LG Optimus Vu 5 Inch Android Smartphone Teased (Video)
It looks like LG is about to launch a new smartphone with a 5 inch display, the LG Optimus Vu, which along with the 5 inch multi-touch display will come with a 5.3 aspect ratio.
LG has released a video teaser of the Optimus Vu, which you can see below, and we will probably see the device unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2012 later this month.
RIM Showcases PlayBook 2.0 Features
RIM has been pushing hard for its PlayBook to gain a market share in the tablet world, even slashing its prices to put its tablet into the hands of many users. RIM is also banking on a list of new features on its major software update to attract many people. It gave a glimpse of what the new PlayBook 2.0 can do at DevCon Europe.
Popular Games Set For Windows 8
What’s an app store without some games right? The Windows Store will be having some popular titles for Windows 8, such as Angry Birds, Reckless Racing and Toy Soldiers.
LG Miracle Windows Phone Smartphone Leaked
It looks like LG has another Windows Phone smartphone in the works, the device will come with Windows Phone 7.5 and is codenamed the LG Miracle, and it features a 4 inch WVGA multi-touch display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.
It looks like the 4 inch display on the LG Miracle will be one of LG’s NOVA display, and the handset will be powered by a single core 1GHz Snapdragon processor.
Nokia Lumia 800 Launching In The US February 14th
The Nokia Lumia 800 has been on sale in Europe for a while now, and according to the guys over at the Verge, the Nokia Lumia 800 will land in the US on the 14th of February.
According to the report, the Lumia 800 will be available SIM free from Microsoft stores, for $899 and it will come bundled with a number of different accessories.
Instragram Headed To Android Soon?
Instagram is one of the most popular applications on Apple’s iOS devices, Instagram is used by more than 14 million people around the world, and the apps developers announced back in December that they were working on Instagram for Android.
Now it would appear that we could be getting close to the launch of Instagram for Android, and the app is reported to launch on Google’s Android market very soon.
Apple’s Siri Makes Up 25 Percent Of Wolfram Alpha Searches
Apple’s Siri was launched with the iPhone 4S last October, and it looks like Siri now makes up around 25 percent of all the searches performed on Wolfram Alpha.
When you ask Siri a question, depending on what type of question you ask it, many of the answers will come from Wolfram Alpha, if you ask Siri the time, you will get an answer direct from Siri, but if you ask it a more complex question then Wolfram Alpha will provide the answer.
Google Augmented Reality Glasses Arriving Soon?
The 9to5 Google website has revealed this week that Google’s new augmented reality glasses could be arriving very soon. Providing users that wear the new “Google Goggles” as they have been dubbed. Information as they walk along provided by Google location services and Google’s stored information. A source has now revealed to the 9to5Google website that the new Google glasses look similar to Oakleys Thumps glasses and are equipped with a front a facing camera.
Verizon To Offer Droid RAZR And Droid RAZR MAXX Two For One This Friday
We heard earlier that Verizon will be launching the Motorola Droid 4 this Friday, the 10th of February, the handset will retail for $199.99 when you sign up to a new two year contract for the carrier.
It looks like Verizon will also be offering a two for one deal on the Motorola Droid RAZR and the new Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX, which is basically the RAZR with a larger capacity battery.
Lumia 710 Call Disconnect Bug Confirmed, Fix To Be Ready Soon
Nokia disclosed that it is working on a fix for a certain bug reported by some Lumia 710 Windows Phone users wherein a call does not end even after hanging up.
Apple Could End Up Paying $38 Million For Using iPad Name In China
The trademark for the name ‘iPad’ in China isn’t owned by Apple, and the company is currently engaged in a lawsuit with Proview, who own the trademark in China.
Proview sold a number of ‘iPad’ trademarks to Apple in other countries, although they maintain that they never sold the iPad trademark to Apple in China, and it could end up costing Apple around $38 million.
Wolfram Alpha Launches Premium Membership Packages
Wolfram Alpha the online service that answers factual queries directly by computing the answer from structured data, rather than providing a list of documents or web pages, and which was developed by Wolfram Research. Has this week launched a number of premium packages for users.
The new Wolfram Alpha packages have been created for pros and students, with the new pro deal costing $4.99 a month or $2.99 if you’re a student. The new packages will launch tomorrow and bring with them a number of new features.
