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Apr

[Deal Alert] Wirefly Is Selling Pre-Orders For Sprint's Galaxy Nexus For $150, LG Viper For $20 (With New Accounts), Teases You With Cheap, Unlimited LTE

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Deals, Galaxy Nexus, Viper

We've been waiting eagerly for Sprint to get on board the LTE train and now that it's finally happening with the Now Network's version of the Galaxy Nexus, Wirefly is stepping in to make the deal even more attractive: the Galaxy Nexus is available today for $150 with a new account. That's half the price of the Verizon Galaxy Nexus and $50 off the phone directly from Sprint.

If you're looking to get in on Sprint's "truly unlimited" LTE data plans, but still want to save some cash on the device, Wirefly is also selling the LG Viper for $20, or $80 off Sprint's official price.

Apr

Sprint And LG Announce The Optimus 'Elite' For April 22, The Phone That Is Anything But

Posted by Cameron Summerson in News, Optimus Elite, Sprint

Do you remember the small anticlimactic device dubbed the LG Optimus Elite that we told you about a few weeks ago? Well, Sprint and LG just made this little guy official. Here's a look at the official spec sheet:

3.5-inch display
800Mhz processor
5MP rear shooter
NFC
Android 2.3

^{This thing may have been "Elite" two years ago.}

With specs like that, you probably expect this device to be free, eh? Bad news - it's not. In fact, it's $80. Granted, you get $50 of that back by way of mail-in-rebate (making the device $30), you still have to fork over $80 (plus tax) if you want to pick this phone up.

Apr

LG Viper 4G Now Officially Available For Pre-Order From Sprint, Gets You LTE And A Dual-Core CPU For $100

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in News, Sprint, Viper

As promised just over a week ago, the LG Viper is now officially available for pre-order via Sprint. While it may not be as exciting as the other hotly-anticipated phone coming to Sprint any day now, the budget-conscientious Viper packs some respectable specs for its class, and carries the distinction of being Sprint's first LTE phone:

4-Inch 480x800 display
1.2Ghz dual-core processor
1GB RAM
LTE (4G)
5MP rear shooter, VGA front-facing camera
4GB built-in storage, microSD card slot
NFC and Google Wallet
Android 2.3 (will likely be updated to Android 4.0)

The Viper is listed at $400, less $250 instant savings and a $50 mail-in rebate, bringing the total price to just $100 if you pick it up on a two-year contract.

Apr

LG Lucid Review: The Budget Smartphone, Evolved

Posted by David Ruddock in LG, Lucid, Phone Reviews, Reviews, Verizon Wireless

Last Updated: April 30th, 2012

Budget smartphones are a lot like those miniature cans of Coca-Cola you'll find on supermarket shelves - cheaper by the half-dozen than their higher-volume counterparts, but with the obvious catch that you're getting less sweet, delicious corn-juice for your dollar. It doesn't take more than 30 seconds to stop, think about this, and realize that even if you won't finish the big 12oz can during your lunch (or don't want to drink that much soda), you're still basically paying more for choosing to buy less.

This is how budget Android smartphones often work, except they're more like buying a six-pack of those Coke minis with one can missing, and a couple more that have pretty obviously been dropped at some point.

Apr

[Deal Alert] LG Lucid Free With Two-Year Agreement (New And Upgrade) From AmazonWireless

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Deals, Lucid, News

While the LG Lucid may have hit Verizon stores with an incredibly low price-to-hardware ratio, the good folks over at AmazonWireless took that to a whole new level: free. Okay, well, one cent (close enough). Normally, we tell users to avoid budget devices like the plague, but the Lucid is the exception to the rule. Why? Because while its price (or lack thereof in this case) may be budget, its hardware is anything but:

4-inch IPS display with Gorilla Glass
1.2GHz dual-core processor
1GB RAM
8GB built-in storage, microSD card slot
5MP rear shooter, VGA front facing camera
Android 2.3 (will get Ice Cream Sandwich)

See?

Apr

LG Viper On Sprint Available For Pre-Order On April 12th For $99 With Two-Year Agreement

Posted by Cameron Summerson in News, Sprint, Viper

Looks like Sprint's first LTE handset, the LG Viper, will be available for pre-order from Sprint beginning on April 12th for a reasonable $99 after $50 mail-in-rebate, and will be available in all channels "later this month."

