The HTC Thunderbolt is free on Verizon if you get a contract with them, making it a good option for those looking for a 4G LTE without the high price tage associated with it. The Thunderbolt may not be at the top of your wishlist when it comes to specs but with Verizon offering it for free if you stay with them for two years, you might want to take a second look.

While most smartphones today have a dual-core processor, the Thunderbolt only comes with a 1 GHz Snapdragon chip. Still good enough, just that it’s no longer at par with high-end phones nowadays.  The phone also comes with an 8-megapixel camera and an 800 x 480-pixel resolution. ... Read more »

Archos announced their new Android powered home phone last June, the device recently launched in the US and now Archos has also launched it in the UK, the Archos 35.

The Archos 35 is a DECT phone that is designed top be used with your land line, and it comes with a range of standard phone features, as well as some cool ones as it is powered by Google’s Android OS.

The Archos 35 comes with a 3.5 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 272 x 480 pixels, and it runs Android 2.2 Froyo, and features a single core 1GHz TI OMAP processor.

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LG and Verizon recently announced their latest Android smartphone, the LG Spectrum 4G LTE and now the handset is available on Verizon Wireless for $199.99 when you sign up to a new two year contract with the carrier.

The LG Spectrum comes with support for Verizon’s 4G LTE network and it features a 4.5 inch HD display, the display comes with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, which means it can display HD videos and content in 720p.

Other specifications on the LG Spectrum include a dual core Qualcomm 1.5GHz processor, plus 1GB of RAM,  and it comes with Android 2.3 Ging ... Read more »

Nike is encouraging a more active lifestyle and before you go outdoors, you may want to strap on its latest product called Nike+ FuelBand.

The special band uses a new metric the company calls NikeFuel. It measures your movements and you earn NikeFuel as you become more active.

Nike wants you to get more NikeFuel and to show how serious they are, no less than seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, NBA All-Star Kevin Durant and 2011 IAAF World Champion Carmelita Jeter graced the launch of the product.

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Samsung has added a couple of new mobile phones to its range with the launch of the Samsung Star 3 and the Star 3 Duos, which will launch in Russia at first and will then be available in Europe and other countries around the world.

The two handsets share the same specifications, except that the Star 3 Duos comes with a dual SIM card slot allowing you to use two seperate SIM cards on the handset.

The Star 3 and Star 3 Duos feature a 3 inch QVGA TFT LCD touchscreen display and a 3.2 fixed focus megapixel camera, and it also runs Samsung’s TouchWiz Lite.

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It looks like we may have some information on how much Microsoft charges hardware manufacturers for its Windows Phone licenses, the new comes from smartphone manufacturer ZTE, who recently unveiled a new Windows Phone, the ZTE Tania.

According to Trusted reviews, they were informed by Santiago Sierra, a Portfolio Manager for ZTE in the UK, that ZTE pays Microsoft between £15 and £20 for each Windows Phone smartphone, which works out at around $23 to $30.

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We first saw the ZTE Tania back in September of last year, and now the device is official and has launched in the UK, the Tania is designed to be a budget Windows Phone smartphone.

The ZTE Tania comes with the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile OS, Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, and it features a 4.3 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.

Processing on the ZTE Tania is provided by a single core 1GHz Qualcomm MSM 825 processor and it also features 512MB of RAM and 4GB of built in storage, although only 2.5GB of ... Read more »

When Nokia originally launched the Nokia Lumia 800 last year a number of owners of the device reported problems with the battery life on the handset, Nokia released a software update near the end of last year and also said that they would be releasing another battery update in January.

Now Nokia has confirmed that the second battery update for the Nokia Lumia 800 is almost ready and it will be rolled out over the next two weeks, the new was announced on Twitter by Nokia UK, and you can see the tweet below.

The 2nd #Lumia800 SW update is rolling out over the next 2 weeks. Follow these links for guidance: htt ... Read more »

Motorola recently announced a couple of new smartphones, one of those was the Motorola MOTOLUXE, which is now available to pre-order SIM free in the UK and it looks like it will be available around late February of early March in the UK.

The guys from Clove dropped us an email to let us know that they have a SIM free version of the Motorola MOTOLUXE available to pre-order, and the device will be available for £258 including taxes.

The Motorola MOTOLUXE will come with Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread and it features a 4 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels, processing is provided by a single cor ... Read more »

Owners of older first-generation iPod Touch devices or second-generation iPhones, who are missing the ability to run Apple’s latest iOS 5 operating system. Might be pleased to know that the newly updated software application called Whited00r 5.1 has been released that will allow you to install iOS 5 directly from iTunes onto these older devices.

Whited00r 5.1 provides an unofficial custom version of Apple’s iOS 5 operating system which has been designed to run on all iPod Touch devices and anything except the Apple’s first generation iPhone. Providing users with a variety of features only available in the new iOS 5 software.

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