Android users drooling over the two current Android powerhouse phones, the Samsung Galaxy S III and HTC One X, have a new shiny toy to lust after. Brief Mobile has obtained a screenshot of device with the code name of “LS970″. Physically, the (tiny) thumbnail doesn’t reveal anything too out of the ordinary as far as modern smartphone design is concerned. A few of the listed specs include a 4.7″ “TrueHD IPS” display and Android 4.0 Ice...

So Samsung announced their (yawner) Galaxy S III. That’s great and all. But Lg had their own announcement. And it’s far better. The Optimus LTE 2 is a powerhouse with a “True HD” IPS display, dual-core processor (almost certainly a Qualcomm S4), and 2 GB of RAM. Android 4.x and a 2,150 mAh battery tag along too. We have to say. We’re glad Android manufacturers are finally getting their heads out of the sand and putting some respectable...

If you were looking forward to a flagship LG Windows Phone 8 device, keep waiting. It appears LG has gotten cold feet over the Windows Phone hype. According to a an article by the Korean Herald, citing an earnings conference call from last week, LG is “stepping back” from Windows Phone and in turn will be placing more emphasis on the Android platform. That said, the spokesperson also stressed that “research and development on Windows Phone would...

Far from the wonders of high end iPhones and Android phones lies a middle ground that often goes untouched in the mainstream tech world. While many people (perhaps a bulk of smartphone sales these days) happens in the mid-range market, it is the bells and whistles on the flagship devices that always garner the most coverage. Of course, being the tech obsessed people that we are, can you blame us? That said, is LG’s Lucid enough of heavy hitter to justify praise at...

Samsung’s class leading Galaxy S III specs, release and pricing are still mysteries to us all, but that isn’t stopping other manufacturers from preparing their weapons in the onslaught to win your hearts/minds/wallets this summer and fall. A leaked slide from an LG press conference in Korea shows a roadmap for the D1L smartphone. This Android superphone of sorts looks like it will pack a 720p LCD display, 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and LTE. Best of...