Meet the LG Optimus LTE II: LG’s latest flagship smartphone. With its 4G LTE speeds, it’s a South Korea-only model for now, but the company says it’ll be heading overseas soon, according to the Associated Press. It’s also a spec-beast, and the first smartphone to cram in a massive 2GB of memory, making it a potential multi-tasking powerhouse. But is it missing the point entirely?
Smartphones are taking over the world, and mobile internet usage continues to shoot up. But there’s a real and growing problem with that, even in our own backyard, as a new report published today by the Open Rights Group reveals: the over-zealous site-blocking carried out by mobile networks. Whatever happened to net neutrality?
The ageing Nintendo DS got an unexpected new feature in Japan this week courtesy of auto-maker Toyota: satnav. The deal allows drivers and passengers to pair up a Nintendo DS with their car’s navigation system, and have it act as a second screen. Is this really the solution for Nintendo’s current woes?
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Categories: Secrets Of
Tags: 4-inch, Android, Apple, display, Galaxy S3, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, Retina Display, screen size, smartphones
Apple iPhone 5 rumours circulate the web like children running about telling lies. How do you know when to believe one crying ‘wolf’ over all the others? Normally, when the Wall Street Journal runs it. That’s the case today, with the WSJ reporting on analyst and insider feedback that Apple may finally be about to buckle, and launch an iPhone with a 4-inch display.
Thing is, whilst Apple’s always maintained that the iPhone’s screen is the optimum size for a smartphone, the market’s changed so much as to prove it a pretty outdated notion. In that light, here’s why Apple could be about to buck a five year-old trend… Read more
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Categories: How Tos
Tags: Android 4.0, desire hd, HTC, ice cream sandwich, root, Sense UI, Update
Back in March, we reported that HTC was planning to port Ice Cream Sandwich to a whole laundry list of its previous devices, including the Desire S, Incredible S and the Desire HD. While no date’s been pencilled next to those names, the community of Android hackers are trying to beat HTC to it: a port of Android 4.0.3 has just landed for the Desire HD, and we’re gonna tell you how (and why) to get it. Read more
Last night, the Wall Street Journal filed a startling report: according to its sources, Google is massively expanding its Nexus program for the next Android release, codenamed Jelly Bean. Instead of sticking with one launch partner, it’s roped in no fewer than five this time. With this new approach comes a brand new business model – and it might just help Google seize control of its operating system back from the all-powerful mobile networks.
When we found out that a fresh South Park game was coming out, and that it’d be an RPG with a proper amount of care and attention lavished upon it, we were quite pleased. The only problem? It’s suffered the same fate as the Tomb Raider reboot: the South Park RPG has just slid back into 2013. Read more
It’s always wise to have a notepad handy; you never know when a flash of inspiration is going to come and grab you by the brain. In today’s terms, that notepad may as well be Evernote, which syncs all your brainwaves to the cloud. A sexy update to the Android Evernote app has just broken loose, but… Hang on: where’s the handwriting tech Evernote promised? Read more