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Did LG's Optimus L5 handset sneak through the FCC?
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Remember LG's Android Gingerbread-loaded L-style series of smartphones from back at Mobile World Conference? While we can't be totally certain this is the case, it appears that the Optimus L5 handset recently passed through the FCC's subterranean lair. Buried within the testing report is the diagram pictured, displaying measurements...
In a triumph of marketing, AT&T upgrades Apple's iPhone to '4G'
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As he was introducing the iPhone 4S last October, Phil Schiller took care to note that while the device had dramatically improved cellular data speeds, Apple wasn't yet calling it a "4G" device. "This is what the majority of our competitors claim when they talk about 4G performance," he...
Unnamed Samsung exec says quad-core Exynos inside Galaxy S III, LTE on-chip
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An unnamed Samsung exec hinted to the Korea Times that its upcoming flagship, the Galaxy S III, will include a next-gen quad-core Exynos chip that will incorporate LTE and WCDMA radios. Of course, such a revelation shouldn't come as too much of a surprise since both its predecessors were...
International Galaxy Note Users Can Finally (And Officially) Taste Ice Cream Sandwich
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Samsung has been teasing Galaxy Note users with the promise of Ice Cream Sandwich for months now, but now it seems like the consumer electronics giant has finally come through for their phablet fans. Multiple reports from European Note owners confirm that the long-awaited software update is hitting devices, though...
Kyocera Hydro bares all for the FCC
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What's a spankin' new Android phone to do hot off its CTIA 2012 debut? Why, stop by the FCC for an inside-out coming out party. The Kyocera-crafted handset outlined in the docs looks to be the recently unveiled Hydro, as the device's model number -- C5170 -- matches that...
ASUS MeMO 370T 7-inch tablet clears the FCC, leaves no trace of Ice Cream or Jelly behind
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The 7-inch ASUS Eee Pad MeMO ME370T we saw in early prototype form during CES just passed through the FCC. It's still only showing WiFi radios with no trace of a cellular connection, although if it's going to be the $249 standard bearer NVIDIA and ASUS were so excited...
Samsung Galaxy S III is official: 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display, quad-core Exynos processor and gesture functions
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The Galaxy S III is Samsung's new flagship smartphone and it's finally broken cover at the company's stand-alone Mobile Unpacked event here in London. With a steady stream of fakes, outright leaks and even event rescheduling, Samsung's claimed almost crazy levels of interest for its new smartphone. Weighing in...
Samsung Galaxy S III is official: 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display, quad-core Exynos processor and gesture functions
How to blow $6 billion on a tech project
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The Army's cancelled Ground Mobile Radio cost $6 billion to fail. In 1997, the Defense Department began its quest for the perfect family of radios: software-defined radios that, like computers, could be reprogrammed for different missions and could communicate with everything the US military used. Digital signal processing could...
ZTE PF112 hands-on
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ZTE's other handset launch of note at MWC this year was the PF112 (pictured at right next to SGS 2.) First take away here was the 4.5-inch 1028 x 720 HD display which was really bright and clear -- and again we were a little shocked by the dichotomy...
UBC Media strikes deal to become largest shareholder in audio sharing platform Audioboo
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Audioboo, the social audio sharing service has seen a shift in shares as UBC Media Group (UBC) announced a partnership with Imagination Technologies. In a bundle of announcements today, including its appointment to handle the global licensing and sales of the RadioPlayer Internet media player and a BSkyB contract providing...
Konka Falcon 3G hands-on
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It wouldn't be MWC without us spotting a phone manufacturer that's blatantly channeling the design spirit of another. You may remember Konka's appearances at trade shows past, but this year its new (but not completely finished) Falcon device was on the showfloor in Froyo and Gingerbread forms. Both white...
BlackBerry Curve 9310 / 9320 turns up at FCC, fails to keep a low profile
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FCC docs can, from time to time, turn up some welcome device surprises. Not so in this recent RIM filing, as we're treated to yet another in a long line of leaks for the company's Curve 9310 / 9320. The BB OS 7.1 handset, bearing the FCC IDs L6AREY20CW...
Lenovo refreshes its ThinkPad T, W, L and X lines with Ivy Bridge processors, slightly retooled keyboards
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Now that Intel's Ivy Bridge specifications are finally out of the bag, you may as well resign yourselves to a deluge of PC refreshes over the coming months. Today Lenovo's up at bat, unveiling a slew of products under its business-friendly ThinkPad brand. If you were looking for a...
Lenovo refreshes its ThinkPad T, W, L and X lines with Ivy Bridge processors, slightly retooled keyboards
Samsung Officially Reveals The Galaxy S III In London, Will Launch In U.S. This Summer
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Samsung has just officially unveiled the long-awaited Galaxy S III at their event in London, and instead of boring you by telling you how momentous a moment this is for the company, I’m just going to jump right into the nitty-gritty. The Galaxy S III takes many of its design...
