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LG details Optimus UI 3.0 for ICS phones

Ben Kersey, May 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

LG has today announced the introduction of its new user interface for LG Optimus phones running Ice Cream Sandwich. Optimus UI 3.0 will feature major modifications to the stock Android experience, offering similar features to what you might find with Sense and TouchWiz but with LG’s unique twists. The UI will be available on the LG Optimus 4X HD and LG Optimus LTE II when they both launch. Read The Full Story

Samsung offering Galaxy S III pre-orders a day early

Ben Kersey, May 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

Good news for those of you in the UK who simply can’t wait to get your grubby little mitts on the Samsung Galaxy S III. The phone will be made available an entire day early for those who pre-ordered the phone at Samsung’s Brand Store at the Westfield Stratford City shopping center. Phones will be made available from 6pm on the 29th, with everyone else having to wait on other retailers to launch the handset. Read The Full Story

HTC One X, Evo 4G LTE delayed due to US customs

Mark Raby, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

Are you eager to get your hands on an HTC One X or an Evo 4G LTE phone? If so, unfortunately, you might be waiting a bit longer than expected. That is, at least, if you live in the US. Apparently both phones are currently being delayed during imports to the US because of an ITC violation that Apple filed against HTC. The news is rather unexpected, since it was believed that HTC had fully complied with the issue that Apple had against the ITC. Read The Full Story

Google Nexus lineup hits multiple partners in 2012

Chris Burns, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

The folks at Google may well be breaking its long-standing streak of working with one single partner for each new Nexus device starting this year. This tip comes from a person familiar with the matter speaking with the Wall Street Journal this week, they also noting that the seven “lead devices” they’ve produced in the past will not be evidence that they’ll continue this strategy in the near future. This new strategy would have Google working with what we can expect would be more than just Samsung, HTC, and Motorola for their next software release code-named “Jellybean” in the latter half of 2012.

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Intel Lava XOLO Android smartphone hands-on with benchmark

Cory Gunther, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

One of the most unassuming pieces of hardware on the market that we happened upon this month was certainly Intel’s first Medfield-toting Android: the Lava XOLO. This smartphone was announced back a the tail end of April of this year and represents Intel’s first production Android smartphone available on the mobile market, toting its own Intel Medfield 1.6 GHz single-core Atom Z2460 processor and a 4.03-inch 1024 x 600 pixel resolution display – is this your next undercover powerhouse device?

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SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: May 15, 2012

Chris Burns, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

Start your morning off right with no less than a couple of massive notebook range upgrades from Lenovo which include no less than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook with its ultra-thin profile and ultra-powerful innards. Check out the open source nature of Kylo web browser, newly open sourced over night. Facebook, a group you may have heard of, has been tipped for some bits this morning as well, starting with an IPO price boost. Read The Full Story

MindWave Mobile sends your brainwaves to iOS and Android

Ben Kersey, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

Lifting your arms, gliding your fingers over screens... laborious tasks. If only there was something that could make life even lazier. How about the MindWave Mobile headset from NeuroSky? The company is pitching it as a brainwave reading device that sits on your head, sending information to IOS and Android devices via Bluetooth. Various apps and games can then interpret the data. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile Sensation 4G Android 4.0 update ends free tethering

Chris Davies, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

T-Mobile USA subscribers using the HTC Sensation will have to choose between free tethering and an Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade, with the carrier's fine-print revealing mobile hotspot use will no longer be overlooked. "HTC Sensation 4G [users] will be required to add Wi-Fi Mobile Hotspot feature in order to use the service after completing this update"the Android 4.0 software update support document confirms, ahead of the new firmware's release on Wednesday this week. Read The Full Story

KDDi launching Android powered smart box

Ben Kersey, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

KDDi has announced that it will be releasing a “Smart Box” to sit under customer's televisions. The box, reminiscent of Nintendo’s Wii, will run Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich. KDDi say that the box will be trialled initially by a select group of customers, then rolled out on a wider basis later. Details of the box are few and far between right now, but it’s expected to provide TV and movie content, and possibly apps considering the use of Android. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy S III user manual makes great restroom reading

Ben Kersey, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

You’re a smart person, and you crave knowledge. You probably collect smartphone and tablet user manuals, in which case you’re in for a royal treat today. The full 181 page user manual for the Samsung Galaxy S III has been posted along, two weeks ahead of the phone’s official release. Inside you’ll be able to unlock the mysteries of the phone, discover its untold secrets, and master its functions. Read The Full Story

Yzi tablet offers Android on a budget

Ben Kersey, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

Say what you will about Android, but one of the many benefits includes being able to throw it on cheaper hardware and offering it to the masses. Here’s yet another cheap Android tablet, this time from France. The Yzi is a 10-inch tablet with a five point capacitive touchscreen that features support for passive stylii as well. It boasts modest specs, but it seems like a solid deal for the price. Read The Full Story

HTC Desire C official: ICS and Beats on a budget

Chris Davies, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

HTC has officially revealed its latest Android smartphone, the HTC Desire C, toting Beats Audio and Ice Cream Sandwich for the entry-level market. Based around a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen and borrowing some of the micro-drilled style of the One S and One X, the Desire C also has a 5-megapixel camera and will be offered alongside a second, NFC-equipped variant.