The Viper was originally announced alongside the Galaxy Nexus earlier this year at CES as one of Sprint's premier LTE devices and is packing some reasonable specs for the price:

4-Inch 480x800 display
1.2Ghz dual-core processor
1GB RAM
5MP rear shooter, VGA front-facing camera
4GB built-in storage, microSD card slot
NFC and Google Wallet
Android 2.3 (will likely be updated to Android 4.0)

Last we heard, the Viper was said to be released on April 15th, but that seems unlikely with pre-orders beginning on April 12th.

Apr

Sprint's LG Optimus S Finally Getting Gingerbread (Again) Beginning On April 4th

Posted by Cameron Summerson in News, Optimus S, Sprint

Do you have an LG Optimus S? Are you tired of running Froyo? Do you long for something newer, even if it's already outdated? Good news! Sprint plans to re-push Gingerbread to the Optimus S starting just two days from now, on April 4th. This time, however, it should be free of awful bugs that broke things like predictive text, charging, and USB mass storage.

As you can see, the update brings more than just Gingerbread to the device; it also brings quite a few other enhancements and fixes, including:

Device not charging
SD card un-mounting error
Device not recognized by Windows XP, Vista, or 7 operating systems
Predictive Text with Android Keyboard issue
Voice call volume issue
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread):

Updated color scheme (includes darker notification bar and black-based menus)
New on-screen keyboard (supports multi-touch input and a smart auto-correction function)
Improved cut-paste functionality
New integrated download application for ease in accessing downloaded files
Updated camera application
Power management and task killer applications

The update will rollout in stages, with all users having received it within 21 days.

Mar

Hulu Plus Update Finally Brings Tablet-Optimized UI To Select Devices

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Applications, Eee Pad Transformer, Eee Pad Transformer Prime, Flyer, G-Slate, News, Tablets, VTAB1008, XOOM, XYBOARD / XOOM 2

If you're at all into TV, you've heard of Hulu. Chances are, you're watching something on Hulu right now on your PC, phone, XBOX360, Wii, Roku, PS3, iPad, 3DS, or any of the other supported devices. The list is pretty long, but until today it had one glaring omission - Android tablets. Sure, some tablets, like the Kindle Fire, HTC Flyer, or the Vizio VTAB, were already supported, but they were running Gingerbread and didn't have a proper tablet UI. Well, no more.

Hulu has released an update to the Hulu Plus (app available to Plus subscribers for $7.99 a month) that introduces a brand new tablet-optimized interface and support for the following tablet devices:

Asus Eee Pad Transformer
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
Motorola Xoom
Motorola XYBoard 10.1
Toshiba Thrive
Acer Iconia (although it's unclear which Iconia exactly, because the A100 is incompatible - they probably mean the A500)
LG G-Slate
HTC Flyer
Vizio 8" Tablet

It was puzzling to see no mention of any Galaxy Tab variants on that list, most notably the 10.1, and I've confirmed it's indeed listed as incompatible.

Mar

Surprisingly Affordable LG Lucid Now Available On Verizon For $79.99 And Wirefly For $60 Cheaper

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Deals, LG, Lucid, News, Verizon Wireless

The LG Lucid, previously known as the Cayman, is available on Verizon Wireless starting today, March 29th. This decently spec'ed handset sports:

dual-core 1.2GHz processor
1GB of RAM
4" IPS LCD reinforced by Corning glass
5MP rear and VGA front-facing cameras with 1080p video capture support
8GB internal storage with support for a MicroSD card up to 32GB in size (sold separately)
1700mAh battery
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth 3.0 + EDR
4G LTE support (as will be the case with all future VZW phones)
Mobile hotspot with up to 10 devices while on LTE or 5 devices on 3G
Android 2.3, slated for Ice Cream Sandwich
A whole slew of VZW ~~apps~~ crapware

Looking at these specs, if I didn't know any better, I'd ballpark the price for this device somewhere around $150.

Mar

Sprint Pushing Minor Bug-Fix OTAs To The Kyocera Echo And LG Marquee

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Echo, Marquee, News, Sprint

Looks like Sprint is pushing some OTA updates to a couple of all-but-forgotten devices: the LG Marquee and the Kyocera Echo. We haven't really heard much about the Marquee since it was announced back in September, but it appears that Sprint hasn't forgotten about it. A minor OTA update should be rolling out to the Marquee right now that brings a couple of bug fixes:

Device may lockup while on call
Security Update

Similarly, that quirky little dual-screened oddity known as the Kyocera Echo is also on the receiving end of a minor update that fixes some issues:

MMS audio cuts off after 8 seconds
Changes to roaming guard display
Activation of Commercial Mobile Alert System
Security Update

It's probably safe to assume that the security update portion of both OTAs is the removal of Carrier IQ, which Sprint has been removing from all of its devices over the last several weeks.