HTC One S hands-on at MWC 2012
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The second of the One. That's another way to describe the HTC One S, the mid-range selection in the Taiwanese company's trio of new devices. Even though it should be considered middle of the road when being compared to a heavy hitter like the One X, it's not hurting...
ZTE to unleash eight new phones at MWC, hopes multi-core chipsets and LTE push them into third place
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If the trio of slabs ZTE announced earlier this week weren't enough for you, sit tight, the outfit just announced it's bringing a total of eight new phones to Barcelona next week. The new handsets will reportedly flaunt multi-core processors, LTE radios and the latest versions of the Aneroid...
ZTE to unleash eight new phones at MWC, hopes multi-core chipsets and LTE push them into third place
Samsung's eeeny-weeny Galaxy Pocket is examined under the FCC's magnifying glass
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Once those wags at the FCC had finished joking about how difficult the Galaxy Pocket is to see with the human eye, it was time to get examining. Samsung's cellphone with a 2.8-inch display was revealed to be packing GSM 850 / 1900 and UMTS Band V radios that'll...
Homes wishlist: the best radios - in pictures
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Fifteen radios that will appeal to your eyes as well as your ears and to your eyes, from a £35 cardboard version to a £250 state-of-the-art machine...
HTC One X hits the FCC bound for AT&T
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What's thin, pale and sexy as hell? If you answered Twiggy you're close, but wrong. The answer we were looking for is the AT&T version of the HTC One X, which appears to have just swung through the FCC. There's not much to reveal here that we didn't already...
Motorola Solutions reports Q1 2012 sales of $2 billion, expects jump in Q2
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Motorola Solutions (MSI) -- the less familiar Motorola that makes radios, barcode scanners and such for government and enterprise sectors -- just posted sales of $2 billion for the first quarter of 2012. This is a seven percent boost over Moto's results from the same period last year, and...
Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 spotted at the FCC
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Intrigued by Samsung's new petite smartphone? Well, those not gearing up for quad-cores and high-definition screens can now spy some dizzying label placement details and more from its recent FCC visit. Expect the Galaxy Mini 2 to pack both 850 and 1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE radios, meaning it'll be compatible with...
After 16 years in R&D, soldiers finally get ready to take Android phones into battle
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The US Army is finally getting ready to deploy hundreds of Motorola Atrix smartphones as part of a secure battlefield communication system, according to a report from Wired. Known as the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T), the network is the culmination of 16 years of research and development, and is...
iPad 3 to have LTE on Verizon and AT&T, says WSJ
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One of the major question marks about the iPad 3 has apparently just been answered. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the iPad 3 will ship with LTE on board for both Verizon and AT&T, citing its venerable "people familiar with the matter." It's not yet known if...
Fujitsu, NICT create indoor navigation for the blind using ultrawideband, Android phones, kind hearts
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There's no shortage of navigation outdoors, and even a little bit of help indoors, but there's been precious little aid for the blind indoors -- leaving them little choice but to move cautiously or get outside help. Fujitsu and Japan's NICT have crafted a system that gives the sightless...
Fujitsu, NICT create indoor navigation for the blind using ultrawideband, Android phones, kind hearts
Broadcom promises dual-core power for budget prices
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The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is a fine device. Its Android 4.0 OS, dual-core processor and crop of next next-gen radios lead market in the technological sophistication, but at more than $600 without contract, also leads the market in price. But Broadcom claims that all of that hardware and functionality can...
LiveLine makes yacht racing TV-friendly
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SportVision's broadcast technology, LiveLine, has just won an Emmy award for bringing real-time, on-screen sports metrics to competitive yacht racing. With cooperation from America's Cup, LiveLine has left its geostationary reference points on the ground and taken to the air using their advanced GPS and camera stabilization systems. LiveLine...
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) makes a pass through the FCC
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It's March. Don't bother looking at your calendar, we fact-checked it for you. It would make sense, then, that the seven-inch sequel to the Samsung Galaxy Tab, slated for a March UK release, should work its way through the proper FCC certifications before its inevitable launch. The docs don't...
Nokia Lumia 610 pours out its insides to the FCC, gets accepted
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The Nokia Lumia 610 hasn't officially found a home in the US, but that doesn't stop it from paying the good 'ol FCC a visit either way. The entry-level Windows Phone sure put on quite the show, too, providing a full set of internal and external pics and a...
Konka W900 hands-on
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If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, consider Konka the number one practitioner of that "craft." The company, (in)famous for its OEM-copycatting ways, has set up a booth here at CTIA 2012, letting us get some up close and personal time with its W900. The HTC-esque handset, previously...
Sprint's HTC EVO 4G LTE zips into the FCC, zips back out again
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HTC's EVO 4G LTE swung down on a rope of white mercy and straight into the FCC's cold and dark underground bunker. Given that the device is exclusive to Sprint, it's no surprise to see that it'll slurp down LTE from the network's Band 25. There's also the usual...
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