LG releases white Optimus G, announces F5 and F7 handsets ahead of MWC

And just like that, LG has a full family of devices with the Optimus G, the Optimus G Pro phablet, the F5 and F7 plus the black sheep Nexus 4. LG announced the white version of the Optimus G exclusive to Rogers with all the neat tricks and specs of the black Optimus G we reviewed here. In othe LG news, it revealed both the Optimus F5 and F7. The F5 brings a 4.3-inch display at 256 ppi while the F7 is endowed with  a bigger 4.7-inch True HD IPS display. Pricing, carrier availability and launch dates have not been announced.

Sources: Rogers

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Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 now appearing for Canadian Nexus 4s

Canadian Nexus 4 users will likely get a notice on their devices stating the availability of the Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 update. While it is a nice little update that brings some fixes it also annihilates the ability to enable 4G-LTE on certain carriers (like TELUS and Rogers in Canada, for example). Granted the 4G-LTE feature was a hack, and the Nexus 4 was never marketed as a 4G-LTE device, it is still capable of accessing those network speeds and has the required LTE hardware. So the 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update actually cripples this promising feature on the device. How will users who updated their Nexus 4's to the latest OS build feel knowing their device is capable of accessing faster speeds? Not too happy, I would guess.

Sources: TheCellularGuru

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SourceCode: HTC One and the quest to build the perfect smartphone

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I've had some time to catch my breath and fully digest the HTC One launch in New York yesterday and here are my thoughts and first impressions on what was revealed.

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Live from HTC's 2/19/13 Launch Event in New York

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

New York: HTC's big launch event of 2013 is finally here. Taking place right now at the Cedar Lake theatre in downtown Manhattan, the Taiwanese smartphone maker prepares to launch its newflagship smartphone called the HTC One. There have been a bunch of leaks here and there leading up to this event.

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