LG Optimus 3D Max Wages Dual-Core War in Benchmark Tests
A mere day has passed since we stumbled upon initial benchmarks for the Optimus 4X HD, and now, yet another LG smartphone has tossed its hat into the arena. In the Optimus 3D Max's arsenal is a dual-core 1.2GHz CPU, which is part of the TI OMAP 4430 SoC. Today, we pitted it against two dual-core contemporaries from HTC and Samsung -- namely, the One S and Galaxy S Blaze 4G.
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Nokia Extending $100 Bill Credit to Rogers Customers Who Purchased the Lumia 900
Earlier today Nokia stated that over 2 million Lumia devices have been sold, but exact sales numbers for Canada are not known. What we do know is that Canadian retailers are relatively happy with the way that Nokia’s Lumia sales are going. TELUS recently released the Lumia 800, and Rogers has both the Lumia 710 and LTE-powered Lumia 900.
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Samsung Announces Pricing and Availability for New Galaxy Lineup
Samsung on Wednesday announced pricing and availability details for three upcoming Android-powered devices that will soon join the vendor’s ever expanding lineup of Galaxy-brand devices. Continuing its efforts to address a variety of price ranges and screen sizes in order to give consumers as many options as possible, Samsung will launch two new Galaxy Player devices and two new Galaxy Tab tablets between now and mid-May.
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PhoneSoap Lets You Clean Your Phone While You Charge
A new project called PhoneSoap is attempting to “start a clean phone revolution” with a device that both charges and simultaneously sanitizes your phone. PhoneSoap does its cleaning using UV-C light. UV-C is a type of ultraviolet light that’s used in hospitals, and penetrates the cell walls of bacteria, disrupting its DNA and effectively killing it. Our phones often travel with us everywhere.
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