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ASUS has announced that it will be releasing their unlock/root tool for use with the Transformer Prime. After complaints from the dev community that the device shipped with a locked bootloader, they were unable to load custom ROMs of the Android OS.
Coming out of nowhere to blur the lines between phone and camera is Polaroid and their SC1630. While most smartphones have taken to include camera functionalities into their devices, here is a long time camera manufacturer adding phone capabilities to their camera.
At the CES, LG officially announced the LG Spectrum for the Verizon network. As a bonus, ESPN ScoreCenter app will be preloaded on all of the new devices which will stream HD video directly. It will be available for Verizon only on the 19th of January for $199. Here are the specs of the new smartphone:
1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S3 processor
1GB of RAM
4GB of on-board storage, 16GB micro SD card pre-installed
4.5-inch True HD IPS display,
8MP rear camera with 1080p video, 1.3MP front camera
4G LTE
Mobile hotspot shares up to 10 connections
Android 2.3
1830mAh battery (optional 3000mAh extended battery available at launch)
Perhaps in anticipation of the recent decision against them, HTC is reported already testing out their infringing devices in order to get around the import ban.
Apple has won one of their ongoing patent infringement cases involving some HTC devices. This decision may have these particular devices banned from being imported into the US. However HTC may be little affected as details of the decision emerge.
Windows Phone 7 Devices including the Nokia Lumia 900, Nokia Lumia 800, Nokia Lumia 710, HTC 7 Surround, Samsung Focus, LG Optimus 7,LG Optimus Quantum, HTC TITAN, HTC TITAN II, HTC Arrive, HTC Radar, HTC Trophy, HTC 7 Pro.