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South Korean technology giant LG Electronics, having done a style check on its Optimus series, has announced plans to roll-out three refreshing Android-based smartphones at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012. L3, L5 and L7 will be the three uber-stylish handsets that will be launched under their new line, the ‘L-Style.’

Gasoline prices have reached a record high for this time of the year at $3.53 a gallon. Despite the rising gas prices, there are a number of tricks consumers can use to save money on gas. Take a look at our top eight tips for finding the cheapest gas prices in your area.

Research In Motion on Tuesday gave its PlayBook tablet computer the ability to handle email as easily as a BlackBerry does, with new software that eliminates a shortcoming that has throttled sales since the PlayBook launched last April.

Barnes & Noble have reduced the price of their Nook Tablet to $199, and the BlackBerry PlayBook has a new software update (OS 2.0) integrating thousands of new apps, but which should you buy? The seven-inch tablet space just got a whole lot juicier because now both the PlayBook, Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire are $199, a price that looks to be the point at which many new tablet owners will grab one. It's proved to be successful for the Kindle Fire because it's now the best selling Android tab...

Chinese handset manufacturer ZTE, with graphic chipmaker Nvidia Corp, has announced its plans to unveil Mimosa X, the first of its kind Android smartphone to be powered by both Nvidia Tegra 2 processor and Nvdia Icera HSPA + mobile chipset modem.

LG has officially unveiled Optimus Vu which, according to many, is a competitive reply to Samsung's newest smartphone, Galaxy Note.

Apple Inc has signed with China Telecom to sell its iPhone in China from next month as it looks to boost its flagging share of the world's biggest mobile phone market.

China Telecom, the smallest of the country's three carriers, said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement with Apple Inc to sell iPhones in China, the world's largest mobile phone market.

AT&T customers thinking about grabbing an LTE-enabled tablet will likely be comparing the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and the Pantech Element because they are about the same size. That's about all they have in common, including the price.

Apple may release its next-generation iPhone -- presumably called the iPhone 5 -- in September or October 2012. Citing an Asian reliable source, Macotakara believes Apple is moving away from mid-year launches and leaning towards a 12-month iPhone upgrade cycle starting in the fall.

TriQuint Semiconductor Inc unveiled a dual-band power amplifier duplexer, dubbed the world's smallest, to tap the surge in demand for 3G and 4G smartphones.

Have you ever felt stressful after seeing that your almost-perfect shot has captured an unwanted object or person in it? If yes, you're in luck because there's a wonderful app that can save your time in solving this common photographic problem by removing unwanted object or person from a captured photo.

Samsung Electronics announced Monday that it will spin off its LCD business division to launch a new entity provisionally called Samsung Display Co., set to go live on April 1, 2012. The move awaits shareholder approval, but the new business will reportedly launch with about $668 million in paid-in capital to start working with.

The 2012 Brazil Carnival is widely viewed as a test to see if the South American nation is ready to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Even before Google's Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system has managed to live up to all of its hype, rumor mills have already begun announcing the launch of Android 5.0, nicknamed Jelly Bean, sometime in June 2012. According to a Digi Times report, Jelly Bean will target tablet/notebooks and is supposed to have a dual booting system. It is also expected that the new version will bring in some updated features for mobile platforms as well.

Samsung Galaxy Note or the Phablet was launched only a few days back and has happily surprised smartphone lovers with its winning combination of size (of a tablet) and great features (of a smartphone).

Motorola will update the Photon 4G with Ice Cream Sandwich starting in September, but you may want to wait and buy an iPhone 5 instead. So far, only two smartphones are running the new Google Android 4.0 system, and only two others have a date given for when they might get it.

With the speculated release date of Apple's next generation tablet - dubbed iPad 3 - drawing near (iMore and AllThingsD are betting on an early March release while the Verge believes that iPad 3 could debut as early as Feb. 29), everybody must be wondering whether the iPad 3 will support 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution). Let's examine the possibility.

Check out the list of Verizon’s five smartphones that we think are the best phones launched by the company and will rule the smartphone market in 2012.

Apple Inc did not infringe patented technology owned by Android phonemaker HTC Corp, the U.S. International Trade Commission said on Friday, the latest ruling in the wide-ranging smartphone patent wars.

HTC has confirmed the HTC Thunderbolt and Droid Incredible 2 will both be getting the Ice Cream Sandwich update, a move sure to please many Verizon customers. It had been announced on an HTC Facebook Page there would be updates to several other devices, but the above two were not mentioned. A new HTC Ice Cream Sandwich Updates: The North American Edition Facbook Page now includes confirmation of Android 4.0 updates coming to the HTC Rhyme, also on Verizon.