LG was less than forthcoming with launch details at the LG G3 launch event. The press release that followed the event only confirmed that the LG G3 would launch first in Korea on May 28 and that a global rollout involving 170 carriers would follow. Carriers are now starting to announce their plans for the latest LG flagship smartphone and […]
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Android 4.4 KitKat coming to T-Mobile LG G Flex
LG G Flex owners on T-Mobile can now look forward to receiving their Android 4.4.2 KitKat update in the very near future. While T-Mobile has yet to say anything, the update has popped up on its OpenSource Code Distribution website as firmware version V20d for the LG-D959TS. An updated version of the T-Mobile LG G Flex User Manual is further […]
BlackBerry ends T-Mobile USA licensing agreement
BlackBerry today announced that it will not renew the T-Mobile USA license to sell BlackBerry products when it expires on April 25, 2014. “BlackBerry has had a positive relationship with T-Mobile for many years. Regretfully, at this time, our strategies are not complementary and we must act in the best interest of our BlackBerry customers. We hope to work with […]
AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint officially announce Samsung Galaxy S5
Carriers in the U.S. were quick to announce the upcoming availability of the new Samsung flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S5. The following have confirmed plans to carry the new handset: AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint. MetroPCS, owned by T-Mobile, will also sell the Samsung Galaxy S5 during its initial release in the U.S. There is one key carrier still missing. Verizon Wireless has […]
LG Optimus F3Q leaked again ahead of T-Mobile USA launch
A leak in December suggested that T-Mobile USA was readying a new keyboard slider. The LG Optimus F3Q has resurfaced again, once more courtesy of the usually reliable @evleaks. The latest tweet shows off the final design and gives us a few details on the expected specifications. In terms of looks, little appears to have changed except the coat of […]
CES 2014: LG G Flex coming to U.S. in early 2014
As widely expected, LG today announced that the LG G Flex, billed as the world’s first curved and flexible smartphone, is headed to the U.S. in the coming weeks. Rumours had hinted at this a number of times but it was made official during LG’s CES 2014 press conference. The self-healing LG G Flex will be offered by AT&T, Sprint […]
Keyboard sliders not dead as LG Optimus F3Q heads to T-Mobile USA (Updated)
Keyboard sliders, once a popular smartphone form factor, have nearly faded into obscurity but they are not going without a fight. As software keyboards have improved in recent years, users have opted for more slender devices that no longer incorporate a physical keyboard. But LG and T-Mobile USA seem to believe that there is still an audience for such a […]
LG G Flex headed to three U.S. carriers?
The evidence continues to mount that LG will launch the LG G Flex, its first smartphone with a flexible display and a self-healing back cover, in the U.S. in the near future. The usually reliable @evleaks expects that three of the largest U.S. carriers, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile, will launch it. LG G Flex confirmed for AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile. […]