Smartphones

The original LG Lucid came to Verizon just a little over a year ago as a midrange device, and on Tuesday we got word that its sequel, the Lucid2, is now ready to come down the pipeline in similar capacity. Said to be Big Red’s version of the LG Optimus F5, the free device is Continue Reading →

If you can’t beat ‘em, copy ‘em. That seems to be the plan Verizon followed when creating the new version of its text messaging system, which now strongly resembles Apple’s iMessage system. Like iMessage, Verizon now lets you receive text messages not only on your phone but on your computer and tablet as well, making Continue Reading →

T-Mobile recently announced it would no longer force customers into two-year contracts, instead offering monthly plans starting at $50. That price point includes unlimited talking and texting and 500 MB of 4G data and unlimited 2G data after that. For $70 a month, just $20 more, you get unlimited 4G data for a single phone. Continue Reading →

The WSJ is reporting that Facebook’s upcoming Android event will be a home screen—as in the first screen you see when you flip on your phone—dedicated to Facebook. It will “display content from users’ Facebook accounts on a smartphone’s home screen.” Facebook is expected to first offer this feature to an HTC phone but hopes Continue Reading →

Many of the campaigns to stop texting and driving have been aimed at hyper-connected teens, but a new survey from AT&T shows adults are more likely to be driving distracted. Nearly half of adults surveyed, 49 percent, said they text and drive — even though nearly all of them say they know the habit is Continue Reading →

Think you use your phone to look at Facebook a lot? Unless you’re doing it at least 14 times a day, you’re actually below average. That’s just one of the surprising revelations in a research report by IDC released Wednesday. The study tapped 7,446 iPhone and Android users in the U.S. between 18 and 44 Continue Reading →

Twitter has updated its Vine video service so that users can embed both their own six-second shorts and those created by other users anywhere on the Internet. The feature has been rolled out today both as an update to the iOS app and the Vine.co website. It’s a feature that’s been requested since Vine launched Continue Reading →

Apple will unveil its next iPhone on June 20 and kick off sales in July. At least, that’s the claim from Japanese Mac enthusiast site MacFan. Marking its 20th anniversary as a Mac-oriented Web site, MacFan suggests that the next-generation iPhone will take the stage at a Apple event on Thursday, June 20. The new Continue Reading →

Facebook will hold an Android-focused mobile event at its Menlo Park campus, according to invitations sent out to reporters on Thursday. The invitation itself is light on detail, stating only “come see our new home on Android” in the body text. The event will be held the morning of April 4, a Thursday. Facebook has Continue Reading →

Businessweek has a deep profile of Samsung detailing the company’s rise to the number one smartphone manufacturer in the world. The article appears to confirm what we’ve been expecting all along: that a smaller cheaper version of the Galaxy S 4 will arrive on the heels of the big S 4 next month. Rumors of Continue Reading →