A filing uncovered over at the FCC site shows us the outline of a device that looks remarkably similar to the LG Optimus Vu. If the 4G LTE logo didn’t give it away, the LG VS950 appears destined for Verizon. A quick check of the radios reveals LTE Band 13 support as well as CDMA and GSM radios. Other transmitters checked out include Bluetooth, WiFi, and NFC.

The Optimus Vu launched as a Galaxy Note competitor with a large 5-inch display and unique 4:3 aspect ratio. We haven’t heard much on the device since Mobile World Congress, but if this is any indication, we can expect a Verizon launch at some point in the future

.The FCC filing shows that the smartphone has NFC and operates on LTE band 13. It also has integrated GSM 850/1900 MHz compatibility.The device will pack a 1.5 GHz dual core processor, a five-inch IPS screen supporting a resolution of 768 x 1024, and 1 GB of RAM. It also has 32 GB of storage, and 8 MP camera on the back, a 1.3 Mp camera with front.

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RIM annonced that its next mobile operating system, BlackBerry10, won't launch until 2013.

BlackBerry 10 was originally supposed to debut by the end of this year. RIM was supposed to launch new phones designed specifically for the new operating system. The PlayBook tablet was also supposed to get an upgrade.

This does not look good for RIM. As the company sheds jobs and loses more market share to competitors like Apple and Google.

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Samsung’s Android projector phone Galaxy Beam is coming soon to India. The smartphone was today listed on company’s official e-store with INR 29,990 price-tag.

Samsung Galaxy Beam runs on Android 2.3 and features 1GHz dual core processor, 5MP camera with flash4-inch WVGA display, 768MB RAM, and 8GB internal storage.

The USP of the phone is the 15 lumens pico projector in the device that can show images up to 50-inches wide.

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Virgin Mobile has quietly started selling the HTC One V smartphone.It features a 3.7-inch WVGA (480 x 800 pixel) display, 1GHz single-core processor, 5 megapixel camera, and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with HTC's Sense 4.0 user interface.Ice Cream Sandwich, has a 3.7-inch 800 x 480 display.

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The HTC EVO 3D directly competes with the LG Optimus 3D which now has slightly improved version of Optimus 3D Max in India. The EVO 3D features a 4.3 inch 3D LCD touchscreen display with 540x960 pixel resolution.It houses a dual core 1.2 Ghz mobile processor with 1 GB RAM to support the 3D imagery. This smartphone has a dual 5 megapixel camera for recording 3D videos. HTC EVO 3D can be purchased online for as low as Rs 23,000.

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Apple unveiled the iphone on June 29th, 2007, and the five smartphones Apple has launched since that date have helped shape the industry. Apple’s smartphone has generated $150 billion in cumulative revenue on unit shipments totaling about 250 million. “The iPhone portfolio has become a huge generator of cash and profit for Apple.There are emerging signs that the iPhone’s next five years could get tougher.

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There are going to be a lot more features in Windows Phone 8.Windows 8 brings a host of new features, but most are hidden from the user, involving the platform’s kernel.The biggest visible change involves the Start Screen that will feature re-sizable tiles. But current Windows Phone will not be able to jump on the Windows Phone 8 bandwagon due to hardware requirements. And so, to likely prevent an angry mob of users, Microsoft is bringing the new Start Screen to current phones through the Windows Phone 7.8 update.

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Instagram, the photo-sharing program, has received a new update that brings new explore section. The update mostly involves visual refresh and offers auto-complete for the names as well as hashtags. 

Instagram was the most celebrated app to arrive to the Android earlier this year. Since Instagram's iPhone app hit the App Store in 2010, Android users have been awaiting a version for their phones.

The update also brings an option to share your Liked photos on to the Facebook social network. But for that you will have to enable posting the Instagram likes on Facebook.A highly popular news feed app, is the latest iOS app to receive the Android treatment, having been launched alongside the Samsung Galaxy S III. And as I write this column, the popular bookmarking app Instapaper has already landed on the Google platform.

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The DROID Incredible 4G LTE will be available with Verizon Wireless from the 5th of July.The Droid Incredible 4G LTE features a 4 inch qHD touchscreen display with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels, processing is provided by Qualcomm’s new dual core Snapdragon S4 processor which is clocked at 1.2GHz, an 8-megapixel camera, Beats Audio and Sense 4 atop Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.



Beneath the handset's 4" S-LCD display it's packing a 1.2GHz dual-core processor backed up by 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage with a microSD slot for expansion. On the rear there's an 8mp camera which is joined by a 1.3mp one on the front for video calling. Beats audio integration is also on board, as is NFC connectivity and it will be running Android 4.0 straight out of the box. Powering it all is a 1700mAh battery and it can also act as a hotspot for up to 10 devices.

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The Samsung Galaxy S3 is obviously the successor to the very successful Galaxy S2, and we think that Samsung has made another super phone for the Android OS.

The Nokia Lumia 900 is a follow up to the Lumia 800. It has a few tweaks and adjustments, and the most talked-about one is the inclusion of LTE capabilities.

