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Samsung Galaxy Nexus Primed to Sprint to Sprint with LTE & 1.5GHz Specs

01/06/2012 by Lynn Walford

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus was promised for other carriers when it was announced, however, Verizon Wireless customers got first dibs on the Android 4.0 powerhouse. Sprint started advertising its own Galaxy Nexus on CNET.

The ad states, "Introducing Galaxy Nexus, the first 4G LTE phone from Sprint." The Sprint version will have a more powerful processor than the Verizon version. The Sprint Nexus has 1.5GHz processor while the top ten best smartphone winner the Verizon Galaxy Nexus has a 1.2GHz processor. The Galaxy Nexus is the first Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone.

AT&T LTE in NYC, L.A. Austin, Chapel Hill, Oakland, Phoenix, Sand Diego & Bay Area

01/05/2012 by Lynn Walford

AT&T launched eleven more LTE markets, today, including New York City metro area, San Francisco and Los Angeles. This addition makes AT&T 4G LTE available in a total of 26 markets which AT&T claims is the equivalent of 74 million consumers.

New markets include:
New York City metro area.
Austin, Texas.
Chapel Hill.
Los Angeles, California.
Oakland.
Orlando.
Phoenix.
Raleigh.
San Diego.
San Francisco.
San Jose.

Samsung Galaxy S(Fascinate, Captivate, Vibrant, Epic 4G & Tab Update to Android 4.0 Off Again?

01/05/2012 by Lynn Walford

Over the holidays, there was hope that the Samsung Galaxy S line of smartphones could possibly be get an update to Android 4.00 Ice Cream Sandwich.. Now outlets are reporting there will not be an update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for the Samsung Galaxy Tab, Fascinate, Captivate, Vibrant, and Epic 4G. Some are still hoping for at least a few ICS features on these models.

A blog post from Samsung indicated that the original Samsung Galaxy S line of smartphones and Galaxy Tab tablets would not be updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich caused an uproar of complaints. Samsung countered with that it would investigate other methods to try to make the upgrade work.

Droid 4 Review of News Ready for Release Date B4 or After Droid 3 Death?

01/05/2012 by Lynn Walford

Before the Verizon 4G LTE network outages, there were rumors that the 4G LTE-enabled Droid 4 would be out before Christmas. However, the Droid 4 did not see the light of a release date in 2011. 2012 looks like a better year for the Droid 4 according to leaks and end-of life of some of its predecessors.

A demo unit of the Droid 4 was leaked. It looks a lot like a Droid RAZR with a QWERTY keyboard. The Droid 4 also made an appearance in the Best Buy Reward Zone online. Droid 4 accessories are appearing in Verizon stores. The Droid 4 FCC documents were filed in December.

Free Droid RAZR or Xyboard & Trip to Super Bowl

01/05/2012 by Lynn Walford

A lucky Super Bowl and Droid will win a trip to the game, Droid RAZR and Droid Xyboard 10.1 tablet along with the honor of reporting the game with Chad Ochocinco on OCNN.

The Motorola Be the OCNN Reporter Contest ends January 6, 2012 at 11:59:59 PM Pacific Time. Facebook fans will vote for the winners. Details on the contest follow.

The Droid RAZR came in as number two in the Wireless and Mobile News top ten best smartphones of 2011. WMNS RoR' reviewers of the DROID RAZR gave it Editors' Choice and rated it well for being the fastest and thinnest for now. All reviewers noted that the DROID RAZR Super AMOLED touchscreen is gorgeous and the data speeds as well as 1.2GHz processor are very fast. BUY Droid RAZR.

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