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Samsung Galaxy S3 First Look [CTIA 2012]

So we’ve finally tracked down the Samsung Galaxy S3. None of us could get to London to see it unveiled for the first time but Samsung surprised us when they brought it to Pepcom, a side event here at CTIA in New Orleans. I was hardly able to contain my excitement when I saw it, [...]
May 9th, 2012 | Filed under PhandroidTags: 2012, 4ghz, Button Works, Ctia, Europe, Excitement, first, Galaxy, London, look, Middle Button, New Orleans, Pet Peeve, Playstation, Playstation Hardware, Rectangular Button, S3, Samsung, Software Side -
LG Optimus Vu phablet hands-on from CTIA

It’s been many moons since we saw LG’s new entry in the growing “phablet” market… well, three moons, anyway. The 5.0-inch smartphone made a stop at CTIA 2012, and we wanted to see what had been changed since an earlier reveal at Mobile World Congress. With the Galaxy Note tearing up the sales charts all [...]
May 9th, 2012 | Filed under AndroidCommunity -
Kyocera Rise and Hydro ICS smartphone hands-on

Earlier today Kyocera announced a few new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich budget smartphones called the Kyocera Rise and the Hydro. They aren’t your average household name but have been producing phone hardware for a long, long time. Here during CTIA 2012 we got some hands-on time with both of these new phones so check [...]
May 9th, 2012 | Filed under AndroidCommunityTags: 2gb, 30 Minutes, Android, Button Layout, Carrier Options, Ctia, Decent 3, Handson, Household Name, Hydro, Internal Storage, Keyboard Cover, Kyocera, Kyocera Smartphone, Long Long Time, Phone Hardware, Qualcomm, Qwerty Keyboard, Regional Carriers, Release Dates, Rise, Sandwich, Smartphone, Touch Buttons, Twitter -
ZTE V96 Android 4.0 ICS 1.7 GHz tablet hands-on

The folks from ZTE have a new tablet on the horizon. It was first announced back in February during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but today here at CTIA 2012 they had it out and available for us to get our hands on it. This 10-inch Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet comes with a [...]
May 9th, 2012 | Filed under AndroidCommunityTags: 5 Megapixel, Android, Asus, Ctia, Dual Core Processor, Fcc, Handson, Hspa, Internal Storage, Mobile World, New Horizon, Note Style, Nvidia, Quad Band, Qualcomm, Radio Bands, Stock Version, tablet, Tegra, Tri Band, V66, V96, World Congress -
LG Optimus 4X HD hands-on from CTIA

LG’s latest flagship made its American debut here at CTIA 2012, and we couldn’t resist taking another peek. The Optimus 4X HD crams the best of LG’s mobile technology into a superphone form factor that takes on the likes of the HTC One X, and not just because it’s also using an NVIDIA Tegra 3 [...]
May 8th, 2012 | Filed under AndroidCommunityTags: 2gb, 720p, Accurate View, American Debut, Android, Compliments, Ctia, Flagship, from, Galaxy, Handson, Hd, Ips, Lg Phones, Mobile Technology, Nvidia, Optimus, Peek, Rear Camera, South Korea, Wraps, X3 -
The HTC One V lives! Hands-on part two from CTIA 2012 [video]

If you remember back at Mobile World Congress, HTC had the One V out for all to see… except it was just a prototype. We were allowed to play with the device but there wasn’t much to do but look. We decided to see if the device made any progress, and lo and behold: the [...]
May 8th, 2012 | Filed under PhandroidTags: 2012, Android, Apps, Backlash, Business Move, Camera Button, Ctia, Dual Core, Eye Candy, from, Handson, Htc, lives, Lte, Mobile World, Nothing Wrong, Offerings, Part, Prototype, Qualcomm, Rezound, Rsquo, S3, Subtle Changes, VIDEO, World Congress -
HTC EVO V 4G gets hand-me-down 4G on Virgin Mobile

The great WiMAX hope for The Now Network has faded, and they’re now investing in a true LTE network slated for some time later this year. But that doesn’t mean that they’re going to let all those “4G” WiMAX towers go to waste – they’ll just open them up for users of their low-cost subsidiaries, [...]
May 8th, 2012 | Filed under AndroidCommunityTags: 4g, Cameras, Ctia, Dna, Gets, Good Grief, handmedown, Hardware, Htc, Ice Cream, Lte, mobile, New Orleans, Price Tag, Radio Bands, Running, Sandwich, Scaled Down Version, Storage Space, Subsidiaries, Virgin, Virgin Mobile -
Kyocera unveils new Hydro and Rise Android smartphones

Kyocera has announced a pair of new smartphones that are both running Android 4.0 ICS as the operating system. Both of the smartphones are designed to be able to survive the rigors of your daily grind. The Kyocera Hydro is ruggedized and water resistant. The other smartphone is called the Kyocera Rise, which has a [...]
May 8th, 2012 | Filed under AndroidCommunityTags: 4g, Android, Axis Accelerometers, Ctia, Freefest, Hvga, Hydro, Katsura, Kyocera, Megapixel Cameras, New Smartphones, Qualcomm, Qwerty Keyboard, Resistance Ratings, Rigors, Rise, Ruggedized, Smartphones, Time Story, unveils, Usb 2 0, Use Technology, Virgin Mobile, Water Resistance, Water Resistant -
Android Overload: Google Calls For Mistrial In Oracle Case, Another Leaked ICS Build For HTC Rezound and More

CTIA is in full effect and along with that came droves of industry and app/developer related news. Since we couldn’t possible feature it all on our front page, we left the questionable ones here, in the Android Overload, for you guys to give the final verdict. If you find a gem, let us know! Verizon’s [...]
May 8th, 2012 | Filed under PhandroidTags: 4g, Android, Another, build, calls, Case, Ctia, Driving Cars, Droves, Facebook, Final Verdict, Full Effect, Google, Hayabusa, leaked, Mdash, Mistrial, More, Music Player, Open Sources, Oracle, Oracle Case, Overload, Rezound, Rsquo, SmartWatch, Sony Open, State Of Nevada, Wsj -
OtterBox DROID Incredible 4G LTE and HTC One series cases hands-on

Not everyone likes to cover the beauty of their smartphone with a big protective case, but for those who do Otterbox is always one of the first choices. Today at CTIA in New Orleans we managed to get a few minutes with the all new cases from OtterBox for both of HTC’s new One series, [...]
May 8th, 2012 | Filed under AndroidCommunity