AT&T today announced that it will be the first U.S. carrier to offer LTE Windows Phones. While none other than Nokia CEO Stephen Allsop attended AT&T’s keynote and promised LTE smartphones, these will not be formally unveiled until later today. The honour of the first LTE Windows Phone smartphone instead fell to the HTC Titan II. “HTC’s history of innovation […]
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CES 2012: LG unveils LG Spectrum for Verizon
LG today announced the LG Spectrum smartphone, an exclusive for Verizon. It is the first smartphone for Verizon Wireless to feature a 4.5-inch True HD In-Plane Switching (IPS) display. LG Spectrum specifications: Processor: 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S3 Operating system: Google Android 2.3 (with future 4.0 upgrade) Cellular connectivity: CDMA, EV-DO Rev.A, LTE Other connectivity: 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, DLNA […]
CES 2012: Asus announces Transformer Prime TF700T with WUXGA display
ASUS has barely begun to ship its Transformer Prime tablet that it today announced a new model. The Transformer Prime TF700T will come with a number of improvements over the original model, the most notable being an upgraded WUXGA (1920×1200) 10.1-inch display. The TF700T will also come with an improved front-facing camera. Gone is the 1.2MP camera in favour of […]
CES 2012: Huawei Ascend P1 S introduced as world’s thinnest smartphone
Let a new round of bragging begin! Huawei today unveiled the Ascend P1 S which it describes as the world’s thinnest smartphone. With a thickness of only 6.68 millimeters, it does appear to have bragging rights for now (at least for now as CES is only just getting started). Huawei Ascend P1 S specifications: Processor: 1.5GHz dual-core TI OMAP 4460 […]
CES 2012: Lenovo introduces IdeaTab S2 10 transforming tablet
The ASUS Transformer tablets are about to get some competition. Lenovo has unveiled the IdeaTab S2 10 tablet with a a detachable keyboard dock. Here is what we know so far: Processor: 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 Operating system: Google Android 4.0 with Mondrian UI Cellular connectivity: TBD Other connectivity: Wi-Fi Display: 10.1-inch WXGA (1280×800) IPS Input: Capacitive touchscreen, […]
RIM to showcase BlackBerry 7.1 OS and PlayBook OS 2.0 at CES 2012
While we will have to wait until February’s Mobile World Congress to catch a glimpse of BlackBerry 10, Research In Motion will showcase both BlackBerry 7.1 OS and PlayBook OS 2.0 at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show. Also shown off will be updated versions of RIM’s BBM (BlackBerry Messenger), BlackBerry Traffic and BlackBerry Travel apps. BlackBerry 7.1 includes a number […]
Toshiba promises thinnest and lightest 10.1 Android tablet for CES
A press release by Toshiba Japan has given us a few clues as to what the manufacturer is bringing to CES next week. Among other products, it promises “the world’s thinnest and lightest” 10.1-inch tablet and 13.3-inch ultrabook. The tablet is likely none other than the AT200 which it announced back in September at IFA 2011. Measuring just 7.7 millimeters, […]
RIM to show off BlackBerry 10 at Mobile World Congress
Research In Motion will show off its upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system at Mobile World Congress in February. The confirmation was made to Pocket-lint by a company spokesperson: “2012 will be the year of BlackBerry 10 so we’ll be showcasing the capabilities of our future operating system as well demonstrating the power of BlackBerry 7, with a particular focus on […]