there are certain things we tend to take for granted: this new thing, whatever ...

LG’s first Quad Core Smartphone, the Optimus 4X HD heads to Europe this June!

# 2012-05-15 01:21:03, Akihabara News
LG announced that the Optimus 4X HD, which was first introduced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in February, will be available next month in key markets starting in Western Europe. Beyond the fast NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, LG’s latest Android 4.0 device boasts the biggest battery among Quad-Core sm...

FXI Cotton Candy ICS-on-a-stick gets May release date, sweetened design

# 2012-05-14 16:12:00, Engadget
Is that an Ice Cream Sandwich riding shotgun atop your Cotton Candy stick? It may sound like a delicious carnival delight, but munching on this bad boy will send you to the hospital faster than a family pack of deep-fried Oreos. Keeping up the confection theme, FXI has coined the treat in question...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 lands at UK's Carphone Warehouse

# 2012-05-11 06:31:00, Engadget
Brits left unaffected by last month's US launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 can now get in on the Ice Cream Sandwich action: the silver version of the tablet recently landed at Carphone Warehouse in the UK, and the white model is reportedly coming on May 18th. The retailer is offering the 8GB,...

ASUS PadFone's real world battery life: 14.1 hours of 3G browsing in laptop mode

# 2012-05-11 03:18:00, Engadget
Since the official launch at MWC, ASUS has been mum on how many hours its upcoming PadFone can stay on the treadmill for, but earlier today, we spotted an official promotional video -- which has since been removed from ASUS's YouTube channel -- that mentioned 16 hours of battery for the phone itse...

HTC EVO 4G LTE for Sprint review

# 2012-05-10 07:00:00, Engadget
HTC EVO 4G LTE preview HTC One X for AT&T review HTC One S for T-Mobile review HTC is on a roll in the US, first releasing the One S for T-Mobile and the One X for AT&T. Now, with the EVO 4G LTE on Sprint, it's ready to shift to the CDMA realm in a different costume. Internally, it's incr...

Sprint Galaxy Nexus review

# 2012-05-10 04:00:00, Engadget
Third time's a charm... Three's a crowd... She's once, twice, three times a lady Nexus... Three's a magic number... Good things come in threes... or is that sneezes? Okay, so maybe there isn't anything clever we can say to get you hooked, but do we really need to lure you in at this point? The Galaxy Nexus is, arguably, not only one of ...

Samsung's big-chinned SPH-L300 gets papped by Mr Blurrycam

# 2012-05-10 03:46:00, Engadget
Keep it under your hat, but Samsung's reportedly got a Sprint-exclusive handset in the works. If the images are to be believed, the SPH-L300 draws design cues from the chinny HTC Legend and packs NFC. According to BriefMobile's sources, there's a 800 x 480 display in the front, a Snapdragon S4 MSM...

Sprint confirms May 18th release date for HTC EVO 4G LTE

# 2012-05-09 03:23:00, Engadget
HTC's EVO 4G LTE went live for pre-orders just yesterday, and now we have confirmation of when you'll be able to expect Sprint's One X flavor to hit your front door. Friday May 18th appears to be the date in question, with the carrier peddling devices for a cool $199.99 with a two-year service agr...

Sony Xperia GX packs 13MP camera and 4.6-inch HD display, joined by Xperia SX to offer LTE in Japan

# 2012-05-08 21:24:00, Engadget
Sony's announced its first two LTE-capable phones for its Japanese customers -- and there's two of 'em. The Xperia GX is up first, with a 720p 4.6-inch display squeezed in alongside a new 13-megapixel camera -- a first for Sony's mobile family, and presumably its new CMOS sensor. A 1.5 GHz dual-co...

Huawei 10-inch MediaPad hands-on (video)

# 2012-05-08 14:57:00, Engadget
Sadly, when this gorgeous slab of glass and silicon was unveiled at MWC, Huawei wouldn't let us put our greasy hands on it -- and with good reason, the spectacular panel on the MediaPad 10 is a bit of a fingerprint magnet. But, we're happy to report that the company trotted out the goods for Pepco...

ZTE V96 hands-on at CTIA 2012

# 2012-05-08 07:39:00, Engadget
One of ZTE's latest tablets, the V96, was announced at Barcelona for MWC but never made any official appearances at the show. Fortunately we found the new device hiding in the manufacturer's booth at CTIA 2012. The Ice Cream Sandwich device runs a Qualcomm 1.7GHz MSM8960 dual-core Krait processor with 1GB of RAM and sports tri-band 42Mb...

Editorial: Engadget on the Samsung Galaxy S III

# 2012-05-08 06:15:00, Engadget
Samsung Galaxy S III preview Under the microscope: Samsung Galaxy S III's HD Super AMOLED display Samsung Galaxy S III wrap-up Was it everything you imagined? The Galaxy S III didn't really slap us silly with hardware spectacle or a particularly brave design and instead plowed into software...

Lenovo launches four Android-powered K-series Smart TVs in China this month

# 2012-05-08 01:19:00, Engadget
We first saw Lenovo's Android 4.0 tellymabob back at CES, now the firm is getting ready to unleash the full K-series of Smart TVs on China. Four models are on offer, the 55-inch K91 and K81 models, along with a 42-inch version of the latter and another at this size -- the K71. You may remember tha...

Ematic announces eGlide XL Pro Android 4.0 slate for $220

# 2012-05-07 20:46:00, Engadget
Ematic clearly isn't aiming to differentiate itself when it comes to tablet designs, but then again, the company is a devotee of that tried-and-true method of undercutting its competitors' prices. (Remember that impossibly cheap PMP?) Its just-announced Android 4.0 slate, the eGlide XL Pro 2, may ...

HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE for Verizon hands-on at CTIA 2012

# 2012-05-07 14:56:00, Engadget
This handset didn't surprise anyone when it was officially announced at CTIA Wireless 2012, but we're still happy to spend time with the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE for Verizon Wireless regardless. After catching enough glimpses of the smartphone over the past few months, we already had a good ide...

Toshiba Excite 10 ICS tablet goes on sale, prices start at $450 for 16GB model

# 2012-05-07 11:27:00, Engadget
It's been a little less than a month since Toshiba unveiled its trio of Ice Cream Sandwich slates, the Excite 7.7, 10 and 13, and starting today you'll be able to grab one of these for yourself. Unlike we'd previously heard, though, Toshiba's pricing the 16GB, 10.1-inch Excite at $449.99 -- which ...

HTC One X spills its source code, but only for the quad-core half

# 2012-05-07 10:11:00, Engadget
Not to be derailed by the "restricted" bootloader found on its US variant, One X users elsewhere can now potter around kernel version 2.6.39 and its unlocked bootloader. It's the latest release from HTC Dev, which now houses bootloaders for phones as far old as the venerable Dream, and means that ...

PSA: Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE up for pre-order today, May 18th release date hinted at Wirefly

# 2012-05-07 06:23:00, Engadget
In case you took a pass on that Sprint-branded GNex or the LG Viper 4G in order to wait it out for HTC's EVO 4G LTE, well, now's the time to get your wallet ready and unleash the cash. As promised, The Now Network has the LTE-friendly EVO priced at $199.99 (50 bucks less on Wirefly) with a beloved...