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Motorola Droid 4 gets leaked ICS build, official Android 4.0.4 may soon follow
By Zach Honig posted May 16th 2012 2:51PM

We've known for quite some time that Motorola intended to push Ice Cream Sandwich to the Droid 4, but until now the waiting game continued, with no end in sight. It now appears that the smartphone maker is making serious progress on its own Motoblur-infused flavor of ICS, with a stock version of the upgrade making the rounds since last night. ...

Just in case you wanted to get another look at the LG Optimus Vu, a representative was nice enough to note some of the key features in a video for us.

This phablet is currently available in CDMA form in South Korea. This makes the possibility of it coming to a CDMA carrier stateside very high. It does not mean we could not see it in GSM form instead or as well.

Expect ICS if it was released. It would either launch with it or be released shortly after we believe.

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Here are some pictures we snapped of the V8000 during CTIA 2012.

Note that this phone features Android 4.0.3 right out of the box (ICS - Ice Cream Sandwich). Other specs include:

• Display: 4.0", WVGA, capacitive touch
• Camera: 8MP rear facing, 0.3MP front facing camera
• Processor: Qualcomm MSM8655-T (1.4Ghz)
• Memory: 1GB RAM, 4GB ROM
• Network: CDMA 1x RTT/EVDO rev.A, AWS
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Micro-USB
• Battery: 1900mAh
• Dimensions: 4.87" x 2.48"

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LG Optimus Vu's dimensions are 139.6MM x 90.4MM x 8.5MM.

The phone operates at frequencies of CDMA 800 / 1900 / CDMA2000 1xEV-DO / HSDPA 2100 / LTE 800 MHz.

Key Specifications:

• Chipset: 1.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (Qualcomm Snapdragon)
• Display: 5-inch (1024x768) IPS Display
• Memory: 32GB eMMC and 1GB DDR2
• Camera: 8MP with AF LED Flash (rear) and 1.3MP (front)
• OS: Android 2.3 Gingerbread
• Battery: 2,080mAh
• Dimension (L

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This phone features solid specs and should come in around the same price point as the Huawei Mercury. Be ready for these phones to go head to head on Cricket's network. It's a great possibility. Ice Cream Sandwich lovers rejoice!

More details to follow this evening including high resolution photos. ...

Verizon's LTE network seems to be suffering here during CTIA (New Orleans, LA). We were hoping that it would allow us to have the required bandwidth to upload pictures/videos in close to real time. It was tested with a Galaxy Nexus and Droid RAZR MAXX.

It is plagued by timeouts, slow transfer speeds etc. If I were any of the big carriers, I would have handled this like a Nascar race where they bring in mobile towers to enhance their network temporarily.

Speed Tests @ 9:12 AM (signal bar is indicating full strength)

145ms 3566kbps down 424 kbps up
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We caught wind that there are a couple of new entries in Cricket's system. One is the ZTE X501 and the other is the ZTE V8000.

You might just get to enjoy these devices by the swimming pool or on the beach this year.

There is a cloud of secrecy floating over the ZTE table, but sure enough we will revisit them tomorrow and get the best coverage for the forum.


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~ Senior Vice President Jeff Toig Keynotes Light Reading's Policy Management & the Subscriber-Centric Service Revolution

SAN DIEGO, May 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cricket Communications, Inc., a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless services, will exhibit at International CTIA Wireless 2012 starting tomorrow at the at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. In addition to an exhibit floor booth showcasing Cricket's award-winning products and services, Jeff Toig, Cricket senior vice president, Muve Music, will serve as the keynote speaker for ...

Does anyone feel differently? We do... Just checked the date... It is May 4th, 2012. Had to make sure it wasn't March 2011.
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