Microsoft has its own Project Glass – augmented reality glasses/wearable computer combo
Microsoft has it’s own Project Glass cooking in the R&D labs. It’s an augmented reality glasses/heads-up display, that should supply you with various bits of trivia while you are watching a live event, e.g. baseball game. The device was made public via Microsoft’s patent application published today. Microsoft is taking a much more gradual approach [...]
MediaTek intros Cool 3D suite for its chipsets. $200 3D smartphones on the way?
Taiwan-based MediaTek has officially announced Cool 3D, which is presented as “the world’s most complete 3D suite of solutions for smartphone platforms.” The new suite supports 3D displays and 3D cameras, plus real-time 2D-to-3D conversion. MediaTek proudly touts two distinguished features that are included in Cool 3D: 3D Cool Shot (which supports cost-effective 5MP dual-lens [...]
Sprint’s HTC Evo 3D and Evo Design will get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich “by early August”
If you’re the proud owner of either Sprint’s HTC Evo 3D or the Evo Design, here’s some good news for you. In just a few weeks, your device (whichever of the two you happen to have) will get upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The word comes via an official announcement from the carrier. [...]
Nokia and Samsung working on 3D mobile displays
Until now, only two major smartphone makers launched devices with 3D displays: HTC and LG. And while 3D is still a marketing gimmick rather than something really useful on a smartphone, it looks like Samsung and Nokia want to join the party, too. Today we found out that both companies have filed patent applications with [...]
LG Optimus 3D Max starts shipping in Europe, costs around €500
LG has just announced that its second 3D Android smartphone, the Optimus 3D Max, is now shipping in Europe. While LG didn’t mention the handset’s official price, we found it at Amazon Germany, where it costs as low as €494 (about $650). The new Optimus 3D Max is lighter and thinner than the first Optimus [...]
HTC Evo 3D could be sold by Virgin Mobile as the Evo V 4G
Virgin Mobile could start selling the HTC Evo 3D later this year. Yes, that Evo 3D, the year-old device that has so far failed to sell in any significant numbers. The most important difference between the device that Virgin will have and the one that’s been at Sprint all this time is the name. Virgin [...]
Sprint HTC Evo 3D now free at Wirefly for both new customers and upgrades
If you managed to somehow miss Amazon’s great Sprint smartphone sale that started a couple of weeks ago and ended today, Wirefly would like to come to your rescue. If you’re after an HTC Evo 3D, that is. Right now the Evo 3D can be had at Wirefly for free, regardless of whether you’re a [...]
HTC Evo 3D reaches new low in the UK, now just £207 SIM-free
Almost one month after we let you know that the HTC Evo 3D was being sold for just £229 in the UK, SIM-free and unlocked, the smartphone’s price has reached a new low. Although it may have seemed impossible, you can now get an HTC Evo 3D in the UK even cheaper than that. Just how [...]
MWC 2012: LG Optimus 3D Max P720 preview (video)
Another new Android smartphone that LG brought to MWC 2012 in Barcelona (alongside the Optimus 4X HD and Optimus Vu, for example) is the Optimus 3D Max P720 (known as Optimus 3D Cube in South Korea). Measuring 126.8 x 67.4 x 9.6 mm and using a 520-nit bright display, the new Optimus 3D Max is [...]
New LG Optimus 3D Max / Cube gets official, Android 4.0 ICS update promised
LG has finally announced the rumored successor to the Optimus 3D: it will be called LG Optimus 3D Cube in South Korea, and LG Optimus 3D Max in other markets. The new Optimus 3D Max / Cube is thinner than the previous model, measuring 126.8 x 67.4 x 9.6 mm. It comes with a 4.3 [...]
UK: HTC Evo 3D can now be yours for just £229
The HTC Evo 3D went from being one of the most expensive Android phones ever launched to becoming a very affordable offering in just a few months, at least in the UK. We don’t know whether these successive price drops that keep going on and on have anything to do with how well it is [...]
LG CX2 (Optimus 3D 2) press photo shows up
Expected to be officially announced later this month at MWC 2012 in Barcelona, the LG CX2, aka Optimus 3D 2 aka 3D Max, has appeared in a press photo that allows us to see it will have a white version. According to ET News, the new CX2 is 9.7mm thin, and has an IPS 3D [...]
Rogers LG Optimus 3D Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread update will be out tomorrow
The long awaited Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for Rogers’ LG Optimus 3D is finally due to arrive tomorrow. It will become available to download on LG’s Canadian support site (so we’re assuming it won’t come over-the-air directly to your phone, rather requiring a computer to perform the installation). New customers who’ll buy an Optimus 3D [...]
LG’s upcoming Optimus 3D sequel, the CX2, could be sold as the 3D Max
The LG CX2 got leaked a few days ago as the successor to the first 3D-enabled smartphone, the LG Optimus 3D. Yet CX2 is obviously just a codename (or, worst case scenario, will be used as the model number when it launches). So then one has to wonder what this device will end up being [...]
LG Optimus Pad now free at Rogers (with contract)
Following a previous (but not as steep) price drop in June of last year, the LG Optimus Pad is now free if you sign a new contract with Rogers. The nice thing is that this isn’t limited to three-year contracts (as great deals usually are in Canada) – you can also get the 3D tablet [...]
LG CX2 Optimus 3D 2 leaked, may not be launched with Android ICS
Not long after we’ve seen the quad-core LG X3, it’s now time to take a look at another unannounced LG smartphone. Reportedly, the device seen below is the successor to the LG Optimus 3D P920 (announced in January 2011) – we could call it Optimus 3D 2. Currently codenamed LG CX2, the new handset is [...]
UK: HTC Evo 3D now just £249.99
The HTC Evo 3D can now be found heavily discounted at a few retailers in the UK. ASDA, for example, will send one your way for just £249.99. That’s SIM-free and unlocked, of course. If for some reason you’d like to spend a bit more for the same device, there’s also Expansys, which now charges £284.99 for [...]
Verizon Droid Razr, Droid Bionic, HTC Rezound, AT&T Atrix 2 4G, Sprint EVO 3D and more – now $0.01 on Amazon
Amazon has yet another great sale for those looking to buy handsets cheaper than usual, this time including almost all the Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry smartphones from Verizon, AT&T and Sprint. Starting today (November 21), Amazon will offer many high-end, mid-end and low-end devices for just $0.01 (new service line required). The offer will [...]
LG Optimus 3D Android 2.3 Gingerbread update detailed
LG has provided more details on the official Android Gingerbread update for its Optimus 3D smartphone. Expected to become available starting November 21 in Europe (only for the unlocked Optimus 3D for the beginning), the Gingerbread update will bring not only the new version of Android, but also some tweaks and improvements from LG. These [...]
Plum HTC Evo 3D now available at Amazon for $49.99
HTC seems to think that plum is the new black. After launching the HTC Rhyme for Verizon in plum, the Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer has now made a plum version of the HTC Evo 3D for Sprint available. If you’d like your next device not to be white or black like 99.9% of smartphones currently out [...]
