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LG Optimus LTE2 hitting South Korea this week
Even though most of the world still waits to try out the Optimus LTE, LG is already pushing the successor device in its own backyard. The electronics giant announced that the Optimus LTE2 will be available this week in South Korea, boasting few improvements over the original Optimus LTE model. There are two things to notice here – the new Optimus LTE comes with 2GB of RAM and a larger (2,150mAh) battery, while the rest of the specs is pretty much unchanged and includes a 4.7-inch True HD IPS LCD screen, 8-megapixel rear-facing camera, 1.3-megapixel front-facing one, GPS, Wi-Fi and so on.
While we’re not sure what’s the point of an extra gig of RAM — though it’s always good to have more of it — we do dig the larger battery with LTE networks pretty much draining your phone’s battery life like it’s nobody’s business. However, we do
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LightSquared seeks bankruptcy protection
LightSquared has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy status, according to a report from Bloomberg.
The company once heralded for attempting to bring high-speed wireless access to as many as 260 million Americans met tough criticism from the FCC, which found that LightSquared’s technology had the potential to essentially unleash fury on GPS networks akin to that unleashed by a woman scorned.
LightSquared’s filings indicate it has assets of $4.48 billion and debts of $2.29 billion as of February 29th. LightSquared’s creditors were seeking a deal that would oust CEO Philip Falcone, who will remain alongside the current management team as LightSquared works through the regulatory process in hopes of jumpstarting its efforts to create a nationwide 4G network.
Falcone issued the statement in light of today’s filing:
”Today’s filing was not an option the company embraced quickly or easily, but it was necessary to protect LightSquared
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Korea-only Samsung SHV-E170K is Galaxy S III’s younger brother
South Korea’s KT announced the launch of 3 LTE-enabled smartphones, including the Samsung SHV-E170K. We haven’t heard about this bad boy before and most-likely we won’t hear about it again, since Samsung (and LG for that matter) has a number of devices that are exclusive to its own backyard. Moreover, now that the Galaxy S III is out, we have a new eye candy to focus our attention on.
Specs wise, the SHV-E170K is like Galaxy S III’s younger brother, boasting Qualcomm’s dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor (MSM8960), 4.3-inch qHD (540×960 pixels) Super AMOLED screen, 5-megapixel rear-facing camera coupled with 1.3-megapixel front-facing one, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth and so on. In other words, it reminds us on the Samsung SPH-L300, which we’ve recently caught in the wild and which may end-up in Sprint’s portfolio…
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Sprint Sierra Wireless Tri-Fi hotspot has 3G, WiMax LTE
Fresh off its chat about its 4G LTE plans, Sprint has released a Sierra Wireless Tri-Fi hotspot that can handle CDMA 3G, WiMax 4G and 4G LTE. It looks like it’s a triple threat.
Sprint said it will be able to intelligently shift between the three technologies for a seamless customer experience and other than the novelty of having WiMax and LTE, it’s like your average hotspot. It can create a personal Internet cloud for up to 8 WiFi devices, has a screen for battery life and signal strength, supports microSD cards and it even has a GPS chip inside.
At 3.84 inches x 2.25 x 0.95 inches, it’s not the smallest hotspot we’ve ever seen but that footprint doesn’t seem to bad. The Tri-Fi will set you back about $100 after rebates and signing a two-year contract and it will be available May 18. Any of
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North Korea GPS jamming affecting civilians in and out of South Korea
The incredible and completely unnecessary technology that North Korea is using to block GPS signals within the country is having effects that are felt outside the boundaries of the mysterious nation, according to statements from South Korean officials. The bordering country says that although those GPS-jamming signals are having impacts on civilian and government flights out of South Korea, citizens are not in any danger.
The Korea Communications Commission, an official stage agency in South Korea, said that it had been working to determine where the GPS scrambling was coming from and, not surprisingly, officials “confirmed the GPS jamming signals have been stemming from the Norh,” according to a statement from deputy director Lee Kyung Woo. Dealing with problems from its northern neighbor has been a part of South Korea’s history since its inception. However, “Despite disruption in GPS, there is no serious threat Čítaj ďalej: http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/8Ga2QWtIFAk/
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