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Samsung Galaxy Note to show up on the Three UK network

By Sam Koutroulakis
on 25 Feb, 2012

The Samsung Galaxy Note has been an extremely hot topic here in the US as of late, but overseas its been out for quite some time. However, that doesn't mean every carrier is offering it. The Note is set to show up on the Three UK cellular network sometime soon. This was just announced by the carrier themselves, and that they'll be carrying the white version.

ASUS releases another teaser video before MWC

By Sam Koutroulakis
on 24 Feb, 2012

Just yesterday, ASUS dropped a 'Teaser video II' that doesn't give much away, except that we should expect "twice the detail" in one of their upcoming products at MWC. With only two days until the actual event, you'd think they would ease up on the teasing and just let us painlessly await their press conference. Alas, that wasn't their plan, and they have just dropped 'Teaser video III'.

Android Community Evening Wrap-Up: February 24, 2012

By Sam Koutroulakis
on 24 Feb, 2012

It's finally Friday, and I'm sure you're ready for the weekend. Well, here's a few of today's top stories to ready you for the weekend - and of course our live coverage of MWC in Barcelona, Spain. Early this morning there was a rumor that the Samsung Galaxy B will have a bezel-free AMOLED display. It would be amazing if this trended into future devices across their line.

Dropbox incorporates automatic image upload into latest update

By Sam Koutroulakis
on 24 Feb, 2012

Much like Google+, Dropbox now has the ability to automatically sync your Android photos to your Dropbox storage account. However, instead of resizing your images like Google+ does, Dropbox will upload an image of any size. Mobile cameras are improving at a steady rate, so the ability to retain the quality of your photos could be very important to many users.

ZTE attains ‘world’s-fastest’ revenue increase for Q1-Q3 of 2011

By Sam Koutroulakis
on 24 Feb, 2012

We'd just heard ZTE would be unveiling new quad-core 4G LTE devices at MWC in a couple of days, but did you know how well the company as a whole is doing? They've managed to achieve the 'world's-fastest' sales revenue increase for Q1-Q3 of 2011. Prior to this growth spurt, ZTE's sales revenue was a $6.87 billion for 2010.

Samsung flaunts Exynos quad-core processors before MWC

By Sam Koutroulakis
on 23 Feb, 2012

We just saw the TI OMAP 5 show off great performance in a quick clip provided by Texas Instruments. Now we've got a little tease from Samsung that they'll be showing off their Exynos 4412 quad-core ARM Cortex-A9's at MWC. They are built on an improved 32nm process to make the new chip faster and retain better battery life.

Android Community Evening Wrap-Up: February 23, 2012

By Sam Koutroulakis
on 23 Feb, 2012

We hope you all had a great Thursday, and here's a few of today's top stories. The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer was updated to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) over in Taiwan, so we had figured it would make its way over to the US soon. We're sure of that now, as ASUS recently confirmed it should hit the states tomorrow.

HTC One S NenaMark2 benchmark displays superb results

By Sam Koutroulakis
on 23 Feb, 2012

The HTC One S was unofficially confirmed yesterday through the leak of an internal T-Mobile document. The leak exposed a few accessories for three upcoming devices. Though termed the "HTC Ville", we know that refers to the HTC One S. Early NenaMark2 benchmark results have surfaced for the device, and they sure don't disappoint.

LG Optimus 4X HD revealed, sports Tegra 3 and a 4.7-inch display

By Sam Koutroulakis
on 22 Feb, 2012

LG was rather quick to adopt a dual-core chip architecture in the Optimus 2X, and now they are close to showing off the Tegra 3 quad-core processor in the Optimus 4X HD. From the shot pictured below, it's obviously running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), and seems to be absent of capitative navigation keys. Oddly, the included ICS on-screen navigation isn't present.

ZTE will unveil new quad-core 4G LTE devices at MWC

By Sam Koutroulakis
on 22 Feb, 2012

As MWC nears, more manufacturers are starting to hint at what they have to offer. Joining this bandwagon is ZTE; they plan to release multiple devices next week that incorporate both quad-core processors and 4G LTE. Precisely which 4G LTE network they've decided on is still unknown.