Both devices have similar 8-megapixel cameras, but the Samsung records video at 1080p maximum, while the Nokia tops out at 720p.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 has a giant 4.8-inch screen, with 720 x 1280 pixels. In addition to having better resolution, it displays on a Super AMOLED screen while the Lumia 900 is on plain vanilla AMOLED.

It has a 1.4 GHz quad-core processor inside, which by all reasonable assumption, has to be faster than the single-core 1.4 GHz processor in the Nokia. There is double system memory (1024 vs 512 MB RAM) and the option to get the same or twice the storage of the Nokia (16/32 GB vs 16GB)

It is also one of the first phones to start accepting 64GB microSD cards, so there is a lot of storage inside this device. There is also plenty more battery (2100 vs 1450 mAh) to drive the quad-core and the larger screen.

The Nokia Lumia 900 weighs slightly more (160 vs 144g). It has a 4.3-inch AMOLED screen, as opposed to the Super AMOLED screen on the rival device.

The Samsung Salaxy S3 is to retail for S$ 998, while the Nokia Lumia 900 is S$ 849. We would have to say that the S3 is the better deal here, although S3 will cost S$ 149 more.

It is quite hard to recommend a phone with a processor that is one fourth of its rival’s speed, even if only just on paper. Although the cameras are both rated at 8-megapixels, the ICS OS on the Samsung allows for fancy burst photography where multiple photos are taken in quick succession.

About the only thing that has been said against the Galaxy S3 is that it has a rather tacky plastic casing. If you can live with that, then the choice is pretty much in favour of the Korean brand.

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Spotify is starting to take things seriously with the recent (and highly anticipated) iPad app and it’s brand new, revamped Android flavor which now supports Ice Cream Sandwich-powered smartphones. However, those rocking Research in Motion-made phones can also join the streaming music party.

If you hit up the source link below you will be taken to the BlackBerry App World page for Spotify where the current version has a timestamp in the future (of July 19, 2012). That aside, if you have a BB OS 5-, 6- and even some 7-powered smartphone(s), you can grab the app for free and take advantage of the free 48-hour trial which you can extend to 30 days once logged in.

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Mozilla looks to be getting ready to make a major announcement regarding Firefox on Android next week.It is accompanied by an image of a mobile phone with the Firefox logo on the screen and the Android mascot peeking out from behind the phone.

It seems almost certain that Mozilla's announcement will be a new version of Firefox, updated for Android 4.1.There's been a steady flow of betas for Firefox's Android.

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It is raining Androids in India. After the One S announcement earlier today, we are happy to report that Desire V dual-SIM is now available in the country. Currently listed at online retailer Flipkart, the smartphone is selling for INR 21,999.It is the only high/mid-range dual-SIM Android in the country and it supports a 4-inch WVGA display, 1GHz processor, 5MP camera, Android 4.0 and Sense 4.0.HTC Desire V dual-SIM also comes with Beats Audio, and 1650 mAh battery. It is over-priced a bit, probably because of the fall in rupee value in the last few months.

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According to an HTC spokesperson speaking to AndroidPIT, HTC has decided to cancel the impending launch of the HTC One line in Brazil, and will be exiting the smartphone market in Brazil completely in the coming weeks. HTC once produced phones in Brazil, and had been steadily losing market share since they pulled their productions lines from the country.

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HTC has announced that their partnership with Microsoft to launch new devices Windows Phone 8 devices. These new phones come with a dual-core processors and have high-resolution displays. HTC has plans to release two high-end devices and one entry-level handset.The entry-level phone will be called “Rio,” and it will feature a 4-inch display, 14.4Mbps and a 5-megapixel camera.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is the sexiest Honeycomb tablet.It has a 3-megapixel back camera and a 2-megapixel front camera and also have a powerful dual speakers.It packs a Tegra 2 Dual core processor, runs on Android 3.2, has 1 GB of RAM and an inbuilt storage of 32 GB.It has a 10.1 inch 1280 x 800 screen and a 700 mAh battery.

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It has become such a common practice these days that products come first to the market and announcements appear later.These smartphones have been priced at INR 30,500 and the INR 19,900 respectively.Originally announced at MWC, Optimus 3D Max features 4.3-inch WVGA IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 2, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and dual 5MP rear cameras. It also comes with VGA front camera, 1GB RAM, 8 GB internal memory, and 1,520mAh battery.

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Samsung makes the best Android phones.Samsung launches its new flagship "Galaxy" phone every year.Samsung Galaxy S III is the third-generation of Samsung's popular Android line.This phone is huge. Its 4.8-inch screen is a broad canvas for photos, movies, maps and Web pages.

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The official Ice Cream Sandwich update for Motorola's Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX is expected to be ready within 2 weeks.Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) is the latest version of the Android platform for phones, tablets, and more. It builds on multitasking, notifications, customizable home screens, resizable widgets, and interactivity.

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HCL will launch a third generation (3G) tablet PC in August this year for around Rs 18,000.The tablet will carry a 17.74-cm (7-inch) screen, run on Android ICS.It support voice calling via a 3G SIM card.

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